As detailed below, a potential outcome for this Sea Limited investment if the stock is in-the-money and therefore assigned on the options expiration date is +5.7% absolute return-on-investment over 53 days (equivalent to +39.4% annualized-return-on-investment) if the stock closes above the $130.00 strike price on the 1/23/2026 options expiration date. The details showing this potential return-on-investment result are as follows:
Sea Limited ADR (SE) -- Rolled Out the Covered Calls Position
The original simultaneous buy/write transaction was as follows:
12/1/2025 Bought 200 Sea Ltd. shares @ $137.15
12/1/2025 Sold 2 SE 12/19/2025 $130.00 Call options @ $9.65 per share
Note: the Implied Volatility of the Calls was 43.0 when this transaction was executed. As I prefer, this value exceeds that of the S&P 500 Volatility Index (VIX) which is currently at 17.2.
12/19/2025 Two Sea Ltd. Calls expired out-of-the-money, so the 200 shares remained in the Covered Calls Advisor Portfolio.
12/26/2025 Continued Covered Calls position by selling-to-open two 1/9/2026 $130.00 Calls at $2.38 per share when the price of Sea Ltd. stock was at $126.96.
1/9/2026 Sea Ltd. Covered Calls rolled out by buying-to-close the two 1/9/2026 $130.00 Calls at $4.25 per share and simultaneously selling two 1/23/2026 $130.00 Calls at $6.70 per share, so a net credit of $2.45 per share.
A possible overall performance result (including commissions) for this Sea Ltd. Covered Calls position if the stock price is in-the-money and therefore assigned at the $130.00 strike price on the options expiration date is as follows:
Covered Calls Cost Basis: $25,501.34
= ($137.15 - $9.65) * 200 shares + $1.34 commission
Net Profit Components:
(a) Options Income: +$2,890.64
= ($9.65 + $2.38 - $4.25 + $6.70) * 200 shares - $5.36 commissions
(b) Dividend Income $0.00
(c) Capital Appreciation (If Sea Ltd. shares assigned at $130.00 strike price at the 1/23/2026 options expiration date): -$1,430.00
+($130.00 strike price - $137.15 stock purchase price) * 200 shares
