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thanks for your opinion jj, I think there`s nothing wrong with asking questions, certainly not when somebody is experienced in other areas and not in options. And options are not that easy to master is it? And I only would like them for protection. I thought options are the way to go but...

hi guys, so I got to protect my trading capital year in year out and I want to spend as little as possible on this insurance and I dont mind if the insurance vehicle is worthless in the end. So I have $ 1,000,000 trading capital to insure from a sudden collapse on a black Monday I`m...

It wouldnt matter demo, cos he got his portfolio at the other end and that one would be up huge.:cool:

you`re a good daddy, daddy thanks

hi semper, understand you moves. interesting thread. tonyzhou in the thread "Buy QQQQ puts" is really happy how his puts are performing and he`s only spending 5% of his trading capital on it. have a look.:cool:

hey tony, I`m glad you found your ideal way to hedge your portfolio. Wouldn`t be better to have a stop loss on your shares in case the market tanks?

MTE: thank you so much for taking your time to reply and whats more: its so clear! what would now happen if I dont buy them outright, but could I place a stop buy order so that my money is not tied up? So I think along the lines of: only on the day that the SPX falls heavily, would I...

thank you spin for your article had a quick look and will have a better look later. thank you so much for your help:)

thanks spin for your quick reply So just a quick scenario: so I dont sell my stocks, I buy puts on an index to have a 100% cover of my trading capital of $500,000 I`m prepared to lose 100% of my puts purchase price (afer all its just like a house insurance premium) what would you suggest I...

hello guys, what would you guys do RIGHT NOW to hedge a portfolio of $ 500,000 in the cheapest way possible year in year out? what would the cost be in a percentage of the trading capital? sorry guys, I dont know anything about options.:cool:

hello jj I`m also interested to hedge my long trading stock portfolio, but long term, all the time at the cheapest cost. what would you go for right now if the portfolio is $ 500,000? dont know anything about options, but it seems that people are turning to options in a doomsday...

ah well each to their own good luck to you guys, you`ll need it in the long run!

hello semper, Am looking for a hedge myself for my trading stock portfolio. Not that I`m afraid as people call it, but hasnt got every prudent home owner an insurance policy? Without buying/selling something outright, wouldnt it be more cost-effective to have a stop buy order or stop sell...

hello michael, you`re probably right and stocks do have a lot to run. but you never know what`s around the corner. a disaster CAN happen that wont be seen on any chart (9/11). its not that I`m afraid, I just want to protect my capital and be prepared for every eventuality that I can...

hello wave, I think a good trader protects himself at all times, even if its a once in a 7 years or whatever event. That is one of the differences between a professional and an amateur.

hi daddy. thanks for your contribution. those books you`re writing up about, will they explain a protection set-up for a market crash? thanks daddy

hi tony I`m also interested in protecting my long trading capital against a down turn. It`s actually amazing that so little is written about it and nobody gives a real example of how to do it. At the most its all talk talk talk. We all protect our assets: insurance on the house, car...

hi folks, what would now be the least expensive way of protecting my long trading stocks? short stocks/etf`s: a lot of work and probably lose money buy a out of the money put as insurance: I heard it still costs about 3% per year and 85% of your capital will be covered so I would...

james, agree with you 500%