One way to mitigate risk that might appeal to you is to split your portfolio with 50% of your spreads and 50% with covered calls. In this way if...
You should be more specific. I take your post to mean you are selling ATM near-term calls against a long position in longer-dated calls at the...
"Big D" is completely clueless, yet he speaks with certainty. But I guess this is the type of thread on value investing we should expect on ET...
Reading through the posts here, I was struck by the comments about how it is a mistake to trade the funds of friends & family. Then I think about...
I was preparing to mildly flame you for posting this, but as I read through your entire post I realized the irony, sarcasm, humor and core truth....
TM - all your comments are fair, and I can & will address every one for my target audience as necessary. But I just don't care to get drawn into...
I appreciate the discussion. My question specifically related to regulatory issues, and I got one response on that, so thanks. I don't have an...
I was thinking about this during Obama's recent tour through Asia. During that week Hang Seng and Kospi were plainly overvalued (Obama visited...
I'm hoping I don't immediately need such a structure, but simply trade the accounts for a pre-determined cut of profit. Obviously after my initial...
I'm planning to solicit risk capital from a dozen or more friends & family spread across a few countries in Asia and several cities in the US....
Here is a great one - lots of legit fund managers/analysts read and participate: http://www.valueinvestorsclub.com/value2/
When interest rates were higher I opened an account with ING Direct. They're ok - very streamlined website. Hell, I live overseas and was still...
Ok, Doji made me smile. But seriously, Playboy is a valuable brand, if someone creative can get excited about doing something with it. I...
Your money never disappeared. It just temporarily wasn't reflected in TWS. (Bet your daily statement was always exactly accurate.) I've had it...
Carefully reviewing my results from last week, here are three improvements I must make for the coming week: 1. I must trade HSI/Kospi...
Ok, a brief synopsis of my methodology. For the both Chinese and S. Korean equities there are many firms that are listed in both the US and in...
I've been trading for many years, and spent some time at a too big to fail bank doing fundamental analysis. As a trader I've made money, but on...
Thks for the help all. I'm just gonna have to try better and stay on top of this.
Kindly point out where on that website is mention of altered trading times today ... I don't see it.
Ehhh ... I didn't get the part about also staying open another hour. Is this info available on the Korean Stock Exchange website? Otherwise, how...
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