Friday, September 24, 2021

Expiration Report for Fri 09/24/21

The following Cash Secured Put (CSP) positions were closed this week. All prices include TD commissions.

* denotes trades that were previously rolled.

Stock Opened Closed Days Shrs Strikes ProbOTM Margin P/L ROI AROI
ARKK 9/9/2021 9/24/2021 15 100 $114.00 81% $11,400.00 $94.47 0.83% 20.16%
DIA 9/9/2021 9/24/2021 15 100 $337.00 83% $33,700.00 $120.47 0.36% 8.70%
IWM 9/9/2021 9/23/2021 14 100 $213.00 83% $21,300.00 $119.47 0.56% 14.62%
QQQ 9/9/2021 9/23/2021 14 100 $360.00 86% $36,000.00 $136.47 0.38% 9.88%
SPY 9/9/2021 9/24/2021 15 100 $430.00 84% $43,000.00 $161.47 0.38% 9.14%
XLE* 6/25/2021 9/24/2021 91 100 $51.00 80% $5,100.00 $163.88 3.21% 12.89%
XLE* 7/1/2021 9/24/2021 85 200 $49.00 82% $9,800.00 $108.86 1.11% 4.77%
XLE* 7/8/2021 9/21/2021 75 100 $45.00 78% $4,500.00 $132.91 2.95% 14.37%
XLI 9/9/2021 9/23/2021 14 100 $98.00 83% $9,800.00 $38.47 0.39% 10.23%
XLK 9/9/2021 9/23/2021 14 100 $150.00 87% $15,000.00 $45.47 0.30% 7.90%
XLV 9/9/2021 9/23/2021 14 100 $130.00 83% $13,000.00 $35.47 0.27% 7.11%
XLY 9/9/2021 9/23/2021 14 100 $176.00 86% $17,600.00 $47.47 0.27% 7.03%
      32       $220,200.00 $1,204.88 0.55% 6.24%

Friday, September 17, 2021

Expiration Report for Fri 09/17/21

The following Cash Secured Put (CSP) positions were closed this week. All prices include TD commissions.

* denotes trades that were previously rolled.

Stock Opened Closed Days Shrs Strikes ProbOTM Margin P/L ROI AROI
ARKK 9/2/2021 9/17/2021 15 100 $117.00 82% $11,700.00 $82.47 0.70% 17.15%
DIA 9/2/2021 9/17/2021 15 100 $345.00 81% $34,500.00 $107.47 0.31% 7.58%
IWM 9/2/2021 9/17/2021 15 100 $220.00 81% $22,000.00 $107.47 0.49% 11.89%
QQQ 9/2/2021 9/17/2021 15 100 $363.00 85% $36,300.00 $115.47 0.32% 7.74%
SPY 9/2/2021 9/17/2021 15 100 $436.00 85% $43,600.00 $117.47 0.27% 6.56%
XLB* 6/3/2021 9/16/2021 105 100 $81.00 83% $8,100.00 $87.44 1.08% 3.75%
XLK 9/2/2021 9/16/2021 14 100 $152.00 85% $15,200.00 $45.47 0.30% 7.80%
XLY 9/2/2021 9/17/2021 15 100 $177.00 84% $17,700.00 $49.47 0.28% 6.80%
      26       $189,100.00 $712.73 0.38% 5.29%

New Trades

The following Cash Secured Put (CSP) positions were established today. All prices include TD commissions.

Stock Opened ExpDate Days Shrs Strikes ProbOTM Margin P/L ROI AROI
ARKK 9/17/2021 10/1/2021 14 100 $112.00 85% $11,200.00 $75.48 0.67% 17.57%
DIA 9/17/2021 10/1/2021 14 100 $330.00 85% $33,000.00 $112.48 0.34% 8.89%
IWM 9/17/2021 10/1/2021 14 100 $210.00 83% $21,000.00 $113.48 0.54% 14.09%
QQQ 9/17/2021 10/1/2021 14 100 $351.00 88% $35,100.00 $117.48 0.33% 8.73%
SPY 9/17/2021 10/1/2021 14 100 $415.00 89% $41,500.00 $118.48 0.29% 7.44%
XLK 9/17/2021 10/1/2021 14 100 $147.00 88% $14,700.00 $45.48 0.31% 8.07%
XLY 9/17/2021 10/1/2021 14 100 $173.00 90% $17,300.00 $42.48 0.25% 6.40%
      14       $173,800.00 $625.36 0.36% 9.38%

Rolled Trades

The following Cash Secured Put (CSP) positions were rolled today. All prices include TD commissions.

All positions were rolled out and down for a net credit, bringing in additional premium and reducing margin requirements.

Date Stock Price Trade Premium Margin Debit/Credit Margin Effect BP Effect
9/2/2021 XLV $136.70 Sell 1 Sep 17 '21 133 Put $38.48 ($13,300.00)      
9/17/2021 XLV   Buy 1 Sep 17 '21 133 Put ($48.52) $13,300.00      
9/17/2021 XLV $132.61 Sell 1 Oct 1 '21 130 Put $88.49 ($13,000.00) $39.97 ($300.00) $339.97
  XLV   Totals $78.45 ($13,000.00) $39.97 ($300.00) $339.97

 

Date Stock Price Trade Premium Margin Debit/Credit Margin Effect BP Effect
9/2/2021 XLI $105.23 Sell 1 Sep 17 '21 102 Put $34.48 ($10,200.00)      
9/17/2021 XLI   Buy 1 Sep 17 '21 102 Put ($167.52) $10,200.00      
9/17/2021 XLI $100.34 Sell 1 Oct 15 '21 100 Put $197.49 ($10,000.00) $29.97 ($200.00) $229.97
  XLI   Totals $64.45 ($10,000.00) $29.97 ($200.00) $229.97

Tuesday, September 14, 2021

How Cash Secured Puts Affect the Cash in Your Account

When you sell a put option there's a margin requirement, regardless of whether it's a Naked Put or Cash Secured Put, or if you're trading in a margin or non-margin account. The only difference is that in a non-margin account, like an IRA, the margin requirement for a Cash Secured Put is 100%, meaning that the full amount of cash required to buy the underlying at the strike price, if assigned, must be held in reserve.

When you trade Cash Secured Puts (CSP's) you have a Cash Balance and Option Buying Power (i.e. cash available to trade). Forgetting about premiums for a moment, when you sell a CSP, the Cash Balance doesn't change, however the Option Buying Power is reduced by the full amount of the strike sold. When you close a CSP (i.e. buy it back), the Cash Balance also doesn't change, however the Option Buying Power is increased by the full amount of the strike previously sold, since it's no longer required to secure the put. The premiums received or paid actually affect your Cash Balance.

In the following example, I used Thinkorswim's PaperMoney account to simulate a CSP trade. The initial Cash Balance and Option Buying power was $100,000.

After selling a CSP on SPY with a strike of 445, the Cash Balance was increased by the amount of premium received ($100,000 + $495.33 = $100,495.33), and the Option Buying Power was reduced by the amount required to secure the put ($100,495.33 - $44,500 = $55,995.33).

The CSP was then rolled out to a further expiration and rolled down to a lower strike of 435 for a net credit. The Cash Balance was increased by the credit received (100,495.33 + 130.67 = $100,626.00), and the Option Buying Power was also increased ($100,626.00 - $43,500.00 = $57,126.00), since the amount required to secure the new strike is lower than the amount required to secure the initial strike.

So, for CSP's, only the premiums received or paid affect your Cash Balance, and the sale or purchase of the CSP affects your margin requirement, which also affects your Option Buying Power. By rolling down you are reducing the amount of margin required, and thereby increasing your Option Buying Power.

Saturday, September 11, 2021

History of ARKK Rolled Positions

The following is the rolling history of the ARKK Cash Secured Put (CSP) positions. All prices include TD commissions.

Date Stock Price Trade Premium Margin Debit/Credit Margin Effect BP Effect
2/11/2021 ARKK $154.57 Sell 1 Feb 26 '21 144 Put $178.48 ($14,400.00)      
2/23/2021 ARKK   Buy 1 Feb 26 '21 144 Put ($875.52) $14,400.00      
2/23/2021 ARKK $139.04 Sell 1 Mar 26 '21 135 Put $904.48 ($13,500.00) $28.96 ($900.00) $928.96
3/19/2021 ARKK   Buy 1 Mar 26 '21 135 Put ($1,307.52) $13,500.00      
3/19/2021 ARKK $122.36 Sell 1 Sep 17 '21 120 Put $1,693.49 ($12,000.00) $385.97 ($1,500.00) $1,885.97
5/6/2021 ARKK   Buy 1 Sep 17 '21 120 Put ($1,940.52) $12,000.00      
5/6/2021 ARKK $108.34 Sell 1 Dec 17 '21 116 Put $1,964.49 ($11,600.00) $23.97 ($400.00) $423.97
  ARKK   Totals $617.38 ($11,600.00) $438.90 ($2,800.00) $3,238.90

 

Date Stock Price Trade Premium Margin Debit/Credit Margin Effect BP Effect
2/11/2021 ARKK $154.57 Sell 1 Mar 5 '21 136 Put $110.48 ($13,600.00)      
2/23/2021 ARKK   Buy 1 Mar 5 '21 136 Put ($660.52) $13,600.00      
2/23/2021 ARKK $139.04 Sell 1 Mar 26 '21 130 Put $719.48 ($13,000.00) $58.96 ($600.00) $658.96
3/19/2021 ARKK   Buy 1 Mar 26 '21 130 Put ($880.52) $13,000.00      
3/19/2021 ARKK $122.36 Sell 1 Jun 18 '21 120 Put $1,189.49 ($12,000.00) $308.97 ($1,000.00) $1,308.97
5/6/2021 ARKK   Buy 1 Jun 18 '21 120 Put ($1,435.52) $12,000.00      
5/6/2021 ARKK $108.34 Sell 1 Dec 17 '21 110 Put $1,579.49 ($11,000.00) $143.97 ($1,000.00) $1,143.97
8/30/2021 ARKK   Buy 1 Dec 17 '21 110 Put ($485.52) $11,000.00      
8/30/2021 ARKK $122.79 Sell 1 Dec 17 '21 115 Put $625.49 ($11,500.00) $139.97 $500.00 ($360.03)
  ARKK   Totals $762.35 ($11,500.00) $651.87 ($2,100.00) $2,751.87

 

Date Stock Trade Premium Margin Debit/Credit Margin Effect BP Effect
Date Stock Price Trade Premium Margin Debit/Credit Margin Effect BP Effect
2/19/2021 ARKK $152.61 Sell 1 Mar 5 '21 140 Put $160.48 ($14,000.00)      
2/23/2021 ARKK   Buy 1 Mar 5 '21 140 Put ($844.52) $14,000.00      
2/23/2021 ARKK $139.04 Sell 1 Mar 26 '21 135 Put $926.48 ($13,500.00) $81.96 ($500.00) $581.96
3/19/2021 ARKK   Buy 1 Mar 26 '21 135 Put ($1,307.52) $13,500.00      
3/19/2021 ARKK $122.36 Sell 1 Sep 17 '21 120 Put $1,692.49 ($12,000.00) $384.97 ($1,500.00) $1,884.97
5/6/2021 ARKK   Buy 1 Sep 17 '21 120 Put ($1,940.52) $12,000.00      
5/6/2021 ARKK $108.34 Sell 1 Dec 17 '21 118 Put $2,089.49 ($11,800.00) $148.97 ($200.00) $348.97
  ARKK   Totals $776.38 ($11,800.00) $615.90 ($2,200.00) $2,815.90

Friday, September 10, 2021

Rolled Trades

The following Cash Secured Put (CSP) positions were rolled today. All prices include TD commissions.

All positions were rolled out for a net credit, bringing in additional premium with no change to margin requirements.

Date Stock Trade Premium Margin Debit/Credit Margin Effect BP Effect
6/25/2021 XLE Sell 1 Jul 9 '21 53 Put $29.48 ($5,300.00)      
7/8/2021 XLE Buy 1 Jul 9 '21 53 Put ($106.52) $5,300.00      
7/8/2021 XLE Sell 1 Jul 30 '21 52 Put $153.49 ($5,200.00) $46.97 ($100.00) $146.97
7/30/2021 XLE Buy 1 Jul 30 '21 52 Put ($271.52) $5,200.00      
7/30/2021 XLE Sell 1 Sep 17 '21 51 Put $310.49 ($5,100.00) $38.97 ($100.00) $138.97
9/10/2021 XLE Buy 1 Sep 17 '21 51 Put ($305.52) $5,100.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
9/10/2021 XLE Sell 1 Sep 24 '21 51 Put $364.49 ($5,100.00) $58.97 $0.00 $58.97
  XLE Totals $174.39 ($5,100.00) $144.91 ($200.00) $344.91

Thursday, September 9, 2021

Expiration Report for Fri 09/10/21

The following Cash Secured Put (CSP) positions were closed this week. All prices include TD commissions.

* denotes trades that were previously rolled.

Stock Opened Closed Days Shrs Strikes ProbOTM Margin P/L ROI AROI
ARKK 8/26/2021 9/9/2021 14 100 $112.00 80% $11,200.00 $96.47 0.86% 22.46%
DIA 8/26/2021 9/9/2021 14 100 $341.00 82% $34,100.00 $106.47 0.31% 8.14%
IWM 8/26/2021 9/9/2021 14 100 $210.00 82% $21,000.00 $111.47 0.53% 13.84%
QQQ 8/26/2021 9/8/2021 13 100 $354.00 87% $35,400.00 $118.47 0.33% 9.40%
SPY 8/26/2021 9/8/2021 13 100 $425.00 88% $42,500.00 $114.47 0.27% 7.56%
XLK 8/26/2021 9/7/2021 12 100 $149.00 86% $14,900.00 $47.47 0.32% 9.69%
XLV 8/26/2021 9/7/2021 12 100 $131.00 82% $13,100.00 $35.47 0.27% 8.24%
XLY 8/26/2021 9/9/2021 14 100 $174.00 82% $17,400.00 $58.47 0.34% 8.76%
      13       $189,600.00 $688.76 0.36% 10.20%

New Trades

The following Cash Secured Put (CSP) positions were established today. All prices include TD commissions.

Stock Opened ExpDate Days Shrs Strikes ProbOTM Margin P/L ROI AROI
ARKK 9/9/2021 9/24/2021 15 100 $114.00 81% $11,400.00 $99.48 0.87% 21.23%
DIA 9/9/2021 9/24/2021 15 100 $337.00 83% $33,700.00 $125.48 0.37% 9.06%
IWM 9/9/2021 9/24/2021 15 100 $213.00 83% $21,300.00 $124.48 0.58% 14.22%
QQQ 9/9/2021 9/24/2021 15 100 $360.00 86% $36,000.00 $141.48 0.39% 9.56%
SPY 9/9/2021 9/24/2021 15 100 $430.00 84% $43,000.00 $165.48 0.38% 9.36%
XLI 9/9/2021 9/24/2021 15 100 $98.00 83% $9,800.00 $43.48 0.44% 10.80%
XLK 9/9/2021 9/24/2021 15 100 $150.00 87% $15,000.00 $50.48 0.34% 8.19%
XLV 9/9/2021 9/24/2021 15 100 $130.00 83% $13,000.00 $40.48 0.31% 7.58%
XLY 9/9/2021 9/24/2021 15 100 $176.00 86% $17,600.00 $52.48 0.30% 7.26%
      15       $200,800.00 $843.32 0.42% 10.22%

Thursday, September 2, 2021

Expiration Report for Fri 09/03/21

The following Cash Secured Put (CSP) positions were closed this week. All prices include TD commissions.

* denotes trades that were previously rolled.

Stock Opened Closed Days Shrs Strikes ProbOTM Margin P/L ROI AROI
DIA 8/20/2021 9/1/2021 12 100 $336.00 85% $33,600.00 $108.47 0.32% 9.82%
IWM 8/20/2021 8/31/2021 11 100 $205.00 82% $20,500.00 $109.47 0.53% 17.72%
QQQ 8/20/2021 8/30/2021 10 100 $348.00 87% $34,800.00 $106.47 0.31% 11.17%
SPY 8/20/2021 8/30/2021 10 100 $421.00 88% $42,100.00 $107.47 0.26% 9.32%
XLE* 8/5/2021 8/27/2021 22 100 $45.00 83% $4,500.00 $72.44 1.61% 26.71%
XLI 8/20/2021 8/30/2021 10 100 $98.50 83% $9,850.00 $34.47 0.35% 12.77%
XLK 8/20/2021 8/30/2021 10 100 $147.00 87% $14,700.00 $43.48 0.30% 10.80%
XLV 8/20/2021 9/2/2021 13 100 $132.00 82% $13,200.00 $40.47 0.31% 8.61%
XLY 8/20/2021 8/30/2021 10 100 $168.00 89% $16,800.00 $36.47 0.22% 7.92%
      12       $190,050.00 $659.21 0.35% 10.55%

New Trades

The following Cash Secured Put (CSP) positions were established today. All prices include TD commissions.

Stock Opened ExpDate Days Shrs Strikes ProbOTM Margin P/L ROI AROI
ARKK 9/2/2021 9/17/2021 15 100 $117.00 82% $11,700.00 $87.48 0.75% 18.19%
DIA 9/2/2021 9/17/2021 15 100 $345.00 81% $34,500.00 $112.48 0.33% 7.93%
IWM 9/2/2021 9/17/2021 15 100 $220.00 81% $22,000.00 $112.48 0.51% 12.44%
QQQ 9/2/2021 9/17/2021 15 100 $363.00 85% $36,300.00 $120.48 0.33% 8.08%
SPY 9/2/2021 9/17/2021 15 100 $436.00 85% $43,600.00 $122.48 0.28% 6.84%
XLI 9/2/2021 9/17/2021 15 100 $102.00 81% $10,200.00 $34.48 0.34% 8.23%
XLK 9/2/2021 9/17/2021 15 100 $152.00 85% $15,200.00 $50.48 0.33% 8.08%
XLV 9/2/2021 9/17/2021 15 100 $133.00 82% $13,300.00 $38.48 0.29% 7.04%
XLY 9/2/2021 9/17/2021 15 100 $177.00 84% $17,700.00 $54.48 0.31% 7.49%
      15       $204,500.00 $733.32 0.36% 8.73%

Wednesday, September 1, 2021

Rolled Trades

The following Cash Secured Put (CSP) positions were rolled today. All prices include TD commissions.

All positions were rolled up for a net credit, bringing in additional premium and increasing margin requirements.

Date Stock Trade Premium Margin Debit/Credit Margin Effect BP Effect
2/11/2021 ARKK Sell 1 Mar 5 '21 136 Put $110.48 ($13,600.00)      
2/23/2021 ARKK Buy 1 Mar 5 '21 136 Put ($660.52) $13,600.00      
2/23/2021 ARKK Sell 1 Mar 26 '21 130 Put $719.48 ($13,000.00) $58.96 ($600.00) $658.96
3/19/2021 ARKK Buy 1 Mar 26 '21 130 Put ($880.52) $13,000.00      
3/19/2021 ARKK Sell 1 Jun 18 '21 120 Put $1,189.49 ($12,000.00) $308.97 ($1,000.00) $1,308.97
5/6/2021 ARKK Buy 1 Jun 18 '21 120 Put ($1,435.52) $12,000.00      
5/6/2021 ARKK Sell 1 Dec 17 '21 110 Put $1,579.49 ($11,000.00) $143.97 ($1,000.00) $1,143.97
8/30/2021 ARKK Buy 1 Dec 17 '21 110 Put ($485.52) $11,000.00      
8/30/2021 ARKK Sell 1 Dec 17 '21 115 Put $625.49 ($11,500.00) $139.97 $500.00 ($360.03)
  ARKK Totals $762.35 ($11,500.00) $651.87 ($2,100.00) $2,751.87