Archive for September, 2010

September options expiration: Naked puts on JPM, KFT, DO & more

This week was another options expiration and another “payday” as I collected premiums on expiring naked put options that I’d sold earlier this year. I also recently initiated some new naked put option sales – in the technology and financial sectors – which I’ll detail in another post when I have more time. In terms [...]

New option trades: Naked puts on VXX & BBT

I recently initiated two new short put option positions – one in a bank stock that’s down almost 40% from its recent highs and the other in a volatility ETN (see details below) that’s likely to have a negative correlation to the market. The latter position could be expected to act opposite to, and as [...]