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Headings Common to all List Types
Html link that opens the CallWriter Research Page
Stock Information
Trade Link (T)
Link to OptionsXpress.com order entry form
Stock Name
Name of public company - opens Research Page (
Fundamentals
)
Stock Symbol
Trading symbol of public company - opens Research Page (
D. Chart
)
Stock Price
Price of stock when list was generated
Strength Measures
Open Interest
Number of open contracts of the call series on the list
Average Volume
Average daily volume over last 65 days, in millions
Relative Strength
Stock's performance relative to S&P 500, expressed as a
%
(not an RSI)
Market Capitalization
Stock price
x
number of shares outstanding
MADI
Proprietary CallWriter indicator (
see MADI help page
)
VMI
Proprietary CallWriter indicator (
see VMI help page
)
Earnings and Dividends
P/E Ratio
Ratio of stock price to earnings per share (
price / EPS
)
P/CF Ratio
Ratio of stock price to cash flow per share (
price / cash flow per share
)
PEG Ratio
Price-Earnings growth ratio
Earnings Date
Date next earnings will be released (
link to Research Page
)
Annual Dividend
Anticipated total dividend to be paid this year
Dividend Yield
Annual dividend divided by the stock price
Ex-Date
Last day one can own the stock and still receive the next dividend
Volatility Measures
Implied Volatility
Potential stock volatility implied by the option premium (
link to Research Page
)
10-day Volatility
Historical volatility of stock over last 10 days
30-day Volatility
Historical volatility of stock over last 30 days
60-day Volatility
Historical volatility of stock over last 60 days
Beta
Compares the stock's volatility to the market; a beta of 1 means the stock moves with the market.
Group
Sector
Economic sector to which company belongs
Industry
Industry within sector to which company belongs
List-Specific Column Headings
Covered Call Lists
Call Symbol
Trading symbol for the call option to be sold (
Covered call chain
)
Strike Price
Strike - exercise - price of call option
Call Premium
Bid price of call option when list generated
Return Flat
Call's time value premium / divided by net debit
Return Called
(Call's time value premium + stock profit) / divided by net debit
Net Debit
Cost basis in position if trades is executed at numbers on list
Downside Protection
The percentage of the stock price represented by the call premium
Open Interest
Number of open contracts of the call series on the list
Naked Put Lists
Put Symbol
Trading symbol for the put option to be sold
Put Strike
Strike - exercise - price of put option
Put Premium
Bid price of put option when list generated
Return Flat
Raw return assuming stock price does not change
Return Not Assigned
Raw return assuming puts are not exercised
Maximum Risk
Put's strike price less put premium received, the maximum amount at risk
Open Interest
Number of open contracts of the put series on the list
SuperPut Lists
Put Expiration
Month and year the long put expires
Put Symbol
Trading symbol for the put option to be bought
Strike Price
Strike - exercise - price of put option
Put Cost
Asked price of put option when list generated
Net Debit
Cost basis in position if trades is executed at numbers on list
Return Flat
Call's time value premium / divided by net debit
Return Called
(Call's time value premium + stock profit) / divided by net debit
Long Put Risk
Maximum risk if stock collapses and put is exercised to sell stock
Short Call Risk
Maximum risk if stock rises, assignment occurs and the put expires worthless