Friday, September 4, 2009

The streak is broken... or is it?

Here are my September-expiring option trades:

Execution Date Action Description Quantity Symbol Description Price Commission Reg Fees Total Cost
8/25/2009 11:41 Sell To Open 13 .CXQUC CYBS SEP 15 Put $0.25 $19.50 $0.06 $305.44
8/25/2009 9:33 Sell To Open 4 .QKUIJ SNDA SEP 50 Call $2.60 $14.95 $0.05 $1,025.00
8/24/2009 13:25 Sell To Open 9 .TJQUX TSRA SEP 22.5 Put $0.65 $14.95 $0.06 $569.99
8/24/2009 9:52 Sell To Open 2 .UADUH UFPI SEP 40 Put $0.80 $14.95 $0.02 $145.03
8/24/2009 9:52 Sell To Open 3 .UADUH UFPI SEP 40 Put $0.80 $0.00 $0.01 $239.99

Total premium this month is $2,285.45. You'll note that I'm selling some call options this month. That's because I was assigned in August on my SNDA 50 puts, leaving me with a nice set of 400 shares of SNDA in my account. It's the first time I've been assigned since I've been selling puts regularly. Net cost for those was $48, less commisions, so even if they get called away at $50 this month, I'll still make $2 on each share, plus the $2.60 per share call premium, for a total of $4.80 per share. Not too bad. If the shares tank, I may be in a bit of a pickle though. So far they're holding up above $48 pretty well, so if I don't get them called away this month, I'll probably just sell some more calls against them next month. The shares are still rated a strong buy by Navallier's PorfolioGrader Pro.

Till next time.


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