With shares trading above my purchase price of $43.40, it seemed like a good time to make a new high-yield trade with General Mills (GIS).
This morning I sold one April 18, 2019 $47.50 call option for $1.17 per share.
[hana-code-insert name=’adsense-article’ /]I sold this call on the 100 shares I originally purchased at $43.40 per share during a high-yield trade I made back in April 2018.That call option expired in July 2018. I then made a second high-yield trade and sold another call option on those same 100 shares back in August 2018 with an expiration date in January 2019. That call option generated $259 in cash when I sold it and the contract expired so I’m still holding the shares. Today, with GIS shares trading above my purchase price of $43.40, it seems like a great time to sell another call option.
Every time you’re able to sell an option like this, you generate additional income.
It’s a great way to turn a stock’s “normal” yield (if you rely on dividends alone) into a high-yielder.
There are likely two ways this new trade will work out — and they both spell outsized annualized yields.
Scenario #1: GIS stays under $47.50 by April 18, 2019
If GIS stays under $47.50 by April 18, I’ll get to keep my 100 shares.
In the process, I’ll also have received $117 in call income ($1.17 x 100 shares).
[hana-code-insert name=’adsense-article’ /]The call income — known as a “premium” in the options world — was collected immediately.It was deposited in the account where I made the trade, which is my 401k retirement account.
At the end of the day, if “Scenario 1″ plays out I’ll be looking at $111.35 in profit after commissions.
On a percentage basis, I received an instant 2.7% yield for selling the call ($1.17 / $43.40).
When I subtract out the commissions I’m looking at a 2.6% yield in 52 days… which works out to a 18.0% annualized yield.
Scenario #2: GIS climbs over $47.50 by April 18, 2019
If GIS climbs over $47.50 by April 18, my 100 shares will get sold (“called away”) at $47.50 per share.
In “Scenario 2″ — like “Scenario 1″ — I get to keep the $117 in call income ($1.17 x 100 shares). I’ll also generate $410 in capital gains ($4.10 X 100) because I bought at $43.40 and will be selling at $47.50.
In this scenario, after commissions I’ll be looking at a $516.40 profit.
From a percentage standpoint, this high-yield trade will deliver an instant 2.7% yield for selling the call ($1.17 / $43.40) and a 9.4% gain ($4.10 / $43.40).
After subtracting out the commissions, I’m looking at an 11.9% total return in 52 days.
That works out to an 83.6% annualized yield from GIS.
Greg Patrick
TradesOfTheDay.com
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