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Trade Alert - (TLT)
Sell the iShares Barclays 20+ Year Treasury Bond Fund (TLT) March, 2014 $111-$114 bear put spread at $2.85 or best
Closing Trade
3-18-2014
expiration date: 4-18-2014
Portfolio weighting: 10%
Number of Contracts = 42 contracts
The best execution can be had by placing your bid for the entire spread in the middle market and waiting for the market to come to you. The difference between the bid and the offer on these deep in-the-money spread trades can be enormous. Don?t execute the legs individually or you will end up losing much of your profit.
Keep in mind that these are ballpark prices only. Spread pricing can be very volatile on expiration months further out.
Here are the specific trades you need to execute this position:
Sell 42 April, 2014 (TLT) $114 puts at?????..?$6.80
Buy to cover short 42 April, 2014 (TLT) $111 puts at?$3.95
Net Proceeds:????????????....??..??.......$2.85
Profit: $2.85 - $2.45 = $0.40
($0.40 X 100 X 42) = $1,680 or 1.68% for the notional $100,000 model portfolio.
