Today, 1/27/11, I sold 1 MSFT Feb11 28 Put for a net deposit of $29.24 in an IRA account.  My basis for these MSFT shares, if put to me, would be 27.82, excluding trading costs.  This transaction represents a simple return of about 1.04% and an annualized return of about 7.44% on my potential basis. [...]

Today, 1/25/11 I sold 2 DF Mar11 12 Covered Calls for a net deposit of $40.47 in an IRA account.  My basis for these DF shares is now 30.70, excluding dividends received.  This transaction represents a simple return of .65% and an annualized return of 3.02% on my basis. Thomson Reuters rated DF as Neutral [...]

Today, 1/25/11, I sold 2 NYX Mar11 30 Puts for a net deposit of $126.47 in an IRA account.  I am considering this an extension or a continuation in the series of the Puts that expired in January, although these have a strike of 30 while previous Puts had a strike of 29.  My basis [...]