Stock / Symbol: [private_monthly]American Express / AXP[/private_monthly]
Price at trade post: $43.87
Option Strategy: diagonal call spread
Max Risk: $764
Max Reward: $351 or 46% by Feb 2011 expiration
Profit Range: $43.35 +
Max Reward Price: $46 at Feb 2011 expiration
Reasoning: This stock boasts strong fundamentals and we feel that investors incorrectly took it down along with [private_monthly]Mastercard and Visa[/private_monthly]. This trade is a bit longer term and we expect to hold it till at least February expiration. Should this stock trade under $46 by Feb 18th, we'll have taken in an uncalled return of 17.85% and will then look to sell March calls against the position.
Trade Details:
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Buy 2 AXP Jul11 42 Calls @ $4.65 for $930.00
Sell -2 AXP Feb11 46 Calls @ $0.83 for ($166.00)
for a net debit of $3.82 per contract
Requirements;
Cost/Proceeds $764.00
Option Requirement $0.00
Total Requirements $764.00
Estimated Commission $12.95
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