Most of the stocks that I own and write Covered Calls upon also pay dividends.  Dividends occur on a regular basis and add significantly to my annual investment income.  Year to date I have received a total of $5,136.60 in dividends in my various accounts.  My year to date average monthly dividends received is currently [...]

I have normally written about my end of month option results the Monday after option expiration.  However, as I find I am selling the weekly options more often I have delayed this post until after the last Friday of the month is past.  This month I had no Call assignments and one Put assignment.  I [...]

Today, 6/27/12, I sold 1 NLY Oct12 $16.00 Put for a net deposit of $39.24 in an IRA Account.  My basis for these NLY shares, if Put to me, would be about $15.81.  This transaction represents a simple return of about 2.48% and an annualized return of about 7.84% with 115 days to expiration. As [...]