On, 7/23/12, I sold 1 CHK Aug12, $15 Put in my Taxable Account for a net deposit of $34.24.  My basis for these CHK shares, if put to me, would be about $14.22.  This transaction represents simple returns of about 2.40%/ and an annualized return of about 33.74%/ on my potential basis with 26 days [...]

On 7/23/12, I sold 1 ANR Dec12 $10 Covered Call for a net deposit of $33.24 in an IRA account.  This transaction represent a simple return of about 2.32% and an annualized return of about 5.56% with 152 days left to expiration.  My basis for these ANR shares is now $14.01. Unlike the prior set [...]

My 4 weekly CHK $20 Covered Call contracts expired worthless on July 13.  On 7/17/12, I sold 4 CHK Aug12 $20 Covered Calls for a net deposit of $288.97 in an IRA account.  My basis for these CHK shares is now $18.77.  This transaction represents simple returns of about 3.62%% and annualized returns of about [...]