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Friday, November 1, 2019

Roll Out-and-Up -- Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. Covered Calls

Today is the options expiration date for the initial Covered Calls position in Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. (ticker ALXN).  The stock price was well in-the-money and with the time value having declined to $.05, the Covered Calls Advisor decided to roll out the two Alexion November 1st, 2019 $100.00 Call options to November 15th  and up to the $105.00 strike price today when the stock price was trading at $107.80.  The original Covered Calls position was established when the price of ALXN was $100.94 and the subsequent quarterly earnings report exceeded analysts' expectations, so the stock price has risen substantially since then.

A Call options roll out-and-up limit order was placed today at a net debit of $3.15 per share.  The simultaneous rollout transaction was soon executed as follows:
Bought-to-Close 2 Alexion Nov 1st, 2019 Call options @ $7.85
Sold-to-Open 2 Alexion Nov 15th, 2019 Call options    @$4.70
Net Debit Cost per Share                                                  $3.15

As detailed below, a potential investment result is +5.4% absolute return in 25 days (which is equivalent to a +78.8% annualized return-on-investment) if Alexion stock closes above the $105.00 strike price on the November 15th options expiration date.


Alexion Pharma Inc. (ALXN) -- Continuation of Covered Calls Position
The transactions were as follows:
10/22/2019 Bought 200 shares of Alexion stock @ $100.94 per share 
10/22/2019 Sold 2 Alexion November 1st, 2019 $100.00 Call options @ $4.32 per share
Note: this was a simultaneous Buy/Write transaction.
11/01/2019 Roll Out-and-Up:
Bought-to-Close 2 Alexion Nov 1, 2019 $100.50 Call options @ $7.85 per share
Sold-to-Open 2 ALXN Nov 15, 2019 $105.00 Call options @ $4.70 per share
Note: the price of Alexion stock was $107.80 when this Call spread transaction occurred today

A possible overall performance result (including commissions) would be as follows:
Covered Calls Cost Basis: $19,325.34
= ($100.94 - $4.32) * 200 shares + $1.34 commission

Net Profit Components:
(a) Options Income: +$231.32
= ($4.32 -$7.85 +$4.70) * 200 shares - $2.68 commission
(b) Dividend Income: +$0.00 
(c) Capital Appreciation (If Alexion stock is above $105.00 strike price at November 15th expiration): +$812.00
= ($105.00 -$100.94) * 200 shares

Total Net Profit: +$1,043.32
= (+$231.32 options income +$0.00 dividend income +$812.00 capital appreciation)

Absolute Return: +5.4%
= +$1,043.32/$19,325.34
Equivalent Annualized Return: +78.8%
= (+$1,043.32/$19,325.34)*(365/25 days)