Saturday, August 29, 2009

NSC - Closed

The Norfolk Southern Corp (NSC) CSP position expired on Fri for a profit. The following is the trade history and returns, including IB commissions.

Trade Results

Stock Investment: $3,900.00
Income Generated: $226.00
Net Profit: $226.00
Percent Return: 5.79%
Annualized Return: 37.11%
Duration of Trade: 57 days

Trade History:

25-Jun-09 - Initial Put Option - STO 1 Jul09 38.00 Put @ 1.10 - Closed
25-Jun-09 - Cash to Secure Put - CSP 100 NSC @ 38.00 - Closed
17-Jul-09 - Buy Back and Roll Out/Up - BTC 1 Jul09 38.00 Put @ -0.06 -
17-Jul-09 - CSP Margin Returned - CSP 100 NSC @ -38.00 -
17-Jul-09 - CSP Margin Used - CSP 100 NSC @ 39.00 -
17-Jul-09 - Continued Trade - STO 1 Aug09 39.00 Put @ 1.22 - Expired
21-Aug-09 - Option Expired - EX 1 Aug09 39.00 Put @ 39.00 -

COP - Closed

The ConocoPhillips (COP) CSP position expired on Fri for a profit. The following is the trade history and returns, including IB commissions.

Trade Results

Stock Investment: $4,100.00
Income Generated: $238.25
Net Profit: $238.25
Percent Return: 5.81%
Annualized Return: 37.21%
Duration of Trade: 57 days

Trade History:

25-Jun-09 - Initial Put Option - STO 1 Jul09 41.00 Put @ 1.14 - Closed
25-Jun-09 - CSP Margin Used - CSP 100 COP @ 41.00 - Closed
17-Jul-09 - Buy Back and Roll Out - BTC 1 Jul09 41.00 Put @ -0.01 -
17-Jul-09 - CSP Margin Returned - CSP 100 COP @ -41.00 -
17-Jul-09 - CSP Margin Used - CSP 100 COP @ 41.00 -
17-Jul-09 - Continued Trade - STO 1 Aug09 41.00 Put @ 1.25 - Expired
21-Aug-09 - Option Expired - EX 1 Aug09 41.00 Put @ 41.00 -

CAT - Closed

The Caterpillar (CAT) CC position was exercised on Fri and the stock was called away for a profit. The following is the trade history and returns, including IB commissions.

Trade Results

Stock Investment: $3,428.00
Income Generated: $372.00
Net Profit: $344.00
Percent Return: 10.04%
Annualized Return: 64.26%
Duration of Trade: 57 days

Trade History:

25-Jun-09 - Initial Stock Position - BTO 100 CAT @ 34.28 -
25-Jun-09 - Initial Call Option - STO 1 Jul09 34.00 Call @ 1.46 - Closed
20-Aug-09 - Dividend Received - DIV 100 Dividend @ 0.42 -
17-Jul-09 - Buy Back and Roll Out - BTC 1 Jul09 34.00 Call @ -0.06 -
17-Jul-09 - Continued Trade - STO 1 Aug09 34.00 Call @ 1.90 - Exercised
21-Aug-09 - Option Exercised - EX 1 Aug09 34.00 Call @ 34.00 -

JNJ - Closed

The Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) CC position was exercised early on Thu 8/20 and the stock was called away for a profit. The following is the trade history and returns, including IB commissions.

Trade Results

Stock Investment: $6,146.00
Income Generated: $1,087.50
Net Profit: $441.50
Percent Return: 7.18%
Annualized Return: 9.04%
Duration of Trade: 290 days

Trade History:

03-Nov-08 - Initial Stock Position - BTO 100 JNJ @ 61.46 -
03-Nov-08 - Initial Call Option - STO 1 Nov08 60.00 Call @ 2.95 - Expired
24-Nov-08 - Continued Trade - STO 1 Dec08 60.00 Call @ 1.90 - Expired
22-Dec-08 - Continued Trade - STO 1 Jan09 60.00 Call @ 1.45 - Expired
22-Jan-09 - Continued Trade - STO 1 Mar09 60.00 Call @ 0.95 - Expired
10-Mar-09 - Dividend Received - DIV 100 Dividend @ 0.46 -
24-Mar-09 - Continued Trade - STO 1 Apr09 55.00 Call @ 0.80 - Expired
21-Apr-09 - Continued Trade - STO 1 May09 55.00 Call @ 0.30 - Closed
15-May-09 - Buy Back and Roll Out - BTC 1 May09 55.00 Call @ -0.11 -
15-May-09 - Continued Trade - STO 1 Jun09 55.00 Call @ 1.15 - Closed
09-Jun-09 - Dividend Received - DIV 100 Dividend @ 0.49 -
18-Jun-09 - Buy Back and Roll Out - BTC 1 Jun09 55.00 Call @ -0.86 -
18-Jun-09 - Continued Trade - STO 1 Jul09 55.00 Call @ 1.70 - Closed
17-Jul-09 - Buy Back and Roll Out - BTC 1 Jul09 55.00 Call @ -4.10 -
17-Jul-09 - Continued Trade - STO 1 Aug09 55.00 Call @ 3.90 - Closed
11-Aug-09 - Buy Back and Roll Out - BTC 1 Aug09 55.00 Call @ -5.31 -
11-Aug-09 - Continued Trade - STO 1 Sep09 55.00 Call @ 5.19 - Exercised
20-Aug-09 - Option Exercised - EX 1 Sep09 55.00 Call @ 55.00 -

UTX - Closed

The United Technologies (UTX) CC position was exercised early on Wed 8/18 and the stock was called away for a profit. The following is the trade history and returns, including IB commissions.

Trade Results

Stock Investment: $5,577.00
Income Generated: $590.30
Net Profit: $13.30
Percent Return: 0.24%
Annualized Return: 12.44%
Duration of Trade: 7 days

Trade History:

11-Aug-09 - Second Stock Position - BTO 100 UTX @ 55.77 -
11-Aug-09 - Initial Call Option - STO 1 Sep09 50.00 Call @ 5.90 - Exercised
18-Aug-09 - Option Exercised - EX 1 Sep09 50.00 Call @ 50.00 -

Actually, this was a second position in UTX that was averaged down before I left for vacation. Both calls were exercised early. I decided to let this one go since it resulted in a profit, but I'll re-enter the original position by selling a cash secured put at the same strike that was called.

MMM - Closed

The 3M Company (MMM) CC position was exercised early on Wed 8/18 and the stock was called away for a profit. The following is the trade history and returns, including IB commissions.

Trade Results

Stock Investment: $6,084.00
Income Generated: $290.00
Net Profit: $206.00
Percent Return: 3.39%
Annualized Return: 25.75%
Duration of Trade: 48 days

Trade History:

01-Jul-09 - Initial Stock Position - BTO 100 MMM @ 60.84 -
01-Jul-09 - Initial Call Option - STO 1 Aug09 60.00 Call @ 2.90 - Exercised
18-Aug-09 - Option Exercised - EX 1 Aug09 60.00 Call @ 60.00 -

Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Going on Vacation

My family and I are leaving for a 2 week road trip to British Columbia on Friday so I'm adjusting all of my August CC positions, rolling them out to September. I rolled the majority of them yesterday and rolled the remaining positions today. By rolling all of my positions now, I can relax and enjoy my vacation.

BTW, the August expiration report will be late since I won't return until August 31st.

WGO - Adjustment

The following adjustment was made today on Winnebago Industries (WGO):

12-Aug-09 - Interim Trade - STO 2 Sep09 12.50 Call @ 0.46 -

Current Position Summary:

Stock Investment: $6,455.00
Income Generated: $1,954.50
Percent Income Generated: 30.28%
Annualized Income Generated: 7.26%
Net Profit If Called: -$2,000.50
Percent Return If Called: -30.99%
Annualized Return If Called: -7.43%
Days Held to Expiration: 1522 days

Trade History:

19-Jul-05 - Initial Stock Position - BTO 100 WGO @ 34.92 -
19-Jul-05 - Initial Call Option - STO 1 Aug05 35.00 Call @ 1.09 - Expired
22-Aug-05 - Continued Trade - STO 1 Sep05 35.00 Call @ 0.44 - Closed
01-Sep-05 - Buy Back & Roll Out - BTC 1 Sep05 35.00 Call @ -0.06 -
19-Sep-05 - Continued Trade - STO 1 Nov05 35.00 Call @ 0.34 - Closed
03-Oct-05 - Dividend Received - DIV 100 Dividend @ 0.09 -
21-Oct-05 - Buy Back & Roll Down - BTC 1 Nov05 35.00 Call @ -0.06 -
24-Oct-05 - Interim Trade - STO 1 Nov05 30.00 Call @ 0.24 - Closed
14-Nov-05 - Buy Back & Roll Up - BTC 1 Nov05 30.00 Call @ -2.66 -
21-Nov-05 - Continued Trade - STO 1 Jan06 35.00 Call @ 0.99 - Expired
09-Jan-06 - Dividend Received - DIV 100 Dividend @ 0.09 -
23-Jan-06 - Continued Trade - STO 1 Mar06 35.00 Call @ 0.44 - Expired
20-Mar-06 - Dollar Cost Averaging - BTO 100 WGO @ 29.63 -
20-Mar-06 - Combined Cost Basis - $6,455.00 200 @ 32.28 -
20-Mar-06 - Continued Trade - STO 2 Jul05 35.00 Call @ 0.69 - Expired
03-Apr-06 - Dividend Received - DIV 100 Dividend @ 0.09 -
10-Jul-06 - Dividend Received - DIV 200 Dividend @ 0.09 -
24-Jul-06 - Continued Trade - STO 2 Jan07 35.00 Call @ 1.39 - Closed
09-Oct-06 - Dividend Received - DIV 200 Dividend @ 0.10 -
22-Dec-06 - Buy Back & Roll Out - BTC 2 Jan07 35.00 Call @ -0.16 -
22-Dec-06 - Continued Trade - STO 2 Apr07 35.00 Call @ 1.19 - Expired
08-Jan-07 - Dividend Received - DIV 200 Dividend @ 0.10 -
09-Apr-07 - Dividend Received - DIV 200 Dividend @ 0.10 -
23-Apr-07 - Continued Trade - STO 2 May07 35.00 Call @ 0.54 - Expired
21-May-07 - Continued Trade - STO 2 Jun07 35.00 Call @ 0.09 - Expired
19-Jun-07 - Continued Trade - STO 2 Jan08 35.00 Call @ 0.94 - Expired
09-Jul-07 - Dividend Received - DIV 200 Dividend @ 0.10 -
08-Oct-07 - Dividend Received - DIV 200 Dividend @ 0.12 -
24-Jan-08 - Interim Trade - STO 2 Feb08 22.50 Call @ 0.44 - Expired
21-Feb-08 - Interim Trade - STO 2 Apr08 22.50 Call @ 0.79 - Expired
07-Apr-08 - Dividend Received - DIV 200 Dividend @ 0.12 -
23-Apr-08 - Interim Trade - STO 2 Jul08 17.50 Call @ 0.49 - Expired
08-Jul-08 - Dividend Received - DIV 200 Dividend @ 0.12 -
22-Jul-08 - Interim Trade - STO 2 Sep08 15.00 Call @ 0.40 - Closed
12-Sep-08 - Buy Back & Roll Out - BTC 2 Sep08 15.00 Call @ -0.06 -
12-Sep-08 - Interim Trade - STO 2 Oct08 15.00 Call @ 0.23 - Expired
06-Oct-08 - Dividend Received - DIV 200 Dividend @ 0.12 -
20-Oct-08 - Interim Trade - STO 2 Dec08 10.00 Call @ 0.15 - Expired
22-Dec-08 - Interim Trade - STO 2 Feb09 7.50 Call @ 0.14 - Expired
27-Mar-09 - Interim Trade - STO 2 May09 7.50 Call @ 0.18 - Closed
04-May-09 - Buy Back and Roll Out - BTC 2 May09 7.50 Call @ -0.81 -
04-May-09 - Interim Trade - STO 2 Jun09 7.50 Call @ 1.14 - Expired
12-Aug-09 - Interim Trade - STO 2 Sep09 12.50 Call @ 0.46 -

WFMI - Adjustment

The following adjustment was made today on Whole Foods Market (WFMI):

27-Jul-09 - Option Exercised - EX 2 Aug09 13.00 Call @ 13.00 -
12-Aug-09 - CSP Margin Used - CSP 200 WFMI @ 23.00 -
12-Aug-09 - Combined Cost Basis - $10,563.00 200 @ 52.82 -
12-Aug-09 - Continued Trade - STO 2 Nov09 23.00 Put @ 1.14 -

The Aug09 13 Call was exercised early on 7/27. Today I sold 2 Nov09 23 Puts, which increased my cost basis by $2,000 (23-13*200). If I had bought back the shares at about $28, my cost basis would have increased by $3,000 (28-13*200), so it was less expensive to sell cash secured puts.

Current Position Summary:

Stock Investment: $10,563.00
Income Generated: $2,213.40
Percent Income Generated: 20.95%
Annualized Income Generated: 8.12%
Net Profit If Expired: -$3,749.60
Percent Return If Expired: -35.50%
Annualized Return If Expired: -13.75%
Days Held to Expiration: 942 days

Trade History:

23-Apr-07 - Initial Stock Position - BTO 100 WFMI @ 47.19 - VICC
23-Apr-07 - Initial Call Option - STO 1 May07 50.00 Call @ 0.83 - Expired
21-May-07 - Interim Trade - STO 1 Jul07 45.00 Call @ 0.24 - Closed
21-Jun-07 - Buy Back and Roll Out - BTC 1 Jul07 45.00 Call @ -0.03 -
21-Jun-07 - Dollar Cost Averaging - BTO 100 WFMI @ 38.44 -
21-Jun-07 - Combined Cost Basis - $8,563.00 200 @ 42.82 -
21-Jun-07 - Continued Trade - STO 2 Aug07 45.00 Call @ 0.29 - Expired
24-Jul-07 - Dividend Received - DIV 200 Dividend @ 0.18 -
20-Aug-07 - Continued Trade - STO 2 Sep07 50.00 Call @ 0.20 - Expired
24-Sep-07 - Continued Trade - STO 2 Oct07 50.00 Call @ 0.16 - Expired
22-Oct-07 - Continued Trade - STO 2 Dec07 50.00 Call @ 2.64 - Expired
14-Jan-08 - Continued Trade - STO 2 May08 45.00 Call @ 1.45 - Closed
22-Jan-08 - Dividend Received - DIV 200 Dividend @ 0.20 -
22-Apr-08 - Dividend Received - DIV 200 Dividend @ 0.20 -
28-Apr-08 - Buy Back & Roll Down - BTC 2 May08 45.00 Call @ -0.06 -
28-Apr-08 - Interim Trade - STO 2 May08 34.00 Call @ 0.53 - Expired
22-May-08 - Interim Trade - STO 2 Jul08 31.00 Call @ 0.54 - Expired
22-Jul-08 - Interim Trade - STO 2 Aug08 24.00 Call @ 0.89 - Expired
22-Aug-08 - Interim Trade - STO 2 Oct08 21.00 Call @ 0.43 - Expired
20-Oct-08 - Interim Trade - STO 2 Nov08 17.00 Call @ 0.44 - Expired
24-Nov-08 - Interim Trade - STO 2 Dec08 11.00 Call @ 0.27 - Expired
22-Dec-08 - Interim Trade - STO 2 Feb09 11.00 Call @ 0.56 - Closed
19-Feb-09 - Buy Back & Roll Out/Up - BTC 2 Feb09 11.00 Call @ -2.16 -
19-Feb-09 - Interim Trade - STO 2 Aug09 13.00 Call @ 2.25 - Exercised
27-Jul-09 - Option Exercised - EX 2 Aug09 13.00 Call @ 13.00 -
12-Aug-09 - CSP Margin Used - CSP 200 WFMI @ 23.00 -
12-Aug-09 - Combined Cost Basis - $10,563.00 200 @ 52.82 -
12-Aug-09 - Continued Trade - STO 2 Nov09 23.00 Put @ 1.14 -

TLT - Adjustment

The following adjustment was made today on iShares Trust Barclays 20 Year Treasury Bond Fund (TLT):

12-Aug-09 - Interim Trade - STO 3 Sep09 96.00 Call @ 0.79 -

Current Position Summary:

Stock Investment: $33,620.95
Income Generated: $2,946.91
Percent Income Generated: 8.77%
Annualized Income Generated: 11.85%
Net Profit If Called: -$1,874.04
Percent Return If Called: -5.57%
Annualized Return If Called: -7.54%
Days Held to Expiration: 270 days

Trade History:

22-Dec-08 - First Stock Position - BTO 100 TLT @ 121.03 -
22-Dec-08 - Initial Call Option - STO 1 Jan09 121.00 Call @ 3.39 - Expired
02-Jan-09 - Dividend Received - DIV 100 Dividend @ 0.41 -
20-Jan-09 - Interim Trade - STO 1 Feb09 113.00 Call @ 1.39 - Expired
24-Feb-09 - Interim Trade - STO 2 Mar09 110.00 Call @ 1.09 - Expired
22-Jan-09 - Second Stock Position - BTO 100 TLT @ 108.96 -
22-Jan-09 - Combined Cost Basis - $22,998.95 200 @ 114.99 -
22-Jan-09 - Initial Call Option - STO 1 Feb09 109.00 Call @ 2.84 - Expired
06-Feb-09 - Dividend Received - DIV 200 Dividend @ 0.29 -
24-Feb-09 - Third Stock Position - BTO 100 TLT @ 106.22 -
24-Feb-09 - Combined Cost Basis - $33,620.95 300 @ 112.07 -
24-Feb-09 - Initial Call Option - STO 1 Mar09 106.00 Call @ 2.59 -
06-Mar-09 - Dividend Received - DIV 300 Dividend @ 0.28 -
24-Mar-09 - Interim Trade - STO 3 Apr09 105.00 Call @ 0.79 - Expired
07-Apr-09 - Dividend Received - DIV 300 Dividend @ 0.30 -
07-May-09 - Dividend Received - DIV 300 Dividend @ 0.30 -
15-May-09 - Interim Trade - STO 3 Jun09 100.00 Call @ 1.09 - Closed
05-Jun-09 - Buy Back and Roll Down - BTC 3 Jun09 100.00 Call @ -0.06 -
05-Jun-09 - Interim Trade - STO 3 Jun09 94.00 Call @ 0.29 -
05-Jun-09 - Interim Trade - STO 3 Jun09 94.00 Call @ 0.29 - Expired
05-Jun-09 - Dividend Received - DIV 300 Dividend @ 0.31 -
24-Jun-09 - Interim Trade - STO 3 Jul09 96.00 Call @ 0.64 - Expired
08-Jul-09 - Dividend Received - DIV 300 Dividend @ 0.30 -
07-Aug-09 - Dividend Received - DIV 300 Dividend @ 0.32 -
12-Aug-09 - Interim Trade - STO 3 Sep09 96.00 Call @ 0.79 -