McDonalds Stock has been a member of my Put Selling portfolio since 2009. McDonalds Corporation is a global fast food franchise with a market cap of 88.6 billion dollars.  It’s stock symbol is MCD Stock.

McDonalds Stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange and is a member of the DOW 30 stocks. McDonalds Stock has provided annual dividend increases for investors since January 1987 when dividends were first introduced. In 1987 the annual dividend was $0.055. Today the McDonalds Stock annual dividend is $3.08 for an increase of 5600%. McDonalds Stock is a stellar performer for each of the past 3 years. 2012 promises to be another exciting year for McDonalds Stock.

McDonalds Stock (MCD Stock) Investment Strategy

The investment strategy for McDonalds Stock (MCD Stock) is Put Selling at what I believe is fair value and if assigned shares, collect the dividend while selling covered calls to be exercised out of the stock. It won’t concern me to hold McDonalds Stock (MCD Stock) for an extended period of time. The second strategy is use is the Bollinger Bands Strategy Trade which you can review through this article. Between these two strategies the returns have been very profitable for McDonalds Stock. I am expecting another spectacular year in 2012.

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Current McDonalds Stock (MCD Stock) Status – Year 4

McDonalds Stock (MCD Stock) TRADE STATS:
Capital Currently In Use:
$82520.00
Income Earned in 2012: $13448.50
Total Income Earned Since Trade Started In 2009: $27401.50
Total Of My Own Capital Required If All Naked Puts Were Assigned: $55118.50
Number Of Shares If All Naked Puts Were Assigned: 1000
Share Price Valuation(Total Capital Required/Number of shares): $55.12


Date Stock At
Time Of
Trade
Action Taken (All Figures Are US Dollars)
ACTIVE TRADES ARE HIGHLIGHTED
Comm. Shares
Held
Capital
In Use
Gain/Loss Total
Income
Dec 5 2011 95.28 Final McDonalds Stock Trade for 2011
Sell To Open (STO) McDonalds Stock 3 Naked Puts 21JAN12 $90 put strike for .43 (status: expired)
10.75 27010.75 118.25
Dec 19 2011 97.00 Final McDonalds Stock Trade for 2011
Sell To Open (STO) McDonalds Stock 3 Naked Puts 18FEB12 $90 put strike for .88 (status: expired)
10.75 27010.75 253.25 13953.00
END OF 2011 TRADES

Jan 3 2012 98.84 Sell To Open (STO) McDonalds Stock 5 Naked Puts 17MAR12 $92.50 put strike for .90 (status: expired) 13.25 46263.25 436.75 14389.75
Jan 20 101.74 January Options Expiry: $90.00 naked puts expired
Jan 30 97.90 Sell To Open (STO) McDonalds Stock 5 Naked Puts 21APR12 $90.00 put strike for .82 (status: expired) 13.25 45013.25 396.75 14786.50
Feb 17 99.99 February Options Expiry: $90.00 naked puts expired
Mar 9 96.95 Sell To Open (STO) McDonalds Stock 5 Naked Puts 19MAY12 $87.50 put strike for .50 (status: expired) 13.25 43763.25 236.75 15023.25
Mar 16 97.66 March Options Expiry: $92.50 naked puts expired
Mar 23 95.13 Sell To Open (STO) McDonalds Stock 5 Naked Puts 19MAY12 $87.50 put strike for .72 (status: expired) 13.25 43763.25 346.75 15370.00
Apr 20 95.94 April Options Expiry: $90 naked puts expired
Apr 24 94.35 Sell To Open (STO) McDonalds Stock 5 Naked Puts 21JUL12 $85.00 put strike for .88 (status: expired) 13.25 42513.25 426.75 15796.75
May 18 89.85 May Options Expiry: $87.50 naked puts expired
Jun 4 86.32 Sell To Open (STO) McDonalds Stock 5 Naked Puts 21JUL12 $82.50 put strike for 1.05 (status: expired) 13.25 41263.25 511.75 16308.50
Jun 11 86.75 Bought 500 shares McDonalds Stock for $86.75 – Using Bollinger Bands Strategy Trade. Read this article to understand the strategy in use. 7.00 500 (43382.00)
Jun 18 90.25 Sold 500 shares McDonalds Stock for $90.25 7.00 0 45118.00 1736.00 18044.50
Jun 25 87.90 Bought 500 shares McDonalds Stock for $87.90 – Using Bollinger Bands Strategy Trade. Read this article to understand the strategy in use. 7.00 500 (43957.00)
Jun 25 87.90 Sell To Open (STO) McDonalds Stock 5 Naked Puts 18AUG12 $82.50 put strike for .95 (status: expired) 13.25 41263.25 461.75 18506.25
Jul 13 92.40 Sold 500 shares McDonalds Stock for $92.40 7.00 0 46193.00 2236.00 20742.25
Jul 20 91.58 July Options Expiry: $85.00 and $82.50 naked puts expired
Jul 25 88.00 Sell To Open (STO) McDonalds Stock 5 Naked Puts 22SEP12 $82.50 put strike for .90 (status: expired) 13.25 41263.25 436.75 21179.00
Aug 8 86.80 Bought 500 shares McDonalds Stock for $86.80 – Using Bollinger Bands Strategy Trade. Read this article to understand the strategy in use. 7.00 500 (43407.00)
Aug 17 87.36 August Options Expiry: $82.50 naked puts expired
Aug 20 87.16 Sell To Open (STO) McDonalds Stock 5 Naked Puts 20OCT12 $82.50 put strike for 1.00 (status: expired) 13.25 41263.25 486.75 21665.75
Sep 10 91.25 Sold 500 shares McDonalds Stock for $91.25 7.00 0 45618.00 2211.00 23876.75
Sep 21 93.71 Sept Options Expiry: $82.50 naked puts expired
Sep 28 90.55 Sell To Open (STO) McDonalds Stock 5 Naked Puts 22DEC12 $87.50 put strike for 1.59 (status: expired) 13.25 43763.25 781.75 24658.50
Oct 19 88.65 Sell To Open (STO) McDonalds Stock 3 Naked Puts 17NOV12 $87.50 put strike for .90 (status: assigned Nov 16) (note change in commission rate to $1.00 per contract plus $5.00 per trade) 8.00 26258.00 262.00 24920.50
Oct 19 88.65 Sell To Open (STO) McDonalds Stock 3 Naked Puts 22DEC12 $85.00 put strike for .97 (status: expired) 8.00 25508.00 283.00 25203.50
Oct 19 88.72 Oct Options Expiry: $82.50 naked puts expired
Nov 16 83.55 Bought 300 shares McDonalds Stock at $83.55 – I will be assigned on 300 shares at $87.50 today. Rather than rolling I bought 300 more shares which will bring my cost down to $85.55. Rather than selling covered calls I will be selling this stock when it bounces back. I am using the Bollinger Bands Strategy Trade. Read this article to understand the strategy in use. 5.00 300 (25070.00)
Nov 16 83.55 Sell To Open (STO) McDonalds Stock 5 Naked Puts 19JAN13 $82.50 put strike for 1.88.
Comments: I think McDonalds Stock is well valued at $82.50 and with the put premium of $1.88 my cost is reduced to $80.62.
I would accept assignment of shares at $82.50 and buy shares lower if needed to reduce my cost and then follow the same course as the trade above, namely sell the shares on a bounce.
10.00 41260.00 930.00 26133.50
Nov 16 84.12 November Options Expiry: $87.50 naked puts assigned on Nov 17 (Sat) 300 shares assigned
Comments: I am now assigned 300 shares at $87.50 and bought 300 shares at $83.55. Total capital invested is $51340.00 / 600 shares = $85.56 a share. I will sell these shares on a bounce back up in the stock.
20.00 600 (26270.00)
Nov 23 87.00 Sold 600 shares McDonalds Stock for $87.00
Comments: This concludes the assigned shares.
5.00 0 52193.00 853.00 26986.50
Nov 27 85.82 Sell To Open (STO) McDonalds Stock 5 Naked Puts 19JAN13 $82.50 put strike for .85 10.00 41260.00 415.00 27401.50
Dec 21 90.18 December Options Expiry: Dec $85 and $87.50 naked puts expired

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