Open Option Positions

I currently have 42 open option positions. I consider this number low risk and easy to manage. When I return from vacation in March, I will use a higher percentage of my available margin in my attempt to achieve $50,000 annual investment income in 2014 (dividends + option premiums).

The following is a list of my open option positions. Premiums are the amounts of cash I received after commissions. My total option premiums are included as income in my monthly blog posts at the date the income is received.

Expiration - March 7, 2014

Date            Position              Premiums

01/31/14  4P  JNJ  $92          $1,704.98

Expiration - March 22, 2014

Date              Position               Premiums

01/17/14    5P  BNS   $64         $628.76
01/23/14   10P  CL     $55           $77.50
12/11/13    5P  CNR  $52.50     $183.76
01/20/14   10P  CVE  $28         $237.51
01/16/14   10P  JNJ    $80          $97.50
01/16/14   10P  PG     $70        $187.50
01/21/14    5P   TD     $94        $223.76
01/16/14   10P  XOM  $85       $177.50

Expiration - April 19, 2014

Date              Position            Premiums

10/16/13    4C  BTE  $48       $145.01
01/22/14    3C  CPG  $42         $61.26
10/09/13    3P  CVE  $27       $151.26
10/23/13    3P  ENB  $40       $175.26
01/16/14   10P  GIS   $41       $117.50
01/14/14    3P  KEY  $58         $61.26
01/16/14   10P PEP   $70        $187.50
10/07/13    4P  PPL   $29        $185.01
12/30/13    6P   RY   $66         $342.51
11/08/13    5P  TD    $90         $658.76

Expiration - January 17, 2015

Date                    Position           Premiums

10/15/12      2P  CL    $45           $708.74
08/15/12      1P  CNR $84           $958.76
06/20/12      3P  CVE  $28       $1,516.26
05/22/12      3P  ENB  $36       $1,021.26
09/26/12      3P  GIS   $30           $511.24
05/22/12      1P  HSE  $21           $333.76
09/26/12      1P  JNJ   $60            $428.75
11/15/12      1P  MCD $60            $283.75
09/26/12      1P  PEP  $60            $478.74
09/26/12      5P  SBUX $30       $1,133.73
05/24/12      3P  SLF  $19          $1,306.26
05/22/12      1P  TD   $74           $1,163.76
12/17/12      3P  TRP  $38             $616.26
11/30/12      1P  YUM $50             $448.74
09/26/12      1P  XOM  $70            $514.74

Expiration - January 16, 2016

Date                    Position           Premiums

10/14/13      1P   CL  $57.50       $583.74
08/28/13      1P  CNR $96        $1,138.76
05/21/13      3P  CVE $28         $1,231.26
05/21/13      2P  ENB $44            $717.51
01/14/14      1P  ENB $44            $348.76
09/20/13      1P  GIS  $40             $299.75
09/20/13      1P  PEP  $70            $565.74
05/21/13      1P   TD  $78             $918.76
09/17/13      1P  XOM $75           $618.74



Ticker Symbols

BNS - Bank of Nova Scotia (TSX)
BTE - Baytex Energy (TSX)
CL - Colgate-Palmolive
CPG - Crescent Point Energy
CVE - Cenovus Energy (TSX)
CNR - Canadian National Railway (TXS)
ENB - Enbridge Inc (TSX)
GIS - General Mills
HSE - Husky Energy Inc (TSX)
JNJ - Johnson & Johnson
KEY - Keyera Corp (TSX)
MCD - McDonald's Corp.
PEP - Pepsico
PPL - Pembina Pipelines (TSX)
RY - Royal Bank (TSX)
SBUX - Starbucks
SLF - Sun Life Financial (TXS)
TD - Toronto Dominion Bank (TSX)
TRP - TransCanada Corp (TSX)
XOM - Exxon Mobil Corp
YUM - Yum Brands