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Alaska Communications Systems Group, Inc (ALSK) – Rolled out Apr11 Calls

March 24th, 2011 at 2:03 pm » Comments (0)

Today, 3/24/11, I bought 200 additional shares of ALSK, and rolled out my ALSK Apr11 10 Covered Calls in two IRA accounts.  I purchased the new ALSK shares at 10.83 and 10.81.  I then bought to close my existing 8 ALSK Apr11 10 Calls and sold 10 ALSK Oct11 10 Covered Calls for a net [...]



Monster Worldwide Inc (MWW) – Sold May11 Calls

March 21st, 2011 at 4:23 pm » Comments (0)

Today, 3/21/11 I sold 3 MWW May11 17 Covered Call for a net deposit of $197.71 in an IRA account.  My basis for these MWW shares is now 22.93.  This transaction represents a simple return of about 2.73% and an annualized return of about 16.36% with 61 days to expiration. Thomson Reuters rated MWW as [...]



Dean Foods Company (DF) – Sold Apr11 Puts

March 21st, 2011 at 4:07 pm » Comments (0)

Today, 3/21/11 I sold 2 DF Apr11 10 Puts for a net deposit of $38.47 in an IRA account.  My basis for these DF shares, if Put to me, would be about 9.66 plus trading costs.  This transaction represents a simple return of about 1.91% and an annualized return of about 26.83% on my potential [...]