Friday, May 2, 2008

XOM - New Position

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

02-May-08 - Initial Stock Position - BTO 100 XOM @ 89.91
02-May-08 - Initial Call Option - STO 1 May08 90.00 Call @ 1.46
10-Jun-08 - Dividend Received - DIV 100 Dividend @ 0.40

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

Stock Investment: $8,991.00
Income Generated: $146.00
Percent Income Generated: 1.62%
Annualized Income Generated: 84.67%
Net Profit If Called: $155.00
Percent Return If Called: 1.72%
Annualized Return If Called: 89.89%
Days Held to Ex-Dividend Date: 7 days

Summary with the dividend if called at option expiration:

Stock Investment: $8,991.00
Income Generated: $186.00
Percent Income Generated: 2.07%
Annualized Income Generated: 53.93%
Net Profit If Called: $195.00
Percent Return If Called: 2.17%
Annualized Return If Called: 56.54%
Days Held to Expiration: 14 days

Dividend Information:

Ex-Dividend Date: 05/09/08
Dividend Pay Date: 06/10/08
Dividend Rate: $1.60
Dividend Yield on Cost: 1.78%