Monday 6 July 2015

June Account Activity

Once again, one of my short put positions was assigned before expiration. I received 100 shares of XOM (Exxon-Mobil) at $86.50 per share. Although I have other holdings in that sector, XOM is a quality company which I have no problem owning. I will sell calls against it to generate additional income.

I have decided to place fewer trades during the months of July an August. I plan to relax and enjoy the remainder of the summer.

Listed below is my account activity for the month of June

DIVIDEND INCOME


Company Name         Amount of Dividend


AltaGas                               $128.00

BP                                       $300.00
Cenovus Energy                  $212.96
Crescent Point Energy         $230.00
Enbridge Inc                         $279.00
Hershey Company                $160.51
Inter Pipeline Ltd                  $143.94
Johnson & Johnson              $375.00
Keyera Corp                         $161.00
McDonald's Corp                  $340.00
Pembina Pipelines               $167.75
PepsiCo, Inc                         $351.25
Sienna Senior Living Inc      $225.00
Suncor Energy                       $84.00

    Total Dividends     $3,158.41


OPTION PREMIUMS


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


Date        Position                      Premiums


06/01    2P  DOL   June 19  $68      $127.00
06/02    5P  XOP   June 5    $48      $191.04
06/04    4C  MCD  June 12  $101      $22.83
06/04    5C  PEP    June 12  $98        $28.54
06/05    5P    V      June 12   $67.5   $161.04
06/05    5P   DIS   June 12   $107      $83.54
06/05    5P   HD   June 12   $108    $122.54
06/08    5C  WMT  Aug 21  $77.5    $302.53
06/11    4C  MCD   June 19  $100     $19.83
06/11    5P  SBUX  June 19  $52     $146.33
06/12    5P  DIS     June 19   $107     $76.05
06/12    5P  HD     June 19   $108    $122.54
06/12    5P  MON  June 19   $110    $117.54
06/12    5P  NKE   June 19   $102    $172.89
06/12    5P    V      June 19   $67.5      $97.54
06/12    5P  YUM  June 19   $88       $131.04
06/18   -5P  CNR   June 19   $76     -$432.50
06/18    5P  CNR   July 17    $76      $892.50
06/19    4C  MCD  June 26   $100      $30.83
06/18    5C  PEP    June 26   $98        $28.54
06/18   -4P  PEY    June 19   $34     -$886.00
06/18    4P  PEY    July 17    $34       $894.00
06/19   -5P  BMO  June 19   $76  -$1,102.50
06/19    5P  BMO  July 17    $76    $1,217.50
06/19   -2C  BNS   June 19   $64      -$103.00
06/19    2C  BNS    July 17   $64       $217.00
06/19    5P  DIS    June 26   $110       $67.54
06/19   -1P  HSY   June 19   $90       $122.21
06/19    1P  HSY    July 17    $90      $210.20
06/19    5P  NKE   June 26   $101     $212.53
06/19    5P    V      June 26   $67.50     $72.54
06/22  -10C  ALA  July 17    $48    -$9,165.00
06/22   10P  ALA   Oct 16    $48     $9,285.00
06/22    3C  EMA   Aug 21   $42          $76.26
06/22    4C  RCI.B  Aug 21   $44          $65.01
06/23   10C  TD     Aug 21   $56        $207.51
06/25   10C  GEI    Oct 16    $26        $727.50
06/25   10P  HD    July 17    $110      $167.69
06/25    5P  NKE   July 17    $100      $361.03
06/25    5P    V       July 2     $67.5      $101.04
06/26    4C  MCD   July 2     $100         $17.63
06/30    4C  MCD  July 10    $100         $18.83
06/30   -5P   V       July 2      $67.5     -$422.90
06/30    5P   V      July 10     $67.5      $622.53

      Total Option Premiums          $5,426.34 

Total June Income:           $8,584.75 


Ticker Symbols


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


ALA - AltaGas (TSX)

BMO - Bank of Montreal  (TSX) 
BNS - Bank of Nova Scotia (TSX)
CNR - CN Railway  (TSX)
DIS - Walt Disney Co
DOL - Dollarama Inc (TSX)
EMA - Emera Inc (TSX)
GEI - Gibson Energy (TSX)
HD - Home Depot
HSY - Hershey Co 
MCD - McDonald's Inc
MON - Monsanto Co 
NKE - Nike Inc
PEP - Pepsico Inc
PEY - Peyto Exploration  (TSX)
RCI.B - Rogers Communications (TSX)
SBUX - Starbucks
TD - Toronto Dominion Bank (TSX)
V - Visa Inc 
WMT - WalMart
XOM - Exxon-Mobil Corp
XOP - Oil & Gas Exploration ETF
YUM - Yum Brands

Saturday 6 June 2015

May Account Activity

I haven't been blogging recently. I have been very busy in this great weather! As I glance through my holdings, I find it difficult to resist the temptation of making major changes to my stock portfolio. My energy stocks continue to decline. Perhaps the worst is behind us. I dislike the thought of selling at the bottom.

I plan to list my holdings or write a post each time I buy or sell stocks. For instance, I bought 300 shares of Dollarama (DOL.TO) and 500 shares of Wal-Mart (WMT). I purchased DOL as a long-term hold. My WMT purchase was the result of an assignment of a weekly short put position.

I was a very active trader this month; with a total of 61 option trades.

Listed below is my account activity for the month of May

DIVIDEND INCOME


Company Name         Amount of Dividend


AltaGas                                  $103.25

Bank of  Montreal                  $160.00
Colgate-Palmolive                  $304.00
Crescent Point Energy           $230.00
Dollarama                                $27.00
Emera Inc                               $461.20
General Mills                          $352.00
Inter Pipeline LTD                   $143.94
Keyera Corp                            $150.50
Leisureworld Senior Care        $225.00
Pembina Pipelines                   $162.69
Proctor & Gamble                    $536.00

    Total Dividends            $2,855.58


OPTION PREMIUMS


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

Date        Position                  Premiums


05/01    5P   DIS      May 8   $103      $207.54
05/01    5P    KO      May 8   $40.5       $81.84
05/01    5P    MON  May 8    $115      $137.53
05/01    5P    NKE    May 8    $97          $82.54
05/01   -5P    PFE    May 1     $34.5    -$267.45
05/01    5P    PFE    May 15   $34        $301.23
05/01    5P   SBUX  May 8    $49           $77.74
05/01    5P   WMT   May 8    $76           $62.54
05/01    5P   XOM   May 8    $85           $53.69
05/01    5P   XOP    May 8     $51          $87.89
05/07    5C   JNJ     May 15   $102        $58.54
05/07    4C   MCD   May 15   $101        $50.03
05/07    5P   NKE    May 15   $87         $62.89
05/07    5P   XOM   May 15   $94.5    $116.25
05/08    5P   SBUX  May 15   $48.5      $57.54
05/08    5P   WMT   May 15   $77         $67.54
05/08    5P   XOP    May 15    $50       $152.89
05/11    5P    DIS     May 15   $106        $71.24
05/11    5P    MON  May 15   $113       $112.54
05/11    4P    PEY    May 15   $34        $194.00
05/14   -5P    CNR   May 15    $76     -$1,307.50
05/14    5P    CNR   June 19   $76      $1,767.50
05/14    5P    DIS     May 22    $106         $67.54
05/14    5P    V         May 22    $76.50      $61.05
05/15  -2C    BNS    May 15   $64         -$183.00
05/15   2C    BNS    June 19   $64         $319.00
05/15   3C   EMA    June 19   $42         $136.26
05/15   -5C   JNJ      May 15   $102     -$112.25
05/15    5C.  JNJ      May 22   $102      $357.53
05/15    4C   MCD    May 22   $101       $50.03
05/15  -4P    PEY     May 15   $34      -$390.00
05/15   4P    PEY    June 19    $34       $634.00
05/15 -1P    XOM    May 15   $87.50   -$28.79
05/15   1P   XOM    Nay 22    $87          $52.91
05/18   8C  ALA       July        $42        $380.01
05/18   2P   JNJ       May 22    $100       $22.00
05/18   3P   JNJ       May 22    $101       $48.00
05/18   5C   PFE       May 22    $34        $86.04
05/18   5P  SBUX     May 22    $50         $67.54
05/18   3C   SU         July         $38        $127.26
05/18   5P  WMT      May 22   $76.50      $66.04
05/19  -5C   JNJ       May 22    $102   -$1,102.40
05/19   5C   JNJ        Oct          $105    $1,338.44
05/20   5P   BMO     June 19    $76         $187.50
05/20   6C   TRP       July          $56       $279.00
05/22   1P   ENB      Jan/18      $58        $808.50
05/22   5P   HD        May 29    $110      $136.12
05/22   1P   HSY     June 19    $90           $37.21
05/22   4C  MCD      May 29   $101        $66.03
05/22   5P   SBUX    May 29   $50         $47.54
05/22  -1P   XOM     May 22   $87      -$152.00
05/22   1P   XOM     May 29   $87       $338.00
05/26   5P    V          May 29   $67.5      $56.04
05/26   5C   WMT    May 29  $76.5       $23.14
05/29   -1P  XOM    May 29   $87       -$950.79
05/29   1P   XOM     July 5     $86.5   $1,134.20
05/29   5P   DIS        June 5    $107        $68.54
05/29   4C   MCD     June 5    $101         $15.00
05/29   5C   PEP      June 5     $98.5        $43.54
05/29   5P    V          June 5    $67.5      $101.04
05/29   5P   WMT    June 5    $76.5        $18.40

         Total Option Premiums     $6,354.24



Total May Income              $9,209.82


Ticker Symbols


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


ALA - AltaGas (TSX)
BMO - Bank of Montreal (TSX)
BNS - Bank of Nova Scotia (TSX)
CNR - CN Railway (TSX)
DIS - Walt Disney Co
EMA - Emera Corp (TSX)
ENB - Enbridge (TSX)
GIS - General Mills
HD - Home Depot
HSY - Hershey Co
JNJ - Johnson & Johnson
MCD - McDonalds Corp
MON - Monsanto Co
NKE - Nike
PEP - PepsiCo
PEY - Peyto Exploration (TSX)
TRP - TransCanada Corp
SBUX - Starbucks
SU - Suncor (TSX)
TD - Toronto Dominion Bank (TSX)
V - Visa
WMT - WalMart
XOM - Exxon-Mobil Corp
XOP - Oil & Gas Exploration ETF

Monday 11 May 2015

Option Expiration- May 8, 2015

May 8 expiration went very well. I collected option premiums totalling $1,126.88. I did not need to close or take assignment on any of my positions.

I am not sure if I like my new option strategy. Ten option positions per week may be more time consuming than I had initially anticipated. I plan to continue this pattern for awhile and see how it goes.

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


Date                 Position          Premiums


05/01/15   5P    DIS     $103    $207.54
05/01/15   5P    KO      $40.5     $81.84
04/30/15   4C   MCD   $103    $258.03
05/01/15   5P   MON   $115     $137.53
05/01/15   5P    NKE    $97       $82.54
05/01/15   5P  SBUX    $49       $77.74
04//24/15  5P    V          $62       $77.54
05/01/15   5P  WMT     $76       $62.54
05/01/15   5P  XOM     $85       $53.69
05/01/15   5P   XOP      $51       $87.89

Ticker Symbols

DIS - Walt Disney Corp
KO - Coca-Cola
MCD - McDonalds Corp
MON - Monsanto
NKE - Nike Inc
SBUX - Starbucks Corp
V - Visa Inc
WMT - Walmart Inc
XOM - Exxon Mobil
XOP -  Oil & Gas Exploration ETF


Wednesday 6 May 2015

Weekly Options - May 1,2015

My current strategy is to place ten option positions for each weekly expiration date. Of the ten positions expiring May 1, nine expired worthless and one position was rolled to May 15 expiration.

On May 1, shares of PFE (Pfizer) were trading below $34.50; rather than taking assignment to purchase 500 shares, I bought to close my five PFE $34.50 puts for $267.45 and sold the $34 puts for May 15 expiration for $301.23.

When selling put options, I focus on quality companies worth owning. If a stock price was to fall below the strike price of the puts, I would roll them down to a lower strike to avoid assignment. I sell options to create income rather than for the purpose of accumulating stocks. But if any of my puts get assigned, I would be comfortable owning the shares.

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


Date                 Position           Premiums


04/24          5P   DIS   $106         $71.79
04/24          5P    KO   $40.50      $71.04
04/24          5P   MON  $115        $57.54
04/24          5P   NKE   $98          $57.54
04/27          5P   PFE     $34.50     $51.04
04/27          5P   SBUX  $50          $47.54
04/22          5P   WMT   $76.50     $76.50
04/24          5P   XOM   $84         $182.64
04/24          5P   XOP     $85         $126.55
04/24          5P   YUM    $51         $122.54

Ticker Symbols

DIS - Walt Disney Corp
KO - Coca-Cola
MON - Monsanto
NKE - Nike Inc
PFE - Pfizer Inc
SBUX - Starbucks Corp
WMT - Walmart Inc
XOM - Exxon Mobil
XOP -  Oil & Gas Exploration ETF
YUM - Yum Brands

Monday 4 May 2015

April Account Activity

I placed 27 trades in the month of April. It seems like an average amount, yet they had been placed in a shorter timeframe as I made no trades during my vacation between April 2 and April 16. Although I had one hour free WiFi per day from my resort in Jamaica, I only glanced at my stocks and chatted briefly with other investors.

May will be a more active trading month.

Listed below is my account activity for the month of April

DIVIDEND INCOME


  Company Name         Amount of Dividend


AltaGas                                   $103.25
Bank of Nova Scotia              $136.00
Crescent Point Energy           $230.00
Gibson Energy                       $480.00
Inter Pipeline Ltd                    $143.94
Keyera Corp                          $161.00
Leisureworld Corp                  $225.00
Pembina Pipelines                  $162.69
PepsiCo                                  $327.50
Rogers Communications        $192.00
TD Bank                                 $321.30
TransCanada Corp                  $312.00

    Total Dividends            $2,794.68



OPTION PREMIUMS


The following is a list of my April option trades.

The premiums are the amounts of cash I received after commissions.

  Date        Position                 Premiums


04/01   5P   DIS   Apr 24  $99.50  $156.03
04/01   5P   NKE  Apr 24  $95      $222.54
04/01   5P     V     Apr 24  $61.88. $227.54
04/17  -2C   BNS   Apr     $64      -$369.00
04/17   2C   BNS   May    $64        $433.00
04/20   7C   ALA  May     $44        $156.26
04/20   2C   BMO  May    $80        $127.51
04/20   3C   EMA  May    $42          $76.26
04/20   6C    TD    June     $58        $222.51
04/21   5P    CNR. May     $76       $162.50
04/21   4C   RCI.B June     $44       $153.01
04/21   5P   SBUX Apr 24 $46       $106.04
04/21   5P    XOP   Apr 24 $52       $157.89
04/22   5P     T       Apr 24  $32         $71.04
04/22   5P   WMT  May 1  $76.50     $76.50
04/22   5P   XOM  Apr 24  $86          $51.05
04/24   5P   DIS     May 1   $106        $71.79
04/24   5P    KO     May 1   $40.50     $71.04
04/24   5P   MON   May 1   $115        $57.54
04/24   5P   NKE    May 1   $98          $57.54
04/24   5P    V        May 8    $62         $77.54
04/24   5P   XOM   May 1   $84        $182.64
04/24   5P   XOP    May 1   $85         $126.55
04/24   5P   YUM   May 1   $51        $122.54
04/27   5P   PFE      May 1   $34.50     $51.04
04/27   5P   SBUX  May 1   $50          $47.54
04/30   4C   MCD   May 8   $103       $258.03



     Total Option Premiums   $3,154.47


Total April Income:    $5,949.15


Ticker Symbols


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


ALA - AltaGas (TSX)
BMO - Bank of Montreal (TSX)
BNS - Scotiabank (TSX)
CL - Colgate-Palmolive
 
EMA - Emera Corp (TSX)

GIS - General Mills
MCD - McDonalds Corp
PEY = Peyto Exploration (TSX)
PG - Proctor & Gamble
SBUX - Starbucks
TD - TD Bank (TSX)
TRP - TransCanada Corp (TSX)
XOM - Exxon Mobil Corp
XOP - Oil & Gas Exploration ETF

Monday 27 April 2015

Option Expiration - April 2015

The past two Fridays, I've been working graveyard shifts. It's been difficult to watch my option positions while trying to sleep during market hours. Fortunately my trades have required very little attention.

Last Friday, I had eight short put positions expire worthless, allowing me to collect $1,068.63 premiums.

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

Date                 Position           Premiums

04/01/15   5P   DIS     $99.50    $156.03
04/01/15   5P   NKE   $95         $222.54
04/21/15   5P   SBUX $46         $106.04
04/22/15   5P     T       $32           $71.04
04/01/15   5P     V       $61.88.   $227.54
04/22/15   5P   WMT  $76.50      $76.50
04/22/15   5P   XOM   $86           $51.05
04/21/15   5P    XOP   $52         $157.89


Because I returned from vacation on April option expiration day, I missed posting my April positions.

Date                    Position           Premiums

12/19/14   10P   ALA  $48          $7,077.51 rolled
03/24/15    7C   ALA   $44            $226.26
02/23/15    2C   BMO  $82              $91.51
03/17/15    1C   BNS   $64              $73.50 rolled
03/24/15    1C   BNS   $64              $74.50 rolled
11/07/14   10C  CPG   $42             $527.51
03/20/15    3C   EMA  $42            $121.26
03/20/15    5P   NA      $46            $387.50
02/13/15    5C   PG      $90            $183.75 
03/24/15    4C  RCI.B  $46              $41.01
03/25/15    5P   SBUX $93            $172.88
02/23/15    6C   TD      $56            $294.51
10/15/14   15P  YUM  $70          $9,721.04


Ticker Symbols

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

ALA - AltaGas (TSX)
BMO - Bank of Montreal (TSX)
BNS - Bank of Nova Scotia (TSX)
CPG - Crescent Point Energy
CVE - Cenovus Energy (TSX)
DIS - Walt Disney Corp
EMA - Emera Inc (TSX)
NKE - Nike
NA - National Bank (TSX)
RCI.B - Rogers Communications (TSX)
SBUX - Starbucks
T - AT&T Inc
TD - Toronto Dominion Bank (TSX)
V - Visa
WMT - WalMart
XOM - Exxon Mobol
XOP - Oil/Gas Exploration ETF
YUM - Yum Brands

Monday 20 April 2015

March Account Activity

I have recently returned from a vacation in Jamaica. I enjoyed my two weeks in the warm sun! Although I love to travel, I am a bit of a homebody and I feel a sense of comfort in returning to my regular routine

I hope to eventually increase my weekly option trades to ten positions per week. Although it seems like a high number of trades, it would be easy to manage a portfolio of short puts having the same expiration. I plan to sell puts on ten different underlyingings and to roll in-the-money positions to lower strike.

Listed below is my account activity for the month of March

DIVIDEND INCOME


Company Name         Amount of Dividend


AltaGas                               $103.25
BP                                       $300.00
Cenovus Energy                  $212.96
Crescent Point Energy         $230.00
Enbridge Inc                         $279.00
Hershey Company                $160.50
Inter Pipeline Ltd                  $143.94
Johnson & Johnson              $350.00
Keyera Corp                         $161.00
Leisureworld Corp                $225.00
McDonald's Corp                  $340.00
Pembina Pipelines               $162.69
Suncor Energy                       $84.00

    Total Dividends     $2,752.34



OPTION PREMIUMS


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


Date        Position                      Premiums


03/06   -1P  XOM  Mar 6  $88.50     -$210.79
03/06    1P   XOM  Mar 13 $88.50    $229.20
03/10    5C   PG      July     $90          $187.14
03/10   -1P   XOM  Mar 13 $88.50    $375.79
03/10    1P   XOM  May     $87.50     $454.20
03/10    1P  SBUX  Mar      $90            $38.91
03/11    4P  SBUX  Mar      $90          $145.42
03/11  -15P  BNS    Mar     $66      -$5,122.50
03/11   15P  BNS    July     $64        $5,977.50
03/13  -10P ALA    Apr      $48       -$7,915.00
03/13   10P ALA    July      $48        $8,185.00
03/16    5P  DIS     Mar 27  $104        $202.09
03/16   5P   NKE   Mar 27  $91          $282.53
03/16   6C  TRP    May       $58          $255.00
03/17   1C  BNS   Apr        $64             $73.50
03/17   3C   PG     July       $90            $121.52
03/17   5P   YUM  Mar 27  $75            $157.54
03/19   5P    NA     March   $46              $62.50
03/19   5P     V      Mar 27  $65            $136.63
03/20   3C   EMA   Apr      $42             $121.26
03/20   5P    NA     Apr       $46            $387.50
03/24   7C   ALA   Apr       $44            $226.26
03/24   1C   BNS   Apr       $64              $74.50
03/24  10C  CPG   Oct       $40            $195.00  
03/24   5P    HD    Mar 27  $114           $112.54
03/24   5C   JNJ    Mar 27  $104            $106.04
03/24   4C   RCI.B  Apr      $46                $41.01
03/24   3C   SU       May     $40                $82.26
03/25   5P   SBUX  Apr     $93               $172.88
03/25   5P   WMT  Mar 27  $81                 $97.54
03/25  -5P     HD   Mar 27  $114             -$822.55
03/26   5P     HD    May     $110            $1,142.52
03/31   5C     BP     July      $42                $372.88

      Total Option Premiums          $5,945.82

Total March Income:           $8,698.16


Ticker Symbols


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


ALA - AltaGas (TSX)
BNS - Bank of Nova Scotia (TSX)
CPG - CrescentPoint Energy (TSX)
DIS - Walt Disney Co
EMA - Emera Inc (TSX)
HD - Home Depot
JNJ - Johnson & Johnson
NA - National Bank (TSX)
NKE - Nike Inc
PG - Proctor & Gamble
RCI.B - Rogers Communications (TSX)
SBUX - Starbucks
TD - Toronto Dominion Bank (TSX)
TRP - TransCanada Corp (TSX)
V - Visa
WMT - WalMart
XOM - Exxon-Mobil Corp
XOP - Oil & Gas Explo. ETF