Sold 1 Credit Spread on AMZN – 0.24% potential income return in 63 days

On September 15th, 2023, I sold 1 bull put spread on Amazon stock with strike prices at $115 and $110 and expiry on November 17th, 2023). For this trade setup, I was rewarded with $27.60 (after commissions).

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here is the trade setup:

• SLD 1 AMZN Nov17'23 115 PUT 0.84

• BOT 1 AMZN Nov17'23 110 PUT 0.55

What happens next?

On the expiry date, November 17, 2023, AMZN is trading above $115 per share -  options expire worthlessly and I keep premium - if AMZN trades under $115 on the expiry date, I risk getting assigned 100 shares, and will have to buy them paying $11,500

But as I already have collected a premium of $0.27 per share, my break-even price for this trade is $115-$0.27 = $114.73

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: 45 trades since February 6, 2023

• Options premium: $700

• Stock gains: $993.73