Conservative Options Trades

Discussion in 'Journals' started by danshirley, Aug 21, 2011.

  1. If you don't put the headquarters pictures up I'm gonna be pissed
     
    #261     Aug 4, 2012
  2. KMB:

    http://seekingalpha.com/article/755...-with-kimberly-clark-corporation?source=yahoo

    http://finance.yahoo.com/news/kimberly-clark-price-target-raised-112921085.html

    http://www.thestreet.com/story/1164...-52-week-high-kmb.html?puc=yahoo&cm_ven=YAHOO

    http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=KMB+Key+Statistics

    http://investing.money.msn.com/investments/financial-statements?symbol=KMB

    http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=KMB&t=5y&l=on&z=l&q=l&c=^GSPC

    http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?t=5y&s=KMB&l=on&z=l&q=l&c=&ql=1

    Looking at Oct bull put spreads:
    Oct Expiration....73 days
    Trade..............Prem.......Req.....Yield..........Ann.......Prob.......Expectation
    72.50/70.0........5.00.......245......2.04%......10.2%.....99%.........2.5
    75.00/72.50....20.00.......230.......8.7%.......43.5%.....98%........16.2
    77.50/75.00....25.00.......225......11.1%......55.6%......94%.......14.5
    80.00/77.50....45.00.......205......22.0%.....109.7%.....77%......(8.25)

    75.00/72.50 will maximize expectation for Oct spreads 2.5 points wide.


    http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&b...a=X&ei=5QMhUMHPA8mJ6AHNr4G4Cw&ved=0CAYQ8gEwAA

    (take the little man and put him on Phelps Drive and you can drive around KMB corporate headquarters)
     
    #263     Aug 7, 2012
  3. #264     Aug 7, 2012
  4. Cereal

    Cereal

    Thanks, don't know if price changed quickly but right now unable to get $30 or anything as credit for that spread.
     
    #265     Aug 8, 2012
  5. Send me your name and address and I'll send you a refund.
     
    #266     Aug 8, 2012
  6. Cereal

    Cereal

    Thanks, I'll be happy just continuing reading your good trading ideas.

    Not all of us here despise nor mock you behind your back.
     
    #267     Aug 8, 2012
  7. I assume this UGA is hypo as it hasn't traded all week. Not a single car. How did you arrive at the $0.30 credit? Not trolling, legit question.
     
    #268     Aug 8, 2012
  8. Atticus:

    The $30 was shown to me on the "Trade and Probability Calculator" at OptionsXpress.

    I just looked and it is STILL showing the $30.

    I don't know where OptionsXpress drew that from. They are usually pretty good and you can USUALLY get filled on their
    quotes.

    They usually draw sell prices at bid and buy prices at ask... but sometimes they revert to last... which can be a problem if 'last' was last week.

    :)

    Yahoo is showing no-bid on the oct puts from 47 down... although they show a volume of 10 for the 47 and 37 for the 45 with last on the 47 at 1.20 and last on the 45 at .10 .

    So from that.... anything is possible. I wouldn't doubt that the bids on the low puts were dropped after the fire.

    :)
     
    #269     Aug 8, 2012
  9. Atticus:

    I just submitted that order and OptionsXpress is showing that spread bid at .25 and ask at .40 .

    So I am between. It'll be interesting if it fills.

    :)
     
    #270     Aug 8, 2012