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Posted by Martin February 21, 2013

Trade adjustment – TASER International Inc (TASR)

Trade adjustment - TASER International Inc (TASR)

I hold TASR as my option play, but today’s frenzy selling compared to results of this company (50% better revenue which beat analyst expectations)makes TASR a good buy play. So I added another 100 shares to my current holding. As the stock recovers I will be selling more calls against the original and new holding. Continue reading →

Posted by Martin February 20, 2013

New Trade – 8×8 Inc. (EGHT) covered call

New Trade - 8x8 Inc. (EGHT) covered call

My MBI covered call trade was cleared this Saturday with a nice gain. This released some cash and I am looking for another opportunity to make some cash. I found 8×8 Inc. (EGHT) stock which seems to be a good candidate to deliver a profit. The stock recently corrected and is considered undervalued based on Continue reading →

Posted by Martin February 14, 2013

Expiration Friday – 13.71% gain

Expiration Friday - 13.71% gain

Tomorrow will be the time to reap the profits, harvest the gains or count the loses. Since the day I decided to trade only covered calls and cash secured puts and buying dividend stocks my goal was not to lose a penny. As Warren Buffets says it. Easy said, difficult to do. I have a Continue reading →

Posted by Martin February 13, 2013

New Trade – MBIA Inc (MBI) put selling

New Trade - MBIA Inc (MBI) put selling

Today I execute the trade on MBIA Inc (MBI) which i wrote about yesterday. I sold 1 put contract against this stock. What is the game plan? I will be selling puts against this stock, but trying to avoid assignemnt. If it however happens and I get assigned or won’t be able to roll the Continue reading →

Posted by Martin February 12, 2013

MBIA Inc (MBI) and put selling

MBIA Inc (MBI) and put selling

After reviewing my current position with MBIA (MBI) I decided to take another trade with this stock. I already hold 100 shares of MBI and have a covered call written against this stock, see my previous trade here. This trade went bad originally and I was double guessing it whether it was a good joice Continue reading →

Posted by Martin February 06, 2013

New trade – Armour Residential (ARR) put selling

Today I decided to sell a put against ARR. I sold July 20 7.5 strike put. If the stock rises above 7.5 it will expire worthless and I keep the premium ($84) and repeat the process. If the stock stays below $7.5 at expiration (or the owner of the put decides to execute it) I Continue reading →

Posted by Martin January 29, 2013

Trade adjustment – DMD covered call repair

As I wrote in my article “My DMD covered call and fiscal cliff? my covered call against DMD may go against me. I expected that to happen if the fiscal cliff happens. Well, fiscal cliff didn’t happen (yet, and maybe won’t happen at all), nevertheless DMD is not going in my favor. Since the covered Continue reading →

Posted by Martin January 24, 2013

New trade – Ferrellgas Partners LP (FGP) put selling

FGP is one of the stocks I wish to buy and own. It is an MLP paying nice dividend and the stock is optionable. It pays 10.50% dividend as of this writing. However, the company has never increased its dividend since it started paying it in 1994. Thus I am willing to hold this stock Continue reading →

Posted by Martin January 10, 2013

New trade – TASER International Inc (TASR) covered call

Another trade – covered call I decided to add to my portfolio. TASER International, Inc. develops, manufactures, and sells electronic control devices (ECD) for use in the law enforcement, military, corrections, private security, and personal defense markets. Analysts are bullish on this stock with the target from $10 – $11 per share. The stock is Continue reading →

Posted by Martin January 08, 2013

New trade – Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp (KOG) covered call

New trade - Kodiak Oil & Gas Corp (KOG) covered call

Another company I decided to add to my options portfolio is Kodiak Oil & Gas Corporation. Kodiak is focused on the exploration and production of crude oil and natural gas in the United States. Kodiak now looks to develop its robust portfolio of assets. The energy company plans to grow production 80% year over year Continue reading →