Wednesday, October 24, 2007

EXP - Adjustment

The following adjustment was made today on EXP:

24-Oct-07 - Buy Back & Roll Down - BTC 1 Jan08 55.00 Call @ -0.16 -
24-Oct-07 - Dollar Cost Averaging - BTO 100 EXP @ 37.94 -
24-Oct-07 - Combined Cost Basis - $10,856.00 200 @ 54.28 -
24-Oct-07 - Interim Trade - STO 2 Jan08 45.00 Call @ 0.69 -

Current Position Summary:

Stock Investment: $10,854.00
Income Generated: $1,439.35
Percent Income Generated: 13.26%
Annualized Income Generated: 7.63%
Net Profit If Called: -$414.65
Percent Return If Called: -3.82%
Annualized Return If Called: -2.20%
Days to Expiration: 634 days

Trade History:

24-Apr-06 - Initial Stock Position - BTO 100 EXP @ 70.60 -
24-Apr-06 - Initial Call Option - STO 1 May06 65.00 Call @ 8.29 - Expired
22-May-06 - Continued Trade - STO 1 Oct06 60.00 Call @ 2.39 -
20-Jul-06 - Dividend Received - DIV 100 Dividend @ 0.18 -
25-Jul-06 - Buy Back & Roll Out/Down - BTC 1 Oct06 60.00 Call @ -0.21 - Closed
25-Jul-06 - Interim Trade - STO 1 Jan07 50.00 Call @ 2.19 - Closed
23-Oct-06 - Buy Back & Roll Down - BTC 1 Jan07 50.00 Call @ -0.26 -
23-Oct-06 - Interim Trade - STO 1 Jan07 40.00 Call @ 1.34 - Closed
02-Nov-06 - Dividend Received - DIV 100 Dividend @ 0.18 -
19-Dec-06 - Buy Back & Roll Out/Up - BTC 1 Jan07 40.00 Call @ -3.41 -
19-Dec-06 - Interim Trade - STO 1 Jul07 45.00 Call @ 4.39 - Closed
05-Jul-07 - Buy Back & Roll Out/Up - BTC 1 Jul07 45.00 Call @ -5.41 -
05-Jul-07 - Interim Trade - STO 1 Jan08 55.00 Call @ 3.29 - Closed
20-Jul-07 - Dividend Received - DIV 100 Dividend @ 0.20 -
24-Oct-07 - Buy Back & Roll Down - BTC 1 Jan08 55.00 Call @ -0.16 -
24-Oct-07 - Dollar Cost Averaging - BTO 100 EXP @ 37.94 -
24-Oct-07 - Combined Cost Basis - $10,856.00 200 @ 54.28 -
24-Oct-07 - Interim Trade - STO 2 Jan08 45.00 Call @ 0.69 -

EXP is down about 46% from my original purchase price. Again, I still like the company so I decided to average down. By averaging down I reduced my cost basis from 70.66 to 54.28 (23%), so the stock is now down only 30%, instead of 46%, from my average cost basis. I then sold a Jan 45.00, which is an interim trade, meaning I don't want to let the stock get called away at this price since it'll result in a loss.