eBay Exploding Collar Trade 8/11/14

Our eBay Exploding Collar Trade opened on 8/11/14 with the following fill prices:

EBAY Stock - $54.25/share
EBAY Jan16 $60 strike short calls - ($4.50) per share
EBAY Oct14 $55 strike long puts - $2.74 per share
EBAY Oct14 $55 strike long calls - $1.67 per share

Total Cost Basis Per Share - $54.16

10-1-14 We sold to close our long puts for $1.25/share.  This lowers our cost basis by $1.25.  New cost basis is $52.91/share.

Red Hat Exploding Collar Trade 9/15/14

Our RHT Exploding Collar Trade opened on 9/15 with the following fill prices:

RHT Stock - $60.70/share
RHT Jan16 $65 strike short calls - ($6.20) per share
RHT Dec14 $60 strike long puts - $3.50 per share times two contracts for every one short call contract.

Total Cost Basis Per Share - $61.50