Calculating Multiple Call & Put Trades with the Same Stock in 2 Expiration Cycles

Core Insights - The article discusses the complexities of calculating covered call writing and cash-secured put trades, emphasizing the utility of the BCI Trade Management Calculator (TMC) to simplify these calculations [1] Company Overview - Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd. (NYSE: AEM) experienced a significant price decline from $118.29 to $105.00, leading to an early exercise of a put option at $115.00, resulting in an unrealized loss of $10.00 per share [2][6] Trade Details - The cash-secured put trade involved selling a $115.00 put option for $2.35, with the stock price dropping to $105.00 before early assignment [6] - A covered call was executed by selling a $115.00 call option for $2.77 after the stock was put to the investor [6][9] - A protective put was also bought at $2.15, leading to a net debit of $0.08 after the option sale and buyback [4][9] Financial Performance - The breakeven price was adjusted from $118.29 to $112.65, with an initial return of 2.09% over 19 days, annualized to 40.08% [9][13] - The final realized return on the option side was +2.09%, while the stock side showed an unrealized loss of -8.70%, resulting in a net unrealized loss of -6.79% [9][13] - After closing the call option and selling shares, the realized gain from the stock was 12.07%, netting a final gain of 11.99% [13] Summary of Results - The overall realized return for the 39-day period was 5.20%, annualized to 49.51%, indicating a significant overall return from the series of trades [11][13]