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Rolled Out and Down Puts for NYSE Group, Inc. - NYX

January 25th, 2008 at 1:48 pm » Comments (0)

I just now BTC 2 NYX Mar08 85 Puts and STO 2 NYX Sep08 80 Puts for a net deposit of 120.99 in an IRA account.  My basis in NYX if put to me would be $75.98.  The stock was about $75.36 when I made these trades.
I may be just doing something to be busy but [...]



Sold Feb08 Puts for Diana Shipping Inc. - DSX

January 24th, 2008 at 8:28 pm » Comments (0)

I sold 2 DSX Feb08 17.50 Puts for a net deposit of $50.50 in an IRA account.  This is an annualized return of 23.53% on the potential liability.
I have 2 other Jun08 Puts outstanding for DSX at a $40 strike price.  With DSX down to $24.51 they are killing me.  There may be hope though with [...]



Sold Feb08 Puts for E I Du Pont Ord Shs - DD

January 24th, 2008 at 8:17 pm » Comments (0)

I sold 2 DD Feb08 42.50 Puts for a net deposit of $150.50 in an IRA account.  This is an annualized 25.07% return on the potential liability.
This is my first activity with DD.  It came to my attention yesterday on Jim Cramer’s show.  His thesis is that DD has already reported and that there should [...]