Option trading strategy for stocks to be sold this year

[mostlylong]

@MarkR

roughly how I am accounting for all cash flows related to this stock investment, all the plain purchases, all the option premiums, all the shares purchased via assignment, and all the dividends. This is how I calculate my return for the overall trade in this particular stock

Are you including the margin requirement in cash flows to determine IRR for short puts?

Every short put will have margin requirement. This margin is supported by collateral you provide for the trade and is a cash flow that is part of an IRR calculation.

If you open an account with $0 balance and want to sell a put, your broker will require you to deposit collateral. This collateral that supports the short put is a cash flow.