Covered call on SDS
Did covered calls on SDS (double short S&P 500). Bought SDS at 35.86, sold March 34 calls at 2.37 for a net investment of 33.52. Extrinsic value is .48, so the max profit potential is .48/33.52 = 1.4%
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Investing ideas for March: Oil, SPY, Dividend capture, VIX
Looking forward to some possibilities in March: Oil (EFT USO) — I’m bearish right now at 38. I will probably jump back in with covered calls if it drops to the 36 range. . SPY — I’m bearish now. Will probably jump back in with covered calls if SPY drops to around 106. . Monday March 1 — Ex-dividend date for most ETFs with monthly distributions …
Ex-Dividend Info: Alerian, iShares, PIMCO, Schwab, & SPDR ETFs
Below I have provided links to the 2021 website links for dividend distribution schedules for various Exchange Traded Product (ETP) providers. For historical dividend information, I recommend the Dividend Investor site. Alerian website link for dividend declaration, ex-dividend, record, and distribution dates (Fund Distributions, Current Year) Invesco website link with ex-dividend and pay information. iShares website link 1 , website link 2 for ex-dividend and pay …
Twists and turns in converting a traditional IRA to a Roth
The change of the tax laws to allow everyone to convert their traditional IRAs into ROTH IRAs in 2010 was a nice present to the tax advisor community. The issues with this one were nearly enough to make even me, a die hard do-it-yourselfer, seek professional advice. Instead of paying for advice, I called the IRS. The woman I talked to in the IRA department was …
2023 Ex-div & Paydate: XLB XLE XLF XLI XLK XLP XLU XLV XLY and others
2023 Ex-Dividend and Pay Date information from SPDR 2023 Ex-Dividend Dates Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 20-March 20-June 18-September 18-December 28-December (potential cap gains) Pay / Distribution Dates 23-March 23-June 21-September 18-December 03-January-2024 (potential cap gains distribution) In alphabetical order: DGT SPDR Global Dow ETF (DGT) KBE SPDR S&P Bank ETF (KBE) KCE SPDR S&P Capital Markets ETF (KCE) KIE SPDR S&P Insurance ETF (KIE) KRE …
