Imagine having the ability to enter into an agreement with someone whereby that person is given the option (but not the obligation) to buy 100 shares of a stock from you at a defined price on or before a specific date. For the privilege of being guaranteed the option to buy this lot of shares… Continue reading How Covered Calls Work
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The T. Rowe Price Is Right, Bob
Founded in 1937 with Robert Sharps as its current President and CEO, [lec-stock-link]TROW[/lec-stock-link] is an investment management firm that handles other people’s money originating from 50 different countries. In December 2021, T. Rowe stated they have $1.69 trillion of assets under management, of which clients redeemed $23.8 billion from their accounts in fiscal year 2021.… Continue reading The T. Rowe Price Is Right, Bob
Shutting The Well
As discussed earlier, a position of [lec-stock-link]XOM[/lec-stock-link] could have been opened at $36.61 on November 16, 2020. If a stop order was put in at the $77 target price for a 5% trailing limit order, it would have become effective today with an initial strike price of of $73.15. At close, the strike would have… Continue reading Shutting The Well
No Enhanced Recovery Required
Oil tycoon [lec-stock-link]XOM[/lec-stock-link] has been tanking from its all-time July 29, 2014, high of $104.76. At that time, it was paying 69¢ in a quarterly dividend (yielding 2.63%). Tomorrow, it will be paying 87¢ per share. In its most recent quarter, the company reported a net loss in earnings of 72¢ per share, which takes… Continue reading No Enhanced Recovery Required