Tuesday, January 25, 2011

JNJ - Closed




The Johnson and Johnson (JNJ) Jan11 62.50 Put expired on Friday. Today JNJ announced earnings and the stock has declined below $62.50, so I decided to close this position and establish a new CSP at the $60 strike. All prices include IB commissions.

Position Summary





Cost Basis$6,250.00
Net Profit$756.97
Percent Return12.11%
Annualized Return18.04%
Days Held to Expiration245 days


Trade History














DateStockDescriptionTransactionStatusStock InvestmentIncome Generated
5/21/2010JNJCSP Margin UsedCSP 100 JNJ @ 62.50 ($6,250.00) 
5/21/2010JNJInitial Put OptionSTO 1 Oct10 62.50 Put @ 5.21Expired $521.14
10/19/2010JNJContinued TradeSTO 1 Nov10 62.50 Put @ 0.91Expired $91.24
11/22/2010JNJContinued TradeSTO 1 Dec10 62.50 Put @ 0.61Closed $60.99
12/17/2010JNJBuy Back and Roll OutBTC 1 Dec10 62.50 Put @ -0.06  ($6.44)
12/17/2010JNJContinued TradeSTO 1 Jan11 62.50 Put @ 0.90Expired $90.04
1/21/2011JNJCSP Margin ReturnedCSP 100 JNJ @ -62.50  $6,250.00
1/21/2011JNJ Net Cost/Profit-Loss ($6,250.00)$756.97
DTE245 Percent Profit-Loss/Annualized 12.11%18.04%