GM Dividend

Although GM has a dividend of 0.15 with an ex-dividend date of Dec 5, you can sell covered calls on General Motors Company to create 12 extra dividend type payments per year to boost its yield. Let's look at some recent prices (last updated Wed 11:35 AM ET):

General Motors Company (GM)
Bid	Ask	Last	Change	Volume	P/E	Market Cap
73.09	73.11	73.10	+0.32	2.5M	14	68B

GM Dividend-Like Income Using Covered Calls

With GM at 73.10, here's a table showing how big the annual "dividend" (i.e. total annual call premium received) would need to be to attain 3%, 5%, and 10% annual yields. Also shown is the equivalent number of cents/day necessary to achieve each yield:

Annual Yield	Annual Premium	Cents/Day
3%	2.19	0.6
5%	3.66	1.0
10%	7.31	2.0

So now we need to find out of the money covered calls that pay at least the prescribed cents/day amount of time premium. That will generate income and, because they are out of the money, leave room for some upside potential on the stock. Here are some examples:

3% Yield On GM Using Covered Calls
Expiration	Strike	Call Bid	Days	Cents/Day	Upside Potential
Dec 5	73.00	1.09	10	9.8	0.00 (0.0%)
Dec 12	73.00	1.54	17	8.4	0.00 (0.0%)

5% Yield On GM Using Covered Calls
Expiration	Strike	Call Bid	Days	Cents/Day	Upside Potential
Dec 5	73.00	1.09	10	9.8	0.00 (0.0%)
Dec 12	73.00	1.54	17	8.4	0.00 (0.0%)

10% Yield On GM Using Covered Calls
Expiration	Strike	Call Bid	Days	Cents/Day	Upside Potential
Dec 5	73.00	1.09	10	9.8	0.00 (0.0%)
Dec 12	73.00	1.54	17	8.4	0.00 (0.0%)

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