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Thursday, April 24, 2014

SPY Jan 2015 Synthetic Long Stock

Watch my YouTube video:  How to use options to simulate a long stock position (Synthetic Long Stock).


4/10/2014

buy (to open) 1 January 2015 $184 call option at $9.07
sell (to open) 1 January 2015 $184 put option at $10.36

I received $129.

Reasons for placing this trade:  SPY had been "oversold."
This is a "double bullish" trade.  Both options are at-the-money.


4/24/2014

sell (to close) the call option at $10.65
buy (to close) the put option at $8.64

I received another $201.

NET PROFIT:  $312.82 (in 2 weeks)

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Wednesday, April 23, 2014

XLI May Put Options

3/27/2014

sell (to open) 2 May 2014 $51 put options for $1.00

Probability of success:  53%
Reasons for placing the trade:  ETF has been "oversold" and is touching "support"


4/23/2014

buy (to close) both puts for $0.19

Reason for closing position:  ETF is approaching "overbought" condition

NET PROFIT:   $144.88

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Tuesday, April 15, 2014

$IWM April 2014 Put Options

3/26/2014

sell (to open) 1 April 2014  $114 put at $1.66
(I received $166)


4/15/2014 (roll to June for another credit of $1.97)

buy (to close) 1 April 2014  $114 put 
sell (to open)  1 June 2014  $114 put
(I received another $197)

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$SPY April Put Options

3/11/2014 (FP)

sell (to open) 1 April 2014  $183 put option at $1.81
(received $181)


4/15/2014 ("roll" my April put to May for $1.94)

buy (to close) 1 April 2014  $183 put 
sell (to open) 1 May 2014  $183 put
(received another $194)

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Wednesday, April 2, 2014

$SPY April Put Options

3/5/2014

sell (to open) 1 April 2014 $185 put at $2.50

probability of success:  60%


4/2/2014

buy (to close) put at $0.60

NET PROFIT:   $174.43

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Tuesday, April 1, 2014

$IWM May Put Options

4/1/2014 (8:58 am PT)

sell (to open) 10 May 2014 $115 puts at $2.22

probability of success:  59%


4/1/2014 (12:42 pm PT)

buy (to close) 10 May 2014 $115 puts at $1.88

NET PROFIT (in 4 hours):   $324.47


Note:
I don't normally close my short positions this quickly, but the profits were too attractive to pass up.

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moneyandlilia888@gmail.com
www.youtube.com/user/moneyandlilia (sample lessons)