Yesterday, 5/22/10, I sold 4 S May10 5 Puts for a net deposit of $314.94 in an IRA account.  My basis for these S shares if put to me would be 4.21. I already own 400 shares of Sprint with May10 Covered Calls at the $5 strike price on them.  My basis for the existing [...]

Today, 4/20/10, I BTC 2 BA May10 55 Covered Calls and STO 2 BA Jan11 55 Covered Calls for a net deposit of $226.87 in an IRA account.  My basis for these BA shares is now 61.26, excluding dividends received. This is the third time in a row that I have had to roll out [...]

Today, 4/19/10, I sold 5 DSX Sep10 17.50 Covered Calls for a net deposit of $176.17 in 2 IRA accounts, 3 in one account and 2 in the other.  My basis for these DSX shares is now 26.78 and 13.74 respectively, excluding dividends received. My Apr10 DSX Covered Calls were written at the 15 strike [...]