I was surprised when I downloaded my past few days account activity this morning. While I was only expecting dividends to trickle in I saw that my INTC November 19 covered calls were assigned on Tuesday. I sold 300 shares of INTC at $19 and took a realized loss of around $600 after discounting the premiums and dividends…
Tag: INTC
Sold New Options on INTC & MS
I’ve sat on my Intel (INTC) shares for a while without selling covered calls, but decided to change that this morning. I’m glad I didn’t panic at the lows a few weeks ago, but clearly should’ve sold covered calls back in June or July soon after these shares were assigned and my losses began stacking…
June Options Expiration
I ended up making a few option trades today, but not exactly as I planned to yesterday. I started off this morning with CVS. I traded CVS a while ago and been waiting for another good entry point. They’ve been down on news of their “fight” with Walgreens. News came out that they appear to…
JPM Option Assignment
I’m actually surprised this didn’t happen sooner. My JPM June 48 naked put was more than $10 in the money as far back as May 20th. Finally the inevitable happened and option was exercised and I was forced to pay $48 per share for $100 shares of JPM, about $9.50 more than the current price. …
Option Selling Tuesday – INTC, MSFT, MS
After my April options on Intel (INTC) expired worthless I planned to get right back in. I think INTC has a strong run left in it. With a forward P/E ratio of only 12.22 INTC has room for error without getting crushed. As the economy continues to expand I see INTC as a leader along…
Options Expiration – April 2010
After operating in a daze the past couple of weeks I happened to notice the date today and saw April options expire tomorrow. That got me to jump. I started looking at each of my expiring options (NDAQ, INTC, T, JPM and UCO) and making decisions on what to do. Here’s how I’ve started and plan…
Rolling Options on INTC Naked Puts
I sold February INTC Puts last month and took a realized gain on the options this afternoon. I considered buying my February puts back and leaving it at that, but decided I could take a little risk on INTC since I think the downside is limited. INTC has been working through a trading range for months…
Options Expiration – February 2010
I let this week slide by without making any real attempt to open any new positions. The only order I entered was for ORCL March options, but left my limit price too high and ORCL only went up which left it outside of my portfolio. While the markets have been moving higher, I’m still cautious about…
This Is What I Own Right Now
I grabbed my list of current holdings as of the markets’ close yesterday, 1/20/10. I haven’t made any new trades today, so this is what’s in my Interactive Brokers account right now. I still have 460 shares of the bond ETF, SHM, at $24.05 I hold in TD Ameritrade too. Underlying Qty Expiration Strike Type Cost if…