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BAC - Open Position

Tuesday, December 2nd, 2008

Today I opened another position in BAC (Bank of America). Buy: 200 @ $13.55 ($7.00 commission) Initial Investment: $2717 Sold: $2.50 strike @ $11.00 ( $9.50 commission) Net Investment: $526.50 Expected Dividend: $64.00 Expected Return: 3.87% (-7.92% if called before 12/3) I see this as almost no risk money. No person buys ...

BAC - Open Position

Monday, December 1st, 2008

Today I opened a position in BAC (Bank of America).  I was looking at this stock because it goes ex-dividend on 12/3 and was yielding around 8%.  Since the market is so volatile these days, I wanted a stock/option combination that provided good downside protection while still giving a good ...