GE

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http://finance.yahoo.com/news/ge-matches-q1-earnings-estimate-120512810.html

http://www.usatoday.com/story/money...lectric-first-quarter-2016-earnings/83376658/

http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/stockdetails/financials/fi-126.1.GE.NYS

http://finance.yahoo.com/echarts?s=GE+Interactive#{"range":"2y","allowChartStacking":true}

Trade:
with GE at 30.76
March '17 25/20 bull put spread for a net credit of $50
Yield = 50/450 = 11.1% in 327 days or 12.4% annualized
Prob = 93%
Expectation = .93(50) - .02(450) - .05(225) = 46.5 - 9.0 - 11.25 = 26.25

Price.................. Profit / Loss ..........ROM %
15.00..................... (450.00).............. -88.90%
17.50..................... (450.00).............. -88.90%
20.00..................... (450.00).............. -88.90%
24.24..................... (26.20).................. -5.24%
24.50........................ 0.00.................... 0.00%
25.00...................... 50.00................... 11.10%
27.50...................... 50.00................... 11.10%
30.00...................... 50.00................... 11.10%
35.00...................... 50.00................... 11.10%

A blue chip buy and hold substitution (GE pays a dividend of 3%)