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Covered Call Recommendation on Humana (HUM)

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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Defensive Covered Call Strategy on Apache Corp (APA)

This is a defensive in-the-money covered call recommendation on Apache Corporation setup as an income investment. Covered Call Strategy: Look at the January 85 covered call. For each 100 shares of Apache Corporation (APA) stock you buy, sell one January 85 covered call option for an 80.08 (94.63 – 14.55) debit or better. That’s potentially …

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Covered Call Recommendation on Covidien

STRATEGY: Covered Call Recommendation on COV Look at the January 2012 47.50 covered call for an income investment. For each 100 shares of Covidien PLC (COV) stock you buy, sell one January 2012 47.50 covered call option for a 44.13 (48.43 – 4.30) debit or better. That’s potentially a 7.6% assigned return. Plus, COV is expected to pay one dividend …

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Monthly Income Investment Using Covered Call Trade on Deere and Company (DE)

Deere is currently trading at $73.83 and is rated a buy with 4 stars by S&P.  This is setting up nicely for a monthly income investment with a deep-in-the-money covered call. Strategy:  Look at the September 70 covered call. For each 100 shares of Deere (DE) stock you buy, sell one September 70 covered call …

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