Link to 2017 portfolio details Last year was a great year for me--until the post-election rally wiped out 75% of my gains for the year. Who...
Think about the x3 part of your equation.
You didn't consult an advisor--you consulted with a sales person. Those seg funds have huge MERs. I'm not opposed to the responsible use of...
You're comparing apples and oranges. You have to compare Yelp's IV with itself--not some other underlying.
This is what my watch list looks like. Some things come in periodically (earnings/news). [ATTACH]
LOL. I get the moans as well. I have an individual and corporate account with IB. I refuse to pay professional data fees for the corporate...
Yeah, I don't see it either. If it breaks out of the channel by a full point to the upside, I'll look to cover some of my short position. [ATTACH]
NFLX certainly moved, but I was able to buy back the straddle for $9.50. Much better than how it was looking for me yesterday evening.
NFLX was a big mover after announcing last quarter. Will it be two quarters in a row with a big move? I'm on the 'no' side and sold the January...
You also want to avoid holding US dividend paying stocks in a TFSA. The broker will take a 15% withholding tax on dividends and you can't claim a...
To be more specific, TFSAs are somewhat analogous to Roth IRAs. One contributes after-tax funds and all appreciation and withdrawals are...
The notional value of ZB is x1000 which is currently $152 x 1000 = $152,000 The tick size is in 32s which makes a tick equal to $31.25. So a...
I think OP is in Montreal. In Canada, CFA is almost mandatory for a finance type job. The competition is pretty fierce in Toronto. Just having...
Agreed, but not just for options trading but in any trading. Sharpe is somewhat punitive to portfolios with a higher upside sigma.
That's right. It's about future expectations. Look at how FB reacted this quarter as growth expectations were reset despite handily beating...
But what does the previous quarter's earnings signal about earnings going forward? If results do not meet expectations, is there a reset on...
In theory, the value of a company is the present value of its cash flow through perpetuity. The quarter that is being reported represents only a...
It's a synthetic long put. Why don't you just buy a put?
I don't disagree that there will be fake outs. However, one shouldn't delta hedge every tick. There's definitely a chance of whipsaw, but the...
I would say the ex-ante odds of Brexit and Trump are pretty similar--same as an average MLB baseball player getting a hit in a given at bat....
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