Making a Trade with DraftKings (DKNG) for a Quick $378 in Income (44.8% Annualized Yield)

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I’m alerting you to an income trade I just made with DraftKings (DKNG) this morning.

At the time I made my trade, DraftKings was selling for $42.83 per share and the January 15, 2021, $35 puts were going for around $3.70 per share.

My trade involved selling one of these puts, and it got filled at $3.78 per share. There are two probable ways this trade will work out…

Scenario 1: DraftKings falls below $35 by January 15, 2021
If DraftKings falls below $35 by January 15, I may be obligated to buy 100 shares at $35 per share.

In exchange for my agreement, I was paid an instant $378 (100 shares X $3.78 per share).

This money was immediately deposited into my 401(k) retirement account, where I made the trade.

Taking this income into consideration, my cost-basis drops to $31.22 per share.

That’s a 27.1% discount to the $43.83 share price that DraftKings was selling for at the time I made this trade.

Scenario 2: DraftKings stays above $35 by January 15, 2021
If DKNG stays above $35 by January 15 — and it does have price support at $35 — the contract expires worthless and I get to keep the $378 in income.

This works out to a 10.8% return on what my purchase obligation would have been ($3.78 / $35) in 88 days.

If I can repeat these results over the period of a year I could generate an 44.8% yield from DraftKings without even buying shares.

Greg Patrick
TradesOfTheDay.com

P.S. When it comes to selling puts, I’ve developed a few rules that fit my portfolio objectives. I only sell a put option if:

  1. I want to own the underlying stock anyways
  2. I’ll be buying the stock at a reasonable price (which is typically fair value or better)
  3. The strike price of the option I’m selling is At-The-Money (ATM) or Out-of-The-Money (OTM)
  4. I’m comfortable owning the stock for the long-haul in case the price drops significantly below my strike price
  5. I’m comfortable “letting the stock get away from me” if I don’t get “put” shares and the stock takes off
  6. My position-sizing makes sense if I’m “put” the shares
  7. I can make the trade in a retirement account, such as an IRA or 401(k) to minimize taxes and tax paperwork. 
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