Recent content by traderbal

It is dangerous especially before the Dutch EU vote.. You can always average it down though :-)

Check out the link: http://www.emporis.com/en/bu/nc/ne/?id=101370 Park Otel Block A 2005-05-08 Reported by Asim Kazancigil News: Park Otel is purchased by Warren Buffett Istanbul: The construction site of Park Otel, the most controversial highrise project ever in Istanbul (on...

Do you only trade ETF's(SPY, QQQ) or stocks like LU etc.. with low stock price as your volume is extremely high? Still very impressive size though, good job, your broker should also be very happy w/ you:-)

Perfect location is Plomari, Island of Lesvos next to the Barbayanni Ouzo Factory w/ grilled octopus every meal:-) http://www.lesvos.com/ouzo.html http://www.lesvos.com/plomari.html http://www.barbayanni-ouzo.com/index1.html

The way the economy and the interest rates are for the moment, the real estate market will do OK until the end of summer as people will rush to get mortgages at a cheaper rate before mortgage rates start climbing. The analogy of internet bubble in the 2000 is correct, we knew it would happen...

If you like sales & you are people's person, that may be a great job for you. Otherwise I do not think you will enjoy it. The only advantage for you at the end of the day is to get your Series 7 and other licenses and hop onto another position...

Yes dividend was paid on 1/7 & 1/11 2005. The first short position was closed on 12/20 the ex dividend date in that one made only 20c . Then the second short position was established on 12/27 & 12/28 around $34 that one was covered around $31. That one was the major down move. Did not reshort...

Irrational exuberance in CHN almost coming to an end stock went down more than 4pts. Now below 30...29.61.. Short posn worked great still at a high prem....

A buddy of mine bought a house in PHX- Fountain Hills in 95 around 130K with Saguaros in his garden and a great pool, It was a huge house. He sold it in 1999 and moved to Alexandria,VA. I wonder what that house is selling for now.. I assume it should be at least 550-600K..

I made the similar calculation and sold my house last May. That is exactly why you should not be a buyer at this moment unless of course you are under the pressure of a wife with no concept of real estate risk:-)))

>>>>To the rest of you guys: this is going round and round nowhere here. Blue H, Ratboy, OWP and others have already said it like it really is. The END. Why beat a dead horse. You guys are right. My 35 yrs in this business says trust yourselves and don't listen to the other tripe. Preserve...

So IQ's do not mean anything in trading . According your IQ level you have the abilities of Isaac Newton and you are 1 in a million where as your buddy has the ability to become a food service employee and his typical educability is 8-12 Grade.. Below is the link very interesting, check out...

Is a Home-Price Decline Crossing the Atlantic?: John Wasik Jan. 17 (Bloomberg) -- A recent decline in U.K. home prices may be a harbinger for still-hot markets in the U.S. What's more important than the possible spreading of this trend is how it's developing, a pattern worth watching...

Anybody did the CHN short trade that was mentioned.. It worked out great...

I live in NJ too, NYC metro area. Yes there is 5 w/in 10 mile radius. 2 in Manhattan...1 Seacaucus, 1 Long Island City, One in Jersey City..