Tagged: options

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August 2016 Income

In total, I received $278.82 in dividends for August 2016. Due to dividend cuts from KKR and KMI, I actually dropped substantially this month (first time that has happened!). Last August I received $414.84. The loss of KMI cut out about $89 this month and KKR dropped it by another...

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January 2016 Income

2016 was a rough start for stocks! Seems like nearly all of my stocks are lower. For dividend investors, though, the situation is not too bad. Lower stock prices just means that we can buy more shares and that our dividend reinvestments have more oomph. This January I received $144.28,...

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October 2015 Income

October hasn’t been one of my high payout months, but it still came in respectably at $163.81. This is up 63% from last year but is actually down slightly from its most recent quarter in July. This can be attributed to the fact that the spinoff combination of Baxter and...

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September 2015 Income

September has historically been one of the higher payout months. Total dividend income for September 2015 was $635.77, an all time single month record! In September 2014 I received $312.11; in September 2013, I received $186.88; and in September 2012, I received $87.42. I like the trend that I’m seeing!...

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AAPL Covered Call Options

I’ve been starting to put in some options trades again and I wanted to finally let you guys know. I currently have around 324 shares of Apple. While I love Apple products and like them as a stock, that is around 26% of my dividend portfolio. Ultimately I’d like to...

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August 2014 Income

While I only have three stocks that pay their dividends in August, all three pay well and make up a large portion of my portfolio. Last August I made $117.04. This August I received a total of $233.74, a increase of 99%. This amount brings the year total up to...

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Put Options on ANF and CRM

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...

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Put Option on UAL

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...

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Put Option on CREE

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...

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$1.50 options trades in dough

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...