Lennar Corp. (LEN) -- Continuation of Covered Calls Position
The simultaneous buy/write transaction was:
1/13/2022 Bought 200 Lennar Corp. shares @ $107.76
1/13/2022 Sold 2 LEN 2/04/2022 $103.00 Call options @ $6.18
Note: the Implied Volatility of the Call options was 29.3 when this position was transacted and the Delta (approximately the probability of assignment at expiration) was 72.2.
1/26/2022 Upcoming quarterly ex-dividend of $.375 per share
2/4/2022 Two Call options expired out-of-the-money and 200 shares of Lennar stock retained in the Covered Calls Advisor Portfolio.
2/07/2022 Rolled-Down-and-Out by selling two 2/11/2022 $93.50 Calls at $1.90.
2/11/2022 Two LEN $93.50 closed out-of-the-money at $91.54, so the options expired and two hundred Lennar shares remain in the Covered Calls Advisor Portfolio.
02/14/2022 Continued this Lennar Covered Calls position by selling 2 3/18/3033 Calls @ $3.71 per share at the $95.00 strike price when the stock was selling at $91.96.
Two possible overall performance results (including commissions) for this Lennar Corp. Covered Calls position are as follows:
Covered Calls Cost Basis: $20,317.34
= ($107.76 - $6.18) * 200 shares + $1.34 commissions
Net Profit Components:
(a) Options Income: +$2,355.32
= ($6.18 + $1.90 + $3.71) * 200 shares - $2.68 commissions
(b) Dividend Income: +$75.00
= $.375 per share x 200 shares
(c) Capital Appreciation (If Lennar share price unchanged at $91.96 at March 18th, 2022 expiration): -$3,160.00
= +($91.96 - $107.76) * 200 shares ;or
(c) Capital Appreciation (If LEN shares assigned at $95.00 strike price at the 3/18/2022 options expiration): -$2,546.00
= +($95.00 - $107.73) * 200 shares