Wednesday, December 31, 2008

USO -- Roll Position Up and Out

The USO position was rolled up and out:

Date Description Total aXIRR aROI
2008-12-26 Buy 1000 USO @ $27.90 -$27,900.00

2008-12-26 Sell 10 USO Jan09 $28 Calls @ $2.40 $2,380.05

2008-12-31 Buyback 10 USO Jan 2009 $28 @ $5.50 -$5,480.05

2008-12-31 Sell 10 USO Feb 2009 $30 @ $5.70 $5,680.05

2009-02-21 Sell at end of period $32,900.00 434.3% 174.0%

I was able to roll it up $2 for a $0.20 gain, which increase both aXIRR and aROI over the original position. Seemed like a good move. However, the stock price has moved up $5 to $32.90, so the position is still ITM quite a ways.
 

SPY -- Roll Position Up and Out

The SPY position was rolled up and out:

Date Description Total aXIRR aROI
2008-12-26 Buy 1000 SPY @ $86.81 -$86,810.00

2008-12-26 Sell 10 SPY 12/31 $87 Call @ $1.62 $1,600.05

2008-12-31 Buyback 10 12/31 $87 Call @ $3.10 -$3,080.05

2008-12-31 Sell 10 SPY Jan 2009 $90 @ $2.70 $2,680.05

2009-01-17 Sell at end of period $89,970.00 128.2% 83.3%

I rolled up and out both because of the increase in price to $89.97 and to avoid having the call exercised at the end of the trading day.
 

Friday, December 26, 2008

USO -- New Position

A new position was established in USO:

Date Description Total aXIRR aROI
2008-12-26 Buy 1000 USO @ $27.90 -$27,900.00

2008-12-26 Sell 10 USO Jan09 $28 Calls @ $2.40 $2,380.05

2009-01-17 Sell at end of period $27,900.00 339.0% 141.5%
 

IWM -- New Position

A new position was established in IWM:

Date Description Total aXIRR aROI
2008-12-26 Buy 2000 IWM @ $47.08 -$94,160.00

2008-12-26 Sell 20 IWM Jan $47 Call @ $2.18 $4,330.05

2009-01-17 Sell at end of period $94,000.00 112.3% 73.5%

SPY -- New Position

A new position was established in SPY:

Date Description Total aXIRR aROI
2008-12-26 Buy 1000 SPY @ $86.81 -$86,810.00
2008-12-26 Sell 10 SPY 12/31 $87 Call @ $1.62 $1,600.05
2008-12-31 Sell at end of period $86,810.00 288.9% 114.5%

Note: I accidentally sold the call from the quarter-end expiration date instead of the January expiration date. Yahoo doesn't quote the quarter-end expiration dates properly, so I didn't see them there, but they did exist on the Wells Fargo order page and I ordered from the first set of options displayed.

PFE -- New Position

A new position was established in PFE:

Date Description Total aXIRR aROI
2008-12-22 Buy 2000 PFE @ $17.31 -$34,620.00

2008-12-26 Sell 20 PFE Jan09 $17.50 Calls @ $0.38 $730.05

2009-01-17 Sell at end of period $34,620.00 34.7% 74.6%

ED -- New Position

A new position was established in ED:

Date Description Total aXIRR aROI
2008-12-26 Buy 1000 ED @ $38.3 -$38,300.00

2008-12-26 Sell 10 ED Feb 2009 40.00 @ $0.80 $780.05

2009-02-21 Sell at end of period $38,300.00 14.1% 42.1%

MMM -- New position

A new position was established in MMM:

Date Description Total aXIRR aROI
2008-12-26 Buy 1000 MMM @ $55.76 -$55,760.00

2008-12-26 Sell 10 MMM Jan09 $55 Calls @ $2.40 $2,380.05

2009-01-17 Sell at end of period $55,000.00 64.2% 48.2%
 

Monday, December 22, 2008

EFA -- New Position

A new position was established in EFA:

Date Description Total aXIRR aROI
2008-12-22 Buy 700 EFA @ $43.01 -$30,107.00

2008-12-22 Sell 7 EFA Jan09 $43 Calls @ $1.55 $1,068.05

2009-01-17 Sell at end of period $30,100.00 65.5% 49.5%