NWN: Utility... distributer of Nat Gas. http://finance.yahoo.com/q/pr?s=NWN+Profile Recession resistant: http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?t=5y&s=NWN&l=on&z=l&q=l&c=&c=^DJI http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?t=5y&s=NWN&l=on&z=l&q=l&c= Trade: Sell the March '12 40 put and buy the March '12 35 put for a net of $35. Yield = 35/465 = 7.5% in 209 days or 13.1 % annualized. This is an' intend to be put' trade. If put NWN yields a dividend of 4.1% and a 45 covered call can augment that dividend by an additional 3.5% giving a net yield of 7.6% You could sell the 40 put plain and get 4.8% in the same 209 days or 8.5% annualized....but of course the spread has a higher yield because it has a much lower margin requirement because of the limited risk.
just to let you know I am not here for advice... just to have a place to post my trades on line. If you reply I will just add you to my ignore list as I did for the last poster.
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Note:neither this nor any posting on this thread is meant as a recommendation to make a trade. It is simply my exploration of possibilities for my own use. GOOG: http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=GOOG&t=5y&l=on&z=l&q=l&c= Sell the GOOG Jan 320 put and buy the GOOG Jan 310 put for a net credit of $61 Yield = 61/939 = 6.5% in 151 days or 15.7% annualized (Probabilities from OptionsXpress) Prob = 93% Expectation = .93(61) - .05(939) - .02(469) = 56.7 - 47 - 9.4 = .03 That spread is being offered at $50 as of closing today which would have a negative expectation. We need to get at least $61 for that spread for the expectation to be barely positive. Probably not worth the effort.
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ABT: "Abbott Laboratories (ABT) At $49.08, it is trading at a discount of 9.51% from its 52-week high of $54.24, 14.96 times its earnings per share of $3.28 and a quarterly revenue growth rate of 9%. It is much cheaper than its industry peers like Merck & Co. Inc. (MRK) and Sanofi-Aventis (SNY), which have a price-to-earnings ratio of $33.69 and $14.53 and quarterly revenue growth rates of 7.10% and -5.00% respectively. Its price to book ratio of 2.88 also looks attractive. The company recently acquired the Healthcare solutions business of the Indian company Piramal for $3.7 billion, giving it a leading position in the fast growing Indian pharmaceuticals market. The company reported net revenue of $9.61 billion up 6.3% from the previous quarter, while its net profit was $1.94 billion up 124% from the previous quarter. The management raised its earnings per share guidance for 2011 and now expects to earn between $4.58 and $4.64 per share. The company has generated over $8 billion in free cash flow over the last 12 months and has paid a dividend that yields 3.9%. Since 2000, the company has hiked its dividends at an average annual rate of 9.1%. The general consensus among analysts is a buy recommendation on the stock." from: http://seekingalpha.com/article/289...ght-for-his-charitable-portfolio?source=yahoo recession resistant: http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?t=5y&s=ABT&l=on&z=l&q=l&c=&c=^DJI http://moneycentral.msn.com/investo...ment=10YearSummary&symbol=US:ABT&stmtView=Qtr http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?t=5y&s=ABT&l=on&z=l&q=l&c= Trade: Sell the Jan '12 40 put and buy the Jan '12 35 put for a net credit of $46. Yield = 46/454 = 10.1% in 151 days or 24.4% annualized. Prob = 86.1% Expectation = .86(46) - .03(454) - .11(227) = 39.6 - 13.6 - 25 = $1
At close the Bid on the ABT spread is .16 off my ask. I'll leave it there as a little retrace in the market might get me filled.
HNZ http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Heinz-1Q-net-income-falls-on-apf-2073428354.html?x=0&.v=14 http://www.marketwatch.com/story/heinz-shares-drop-34-after-results-2011-08-23?siteid=yhoof2 http://moneycentral.msn.com/investo...ment=10YearSummary&symbol=US:HNZ&stmtView=Qtr http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=HNZ+Key+Statistics http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=HNZ&t=5d&l=on&z=l&q=l&c= http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=HNZ&t=2y&l=on&z=l&q=l&c= http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?t=2y&s=HNZ&l=on&z=l&q=l&c=&c=^DJI Trade: Sell the Jan'12 40 put and buy the Jan '12 35 put for a net credit of $26 Yield = 26/474 = 5.5% in 151 days or 13.3% annualized Prob = 91% Expectation = .91(26) -.02 (474) - .06(237) =23.7 - 9.48 - 14.2 = 0.2 HNZ closed offering the spread at 20... we need 26 to have a positive expectation. I will offer at 26 tomorrow and through the week
Your Probs are from Option Express ? How can I get them from IB ? And please explain the expectation calc.