Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Small Positions Set to Expire Feb 20, 2015

There are a few small positions that will expire Feb 20, 2015.  

Transaction DateExpiry Date# of Days to ExpiryCALL/PUTSTRIKE $Contracts (BPS 2x)Contract PremiumsComm. FeePremiums Collected
12/26/20142/20/201556SELL PUT - MDLZ$341$0.240.79$23.21
12/28/20142/20/201554BPS - PNRA$155/$1501$0.380.68$37.32
12/29/20142/20/201553SELL PUT - MDLZ$341$0.321.09$30.91
2/13/20152/20/20157SELL PUT - H$551$0.20.34$19.66

Looks like MDLZ will expire worthless and I get to keep my premiums collected $54.12 after holding for 56 days.  Slow rate of return but better than not doing anything right?

As for H, this is a bit risky move on my part as I wanted a quick $20 for the week.  They will report earnings on Feb 18th before opening bell.  Wish me luck!  (Update:  Closed my position for $15 less commission on Feb 18th)

The only major concern is my PRNA bull put spread.  After they reported poor earnings for the quarter, PNRA took a 20% drop on February 12th.  Currently, it is sitting at $153.68.  I need PNRA to stay above $155 in order for my spread to expire worthless to keep my premiums collected $37.32.  If it doesn't, then I'd have to buy to close my spread and sell to open another spread at a later date to get a higher premium.  

PRNA was a mistake trade.  Being new to Interactive Broker's TWS,  I was fiddling on their trading platform going over scenarios.  I wanted to pull out the probability of the spread, but l hit wrong button being SUBMIT and my order went through and got at a price I did not want.

Of course, this is no excuse for the turn of events.  But shit goes down sometimes and you need to plan your escape plan.

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