Assignment doesn't mean you lost. a framework for deciding what to do the morning after

Every time I get assigned shares from a CSP, I see some version of "well that trade failed" in my head before I catch myself. It didn't fail. it did exactly what a cash-secured put is supposed to do. But the emotional reaction is real, and it tends to produce bad decisions if you act on it before thinking it through. Here's the actual decision tree I use the morning after assignment, for what it's worth: First question: do I still want to own this stock at this cost basis? Not "do I want to own