SO: A 'safe' utility in which to park cash. The stock yields 4.6% in dividends. A covered call will yield about another 2% annualized. "Southern...
BAC: A Buffett inspired trade: http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2011/08/25/buffett-to-invest-5-billion-in-bank-of-america/...
PFE: Pfizer is the world's largest pharmaceutical company with yearly revenues around 68 billion dollars....
BAX filled today @ .20 http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/25/baxter-idUSN1E77O05920110825?feedType=RSS&feedName=rbssHealthcareNews&rpc=43
BAX: http://finance.yahoo.com/q/pr?s=BAX+Profile http://finance.yahoo.com/q/ks?s=BAX+Key+Statistics...
I don't remember IB having probability but they might... I don't use them very frequently so I don't know. There are a number of free software...
And MM rates are basically 0 now with no prospect of rising anytime soon so this is pretty much irrelevant to OPs decision. I think I received...
When I first started to use IB I put in $25K as that was what they asked for. At that time the going interest rate was about 3.5% and...
HNZ http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Heinz-1Q-net-income-falls-on-apf-2073428354.html?x=0&.v=14...
Also be aware that IB does not pay any interest on the money in your required minimum deposit. It's totally dead money.
At close the Bid on the ABT spread is .16 off my ask. I'll leave it there as a little retrace in the market might get me filled.
Interactive Brokers. I believe it works out to be the cheapest by far, they have an options trader application and are as quick as anyone else.
ABT: "Abbott Laboratories (ABT) At $49.08, it is trading at a discount of 9.51% from its 52-week high of $54.24, 14.96 times its earnings per...
Note:neither this nor any posting on this thread is meant as a recommendation to make a trade. It is simply my exploration of possibilities for my...
just to let you know I am not here for advice... just to have a place to post my trades on line. If you reply I will just add you to my ignore...
NWN: Utility... distributer of Nat Gas. http://finance.yahoo.com/q/pr?s=NWN+Profile Recession resistant:...
I follow a similar strategy for stock options: Bull put spreads, bear call spreads and the occasional iron condor and inverse iron condor....
ORCL: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-12-16/oracle-profit-beats-estimates-on-demand-for-databases-computer-hardware.html?cmpid=yhoo...
GE: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/GE-expects-substantial-apf-1943645990.html?x=0&.v=2...
The guys who post here will trash any strategy you mention... I assume because they have all blown their trading accounts and tremble at the...
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