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 +3.8% absolute return-on-investment over 39 days (equivalent to +35.7% annualized-return-on-investment) if the stock closes above the $130.00 strike price on the 1/9/2026 options expiration date. The details showing this potential return-on-investment result are as follows:
Sea Limited ADR (SE) -- Continuation of Covered Calls Position
The simultaneous buy/write transaction today 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.
A possible overall performance result (including commissions) for this Sea Ltd. Covered Calls position if assigned 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: +$2,403.32
= ($9.65 + $2.38) * 200 shares - $2.68 commissions
(b) Dividend Income $0.00
(c) Capital Appreciation (If Sea Ltd. shares assigned at $130.00 strike price at options expiration): -$1,430.00
+($130.00 strike price - $137.15 stock purchase price) * 200 shares
