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. On 9/26/09 I received the following dividends in IRA and Taxable accounts for a total of $5.36: Stock Shares Total Dividend Div per Share Basis per [...]

On Wednesday, 9/23/09, I BTC 5 AA Oct09 12.50 Covered Calls and ST) 5 Apr10 14 Covered Calls for a net deposit of $182.44 in an IRA account.  My basis for these AA shares is now 28.09, excluding dividends received. Documenting this trade finally catches me up with all of my investing activity. What do [...]

On Wednesday, 9/23/09, I BTC 6 ALSK Oct09 7.50 Covered Calls and STO 6 ALSK Apr10 10 Covered Calls for a net cost of 749.04 in two IRA accounts.  That was 4 contracts in one account and 2 contracts in the other account.  My basis for these ALSK shares is now 13.50 and 15.51 respectively, [...]