But how a poor bag holder knows that his equities were borrowed for shorting and that his dividend (however small) will be taxed as if he made a...
Hi All, How is the dividends paid by a short seller to the holder of the stock is treated from tax stand point? Is it considered to be a regular...
Hi All, I'm learning for series 65 exam and ordered learning materials from PassPerfect. The materials turned to be a complete crap. Plenty of...
Ok, lets try this for a start: 1) US should not meddle with foreign countries (e.g. Yugoslavia), cultures of which it doesn't understand. 2) Why...
TOS software has a column named margin. If you trade spreads or sell options in general the required margin is how much you can loose.
Thanx to you post I just found a good position. Sell bearish put spread Feb 160-170 for 0.55 credit. The chance of ICE going up above 160 in...
First of: option spreads is what I do too. This year was really good for me as I posted 100% success on all trades. 40% of my trades are...
I used to sell puts which is similar to what you do. A few years ago I tried http://www.callwriter.com they were ok in the uptrending market and...
I've traded options for 4 years now. Mostly spreads and sometimes naked contracts. With average return of 25% annually. I strive to keep 25-30%...
Does anyone trade them ? Jan 40 puts are now selling for over 3.50. The chances of SNDK diving below 40 by tomorrow's expiration are slim. What...
Now. Buy a dozen of feb puts. GOOG has formed nice double top and will probably slide 20-30 until it releases news on 31 Jan. I currently hold...
Hi All, I mostly trade vertical spreads. For 2006 it were bullish spreads. Now I think bearish spreads is the way to go. I just initiated GOOG,...
So what are the chances of the fed hiking the rates?
why is this bullish ?
I think Cramer is an assclown. However, MRVL looks ok at current price levels. I may consider it after market gets in bullish gear.
Hi, I'm a foreigner as well (I'm in Israel). I've been using TOS for about a year now and can't recommend this broker enough. They are simply...
Got SLV at 134, first 100shares. Will add as it moves along. I think long time its way safer and better than any bond/stock out there....
Thanx, for the info. How did you measure bullish sentiment on silver ? If your measure is right than 98% bullish consensus is a huge sell and I...
Ah, lets see - this is what I wrote in my jornal. The recent dumb moves: 1) Buying shares of CHI on its XDATE (not a day before). CHI happens...
It looks like a reversal right now. What do you have to say about its debt/equity of 4.5 ?
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