Rolled forward and down 1 Put on MS Stock – 1.21% potential income return in 65 days
On January 11, 2024, I rolled forward and down 1 put option on Morgan Stanley stock (NYSE: MS) buying back strike price of $90 and, and selling new put with strike price $88 with expiry on January 19, 2024. For this trade setup, I was rewarded with $0.34 (after commissions).
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here is the trade setup:
BOT 1 MS Jan12'24 90 PUT 0.42 USD
SLD 1 MS Jan19'24 88 PUT 0.78 USD
What happens next?
On the expiry date, January 19, 2024, MS is trading above $88 per share - options expire worthlessly and I keep premium - if MS trades under $88 on the expiry date, I risk getting assigned 100 shares and will have to buy them paying $8,800
As I already have collected a premium of $1.07 per share, my break-even price for this trade is $88-$1.07= $86.93
In case of an assignment, I will turn this trade into a wheel strategy and will start selling covered calls.
Anyhow, if troubled with the strike price near the expiry, I will try to roll it forward and down, preferably for credit, before actually taking the stock assignment
In total: 17 trades since November 15, 2023
Options premium: $1.07
Shares 8 / Average buy price: $86.44
Target price for selling: $100