July 11: activity - BUY 8 NE DEC 42.5/45 @ 2.0 Stock at 59.15, cost = 1600 + 11.2 comm., expected gross profit 400 ***...
Not sure I understand your question so this might be simplistic.... But exercised options are not listed on the 1099 as options. If you sold...
Due to factors unrelated to trading, my vacation was cut short. (sigh.) 7/1/08 â Market plunges, great start to vacation. ******* 7/2/08...
rts - you can put whatever you want in a trust, and leave out whatever you want. And FBO whomever, and desiginate whatever part you want to any...
Well, I guess a trust is cheaper than probate. OK if I'm still mad?
I also an a trustee with trading priviledges to a trust account with IB. and it is not difficult. It's cost money and time to set up a trust....
Oh yeah, one more thing - IB doesn't let you transfer anything but cash from one account to another. So you have to either liquidate your...
oldtrader, I could do a trust also and accomplsh what I want. But it' s another tax form to fill out every year. If that is wha i have to do I'll...
So we have to fraudulently transfer funds to accomplish what should be an legal smooth transfer. I can live with that! Thanks for the pat on...
I can't believe this. I just talked to my lawyer yesterday to update my will and tend to minor stuff. Anyway, it seems that almost EVERY...
Mondayâs activity: BUY: 5 UNG JAN 40/45 @ 4.0 Stock (ETF) at 62.34, comm.= 8, (cost = 4X100X5+8.8= 2008.8) expected gross profit 500...
One other point I should make. In this strategy there is a temptation to take early profits and put he money into new spreads with higher yield....
John - I calculate 12.8% for 7 months for 21.9% annual yield on the Jan puts. But consider the safety of this position and how extra deep it is....
Surf - I was a field technical guy in the oil patch, way back when.
Mixed reports. Hard to read if an opportunty for eventual recovery of just doom. Any ideas for long or options?
Leases are generally acquired on speculation. After they are acquired, they are explored first by surface masurements like seismic and...
Fridayâs activity: No Trades today. I forgot to mention yesterday that a lot of EWZ SEP 55 and 60 calls were assigned early. Several of...
John - I had the same thought. But read the bottom part of the post where I was proposing increasing yield by going out to the next strike...
Thursdayâs activity: SOLD: 5 GDX SEPT 40/43 @ 2.0 Stock at 45.5, net LOSS 192.6 (while Iâm a gold bull, I have less faith in gold...
Wednesday Activity: SOLD: 5 EEM JAN 110/115 @ 3.8 Stock at 137.74, net profits = 14.4 (Reduced position from 10 spreads to 5 spreads....
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