Check out my latest blog post giving you the background on the portfolio and a link to the full listing of
stock positions in the portfolio.
How can I calculate the return on a series
of stock positions with multiple uneven transactions that I can compare to the equivalent buy and hold return over the same period?
All the risk of loss is to the downside, due to the
long stock position as part of a covered call.
I purchased the options to take advantage of the short - sale restrictions that had been in place, and these options should have been replaced by
short stock positions at a good opportunity.
You can also write call options
on stock positions you already own to generate income and reduce downside risks.
Often, a diversified portfolio of assets may not have the same downside risk as does as
individual stock position and may have held up considerably well.
It refers to our tendency to hold on to a losing
stock position for as long as it takes to recover... or so we hope!
In the relatively rare event of assignment, I simply collect dividends (if paid) and write calls against the
new stock position until the shares are called away.
For example, selling call options
against stock positions you own can provide some downside protection and also produce a nice income stream.
I believe that this is the case for the twenty - nine
common stock positions which were increased during the just - ended quarter.
If, on the other hand, our ETF and
stock positions sell off to trigger our protective stops, we will simply be forced into cash.
Key to establishing this rule for yourself is knowing how
many stock positions you can manage effectively at one time.
On a basic level, you may want to know the gain or loss on a particular
stock position before you place a trade.
For this reason, investors willingly remain in a
risky stock position, hoping the price will bounce back.
It also seems that surveys of money
manager stock positioning versus confidence in performance that will actually be achieved going forward are showing considerable divergence.
Options traders who are more comfortable with call options can think of purchasing a put to protect a long
stock position much like a synthetic long call.
If you think you would cave and begin selling in the face of such a loss, you might want to dial back your
target stock position a bit.
In order to go from zero to hero you would need some ability to back the winners and ditch the losers by buying and selling truly
independent stock positions.
Alternatively, it could mean selling
winning stocks positions in your taxable account and triggering capital gains taxes.
My dividend Yield on Costs on the
acquired stock positions stands at 3.9 %, adding USD 140 to my projected annual dividend income.
But the best thing I've learned in the past few years is that my
top stock positions have been all about paying up..!
This is music to the ears of those selling calls against their
dividend stock positions for a yield of 8 - 10 % with greater safety than pure stock ownership.
Given the embedded leverage, the position size is much smaller than a
normal stock position would have given the same level of conviction.
During the year, the mutual fund realized $ 15 million in total capital gains from the sale
of stock positions in its portfolio.
So, all in all, I had the feeling that I get good value for money when I entered into a
new stock position.
Dividend payments
from Stock positions will be credited to the clients account with any applicable withholding taxes deducted.
Day trading refers to the act of opening and
closing stock positions within a trading day, with the hopes of making quick profits from small intraday price movements.
Although the light seasonal volume has been keeping upside momentum in check, 2 of our 4
open stock positions jumped to new 52 - week highs yesterday, even as the major indices were unchanged.
It is a standing order that you place with your broker to automatically sell you out of a newly - established
stock position if the price goes the wrong way, like this:
Unless you have the luxury of being able to watch a single
stock position like a hawk, or have your automated stop order watch it for you, the first piece of advice is the one you should take notice of.
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