On 2/4/10, I BTC 1 FCX Feb10 80 Put and STO 1 FCX May10 80 Put for a net deposit of $233.41 in an IRA account.  My basis for these FCX shares would now be 75.45 if Put to me. I originally sold the Feb10 Puts on Jan 19.  Almost immediately, the stock began to fall.  That [...]

On 2/3/10, I sold 2 BMY Mar10 24 Puts for a net deposit of $108.46 in an IRA account.  If Put to me my basis for these BMY shares would be 23.46. I have 200 other BMY shares with Covered Calls on them at 27, expiring in Mar10.  If these Puts are assigned to me [...]

On 1/26/10, I sold 2 MO Feb10 20 Puts for a net deposit of $58.46 in an IRA account.  If Put to me my basis for these MO shares would be 19.71. I already own 200 shares of MO with existing Covered Calls at the 20 strike on them expiring in Jan11.  My basis on those [...]