Money and Finance
This morning I set a limit order to buy to close my put option on Archer-Daniels Midland (ADM). I was able to purchase the put option back for $0.33 or $33. I originally sold the put option in September at the $26 strike price and received after commissions $81.01 in option premium. After buying to close the option I received a total of $40.03 on the trade for a return of 1.54%. This is equal to a 7.50% annualized return.
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- Recent Option Transaction
Yesterday Lorillard (LO) traded 2% higher early in the day and that provided a good opportunity to close out the put option that I had sold. I love when I get opportunities to close out puts early for a solid profit. I had originally sold to open...
- Options Update
With Intel closing on Friday at $23.13 my September 22 2012 $25 put option was exercised. You can see the details and thought process of my selling the put option here. By selling the put option I received $52.01 in premium. In order to calculate...
- Recent Transaction
This afternoon I sold a Dec 22 2012 Put option on Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) for $0.89. After brokerage costs I netted a total of $81.01. The put option gives me a good return either way that it works out. If ADM is trading above $26 on...
- Recent Transaction
This afternoon I decided to buy back the September $26 put option. I was torn on whether to buy it back or not because I was getting a solid entry price the way it was set up. I should have let it go the way it was but I got a little caught up with how...
- Recent Transaction
On Tuesday, I decided to sell another put option on Intel. This time it was a $26 September 22, 2012 Put Option for $0.48. After commission I netted a $40.01 option premium. Here's how the option can play out. (1) Option expires - I received $40.01...
Money and Finance
Recent Transaction
This morning I set a limit order to buy to close my put option on Archer-Daniels Midland (ADM). I was able to purchase the put option back for $0.33 or $33. I originally sold the put option in September at the $26 strike price and received after commissions $81.01 in option premium. After buying to close the option I received a total of $40.03 on the trade for a return of 1.54%. This is equal to a 7.50% annualized return.
Read more »
- Recent Option Transaction
Yesterday Lorillard (LO) traded 2% higher early in the day and that provided a good opportunity to close out the put option that I had sold. I love when I get opportunities to close out puts early for a solid profit. I had originally sold to open...
- Options Update
With Intel closing on Friday at $23.13 my September 22 2012 $25 put option was exercised. You can see the details and thought process of my selling the put option here. By selling the put option I received $52.01 in premium. In order to calculate...
- Recent Transaction
This afternoon I sold a Dec 22 2012 Put option on Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) for $0.89. After brokerage costs I netted a total of $81.01. The put option gives me a good return either way that it works out. If ADM is trading above $26 on...
- Recent Transaction
This afternoon I decided to buy back the September $26 put option. I was torn on whether to buy it back or not because I was getting a solid entry price the way it was set up. I should have let it go the way it was but I got a little caught up with how...
- Recent Transaction
On Tuesday, I decided to sell another put option on Intel. This time it was a $26 September 22, 2012 Put Option for $0.48. After commission I netted a $40.01 option premium. Here's how the option can play out. (1) Option expires - I received $40.01...