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Posted on 12/6/24 at 7:04 pm
Posted by bayoubengals88
LA
Member since Sep 2007
21317 posts
Posted on 12/6/24 at 7:04 pm
If I sold covered calls on SOUN at a 14.50 strike and the stock closed at $15, would I have already lost my shares?

Or did the person not exercise them?
In my Roth, the calls are gone, but the shares remain.

Just two contracts
Posted by thatguy777
br
Member since Feb 2007
2493 posts
Posted on 12/6/24 at 8:10 pm to
gone. prob just hasn't settled yet
Posted by BCreed1
Alabama
Member since Jan 2024
5302 posts
Posted on 12/6/24 at 8:51 pm to
quote:

SOUN at a 14.50 strike and the stock closed at $15, would I have already lost my shares?


It will settle over the weekend.
Posted by bayoubengals88
LA
Member since Sep 2007
21317 posts
Posted on 12/6/24 at 9:24 pm to
Oh well. I guess it’ll cool off eventually and I can get back in.
Posted by bigjoe1
Member since Jan 2024
880 posts
Posted on 12/6/24 at 9:53 pm to
Don't know where you originally entered SOUN but, maybe look at selling some out of the money puts. The Dec 20's struck at 13 settled with a $1.00 bid.
Posted by bayoubengals88
LA
Member since Sep 2007
21317 posts
Posted on 12/7/24 at 9:02 am to
I bought 200 at 8.70 earlier in the week.
But yes, I plan on hitting the 12/20 CSPs on Monday
Posted by oneg8rh8r
Port Ludlow, WA
Member since Dec 2003
2863 posts
Posted on 12/7/24 at 9:19 am to
If you sold covered calls, you set the strike price....but even though the strike was reached, the person that purchased them has other things to consider. The premium they paid to you has to be factored into that price, taxes potentially, so just because a stock exceeds the strike price doesn't necessarily mean it will get called, especially if the date is far off, they can simply let the stock run up knowing they only have to pay the strike.

I sold covered calls on Chipotle, CMG and the price has exceeded my strike but they haven't been called as of yet, I assume the price will continue to rise and they will get called on my exp. date of 12/20.

I picked the strike price and date, it was a 10% increase for me in less than a month. I'm comfortable with my price I picked, but I could have been more aggressive but the premium would have been less.
Posted by bigjoe1
Member since Jan 2024
880 posts
Posted on 12/7/24 at 10:44 am to
quote:

I assume the price will continue to rise and they will get called on my exp. date of 12/20.


Generally speaking, this is correct but on occasion the price of the stock is so high there is really no speculative premium in the calls and traders may exercise the calls when the stock goes x-dividend to capture the dividend. This has happened to me a few times.
Posted by bayoubengals88
LA
Member since Sep 2007
21317 posts
Posted on 12/7/24 at 11:52 am to
Shares are gone.
I sold the calls at .33 on 12/5 when the stock was around 13.50.

So, the buyer was in for 14.83.
Ballsy, but good for them.
SOUN is hot.
Posted by bayoubengals88
LA
Member since Sep 2007
21317 posts
Posted on 12/9/24 at 9:11 am to
Received 1.13 for the 14s
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