Commit To Purchase Mettler-Toledo International At $210, Earn 5.6% Annualized

Investors eyeing a purchase of Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (NYSE: MTD) stock, but cautious about paying the going market price of $227.12/share, might benefit from considering selling puts among the alternative strategies at their disposal. One interesting put contract in particular, is the January 2014 put at the $210 strike, which has a bid at the time of this writing of $5.00. Collecting that bid as the premium represents a 2.4% return against the $210 commitment, or a 5.6% annualized ...