Recent content by oldnemesis

http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=aal So the stock market is completely unconcerned about the accident in Chicago. OK

Re: the insider trading issue: it is instructive to reread the Martha Stewart case. http://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/05/business/prosecuting-martha-stewart-overview-martha-stewart-indicted-us-obstruction.html It's funny to note that James B. Comey, the United States attorney for the Southern...

That very same morning I was flying AAL to Charlotte and on to Myrtle beach. We all take flying so casually these days we forget what disaster can await. Fortunately no injuries or deaths. The latest evaluation says the right engine exploded spewing parts as far as 1000 feet away. It could have...

And why are we stuck with Trump and Hillary as our presidential choices???

No that's not true. Using that logic news would never be 'out' until everybody was aware of it. Since the information was released to a large number of analysts at the same time the news was no longer 'inside'. How quickly you get your trade in after the release of ANY news depends on how...

That a political hack like Gingrich is still around is a clear statement of how deseased our political system is. E.G: Ethics violations, charges and fines In 1989, a U.S. tax court took the unusual step of denying a request for tax-exempt status for a group Gingrich formed, the American...

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/t-aims-break-streaming-crowd-210854058.html https://finance.yahoo.com/news/u-funds-downbeat-t-even-193330366.html https://www.bloomberg.com/gadfly/articles/2016-10-25/at-t-s-time-warner-dream-gives-yield-chasers-nightmares?cmpid=yhoo.headline&yptr=yahoo...

Here's a live example: JNJ is selling at 113.64. The Jan 115 call is selling for 2.09 and the Jan 110 put costs 2.00. I could buy JNJ, sell the call and buy the put. My max down is 3.64 my max up is 1.36. IF JNJ ends jan expiration at 115 or above I will make 1.36. If it ends at 110 or below I...

Banks poised to relocate out of UK over Brexit, BBA warns http://www.bbc.com/news/business-37743700

http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=trip filled at $60

http://www.businessinsider.com/brexit-vote-regret-leave-margin-victory-2016-10?r=UK&IR=T It has become a commonplace: The notion that many people who voted "Leave" in the EU referendum now regret their vote because they didn't think "Leave" would win or they didn't realize the consequences of...

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/bear-day-tripadvisor-trip-110011018.html https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/trip?ltr=1 http://stockcharts.com/h-sc/ui?s=trip Trade: With TRIP at 63.87 Mar 72.50/75 bear call spread for a net credit of $50 Yield = 50/200 = 25% in 150 days or 61% annualized Prob = 71%...