Covered Call Analyzer from Investment Enhancing Systems, Inc.

The Covered Call Analyzer

Conservative Stocks-to-Consider List for September 18, 2010
(using out-of-the-money calls)

Buy 100 shares of HERSHEY COMPANY (HSY) at $47.37 (closing last trade price) and sell 1 call Out-of-the-Money contracts of HSY1016J55 (Oct$55.00) at $0.36 (closing bid price) expiring on 10/16/2010. Cost is $4,757, and income from sale of the calls is $25 and includes your commissions. Actual return if called at expiration is 16.1%.
Comments:	Not called on October 16. Sold all shares at $51.62 to close out position on October 16. Final value including sale of all calls is $5,187, up +9.0%.
Buy 100 shares of NORTHERN TRUST (NTRS) at $49.04 (closing last trade price) and sell 1 call Out-of-the-Money contracts of NTRS1016J55 (Oct$55.00) at $0.35 (closing bid price) expiring on 10/16/2010. Cost is $4,924, and income from sale of the calls is $24 and includes your commissions. Actual return if called at expiration is 12.2%.
Comments:	Not called on October 16. Sold all shares at $48.76 to close out position on October 16. Final value including sale of all calls is $4,900, down (0.5%).
Buy 100 shares of TECK RESOURCES B (TCK) at $38.12 (closing last trade price) and sell 1 call Out-of-the-Money contracts of TCK1016J42 (Oct$42.00) at $0.51 (closing bid price) expiring on 10/16/2010. Cost is $3,832, and income from sale of the calls is $40 and includes your commissions. Actual return if called at expiration is 10.6%.
Comments:	Called on October 16 at $42.00. Total return including call premium is 4,219, up +10.1%.
Buy 200 shares of LINCOLN NATIONAL (LNC) at $24.56 (closing last trade price) and sell 2 call Out-of-the-Money contracts of LNC1016J27 (Oct$27.00) at $0.39 (closing bid price) expiring on 10/16/2010. Cost is $4,932, and income from sale of the calls is $65 and includes your commissions. Actual return if called at expiration is 10.8%.
Comments:	Not called on October 16. Sold all shares at $25.09 to close out position on October 16. Final value including sale of all calls is $5,083, up +3.1%.
Buy 100 shares of GENERAL MILLS (GIS) at $36.17 (closing last trade price) and sell 1 call Out-of-the-Money contracts of GIS1016J40 (Oct$40.00) at $0.31 (closing bid price) expiring on 10/16/2010. Cost is $3,637, and income from sale of the calls is $20 and includes your commissions. Actual return if called at expiration is 10.5%.
Comments:	Not called on October 16. Sold all shares at $37.28 to close out position on October 16. Final value including sale of all calls is $3,748, up +3.0%.
Buy 200 shares of REGIS CORP (RGS) at $18.55 (closing last trade price) and sell 2 call Out-of-the-Money contracts of RGS1016J20 (Oct$20.00) at $0.50 (closing bid price) expiring on 10/16/2010. Cost is $3,730, and income from sale of the calls is $87 and includes your commissions. Actual return if called at expiration is 9.6%.
Comments:	Not called on October 16. Sold all shares at $19.45 to close out position on October 16. Final value including sale of all calls is $3,977, up +6.6%.
Buy 100 shares of P.F. CHANG'S CHINA BISTRO (PFCB) at $45.37 (closing last trade price) and sell 1 call Out-of-the-Money contracts of PFCB1016J50 (Oct$50.00) at $0.40 (closing bid price) expiring on 10/16/2010. Cost is $4,557, and income from sale of the calls is $29 and includes your commissions. Actual return if called at expiration is 10.4%.
Comments:	Not called on October 16. Sold all shares at $47.88 to close out position on October 16. Final value including sale of all calls is $4,817, up +5.7%.
Buy 100 shares of PETROLEO BRASILEIRO ADR (PBR) at $35.48 (closing last trade price) and sell 1 call Out-of-the-Money contracts of PBR1016J39 (Oct$39.00) at $0.30 (closing bid price) expiring on 10/16/2010. Cost is $3,568, and income from sale of the calls is $19 and includes your commissions. Actual return if called at expiration is 9.8%.
Comments:	Not called on October 16. Sold all shares at $34.29 to close out position on October 16. Final value including sale of all calls is $3,448, down (3.4%).
Buy 300 shares of AK STEEL HOLDING CORP (AKS) at $13.84 (closing last trade price) and sell 3 call Out-of-the-Money contracts of AKS1016J15 (Oct$15.00) at $0.35 (closing bid price) expiring on 10/16/2010. Cost is $4,172, and income from sale of the calls is $91 and includes your commissions. Actual return if called at expiration is 10.0%.
Comments:	Not called on October 16. Sold all shares at $14.00 to close out position on October 16. Final value including sale of all calls is $4,291, up +2.8%.
Buy 100 shares of TECK RESOURCES B (TCK) at $38.12 (closing last trade price) and sell 1 call Out-of-the-Money contracts of TCK1016J41 (Oct$41.00) at $0.75 (closing bid price) expiring on 10/16/2010. Cost is $3,832, and income from sale of the calls is $64 and includes your commissions. Actual return if called at expiration is 8.7%.
Comments:	Called on October 16 at $41.00. Total return including call premium is 4,143, up +8.1%.
Buy 200 shares of ASSURED GUARANTY (AGO) at $17.61 (closing last trade price) and sell 2 call Out-of-the-Money contracts of AGO1016J19 (Oct$19.00) at $0.42 (closing bid price) expiring on 10/16/2010. Cost is $3,542, and income from sale of the calls is $71 and includes your commissions. Actual return if called at expiration is 9.3%.
Comments:	Called on October 16 at $19.00. Total return including call premium is 3,851, up +9.3%.
Buy 100 shares of CONSOL ENERGY (CNX) at $34.81 (closing last trade price) and sell 1 call Out-of-the-Money contracts of CNX1016J38 (Oct$38.00) at $0.37 (closing bid price) expiring on 10/16/2010. Cost is $3,501, and income from sale of the calls is $26 and includes your commissions. Actual return if called at expiration is 9.3%.
Comments:	Called on October 16 at $38.00. Total return including call premium is 3,806, up +8.7%.
Buy 100 shares of NORDSTROM (JWN) at $36.09 (closing last trade price) and sell 1 call Out-of-the-Money contracts of JWN1016J39 (Oct$39.00) at $0.50 (closing bid price) expiring on 10/16/2010. Cost is $3,629, and income from sale of the calls is $39 and includes your commissions. Actual return if called at expiration is 8.5%.
Comments:	Not called on October 16. Sold all shares at $38.80 to close out position on October 16. Final value including sale of all calls is $3,919, up +8.0%.
Buy 100 shares of CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL (COF) at $38.67 (closing last trade price) and sell 1 call Out-of-the-Money contracts of COF1016J42 (Oct$42.00) at $0.28 (closing bid price) expiring on 10/16/2010. Cost is $3,887, and income from sale of the calls is $17 and includes your commissions. Actual return if called at expiration is 8.5%.
Comments:	Not called on October 16. Sold all shares at $36.86 to close out position on October 16. Final value including sale of all calls is $3,703,down (4.7%).
Buy 300 shares of GANNETT (GCI) at $13.20 (closing last trade price) and sell 3 call Out-of-the-Money contracts of GCI1016J14 (Oct$14.00) at $0.40 (closing bid price) expiring on 10/16/2010. Cost is $3,980, and income from sale of the calls is $106 and includes your commissions. Actual return if called at expiration is 8.2%.
Comments:	Not called on October 16. Sold all shares at $12.85 to close out position on October 16. Final value including sale of all calls is $3,961, down (0.5%).
Buy 100 shares of MOODY'S CORP (MCO) at $25.00 (closing last trade price) and sell 1 call Out-of-the-Money contracts of MCO1016J27 (Oct$27.00) at $0.31 (closing bid price) expiring on 10/16/2010. Cost is $2,520, and income from sale of the calls is $20 and includes your commissions. Actual return if called at expiration is 7.9%.
Comments:	Not called on October 16. Sold all shares at $26.50 to close out position on October 16. Final value including sale of all calls is $2,670, up +5.9%.
Buy 100 shares of ARCHER-DANIELS MIDLAND (ADM) at $32.38 (closing last trade price) and sell 1 call Out-of-the-Money contracts of ADM1016J35 (Oct$35.00) at $0.27 (closing bid price) expiring on 10/16/2010. Cost is $3,258, and income from sale of the calls is $16 and includes your commissions. Actual return if called at expiration is 7.9%.
Comments:	Not called on October 16. Sold all shares at $33.27 to close out position on October 16. Final value including sale of all calls is $3,343, up +2.6%.
Buy 100 shares of ASHLAND (ASH) at $46.97 (closing last trade price) and sell 1 call Out-of-the-Money contracts of ASH1016J50 (Oct$50.00) at $0.80 (closing bid price) expiring on 10/16/2010. Cost is $4,717, and income from sale of the calls is $69 and includes your commissions. Actual return if called at expiration is 7.5%.
Comments:	Called on October 16 at $50.00. Total return including call premium 5,049, up +7.0%.
Buy 100 shares of BEST BUY CO. (BBY) at $37.15 (closing last trade price) and sell 1 call Out-of-the-Money contracts of BBY1016J40 (Oct$40.00) at $0.27 (closing bid price) expiring on 10/16/2010. Cost is $3,735, and income from sale of the calls is $16 and includes your commissions. Actual return if called at expiration is 7.5%.
Comments:	Called on October 16 at $40.00. Total return including call premium is 3,996, up +7.0%.
Buy 100 shares of BROADCOM CORP CL A (BRCM) at $34.16 (closing last trade price) and sell 1 call Out-of-the-Money contracts of BRCM1016J37 (Oct$37.00) at $0.36 (closing bid price) expiring on 10/16/2010. Cost is $3,436, and income from sale of the calls is $25 and includes your commissions. Actual return if called at expiration is 8.4%.
Comments:	Called on October 16 at $37.00. Total return including call premium is 3,705, up +7.8%.
Income from sale of calls is $862
Cost of these ten (20) stocks is $78,125 . At October 16, 2010 (expiration weekend), this list value is $81,811, up 4.7%. The S&P500 was up 4.5% for the period this list was open.

*After the effect of all commissions.
The stocks listed above are for illustrative and educational purposes only and should not be construed as an endorsement, recommendation, or solicitation to buy or sell any particular security.

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