Monday, December 15, 2008

BHP - Adjustment

The following adjustment was made today on BHP:

15-Dec-08 - Buy Back and Roll Out/Up - BTC 2 Dec08 37.50 Call @ -4.41 -
15-Dec-08 - Interim Trade - STO 2 May09 45.00 Call @ 6.39 -

The BHP Dec08 37.50 call was ITM with about $0.20 time value left, so I rolled it out/up to a May09 45 call for a net credit to avoid assignment.

Current Position Summary:

Stock Investment: $12,754.00
Income Generated: $2,172.40
Percent Income Generated: 17.03%
Annualized Income Generated: 23.03%
Net Profit If Called: -$1,581.60
Percent Return If Called: -12.40%
Annualized Return If Called: -16.76%
Days Held to Expiration: 270 days

Trade History:

18-Aug-08 - Initial Stock Position - BTO 100 BHP @ 65.11 -
18-Aug-08 - Initial Call Option - STO 1 Sep08 65.00 Call @ 3.00 - Expired
22-Sep-08 - Continued Trade - STO 1 Oct08 65.00 Call @ 3.30 - Expired
23-Sep-08 - Second Stock Position - BTO 100 BHP @ 62.43 -
23-Sep-08 - Combined Cost Basis - $12,754.00 200 @ 63.77 -
23-Sep-08 - Initial Call Option - STO 1 Oct08 60.00 Call @ 5.10 - Expired
25-Sep-08 - Dividend Received - DIV 100 Dividend @ 0.82 -
20-Oct-08 - Interim Trade - STO 2 Nov08 45.00 Call @ 1.19 - Expired
24-Nov-08 - Interim Trade - STO 2 Dec08 37.50 Call @ 1.57 - Closed
15-Dec-08 - Buy Back and Roll Out/Up - BTC 2 Dec08 37.50 Call @ -4.41 -
15-Dec-08 - Interim Trade - STO 2 May09 45.00 Call @ 6.39 -