Monday, May 5, 2008

CCL - New Position

A new dividend position was established today on CCL. The following is the trade information, including IB commissions:

05-May-08 - Initial Stock Position - BTO 100 CCL @ 41.36
05-May-08 - Initial Call Option - STO 1 Jun08 42.50 Call @ 1.38
13-Jun-08 - Dividend Received - DIV 100 Dividend @ 0.40

Summary without the dividend if called early on Ex-Dividend date:

Stock Investment: $4,136.00
Income Generated: $138.00
Percent Income Generated: 3.34%
Annualized Income Generated: 76.12%
Net Profit If Called: $252.00
Percent Return If Called: 6.09%
Annualized Return If Called: 138.99%
Days Held to Ex-Dividend Date: 16 days

Summary with the dividend if called at option expiration:

Stock Investment: $4,136.00
Income Generated: $178.00
Percent Income Generated: 4.30%
Annualized Income Generated: 34.15%
Net Profit If Called: $292.00
Percent Return If Called: 7.06%
Annualized Return If Called: 56.02%
Days Held to Expiration: 46 days

Dividend Information:

Ex-Dividend Date: 05/21/08
Dividend Pay Date: 06/13/08
Dividend Rate: $1.60
Dividend Yield on Cost: 3.87%