September Account Activity

I enjoy watching my dividend income gradually grow. I have had 2 recent dividend increases: Pembina Pipelines 3.7% and Keyera Corp 11%. I am also enrolled in the DRIP (dividend reinvestment program) with Johnson & Johnson, Keyera Corp and RioCan REIT, therefore, my dividend income is compounding as well.

September has always been my most profitable month for option premiums, mainly due to selling Jan/16 puts. During the month of September, I closed several option positions to cover a negative margin balance. Although I have been over my available margin limit on numerous occasions, it has been very manageable. I have not had a margin call since June.

At present, the rewards for using 100% of my available margin outweigh the potential risks.

Listed below is my account activity for the month of September.

DIVIDEND INCOME

Company Name         Amount of Dividend

Baytex Energy                        $264.00
Cenovus Energy                    $193.60
Crescent Point Energy           $117.30
Enbridge Inc                          $189.00
Exxon Mobil                           $189.00
Johnson & Johnson                $603.10
Keyera Corp                           $120.80
McDonald's Corp                   $308.00
Pembina Pipelines                 $157.08
Pepsico                                  $227.00
RioCan REIT                          $169.91

    Total Dividends     $2,538.79


OPTION PREMIUMS

The following is a list of my September option trades.
The premiums are the amounts of cash I received after commissions.

Date        Position                 Premiums

09/10   10P MCD Nov $85        $197.50
09/12   -8P EMA Sept $32    -$2,379.99
09/12    8P  EMA Nov $32      $2,460.01
09/16   2P  MCD Sept 27 $97      $83.50
09/16   1P  XOM Jan/16 $75      $618.74 
09/16  -1P  BTE Oct  $40            -$91.24
09/18   1P  PEP Jan/16 $70        $565.74
09/19  25P  PG  Nov   $65          $208.75
09/19   3P  XOM Sept 27 $90     $256.25
09/20   1P  GIS  Jan/16 $40        $299.75
09/20   2P CNR  Nov $100          $127.51
09/20   2P TD     Nov $86              $97.51
09/20   2P KEY   Nov $54           $127.51
09/23   4C MCD  Dec $105        $101.00
09/23  20P  CL   Nov  $50          $158.00
09/23  20P PEP  Nov  $70          $265.00
09/23  10P JNJ  Nov  $75           $117.50
09/26  -3P XOM Sept 27 $90    -$853.74
09/26   3P  XOM  Oct  $90         $892.24
09/27  -2P  MCD  Sept 27 $97    -$32.49
09/27   2P  MCD  Oct 4  $97      $107.50
09/30   5C  CPG  Nov  $40         $133.76
09/30 -20P  JNJ   Oct   $70        -$114.99
09/30 -10P  ECA  Oct  $17        -$162.49

     Total Option Premiums   $3,182.83


Total September Income:      $5,721.62


Ticker Symbols

* TSX listed stocks and options are listed in Canadian currency and the remainder are listed in US currency (exchange rates may vary)

BTE - Baytex Energy (TSX)
CL - Colgate-Palmolive
CNR - CN Rail (TSX)
CPG - Crescent Point Energy Corp (TSX)
ECA - EnCana Corp (TSX)
EMA - Emera Inc (TSX)
GIS - General Mills
JNJ - Johnson & Johnson
DEY - Keyera Corp (TSX)
MCD - McDonald's Corp
PEP - Pepsico
PG - Proctor & Gamble
TD - TD Bank (TSX)
XOM - Exxon Mobil Corp