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Dec 07 Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. - FCX

December 30th, 2007 at 11:26 pm » Comments (0)

This is a much better story than my last couple of posts.  One Dec07 105 call, 2 Dec07 75 puts and 1 Dec07 80 put all expired in various accounts.  I kept all $700 of the premiums which were sold in Nov07.
I like FCX because it pays a decent dividend (they just raised it) and sometimes [...]



Dec 07 E*TRADE Financial Corporation - ETFC

December 30th, 2007 at 11:09 pm » Comments (0)

Two ETFC Dec07 12.00 calls expired.  Why do I own ETFC you may ask?  I ask myself the same thing.  I own this lot at $19.14, way above its last closing price of $3.54.  They were originally 2 Jan08 22.50 puts.  I was looking at rolling them out when they were put to me in Sep. when [...]



Dec 07 ENTERRA ENERGY TRUST - ENT

December 30th, 2007 at 10:38 pm » Comments (0)

This is a stock that I hate to admit to owning.  I own 1700 shares and Dec 5 and 7.50 calls all expired worthless in one taxable and 4 IRA accounts.  I own the stock at various prices from $8.47 to $9.10 after selling new Mar08 2.50 calls.  It is currently at $1.12 as of the [...]