Showing posts with label Intel covered call. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Intel covered call. Show all posts

Monday, January 23, 2012

Profitable Trade: Intel (INTC) Covered Calls

 In a traditional IRA we were assigned our Intel covered calls. This trade went down as follows:

11/02/2011   Bought 200 INTC @ 23.8875                                                  -4,787.49
11/02/2011   STO 2 INTC Nov 19 2011 24.0 Call @ 0.42                                     72.47
11/14/2011   BTC 2 INTC Nov 19 2011 24 Calls @ .89                                     -189.52
11/14/2011   STO 2 INTC Jan 21 2012 24 Calls @ 1.70                                   +328.47
12/01/2011   Dividend                                                                                  +42.00
01/21/2012   Sold 200 INTC @ 24                                                                +4779.91

In this trade we made $245.84 in 81 days on an average of ~$4600 invested. This equates to a return of 5.3% or 23.88% annual. As always we include our commissions paid in the calculations. We allowed ourselves to get assigned because we didn't see any attractive opportunities to roll for a credit. I only roll options for a credit, no exceptions. We really like INTC and will probably write out of the money covered puts in this account to buy it back at a price of our choosing. Of course we will be paid for our efforts.

Monday, November 14, 2011

Trade Continuation: Intel (INTC) Covered Call

Today with the DOW down ~31 and INTC at 24.75 I entered into the following transaction in a Roth IRA:

Bought 2 INTC Nov 19 2011 24 Calls @ .89                         -189.52
Sold 2 INTC Jan 21 2012 24 Calls @ 1.70                            +328.47

I rolled these in the money calls for a net credit of $138.95. In addition we will receive a $42 dividend on December 1st. This lowers our cost basis/amount invested to $22.67/share. Our assigned gain after commissions is $246 or 5.2% which equates to ~24.7% annually. At $22.67 our yield on cost is 3.7%. Intel is a company that I am interested in holding for the long term and this investment has me sleeping like a baby at night.

Wednesday, November 2, 2011

New Trade: Intel (INTC) Covered Call

This morning I entered into the following transaction:

11/02/2011  10:27:54 Bought 200 INTC @ 23.8875                                     -4,787.49  

11/02/2011  10:28:23 Sold 2 INTC Nov 19 2011 24.0 Call @ 0.42                       72.47

Tomorrow is ex-dividend so unless we get assigned today we will capture the $42 dividend. I love my Double-D's! (double dividends, silly)... The second "dividend" is the short call premium we've collected. Our cost basis/downside protection in this trade is $23.57. Intel has weekly options so there are a variety of ways to manage this trade.