I previously posted on Jackson Hewitt (JTX) here: http://mevsemt.blogspot.com/search/label/zCurrent%20Holding%3A%20JTX%20Options.
Basically, my thesis was this tax season would either make or break JTX, and this would largely be driven by whether JTX could find a partner to fund their RAL (Refund Anticipation Loan) product. Further, I knew JTX would need to have their RAL funding lined up before the end of the year, so IMO this made Jan 2011 $2 call options the way to go. Basically, I likened this to betting on a coin flip where the payout is better than 1:1 (maybe much better).
So here's where we stand: JTX has lined up 90% of its RAL funding and things are looking up. As a result JTX stock has gone from < $1 at the beginning of December to $1.71 today. Now the stock needs to go above $2 for me to make any money, but I'm cautiously optimistic this could happen... wish me luck!
PS - this was a very small (and speculative) investment on my part, so it'll really need to pay off big to have a significant impact on my portfolio. Nonetheless, it's fun to watch!
* As a bit of house keeping I've decided to turn off the "Comments" feature on my blog. The reason for this is I'd like to try corresponding with my readers more directly - so, if you have any questions/comments/insights/disagreements (especially disagreements as I always like to hear why I might be wrong) about this or another investment please email me directly at mevsemt@gmail.com.
