The Covered Call Analyzer
NOTE:
In April 2008, we have increased this list from 10 to 20 and reduced the money
available from $10,000 to $5,000 for each stock purchase. The text in the table
below is what the Analyzer provides for each buy/write. The Comments row will
provide what happened to each of these buy/writes next month on expiration
weekend.
Buy
700 shares
of MF GLOBAL LTD
(MF)
at $6.24 (closing last trade price) and sell
7 call Out-of-the-Money
contracts of MF HU (Aug$7.50) at $0.75 (closing bid
price) expiring on 8/16/2008.
Cost is
$4,388, and income from sale of the calls is $505 and includes
your commissions. Annualized return if called is 406%.
Comments: Not
called on August 16. Will now sell Sep7.5 at $0.70. Price at $7.34 and
value at $6,112 , up 39.3% on August 16 including sale of all calls. Called
on September 20 at $7.50. Final value including sale of all calls is $5,734,
up 30.7%.
Buy
700 shares
of FIRSTFED FINANCIAL CORP
(FED)
at $6.64 (closing last trade price) and sell
7 call Out-of-the-Money
contracts of FED HU (Aug$7.50) at $1.05 (closing bid
price) expiring on 8/16/2008.
Cost is
$4,668, and income from sale of the calls is $715 and includes
your commissions. Annualized return if called is 362%.
Comments:
Called on August 16 at $7.50.
Final value including sale of all calls is $5,995, up
27.3%.
Buy
600 shares
of NORTHWEST AIRLINES CORP
(NWA)
at $8.18 (closing last trade price) and sell
6 call Out-of-the-Money
contracts of NWA HB (Aug$10.00) at $0.65 (closing bid
price) expiring on 8/16/2008.
Cost is
$4,928, and income from sale of the calls is $371 and includes
your commissions. Annualized return if called is 382%.
Comments:
Called on August 16 at
$10.00. Final value including sale of all calls is $6,351, up
28.9%.
Buy
400 shares
of REGIONS FINANCIAL CORP
(RF)
at $10.11 (closing last trade price) and sell
4 call Out-of-the-Money
contracts of RF HV (Aug$12.50) at $0.60 (closing bid
price) expiring on 8/16/2008.
Cost is
$4,064, and income from sale of the calls is $224 and includes
your commissions. Annualized return if called is 372%.
Comments: Not
called on August 16. Will now sell Sep12.5 at $0.10. Price at $9.10 and
value at $3,888 , down
(4.3%) on August 16 including sale of all calls.
Exercised get-out price at $8.59 (-15%) on August 18 after buying back calls
at $0.05. Final value including sale of all calls is $3,648, down
(10.2%)
Buy
200 shares
of AMERICAN CAPITAL LTD
(ACAS)
at $21.11 (closing last trade price) and sell
2 call Out-of-the-Money
contracts of DQS HE (Aug$25.00) at $1.30 (closing bid
price) expiring on 8/16/2008.
Cost is
$4,242, and income from sale of the calls is $247 and includes
your commissions. Annualized return if called is 309%.
Comments:
Not called on August 16. Will
now sell Sep25 at $0.50. Price at $22.75 and value at $4,884 , up 15.0% on
August 16 including sale of all calls. Called on September 20 at $25.00. Final
value including sale of all calls is $5,314, up 25.1%.
Buy
500 shares
of ISTAR FINANCIAL INC
(SFI)
at $8.94 (closing last trade price) and sell
5 call Out-of-the-Money contracts of SFI
HB (Aug$10.00) at $1.05 (closing bid price) expiring on
8/16/2008. Cost is
$4,490, and
income from sale of the calls is $508 and includes your commissions.
Annualized return if called is 296%.
Comments:
Exercised get-out price at
$7.60 (-15%) on July 21 after buying back calls at $0.05. Final value
including sale of all calls is $4,265, down (5.0%)
Buy
500 shares
of WESTERN REFINING INC
(WNR)
at $8.76 (closing last trade price) and sell
5 call Out-of-the-Money contracts of WNR
HB (Aug$10.00) at $0.80 (closing bid price) expiring on
8/16/2008. Cost is
$4,400, and
income from sale of the calls is $383 and includes your commissions.
Annualized return if called is 291%.
Comments:
Exercised get-out price at
$7.45 (-15%) on August 4 after buying back calls at $0.05. Final value
including sale of all calls is $4,065, down (7.6%)
Buy
500 shares
of ANADIGICS INC
(ANAD)
at $8.96 (closing last trade price) and sell
5 call Out-of-the-Money contracts of AKQ
HB (Aug$10.00) at $0.90 (closing bid price) expiring on
8/16/2008. Cost is
$4,500, and
income from sale of the calls is $433 and includes your commissions.
Annualized return if called is 270%.
Comments:
Exercised get-out price at
$7.62 (-15%) on July 23 after buying back calls at $0.05. Final value
including sale of all calls is $4,200, down (6.7%)
Buy
700 shares
of DELTA AIR LINES INC
(DAL)
at $6.93 (closing last trade price) and sell
7 call Out-of-the-Money
contracts of DAL HU (Aug$7.50) at $0.90 (closing bid
price) expiring on 8/16/2008.
Cost is
$4,871, and income from sale of the calls is $610 and includes
your commissions. Annualized return if called is 265%.
Comments:
Called on August 16 at
$7.50. Final value including sale of all calls is $5,840, up
19.9%.
Buy
500 shares
of CIT GROUP
(CIT)
at $8.74 (closing last trade price) and sell
5 call Out-of-the-Money
contracts of CIT HB (Aug$10.00) at $0.55 (closing bid
price) expiring on 8/16/2008.
Cost is
$4,390, and income from sale of the calls is $258 and includes
your commissions. Annualized return if called is 258%.
Comments:
Not called on August 16.
Will now sell Sep10 at $0.80. Price at $9.53 and value at $5,405 , up 23.1%
on August 16 including sale of all calls. Called on September 20 at $10.00.
Final value including sale of all calls is $5,620, up
28.0%.
Buy
400 shares
of SYNCHRONOSS TECHNOLOGIES
(SNCR)
at $10.90 (closing last trade price) and sell
4 call Out-of-the-Money
contracts of QQR HV (Aug$12.50) at $0.65 (closing bid
price) expiring on 8/16/2008.
Cost is
$4,380, and income from sale of the calls is $244 and includes your
commissions. Annualized return if called is 257%.
Comments: Called
on August 16 at $12.50. Final value including sale of all calls is $5,224,
up 19.3%.
Buy
500 shares
of BOYD GAMING CORP
(BYD)
at $9.15 (closing last trade price) and sell
5 call Out-of-the-Money
contracts of BYD HB (Aug$10.00) at $0.85 (closing bid
price) expiring on 8/16/2008.
Cost is
$4,595, and income from sale of the calls is $408 and includes
your commissions. Annualized return if called is 231%.
Comments: Called
on August 16 at $10.00. Final value including sale of all calls is $5,388,
up 17.3%.
Buy
500 shares
of LOUISIANA-PACIFIC CORP
(LPX)
at $9.04 (closing last trade price) and sell
5 call Out-of-the-Money
contracts of LPX HB (Aug$10.00) at $0.65 (closing bid
price) expiring on 8/16/2008.
Cost is
$4,540, and income from sale of the calls is $308 and includes
your commissions. Annualized return if called is 221%.
Comments:
Called
on August 16 at $10.00. Final value including sale of all calls is $5,287,
up 16.5%.
Buy
200 shares
of TESSERA TECHNOLOGIES
(TSRA)
at $17.91 (closing last trade price) and sell
2 call Out-of-the-Money
contracts of TJQ HD (Aug$20.00) at $1.10 (closing bid
price) expiring on 8/16/2008.
Cost is
$3,602, and income from sale of the calls is $207 and includes
your commissions. Annualized return if called is 219%.
Comments: Called
on August 16 at $20.00. Final value including sale of all calls is $4,187,
up 16.2%.
Buy
400 shares
of BIDZ.COM INC
(BIDZ)
at $11.36 (closing last trade price) and sell
4 call Out-of-the-Money
contracts of QGZ HV (Aug$12.50) at $0.80 (closing bid
price) expiring on 8/16/2008.
Cost is
$4,564, and income from sale of the calls is $304 and includes
your commissions. Annualized return if called is 211%.
Comments:
Exercised get-out price at $9.66 (-15%) on July 28 after buying back calls
at $0.05. Final value including sale of all calls is $4,132, down
(9.5%)
Buy
200 shares
of AMERICAN CAPITAL LTD
(ACAS)
at $21.11 (closing last trade price) and sell
2 call Out-of-the-Money
contracts of DQS HX (Aug$22.50) at $2.05 (closing bid
price) expiring on 8/16/2008.
Cost is
$4,242, and income from sale of the calls is $397 and includes
your commissions. Annualized return if called is 201%.
Comments: Called
on August 16 at $22.50. Final value including sale of all calls is $4,877,
up 15.0%.
Buy
500 shares
of AMERICREDIT CORP
(ACF)
at $9.12 (closing last trade price) and sell
5 call Out-of-the-Money
contracts of ACF HB (Aug$10.00) at $0.60 (closing bid
price) expiring on 8/16/2008.
Cost is
$4,580, and income from sale of the calls is $283 and includes
your commissions. Annualized return if called is 200%.
Comments: Not
called on August 16. Will now sell Sep10 at $0.35. Price at $8.14 and value
at $4,510 , down
(1.5%) on August 16 including sale of all calls.
Called on September 20 at $10.00. Final value including sale of all calls is
$5,420, up 18.3%.
Buy
300 shares
of YINGLI GREEN ENERGY ADS
(YGE)
at $16.36 (closing last trade price) and sell
3 call Out-of-the-Money
contracts of YGE HW (Aug$17.50) at $1.30 (closing bid
price) expiring on 8/16/2008.
Cost is
$4,928, and income from sale of the calls is $376 and includes
your commissions. Annualized return if called is 185%.
Comments: Not
called on August 16. Will now sell Sep17.5 at $0.80. Price at $15.64 and
value at $5,293 , up 7.4% on August 16 including sale of all calls. Sold all
shares at $13.55 to close out position on September 29. Final value
including sale of all calls is $4,666, down (5.3%).
Buy
500 shares
of SYNOVUS FINANCIAL CORP
(SNV)
at $9.44 (closing last trade price) and sell
5 call Out-of-the-Money
contracts of SNV HB (Aug$10.00) at $0.85 (closing bid
price) expiring on 8/16/2008.
Cost is
$4,740, and income from sale of the calls is $408 and includes
your commissions. Annualized return if called is 184%.
Comments: Called
on August 16 at $10.00. Final value including sale of all calls is $5,388,
up 13.7%.
Buy
700 shares
of IMMERSION CORP
(IMMR)
at $6.97 (closing last trade price) and sell
7 call Out-of-the-Money
contracts of IMU HU (Aug$7.50) at $0.50 (closing bid
price) expiring on 8/16/2008.
Cost is
$4,899, and income from sale of the calls is $330 and includes
your commissions. Annualized return if called is 181%.
Comments:
Exercised get-out price at $5.92 (-15%) on August 4 after buying back calls
at $0.05. Final value including sale of all calls is $4,418, down
(9.8%)
Income from
sale of calls
is +$8,135.
All positions closed out on
September 20.
Cost of
these ten (20) stocks is $90,016. At September 20, 2008 (expiration weekend),
this list value is $99,970, up 11.1%.
*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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