Your line of thinking is sensible in a neutral to bullish market; however, I agree with others that you should revise the "just hold on" part....
Yesterday I had 50 contracts on the BAC apr 10. I own 5000 shares at 5.50. I didn't want to sell my shares so I bought back the apr 10s for .51...
PS--Some novice traders do not understand that margin is not some sort of limit on their obligations. I had this conversation with a new futures...
Forgive me if I am beating a dead horse here. What people are trying to tell you is that the broker's margin is irrelevant if the underlying...
I have several very basic beginner questions. If would be terrific if someone can help. Please--assume I know nothing. You'll need to spell...
Since my trading desk is in a front window of my house, I do not sell options naked. Seriously, though, selling NPs is a way to buy stock. It...
Hi buckshort, Hi--I'm an options trader, in Bellevue. What do you like to trade? Mary
Don't you think a stock has to be kind of crappy to get to $5 in the 1st place? It didn't start out at that price. Yes, everything gets beaten...
A fair point. Yes, starting slowly is a great idea. Maybe the options posts are not so bad. I admit it's mostly the other areas of ET where one...
LOL. Thanks for saying this, wartrace. I would like to frame it. There is no shortage of people on this forum telling newbies to give up before...
yes, have been dealing with this also. There are two ways to handle it: 1--invest in these things, but don't trade them, so you won't have so...
Most options books are a waste of time. There are several posts here that cover which are the best books to read. You would be better off...
I'm fascinated by the thought that some traders might change themselves unconsciously. I would like to hear from others about this. My process...
I think it's a pretty safe stock for the long term. But who's to say we aren't going to 4500? It will get creamed with everything else, just not...
Probably yes. But I'm not an attorney, or an insurance professional. You need to get advice from the right places. You should not be taking the...
I'm glad you are testing this on a friend. I think it is a good idea. Make sure you get an attorney to draw up a proper contract and an enormous...
Nice. Are there options on it?
1. I tell them that the way I learned was by reading a lot for the last 20+ years, which is true. I tell them it's not a weekend avocation. It's...
Would you feel comfortable posting a bit more information about the type of trades you are doing? It would be easier for others to help you if we...
Hmmm. There are two time frames touched on: 1) 100 years and 2) talking to your neighbor every day It seems to me that there is a...
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