Selected Dividends and Earnings for February 13, 2011 to February 19, 2011

Monday, February 14, 2011

Dividends

• CenterPoint Energy (CNP) - $0.198 payable 10-Mar
• Chevron (CVX) - $0.720 payable 10-Mar
• Consolidated Edison, Inc. (ED) - $0.600 payable 15-Mar
• Marathon Oil Corporation (MRO) - $0.250 payable 10-Mar
• Schlumberger (SLB) - $0.250 payable 1-Apr
• Sunoco (SUN) - $0.150 payable 10-Mar
• Target Corporation (TGT) - $0.250 payable 10-Mar
• Valero Energy Corp. (VLO) - $0.050 payable 16-Mar

Earnings

• Agilent Technologies Inc. (A) after market close
• Marriott International (MAR)
• Masco (MAS) after market close

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Dividends

• Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) - $0.160 payable 10-Mar
• Avon Products Inc. (AVP) - $0.230 payable 1-Mar
• Microsoft (MSFT) - $0.160 payable 10-Mar
• PACCAR (PCAR) - $0.120 payable 7-Mar

Earnings

• American Capital Ltd. (ACAS) after market close
• Analog Devices Inc. (ADI) after market close
• Barclays PLC (BCS) before market open
• CenturyLink (CTL) before market open
• CIT Group (CIT) before market open
• Dell Inc. (DELL)
• HCP, INC. (HCP) before market open
• Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. (HST) before market open
• Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (MMC) before market open
• Nabors Industries (NBR) after market close
• Omnicom Group (OMC) before market open
• Qwest Communications (Q)
• Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (WPI) before market open

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Dividends

• 3M Company (MMM) - $0.550 payable 12-Mar
• Allergan (AGN) - $0.050 payable 11-Mar
• AmerisourceBergen (ABC) - $0.100 payable 7-Mar
• Apartment Investment & Management (AIV) - $0.120 payable 28-Feb
• Ashland (ASH) - $0.150 payable 15-Mar
• Ashland (ASH) - $0.150 payable 15-Mar
• Broadcom (BRCM) - $0.090 payable 7-Mar
• Carnival Corporation & Carnival plc (CCL) - $0.250 payable 11-Mar
• CenturyLink (CTL) - $0.725 payable 25-Feb
• Cummins Inc. (CMI) - $0.263 payable 1-Mar
• Honeywell (HON) - $0.333 payable 10-Mar
• Linear Technology (LLTC) - $0.240 payable 2-Mar
• Moody's Corporation (MCO) - $0.115 payable 10-Mar
• Pitney Bowes Inc. (PBI) - $0.370 payable 12-Mar
• Plum Creek Timber (PCL) - $0.420 payable 4-Mar
• PPG Industries (PPG) - $0.550 payable 11-Mar
• Qwest Communications (Q) - $0.080 payable 25-Feb
• United Technologies (UTX) - $0.425 payable 10-Mar
• Walgreen (WAG) - $0.175 payable 12-Mar

Earnings

• Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (ANF) before market open
• CBS Corporation (CBS)
• Comcast Corporation (CMCSA) before market open
• Dean Foods (DF) before market open
• Deere & Company (DE)
• Devon Energy Corporation (DVN) before market open
• Express Scripts, Inc. (ESRX) after market close
• FirstEnergy (FE)
• Genzyme Corporation (GENZ)
• NetApp, Inc. (NTAP) after market close
• NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA)

Thursday, February 17, 2011

Dividends

• ConocoPhillips (COP) - $0.660 payable 1-Mar
• Equifax Inc. (EFX) - $0.160 payable 15-Mar
• Harley-Davidson (HOG) - $0.100 payable 4-Mar
• KLA-Tencor (KLAC) - $0.250 payable 1-Mar
• Ryder System, Inc. (R) - $0.270 payable 18-Mar
• Zions Bancorp (ZION) - $0.010 payable 28-Feb

Earnings

• Apache Corporation (APA) before market open
• Developers Diversified Realty Co. (DDR) after market close
• Duke Energy Corporation (DUK)
• Ecolab Inc. (ECL) before market open
• EOG Resources, Inc. (EOG) after market close
• Intuit (INTU) after market close
• Liz Claiborne Inc. (LIZ) before market open
• Nordstrom (JWN)
• PG&E Corporation (PCG)
• Waste Management (WM) before market open
• Williams Companies Inc. (WMB) before market open

Friday, February 18, 2011

Earnings

• Campbell Soup (CPB)
• Pinnacle West Capital Corporation (PNW)
• Progress Energy (PGN)
• Windstream Communications (WIN)

Underlined tickers are those that are particularly interesting for me; they may be on my watch list or I may have open positions (i.e. likely naked put options or the underlying).

Selected Dividends and Earnings for August 2, 2009 to August 8, 2009

Monday, August 3, 2009

Dividends

• Xilinx, Inc. (XLNX) - $0.140 payable 26-Aug

Earnings

• Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (APC) after market close
• Barclays PLC (BCS)
• Centex Corporation (CTX) after market close
• Chesapeake Energy Corporation (CHK) after market close
• Clorox (CLX) before market open
• FirstEnergy (FE)
• Humana Inc. (HUM)
• Loews Corp. (L) before market open
• Marathon Oil Corporation (MRO)
• Molson Coors Brewing Company (TAP)
• Pulte Homes Inc. (PHM) after market close
• The Principal Financial Group (PFG)
• Tyson Foods (TSN) before market open
• Vulcan Materials (VMC) after market close

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Dividends

• Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation (COG) - $0.030 payable 20-Aug
• HCP, INC. (HCP) - $0.460 payable 19-Aug
• KB Home (KBH) - $0.063 payable 20-Aug
• Pall Corp. (PLL) - $0.145 payable 20-Aug
• RR Donnelley (RRD) - $0.260 payable 1-Sep

Earnings

• Allegheny Energy, Inc. (AYE) before market open
• American Capital Ltd. (ACAS) after market close
• Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) before market open
• BMC Software (BMC) after market close
• Cameron (CAM) before market open
• Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) before market open
• Consolidated Edison, Inc. (ED)
• CVS Caremark Corporation (CVS) before market open
• D.R. Horton (DHI) before market open
• DaVita (DVA) after market close
• Duke Energy Corporation (DUK)
• Electronic Arts (ERTS) after market close
• Emerson Electric (EMR) before market open
• Entergy (ETR)
• Expeditors International WA (EXPD) before market open
• Frontier Communications Corporation (FTR) before market open
• GENPACT LIMITED (G) before market open
• HCP, INC. (HCP) before market open
• IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (ICE) before market open
• Kraft Foods (KFT)
• Molex Inc. (MOLX)
• NiSource (NI) before market open
• Pinnacle West Capital Corporation (PNW)
• PPL Corporation (PPL) before market open
• Progress Energy (PGN)
• Rowan Companies, Inc. (RDC) before market open
• Simon Property Group, Inc. (SPG) before market open
• Spectra Energy (SE) before market open
• Tenet Healthcare (THC) before market open
• The St. Joe Company (JOE) before market open
• Unum Group (UNM) after market close
• Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) before market open
• Whole Foods Market (WFMI) after market close

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Dividends

• ALCOA Inc (AA) - $0.030 payable 25-Aug
• FirstEnergy (FE) - $0.550 payable 1-Sep
• Hudson City Bancorp (HCBK) - $0.150 payable 29-Aug
• IMS Health (RX) - $0.030 payable 4-Sep
• Intel Corporation (INTC) - $0.140 payable 1-Sep
• Norfolk Southern Corp (NSC) - $0.340 payable 10-Sep
• Peabody Energy Corp. (BTU) - $0.060 payable 28-Aug
• Pfizer (PFE) - $0.160 payable 2-Sep
• Schering-Plough (SGP) - $0.065 payable 31-Aug
• The Boeing Company (BA) - $0.420 payable 4-Sep
• Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) - $0.050 payable 1-Sep

Earnings

• Baker Hughes Incorporated (BHI) before market open
• CenterPoint Energy (CNP)
• Cisco Systems (CSCO) after market close
• Dean Foods (DF) before market open
• Devon Energy Corporation (DVN) before market open
• Integrys Energy Group, Inc. (TEG)
• International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) before market open
• Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (MMC) before market open
• Murphy Oil Corporation (MUR) after market close
• PG&E Corporation (PCG)
• Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation (RL)
• Procter & Gamble Company (PG)
• Prudential Financial, Inc. (PRU) after market close
• RR Donnelley (RRD) before market open
• Sunoco (SUN)
• The Allstate Corporation (ALL) after market close
• Towerstream Corporation (TWER)
• Transocean LTD. (RIG) before market open
• XTO Energy Inc. (XTO)

Thursday, August 6, 2009

Dividends

• Altera Corporation (ALTR) - $0.050 payable 1-Sep
• American Electric Power (AEP) - $0.410 payable 10-Sep
• CA (CA) - $0.040 payable 19-Aug
• CMS Energy Corp. (CMS) - $0.125 payable 31-Aug
• Federated Investors, Inc (FII) - $0.240 payable 14-Aug
• International Business Machines (IBM) - $0.550 payable 10-Sep
• Noble Energy, Inc. (NBL) - $0.180 payable 24-Aug
• PPG Industries (PPG) - $0.530 payable 11-Sep
• W.W. Grainger (GWW) - $0.460 payable 1-Sep

Earnings

• Affiliated Computer Services (ACS) after market close
• Ameren Corporation (AEE)
• CBS Corporation (CBS) after market close
• CenturyTel, Inc. (CTL) before market open
• Comcast Corporation (CMCSA) before market open
• Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC)
• Crocs, Inc. (CROX) after market close
• El Paso Corp. (EP)
• EOG Resources, Inc. (EOG) after market close
• Frontier Oil (FTO) before market open
• Markel Corporation (MKL)
• MBIA Inc. (MBI)
• Microchip Technology (MCHP) after market close
• Millipore Corp. (MIL) after market close
• NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA)
• Pepco Holdings, Inc. (POM) after market close
• Public Storage (PSA)
• Scripps Networks Interactive Inc (SNI) before market open
• Teradata (TDC) before market open
• The DIRECTV Group, Inc. (DTV)
• Veolia Environnement SA (VE) before market open
• VeriSign, Inc. (VRSN) after market close
• Wendy's / Arby's Group, Inc. (WEN) before market open
• Williams Companies Inc. (WMB) before market open
• Windstream Communications (WIN) before market open

Friday, August 7, 2009

Dividends

• Sunoco (SUN) - $0.300 payable 10-Sep
• Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) - $0.650 payable 14-Sep

Earnings

• Edison International (EIX)

Underlined tickers are those that are particularly interesting for me; they may be on my watch list or I may have open positions (i.e. likely naked put options or the underlying).

Selected Dividends and Earnings for May 3, 2009 to May 9, 2009

Monday, May 4, 2009

Earnings

• Chesapeake Energy Corporation (CHK) after market close
• Entergy (ETR) before market open
• EOG Resources, Inc. (EOG) after market close
• Loews Corp. (L) before market open
• McKesson Corporation (MCK)
• Sprint Nextel Corporation (S)
• SYSCO Corporation (SYY)
• The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (EL) before market open
• The Principal Financial Group (PFG)
• Tyson Foods (TSN) before market open
• Vulcan Materials (VMC) after market close

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Dividends

• FirstEnergy (FE) - $0.550 payable 1-Jun
• Intel Corporation (INTC) - $0.140 payable 1-Jun
• KB Home (KBH) - $0.063 payable 21-May
• MeadWestvaco (MWV) - $0.230 payable 1-Jun

Earnings

• Allegheny Energy, Inc. (AYE) before market open
• American Capital Ltd. (ACAS) after market close
• Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) before market open
• Automatic Data Processing (ADP) before market open
• Avon Products Inc. (AVP)
• Centex Corporation (CTX)
• Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) before market open
• Constellation Energy Group, Inc. (CEG)
• CVS Caremark Corporation (CVS) before market open
• D.R. Horton (DHI) before market open
• Duke Energy Corporation (DUK) before market open
• Electronic Arts (ERTS) after market close
• Emerson Electric (EMR) before market open
• FirstEnergy (FE)
• GENPACT LIMITED (G)
• IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (ICE) before market open
• Kraft Foods (KFT)
• Legg Mason (LM)
• Lincoln National (LNC) after market close
• Molson Coors Brewing Company (TAP)
• Pinnacle West Capital Corporation (PNW)
• Pitney Bowes Inc. (PBI) after market close
• Precision Castparts (PCP) before market open
• Progress Energy (PGN)
• Pulte Homes Inc. (PHM) after market close
• Sempra Energy (SRE)
• SiRF Technology Holdings Inc. (SIRF) after market close
• Spectra Energy (SE) before market open
• Tenet Healthcare (THC) before market open
• The St. Joe Company (JOE) before market open
• Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) before market open
• Walt Disney (DIS)
• Weyerhaeuser Co. (WY) before market open

Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Dividends

• ALCOA Inc (AA) - $0.030 payable 25-May
• American Electric Power (AEP) - $0.410 payable 10-Jun
• Charles Schwab (SCHW) - $0.060 payable 22-May
• CMS Energy Corp. (CMS) - $0.125 payable 29-May
• Federated Investors, Inc (FII) - $0.240 payable 15-May
• Hudson City Bancorp (HCBK) - $0.150 payable 30-May
• International Business Machines (IBM) - $0.550 payable 10-Jun
• Lloyds Banking Group PLC (LYG) - payable 12-May
• Pfizer (PFE) - $0.160 payable 2-Jun
• The Boeing Company (BA) - $0.420 payable 5-Jun
• Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) - $0.050 payable 1-Jun

Earnings

• Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (APC) after market close
• Cisco Systems (CSCO) after market close
• Devon Energy Corporation (DVN) before market open
• Embarq Corporation (EQ) after market close
• Expeditors International WA (EXPD) after market close
• Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (MMC) before market open
• Murphy Oil Corporation (MUR) after market close
• PG&E Corporation (PCG) before market open
• Prudential Financial, Inc. (PRU) after market close
• RR Donnelley (RRD) before market open
• Sunoco (SUN) after market close
• Symantec (SYMC)
• Tesoro Corporation (TSO) after market close
• Towerstream Corporation (TWER) after market close
• Transocean LTD. (RIG) before market open
• XTO Energy Inc. (XTO)

Thursday, May 7, 2009

Dividends

• Altera Corporation (ALTR) - $0.050 payable 1-Jun
• Capital One Financial Corp. (COF) - $0.050 payable 20-May
• Noble Energy, Inc. (NBL) - $0.180 payable 26-May
• PPG Industries (PPG) - $0.530 payable 12-Jun
• Sunoco (SUN) - $0.300 payable 10-Jun
• Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) - $0.950 payable 12-Jun
• W.W. Grainger (GWW) - $0.460 payable 1-Jun

Earnings

• American International Group (AIG) after market close
• Cameron (CAM)
• CBS Corporation (CBS) after market close
• Crocs, Inc. (CROX)
• Dynegy, Inc. (DYN)
• Frontier Communications Corporation (FTR) before market open
• Frontier Oil (FTO) before market open
• Genworth Financial, Inc. (GNW) after market close
• Luxottica Group (LUX)
• Markel Corporation (MKL)
• Microchip Technology (MCHP) after market close
• Millipore Corp. (MIL) after market close
• NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA)
• Pepco Holdings, Inc. (POM)
• Public Storage (PSA)
• Rowan Companies, Inc. (RDC)
• Sara Lee (SLE)
• Teradata (TDC) before market open
• The Allstate Corporation (ALL) after market close
• The DIRECTV Group, Inc. (DTV) before market open
• VeriSign, Inc. (VRSN) after market close
• Wendy's / Arby's Group, Inc. (WEN) before market open

Friday, May 8, 2009

Dividends

• Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation (COG) - $0.030 payable 26-May
• Veolia Environnement SA (VE) - $1.359 payable

Earnings

• Edison International (EIX)
• El Paso Corp. (EP) before market open
• Scripps Networks Interactive Inc (SNI) before market open
• Windstream Communications (WIN)

Underlined tickers are those that are particularly interesting for me; they may be on my watch list or I may have open positions (i.e. likely naked put options or the underlying).

Selected Dividends and Earnings for February 8, 2009 to February 14, 2009

Monday, February 9, 2009

Dividends

• Entergy (ETR) - $0.750 payable 2-Mar
• Fortune Brands (FO) - $0.440 payable 2-Mar
• Noble Corporation (NE) - $0.040 payable 2-Mar
• Peabody Energy Corp. (BTU) - $0.060 payable 4-Mar
• United States Steel Corp. (X) - $0.300 payable 10-Mar
• Valero Energy Corp. (VLO) - $0.150 payable 11-Mar
• Zions Bancorp (ZION) - $0.040 payable 25-Feb

Earnings

• Barclays PLC (BCS) before market open
• Genworth Financial, Inc. (GNW) after market close
• Hasbro, Inc. (HAS) before market open
• Lincare Holdings (LNCR) after market close
• Lincoln National (LNC) after market close
• Loews Corp. (L) before market open
• Lorillard, Inc. (LO)
• NYSE Euronext (NYX) before market open
• Rohm and Haas Company (ROH) before market open
• The Principal Financial Group (PFG) after market close
• Vulcan Materials (VMC) after market close
• Whirlpool Corporation (WHR) before market open

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Dividends

• Applied Materials (AMAT) - $0.060 payable 5-Mar
• Simon Property Group, Inc. (SPG) - $0.900 payable 18-Mar
• The TJX Companies, Inc. (TJX) - $0.110 payable 5-Mar

Earnings

• Applied Materials (AMAT) after market close
• CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. (CBG) after market close
• Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) after market close
• Coventry Health Care, Inc (CVH) before market open
• DaVita (DVA) after market close
• Elan Corporation, plc (ELN) before market open
• Expeditors International WA (EXPD) before market open
• Fidelity National Information (FIS) after market close
• HCP, INC. (HCP) before market open
• IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (ICE) before market open
• Molson Coors Brewing Company (TAP) before market open
• NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA) after market close
• Omnicom Group (OMC) before market open
• Pepsi Bottling Group (PBG) before market open
• ProLogis (PLD) before market open
• Qwest Communications (Q) before market open
• SiRF Technology Holdings Inc. (SIRF) before market open
• The DIRECTV Group, Inc. (DTV)
• Unisys (UIS) before market open
• VF Corporation (VFC) after market close
• XL Capital Ltd (XL) after market close

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Dividends

• AK Steel Holding Corp (AKS) - $0.050 payable 10-Mar
• Bemis Company, Inc. (BMS) - $0.225 payable 2-Mar
• CenterPoint Energy (CNP) - $0.190 payable 10-Mar
• Charles Schwab (SCHW) - $0.060 payable 27-Feb
• Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) - $0.160 payable 27-Feb
• D.R. Horton (DHI) - $0.038 payable 26-Feb
• Duke Energy Corporation (DUK) - $0.230 payable 16-Mar
• DuPont (DD) - $0.410 payable 13-Mar
• Eli Lilly (LLY) - $0.490 payable 10-Mar
• Emerson Electric (EMR) - $0.330 payable 10-Mar
• Exelon Corporation (EXC) - $0.525 payable 10-Mar
• Harman International Industries (HAR) - $0.013 payable 2-Mar
• Ingersoll-Rand Co. Ltd. (IR) - $0.180 payable 2-Mar
• International Paper Co. (IP) - $0.250 payable 16-Mar
• Linear Technology (LLTC) - $0.220 payable 25-Feb
• Microchip Technology (MCHP) - $0.339 payable 27-Feb
• Otter Tail Power (OTTR) - $0.298 payable 10-Mar
• Qwest Communications (Q) - $0.080 payable 6-Mar
• Rockwell Collins, Inc. (COL) - $0.240 payable 9-Mar
• Rohm and Haas Company (ROH) - $0.410 payable 2-Mar
• Spectra Energy (SE) - $0.250 payable 16-Mar
• The Kroger Co. (KR) - $0.090 payable 1-Mar
• Wyeth (WYE) - $0.300 payable 2-Mar

Earnings

• Allegheny Energy, Inc. (AYE) before market open
• Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. (CCE) before market open
• Dean Foods (DF) before market open
• Genzyme Corporation (GENZ)
• Ingersoll-Rand Co. Ltd. (IR) before market open
• iRobot Corp. (IRBT) after market close
• Jones Apparel Group Inc. (JNY) before market open
• Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (MMC) before market open
• Masco (MAS) after market close
• NetApp, Inc. (NTAP) after market close
• Questar Corp. (STR) after market close
• Realty Income Corporation (O) after market close
• Reynolds American, Inc. (RAI)
• Sigma-Aldrich Corporation (SIAL) before market open
• Terex Corporation (TEX) after market close

Thursday, February 12, 2009

Dividends

• AmeriSourceBergen (ABC) - $0.100 payable 2-Mar
• Avon Products Inc. (AVP) - $0.210 payable 2-Mar
• CA (CA) - $0.040 payable 13-Mar
• Chevron (CVX) - $0.650 payable 10-Mar
• CIT Group (CIT) - $0.020 payable 27-Feb
• Jabil Circuit, Inc. (JBL) - $0.070 payable 2-Mar
• Murphy Oil Corporation (MUR) - $0.250 payable 2-Mar
• Rockwell Automation (ROK) - $0.290 payable 10-Mar
• Ryder System, Inc. (R) - $0.230 payable 13-Mar
• TECO Energy Inc. (TE) - $0.200 payable 27-Feb

Earnings

• Aetna Inc. (AET) before market open
• Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation (COG)
• Ecolab Inc. (ECL) before market open
• Embarq Corporation (EQ) after market close
• Laboratory Corporation of America (LH)
• Marriott International (MAR) before market open
• Progress Energy (PGN) before market open
• Teradata (TDC) before market open
• The Coca-Cola Company (KO) before market open
• Waste Management (WMI) before market open

Friday, February 13, 2009

Dividends

• Aflac Incorporated (AFL) - $0.280 payable 2-Mar
• Consolidated Edison, Inc. (ED) - $0.590 payable 15-Mar
• Marathon Oil Corporation (MRO) - $0.240 payable 10-Mar
• Schlumberger (SLB) - $0.210 payable 3-Apr
• Walgreen (WAG) - $0.113 payable 12-Mar

Earnings

• Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (ANF) before market open
• Ameren Corporation (AEE) after market close
• Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) before market open
• PepsiCo (PEP) before market open
• Wyndham Worldwide (WYN) before market open

Underlined tickers are those that are particularly interesting for me; they may be on my watch list or I may have open positions (i.e. likely naked put options or the underlying).

Selected Dividends and Earnings for February 8, 2009 to February 14, 2009

Monday, February 9, 2009

Dividends

• Entergy (ETR) - $0.750 payable 2-Mar
• Fortune Brands (FO) - $0.440 payable 2-Mar
• Noble Corporation (NE) - $0.040 payable 2-Mar
• Peabody Energy Corp. (BTU) - $0.060 payable 4-Mar
• United States Steel Corp. (X) - $0.300 payable 10-Mar
• Valero Energy Corp. (VLO) - $0.150 payable 11-Mar
• Zions Bancorp (ZION) - $0.040 payable 25-Feb

Earnings

• Barclays PLC (BCS) before market open
• Hasbro, Inc. (HAS) before market open
• Lincare Holdings (LNCR) after market close
• Lincoln National (LNC) after market close
• Loews Corp. (L) before market open
• Lorillard, Inc. (LO)
• NYSE Euronext (NYX) before market open
• Rohm and Haas Company (ROH) before market open
• The Principal Financial Group (PFG) after market close
• Vulcan Materials (VMC) after market close
• Whirlpool Corporation (WHR) before market open

Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Dividends

• Applied Materials (AMAT) - $0.060 payable 5-Mar
• Simon Property Group, Inc. (SPG) - $0.900 payable 18-Mar
• The TJX Companies, Inc. (TJX) - $0.110 payable 5-Mar

Earnings

• Applied Materials (AMAT)
• CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. (CBG) after market close
• Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC) after market close
• Coventry Health Care, Inc (CVH) before market open
• Elan Corporation, plc (ELN) before market open
• Expeditors International WA (EXPD) before market open
• Fidelity National Information (FIS) after market close
• Genworth Financial, Inc. (GNW)
• HCP, INC. (HCP) before market open
• IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (ICE) before market open
• Molson Coors Brewing Company (TAP)
• NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA)
• Omnicom Group (OMC) before market open
• Pepsi Bottling Group (PBG) before market open
• ProLogis (PLD) before market open
• Qwest Communications (Q) before market open
• The DIRECTV Group, Inc. (DTV)
• Unisys (UIS) before market open
• VF Corporation (VFC) after market close
• XL Capital Ltd (XL) after market close

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Dividends

• AK Steel Holding Corp (AKS) - $0.050 payable 10-Mar
• Bemis Company, Inc. (BMS) - $0.225 payable 2-Mar
• CenterPoint Energy (CNP) - $0.190 payable 10-Mar
• Charles Schwab (SCHW) - $0.060 payable 27-Feb
• Costco Wholesale Corporation (COST) - $0.160 payable 27-Feb
• D.R. Horton (DHI) - $0.038 payable 26-Feb
• Duke Energy Corporation (DUK) - $0.230 payable 16-Mar
• DuPont (DD) - $0.410 payable 13-Mar
• Eli Lilly (LLY) - $0.490 payable 10-Mar
• Emerson Electric (EMR) - $0.330 payable 10-Mar
• Exelon Corporation (EXC) - $0.525 payable 10-Mar
• Harman International Industries (HAR) - $0.013 payable 2-Mar
• Ingersoll-Rand Co. Ltd. (IR) - $0.180 payable 2-Mar
• International Paper Co. (IP) - $0.250 payable 16-Mar
• Linear Technology (LLTC) - $0.220 payable 25-Feb
• Microchip Technology (MCHP) - $0.339 payable 27-Feb
• Otter Tail Power (OTTR) - $0.298 payable 10-Mar
• Qwest Communications (Q) - $0.080 payable 6-Mar
• Rockwell Collins, Inc. (COL) - $0.240 payable 9-Mar
• Rohm and Haas Company (ROH) - $0.410 payable 2-Mar
• Spectra Energy (SE) - $0.250 payable 16-Mar
• The Kroger Co. (KR) - $0.090 payable 1-Mar
• Wyeth (WYE) - $0.300 payable 2-Mar

Earnings

• Allegheny Energy, Inc. (AYE) before market open
• Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. (CCE) before market open
• Dean Foods (DF) before market open
• Genzyme Corporation (GENZ)
• Ingersoll-Rand Co. Ltd. (IR) before market open
• iRobot Corp. (IRBT) after market close
• Jones Apparel Group Inc. (JNY) before market open
• Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (MMC) before market open
• Masco (MAS) after market close
• NetApp, Inc. (NTAP) after market close
• Questar Corp. (STR)
• Realty Income Corporation (O) after market close
• Reynolds American, Inc. (RAI)
• Sigma-Aldrich Corporation (SIAL) before market open
• Terex Corporation (TEX) after market close

Thursday, February 12, 2009

Dividends

• AmeriSourceBergen (ABC) - $0.100 payable 2-Mar
• Avon Products Inc. (AVP) - $0.210 payable 2-Mar
• CA (CA) - $0.040 payable 13-Mar
• Chevron (CVX) - $0.650 payable 10-Mar
• CIT Group (CIT) - $0.020 payable 27-Feb
• Jabil Circuit, Inc. (JBL) - $0.070 payable 2-Mar
• Murphy Oil Corporation (MUR) - $0.250 payable 2-Mar
• Rockwell Automation (ROK) - $0.290 payable 10-Mar
• TECO Energy Inc. (TE) - $0.200 payable 27-Feb

Earnings

• Aetna Inc. (AET) before market open
• Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation (COG)
• Ecolab Inc. (ECL) before market open
• Embarq Corporation (EQ) after market close
• Laboratory Corporation of America (LH)
• Marriott International (MAR) before market open
• Progress Energy (PGN) before market open
• Teradata (TDC) before market open
• The Coca-Cola Company (KO) before market open
• Waste Management (WMI) before market open

Friday, February 13, 2009

Dividends

• Aflac Incorporated (AFL) - $0.280 payable 2-Mar
• Consolidated Edison, Inc. (ED) - $0.590 payable 15-Mar
• Marathon Oil Corporation (MRO) - $0.240 payable 10-Mar
• Schlumberger (SLB) - $0.210 payable 3-Apr
• Walgreen (WAG) - $0.113 payable 12-Mar

Earnings

• Abercrombie & Fitch Co. (ANF) before market open
• Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) before market open
• PepsiCo (PEP) before market open
• Wyndham Worldwide (WYN) before market open

Underlined tickers are those that are particularly interesting for me; they may be on my watch list or I may have open positions (i.e. likely naked put options or the underlying).

Selected Dividends and Earnings for November 2, 2008 to November 8, 2008

Monday, November 3, 2008

Dividends

• CONSOL Energy (CNX) - $0.100 payable 21-Nov
• Harman International Industries (HAR) - $0.013 payable 19-Nov
• Xilinx, Inc. (XLNX) - $0.140 payable 25-Nov
• Zions Bancorp (ZION) - $0.320 payable 19-Nov

Earnings

• Allegheny Energy, Inc. (AYE) before market open
• American Tower Corp. (AMT) before market open
• Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (APC) after market close
• Automatic Data Processing (ADP) after market close
• DaVita (DVA)
• Dynavax (DVAX) before market open
• EOG Resources, Inc. (EOG) after market close
• MasterCard Incorporated (MA) after market close
• Nicor Inc. (GAS) before market open
• Pepco Holdings, Inc. (POM)
• Pitney Bowes Inc. (PBI) after market close
• Rockwell Collins, Inc. (COL) before market open
• Simon Property Group, Inc. (SPG) before market open
• SYSCO Corporation (SYY)
• The Principal Financial Group (PFG) after market close

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Dividends

• Peabody Energy Corp. (BTU) - $0.060 payable 28-Nov
• The TJX Companies, Inc. (TJX) - $0.110 payable 26-Nov

Earnings

• Ameren Corporation (AEE) before market open
• Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) before market open
• Dean Foods (DF) before market open
• Emerson Electric (EMR) before market open
• Expeditors International WA (EXPD) before market open
• FirstEnergy (FE)
• HCP, INC. (HCP) before market open
• Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (JEC) before market open
• Nautilus, Inc. (NLS) before market open
• NiSource (NI)
• Pinnacle West Capital Corporation (PNW)
• PPL Corporation (PPL) before market open
• Rowan Companies, Inc. (RDC)
• Tenet Healthcare (THC) before market open
• Teradata (TDC) before market open
• The St. Joe Company (JOE) before market open
• Vornado Realty Trust (VNO) before market open

Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Dividends

• ALCOA Inc (AA) - $0.170 payable 25-Nov
• Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (AMP) - $0.170 payable 21-Nov
• CMS Energy Corp. (CMS) - $0.090 payable 28-Nov
• Federated Investors, Inc (FII) - $0.240 payable 14-Nov
• FirstEnergy (FE) - $0.550 payable 1-Dec
• Intel Corporation (INTC) - $0.140 payable 1-Dec
• Norfolk Southern Corp (NSC) - $0.320 payable 10-Dec
• Pfizer (PFE) - $0.320 payable 2-Dec
• Schering-Plough (SGP) - $0.065 payable 25-Nov
• The Boeing Company (BA) - $0.400 payable 5-Dec
• Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) - $0.340 payable 1-Dec
• Weyerhaeuser Co. (WY) - $0.600 payable 1-Dec

Earnings

• Avalonbay Communities (AVB) after market close
• Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX) before market open
• CenterPoint Energy (CNP) before market open
• Cisco Systems (CSCO) after market close
• CMS Energy Corp. (CMS) before market open
• Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH) before market open
• Devon Energy Corporation (DVN) before market open
• Duke Energy Corporation (DUK) before market open
• General Growth Properties Inc (GGP) before market open
• Hospira (HSP) before market open
• IAC (IACI) before market open
• Integrys Energy Group, Inc. (TEG) after market close
• Kimco Realty Corporation (KIM) before market open
• MAIDENFORM BRANDS INC (MFB) before market open
• Markel Corporation (MKL)
• Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. (MMC) before market open
• MBIA Inc. (MBI)
• Medco Health Solutions (MHS) before market open
• Molson Coors Brewing Company (TAP)
• Polo Ralph Lauren Corporation (RL) before market open
• Rackspace Hosting, Inc. (RAX) after market close
• RR Donnelley (RRD) before market open
• Sara Lee (SLE) before market open
• Sunoco (SUN) after market close
• Time Warner Inc. (TWX) before market open
• Towerstream Corporation (TWER)
• Transocean Inc. (RIG) before market open
• Vulcan Materials (VMC) after market close
• Whole Foods Market (WFMI)
• XTO Energy Inc. (XTO)

Thursday, November 6, 2008

Dividends

• Allergan (AGN) - $0.050 payable 1-Dec
• Altera Corporation (ALTR) - $0.050 payable 1-Dec
• American Electric Power (AEP) - $0.410 payable 10-Dec
• Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. (BUD) - $0.370 payable 9-Dec
• Hudson City Bancorp (HCBK) - $0.130 payable 29-Nov
• International Business Machines (IBM) - $0.500 payable 10-Dec
• MetLife, Inc. (MET) - $0.740 payable 15-Dec
• PPG Industries (PPG) - $0.530 payable 12-Dec
• Sunoco (SUN) - $0.300 payable 10-Dec
• W.W. Grainger (GWW) - $0.400 payable 1-Dec

Earnings

• Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. (BUD)
• AutoNation (AN) before market open
• Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (BRL)
• CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. (CBG) after market close
• Constellation Energy Group, Inc. (CEG) before market open
• Dynegy Inc. (DYN)
• El Paso Corp. (EP) before market open
• Fluor Corporation (FLR) after market close
• Frontier Oil (FTO) before market open
• Genworth Financial, Inc. (GNW) after market close
• King Pharmaceuticals (KG) before market open
• NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA)
• PG&E Corporation (PCG)
• Public Storage (PSA)
• QUALCOMM Inc. (QCOM)
• Spectra Energy (SE) before market open
• The DIRECTV Group, Inc. (DTV)
• Tyco Electronics (TEL) before market open
• VeriSign, Inc. (VRSN) after market close
• Walt Disney (DIS)
• Warnaco Group, Inc. (WRC) before market open
• Wendy's / Arby's Group, Inc. (WEN)
• Williams Companies Inc. (WMB) before market open

Friday, November 7, 2008

Dividends

• Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation (COG) - $0.030 payable 26-Nov
• Consolidated Edison, Inc. (ED) - $0.585 payable 15-Dec
• ExxonMobil Corporation (XOM) - $0.400 payable 10-Dec
• Fortune Brands (FO) - $0.440 payable 1-Dec
• United States Steel Corp. (X) - $0.300 payable 10-Dec
• Valero Energy Corp. (VLO) - $0.150 payable 10-Dec

Earnings

• Consolidated Edison, Inc. (ED)
• Edison International (EIX)
• Ford Motor Company (F) before market open
• GENPACT LIMITED (G) before market open
• Sprint Nextel Corporation (S) before market open
• Windstream Communications (WIN) before market open

Underlined tickers are those that are particularly interesting for me; they may be on my watch list or I may have open positions (i.e. likely naked put options or the underlying).

Opportunity in Wachovia (WB) in market whipsaw?

On Friday, the markets was just plain ugly. A look at the advancers vs. decliners for all the major averages will tell you that almost everything was down.

In particular, I am options with intrinsic leverage on underlying securities with a high beta in sectors leading the market decline (consumer discretionary). So, my leverage vs. the market on a down day like this is somewhere between 3x and 4x. That's a 10% drop in one day.

I went through a did a through check of all my portfolio positions and I think I will be ok if I can make it through possible margin calls. I have a couple of positions (ADSK, NVDA, EMC) that were written at the money for the front month and are now in the money and at risk for assignment. I have enough cash and margin to take the assignment. I am more concerned about the overall margin. Since TD Ameritrade does not use portfolio margin, margin is often a concern for my style (which has high drawdowns). We'll see what happens next week. I might have to close some of my longer term puts (which are currently making money) for some buying power.

I spent most of Friday listening to conference calls (there's no reason to listen to CNBC on a day like that; it just makes you more emotional) but I did manage a few trades. With a review of the last Wachovia (WB) quarter, I am still convinced that they will be fine in the long run. I am not saying this is a bottom. I fully expect more writedowns. In the conference call, WB management gave the impression that they are properly reserved for a 60 basis point loss (triple their normal rate) on their Pick-a-Pay (what WB calls Option ARM) loan portfolio. However, looking at recent data and the 'vintage' charts, there is a good chance that losses will soon be estimated at 80 bps or higher. In addition, the auto portfolio looks pretty bad too but that's reasonably small. There is also the risk of canceling the dividend. They don't need to right now but it is an easy source of additional capital. Either of those things might pressure the shares. However, I think the risks are priced in for long term buyers. So I sold a bunch of WB naked puts for multiple months out and at various strikes. This should more than double my WB delta.

I also closed out my XHB naked calls. I am not going to be greedy so I took the 60% gain in two days.

We'll see what happens Monday. If we get additional downside, I am going get more defensive and close out everything that I don't need for additional buying power and then start adding more delta to all my conviction buys (to steal a Goldman Sachs term).

Last minute juggling of SIRF and BBBY

It's finally here; February options expiration is today (technically tomorrow).

NVIDIA (NVDA) is down again and my Mar 22.5 puts are now in the money. I am not adding more delta until either I can write a lower strike for enough time premium. Through no fault of my own, I sold the puts near the maximum time premium. The option contracts are quoted 1.90/2.00 right now. NVDA is around 22.15 so they have 0.35 intrinsic value and 1.55/1.65 time value.

I tried to close out my AEO/+AEOBD covered call but TD Ameritrade is dumb and won't let me. It says I don't have enough margin sell short AEO and buy +AEOBD. Little does it understand that I am simply trying to close the position. No big deal though, was trying to save a couple of cents on commissions.

As I suspected, BBBY would be interesting. It's down 0.84 to 29.07 so it appears my Feb 30 calls are going to go worthless. In a stupid move (to save a couple dollars), I am selling Mar 30 calls without buying back the Feb 30. Essentially, rolling out a month and then shorting the near month option. If you look at the transaction as two parts, the first part is smart (another 1.05 a share of time premium) and the second part is a little dumb (0.05 on a bet that BBBY won't rally this afternoon above 30). I would be ok if it did because I have naked puts for the May and Aug expirations so I have enough delta that I would be net long this position no matter what (for reasonable rallies).

I closed some Feb 7.5 puts on SIRF for a small 20% gain (Added delta to SIRF and WB amid market freefall). I am leaving the Mar 7.5 position on for now. I am currently in the black on that position due to reduction in implied volatility. There is a lot more calls than puts at the Feb 7.5 strike. I think this is contributing selling pressure to keep the price below the 7.5 strike (SIRF touched 7.5 a few days ago). So there is a chance that after the expiration, the stock could drift higher once the selling pressure is removed. So I am going to spin the wheel on the Mar 7.5. I will probably try to close it when the time premium goes down some more.

Senate hijinks on a Thursday of expiration week

I am not sure why politicians want to create havoc for options traders but apparently that's the thing to do. There is a banking committee hearing where Bernacke and Paulson testified. Bernacke some how mentioned that there are more write downs to come. As a result, the market is down across the board.

Also interesting is the NY investigation into the monoline bond insurers. There's a lot of stick waving to convince them to merge or sell assets to Buffett. Somewhere in the conversation, there was threats to strip the muni assets forcibly. All the bond insurers have to say is: Blame it on the shorts. Interesting situation to watch.

Since it's a crazy day, here's a quick take of the positions I am working on:

Wachovia (WB): Looking to add additional delta in the form of March / April 30 puts on the pullback. I think the banks have been kitchen sinking it and we might even get write ups.

Nautilus (NLS): Down after earnings as I expected. They reported total kitchen sink quarter. Tried to pick up some more (I already have a huge position put on from 10 to 5 with an average cost of 8) on the way down at 3.75 but missed it. Not going to chase it on a day like this. Got orders in place for 3.75 and 3.50.

NVIDIA (NVDA): Saw it on the newsfeed and reflexively trying to add March 22.50 puts for 1.50.

EMC (EMC): Trying to buy to close the Feb 17 puts I have for even (take a hit on the commissions). Already have some Mar 15 in place, will sell more naked puts on movements down.