Recent content by steven149

There are Ebay, HPQ, and EMC and more are splitting. Are there thoughts on when to trade (before or after split) and how to trade the split companies? The two companies are normally profiled as fast growing and slow growing. So buy one ans short the other? Of course, this means trade after the...

I heard Fidelity is charging 40% on short selling SHLD. Now it is a time there is no way to borrow SHLD to short. Even there are shares to borrow, I wonder how they charge 40%?

Quoted from WSJ: WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama on Thursday proposed a historic shift in the U.S. military's size and ambitions, scaling back its ability to wage the type of war and occupation that just concluded in Iraq as the administration seeks to cut defense spending over the next...

When I read "Black Swan", I can't agree one point Telab any more: there are no experts in "moving" fields like investing but there are experts in static fields like dentist. I resonate a theory in terms of various strategies: trading is simply dealing with the other side of the deal, a human...

I was referring to the second part. From your answer, it is indeed not straight forward. But it is encouraging. I don't want to compete with those who deal this all day long. I probably won't adopt their approach either. But I do want to know what their approaches are (in public sense, no...

I have to say this technique is new to me but I found interesting from this thread. It may be worth taking a closer look. I pulled some online presentations on implied and volume. There are insights in the relations. It sounds there is money to make once a model is developed. The OP also...

I agree that low beta stocks have the potential. There is another book on LEAP strategy that essentially says the same thing. However, I tested the strategy but, again, it needs particular stock picking skills and timing. So there is no much difference comparing go directly into stock instead of...

I think this is what you meant: after selling the calls, your cost would be $4800. It is not free. The illusion comes from that *if* price stays below $50 at expiration date, you cost is reduced from $5000. What caused this cost savings, seems at no cost, was your question, I think. The actual...