My broker failed to maintain adequate inventory of ITB shares today, so I was forced to cover my ITB short position by 200 shares, at $13.84. I replenished this position by purchasing three ITB 17.50 Jul10 Put options at $3.90; these are options that I have purchased before. Even though I am down somewhat significantly on this trade, I remain steadfast that housing is overvalued, as evidenced by my continued financial backing.
March 9, 2010
Replaced ITB short with put options
Posted by ReasonablyThinking under All Commentary, ITB, Stock purchases, bought to cover, Trade History, Trade highlights | Tags: ITB |1 Comment
April 14, 2010 at 8:11 pm
[...] sales, short sales, Trade History, Trade highlights | Tags: ITB | Leave a Comment Similar to the trade I made last month, due to low broker inventory, I was forced to cover my ITB short position. To [...]