Safest way to make 1% per month

Collars are synthetic bull verticals.

Discount arbitrage or other babysitting strategies, but you won't enjoy it.

 

Even Bernie Madoff could not deliver 12% per year. His average was 9% per year.

 

lol he was posting 12% in 2008. He was in a (fake) synthetic bull vertical and even noobs like Yass at SUSQ invested with the dude.

 

Funny Bernie Madoff was mentioned in this thread. I Just watched a documentary about him last week.
Good stuff, rather inspiring stuff. It makes you want to become a money, fund, manager.

Chasing Madoff, 2010 documentary
https://tubitv.com/movies/601806/chasing-madoff

 

Right now if you follow the calls in www.elitetrader.com/et/threads/dests-overwrite-journal.359397/
you can get the returns. But you have the problem again if dest stops posting.

 

What does discount arbitrage mean?

 

A 'safe' strategy to make those mediocre returns is to own a multifamily building.
The cash-on-cash return on those is typically 10%-12% per year.

 

You buy a single option or spread close to expiration at a discount to terminal value and get flat with futures or spot.

 

Not in the UK, closer to 5% yield here. Rents are controlled, the taxman is sharp and repairs cost an arm and a leg.

 

Not my language this and no interest in learning it. We are in opposite ends of the investing spectrum.