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Computer problems delay postings

August 31st, 2009 at 11:13 am » Comments (0)

A week ago I was going to write about some options that I had rolled out on Aug09 expiration Friday.  However, the PC god had a different plan.  I have been struggling with even being able to reliably start my computer.  I have made a number of adjustments and fixes as recommended by the various tools [...]



Option Results for Aug09

August 23rd, 2009 at 9:31 pm » Comments (0)

All of the options that I still held at expiration expired worthless.  I rolled out several options that might have resulted in stock being called away from me which I still wanted to retain for one reason or another.  Those that I rolled out are shown as BTC (Bought to Close) in the Result column.  [...]



ANH 3Qtr09 Dividends Received

August 20th, 2009 at 3:59 pm » Comments (0)

Many of the stocks that I own and write Covered Calls upon also pay dividends.  Dividends happen on a regular basis and add significantly to my annual investment income. Today I received the following dividends in three IRA accounts for a total of $110.72: Stock Shares Total Dividend Div per Share Basis per share % [...]