Friday, April 27, 2012

Buy AMZN (sell vertical)

Buy AMZN via selling vertical put spread
Buy May 185 puts
Sell May 195 puts AMZN@224.7

Amazon.com gaps up on earnings. 195 is yesterday's close. Not much premium from this trade, but with the market rally premiums have been decreasing. I do a vertical to help with margin requirements and limit downside if there is a market crash on this high priced underlying. In exchange, I give up over half the premium from selling the 195s to buy the 185s.

Long AMGN AMZN BRKB LGF MMM TLT
Net long GLD IWM SPY

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