Sold 1 Put Option on Amazon stock – 0.27% potential income return in 9 days

On March 15th, 2023, I sold 1 put option on Amazon stock with a strike price of $84 and expiry on March 24, 2023). For this trade setup, I was rewarded with $23.47 (after commissions), which would yield about 0.27% return in 9 days if the put option will expire worthless.

When choosing the strike price for this trade I was looking for a very high-profit probability trade and chose a strike with Delta 0.03, giving about a 97% profit probability this trade will expire worthless.

Now, there is always a 3% risk that things could go South.

But I'm ready to take the assignment risk and turn this trade into a covered call

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Here is the trade setup:

• SLD 1 AMZN MAR 24 '23 84 Put Option 0.24 USD

For this trade, I got a premium of 23.47 USD (after commissions) or about 0.27% potential income return in 9 days, if options expire worthlessly

What happens next?

On the expiry date, March 24, 2023, AMZN is trading above $84 per share -  options expire worthlessly and I keep premium - if AMZN trades under $84 on the expiry date, I risk getting assigned 100 shares, and will have to buy them paying $8,400

But as I already have collected a premium of $0.23 per share, my break-even price for this trade is $84-$0.23 = $83.77

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: 7 trades since February 6, 2023

• Options premium: $91