ANF Type: naked short put Margin requirement: ~$450 (While this is technically a naked trade, I have the available funds if I were to be assigned.) 08/15/14 STO 1 ANF Sep26 2014 35 Put @ 0.67 Comm = 1.54 Credit: $0.67 Earnings for this stock is before market open on...
Ryan from My Dividend Growth just nominated me for a Liebster Award. A Liebster Award is an online award given by bloggers to other bloggers. It lets you learn more about the writers behind the blogs you follow by allowing the authors to answer questions that might not be normally...
UAL Type: naked short put Margin requirement (as of 8/12/2014): $456.50 (While this is technically a naked trade, I have the available funds if I were to be assigned.) 08/12/14 STO 1 UAL Sep26 2014 37.5 Put @ 0.74 Comm = 1.54 Credit: $0.74 This trade could turn out a...
CREE Type: naked short put Margin requirement (as of 8/4/2014): $457.50 (While this is technically a naked trade, I have the available funds if I were to be assigned. CREE is a growth stock that I wouldn’t mind owning.) 08/04/14 STO 1 CREE Sep20 2014 40.0 Put @ 0.52 Comm...
Last July I only made $17.51, as CSCO was the only stock that I paid. This year I received a total $99.93, an approximately 470% increase. (CSCO alone accounted for $20.16 of that amount.) This amount brings the year total up to $1111.06. Last year I made $1132.01 in total...
I started keeping track of my portfolio upon finishing school. My chart begins in Q3 2011 with a brokerage account (including cash) worth $14,929. Through a combination of saving, investing in dividend paying stocks, reinvesting those dividends, and, in large part, to a roaring bull market, my account hit a...
Update 3/30/2017: tastytrade just released tastyworks, their own options trading platform with $1 commissions and $0 to close. I’ve recently been getting some questions about how I am able to get the discounted commission rate of $1.50/contract from TD Ameritrade and dough. Rather than respond to each individually, I’ve decided...
In early July I closed my LULU option for a nice profit. Rather than let the money sit idle, I decided to open some more put trades to generate income. I chose two stocks with a high implied volatility (IV) to obtain higher premiums. Both stocks tend to have relatively...
KMI Type: selling covered call Reasoning: As mentioned on the recent CSCO covered call sale, I also have greater than 100 shares of KMI within my Roth IRA. I have approximately 166 shares generating $279.39 a year in dividends ($69.85/quarter) and KMI next pays its dividend in August. My cost...
June has been a huge dividend month for me. Last June I made $143.66; this year I brought in $295.02, a 105.4% increase. This amount brings the year total up to $1011.13. Last year I made $1132.01 in total and I am already almost at that 6-months in. I also...
