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Covered Call Options Strategy for United Parcel Services (UPS)

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Today’s covered call trade is on United Parcel Services (UPS) that reported better than expected earnings on 10/24/2011. United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS) reported a 5.1% increase in third-quarter earnings Tuesday that topped Wall Street’s profit forecast, although overall package volume was stagnant due to a downturn in Asian exports and slack U.S. demand.  Executives of the Atlanta-based …

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Covered Call Recommendation on Humana (HUM)

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Covered Call Recommendation on Humana (HUM) STRATEGY: Look at the October 2011 80 covered call.  For each 100 shares of Humana (HUM) stock you buy, sell one October 2011 80 covered call option for a 75.89 (78.19 – 2.30) debit or better.  This is potentially a 5.42% assigned return. The ex-date is 9/26/2011 for a $0,25 dividend per share …

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Covered Call on Invesco (IVZ)

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Invesco Ltd (IVZ) is an independent global investment management company. Invesco provides a range of investment strategies and vehicles to its retail, institutional and high-net-worth clients globally. It has operations in the institutional and retail segments of the investment management industry in North America, Europe and Asia-Pacific, serving clients in 150 countries. As of December 31, …

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