Monday, May 19, 2008

FDO - New Position

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

19-May-08 - Initial Stock Position - BTO 100 FDO @ 21.37
19-May-08 - Initial Call Option - STO 1 Jul08 22.50 Call @ 1.00
15-Jul-08 - Dividend Received - DIV 100 Dividend @ 0.13

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

Stock Investment: $2,137.00
Income Generated: $100.00
Percent Income Generated: 4.68%
Annualized Income Generated: 74.26%
Net Profit If Called: $213.00
Percent Return If Called: 9.97%
Annualized Return If Called: 158.18%
Days Held to Ex-Dividend Date: 23 days

Summary with the dividend if called at option expiration:

Stock Investment: $2,137.00
Income Generated: $112.50
Percent Income Generated: 5.26%
Annualized Income Generated: 32.03%
Net Profit If Called: $225.50
Percent Return If Called: 10.55%
Annualized Return If Called: 64.19%
Days Held to Expiration: 60 days

Dividend Information:

Ex-Dividend Date: 06/11/08
Dividend Pay Date: 07/15/08
Dividend Rate: $0.50
Dividend Yield on Cost: 2.34%