Sold 1 Credit Spread on NYSE:MRO – 0.81% potential income return in 23 days

On August 17, 2022, I sold 1 bull put credit spread on MRO stock with an expiry set in the next 23 days. For this trade, I got a premium of $17.2 (after commissions)

Marathon Oil Corporation is an American company engaged in hydrocarbon exploration incorporated in Ohio and headquartered in the Marathon Oil Tower in Houston, Texas. The company is ranked 534th on the Fortune 500 and 1900th on the Forbes Global 2000.

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Here is the trade setup:

• SLD 1 MRO Sep09'22 21 PUT 0.41 USD

• BOT 1 MRO Sep09'22 19 PUT 0.19 USD

For this trade, I got a premium of 17.2 USD (after commissions) or a 0.81% potential income return in 23 days, if options expire worthlessly

What happens next?

On the expiry date, September 09, 2022, MRO is trading above $21 per share -  options expire worthlessly and I keep a premium - if MRO trades under $21 on the expiry date, I will get assigned 100 shares and will have to buy them for $2,100

But as I already have collected a premium of $0.17 per share, my break-even price for this trade then is $21-$0.17 = $20.83

In case of assignment, I will turn this trade into a wheel strategy and will start selling covered calls.