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    Trader thinks he found a no risk trade. Gets rekt on epic proportions.

    As a trader of mostly naked call and puts sometimes spread, box is quite unfamiliar, but it looks like a dramatic. I am going to take it as a case study.
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    The painful FBAR + 8938 question

    I have kept for several year few grands in my foreign account and now FBAR is bothering me. I guess I have to start paying attention now because failure to ignore can incur harsh penalty as much as 50%...
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    how should i insure following investment vehicle in 529

    Yes, I would very much like to however it is locked in a college fund for now, I may comtemplate doing more aggressive investment by withdrawing in the future but for at least now I am not interested in doing so as I have ample cash sitting outside the fund to do exactly that and instead just...
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    how should i insure following investment vehicle in 529

    I put 30k in my d-s name in college fund and allocated 50% to NH1000908NH AGGRESSIVE GROWTH PORT (FIDELITY FDS) rest is NHCONS106NH CONSERVATIVE (FID. FUNDS) What are those? ETF-s? I only trade options so not sure about these. During middle of last year (2018) aggressive one grew about 800$...
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    shorting idea, what are the popular tech stock with highest P/E ratio now?

    I am looking for some put options with market is going to downhill, looking for a high P/E tech stock to ride down with it. ANy idea? So far, from the ones I have known is NFLX, with currently P/E at 92. I know at some point NFLX P/E was several hundred, I think upwards to 300-400. Any other...
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    AAPL's guidance significantly lower, trading halted

    Is a "glitch" term is a one coined by trump?
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    AAPL's guidance significantly lower, trading halted

    you can refer to earnings results and see iphone sales constitue alone around +~60% and rest comprises the remaining ~40%.
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    AAPL's guidance significantly lower, trading halted

    Bracing for tomorrow. I am assuming halting is during after hours only. I had 2 DOTM options purchased with chump change expiring at 21. I am looking to see if AAPL will encounter similar fate is nokia. No innovation, only stepped environments last few years, AAPL's time to go, lot of...
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    Considering withdrawring from 629, assessing penalties

    Basically here it says over contribution may have consequence for gift tax: https://www.investopedia.com/articles/personal-finance/010616/529-plan-contribution-limits-2016.asp But here when i do a quick research on gift tax, it mentions IRS generally does not care...
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    Considering withdrawring from 629, assessing penalties

    oh yeah i learned later about 15,000 limit after contribution. I did not know about it. I just did it on impulse. Will it cause significant tax for overcontribution? Perhaps I can withdraw the over contributed limit now before next year (few days away :) ) and re-contribute in Jan?
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    Considering withdrawring from 629, assessing penalties

    meaning? i aint good at english
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    Considering withdrawring from 629, assessing penalties

    THis year I contributed 30k toward my daughter's tuition. I think it was a bit too big contribution per years and likely incur some tax because it. Worst of it, we are discussing some portion of it and assessing what penalties are incurred. Various website anonymously says 10% penalty and also...
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    PG&E utility possibly has blood on its hand due to negligence in regards to campfire

    It appears corrupt state is already giving support for PG&E from going bankrupt https://www.wsj.com/articles/pg-e-stock-rises-as-regulator-mulls-utilitys-future-1542380905
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    PG&E utility possibly has blood on its hand due to negligence in regards to campfire

    They need to demonstrate against the outragious bill in California.
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    PG&E utility possibly has blood on its hand due to negligence in regards to campfire

    dont know, i think it is going to be volatile until the exact fine total is emerged. I think there is going to be a long period of lawsuit being followed.
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    likelihood after nvda reaching 325$ or beyond Jan 2019

    it is pummeled, i have 4 calls and 2 puts as a straddle, sold 2 of my puts after it has gone down enough so should have waited until today. So it is 2x1 skewed, bracing for tomorrow.
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    PG&E utility possibly has blood on its hand due to negligence in regards to campfire

    https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/14/business/energy-environment/california-fire-utilities.html From what I have been following for years while living in California, PG&E has been instrumental in causing destruction and loss of live through various incidence in the past due to its negligence. The...
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    opt. trading folks, has any of you guys created will or rev. trust or similar for beneficiary?

    I have been trading quite successfully last few years not smashing but relatively well. Why did I put here in regards to will or rev. trust? Since the cash and option holding I have grown somewhat respectable amount, I wanted to create a will for my daughter who is 5 now. I am totally ignorant...
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    AMD pummeled any hope?

    amd has released first time a server GPU v340 recently and expect to compete head to head with Nvidia in data center to crunch AI tasks. If this segment goes successful, expect another revenue stream. https://www.amd.com/en/graphics/servers-solutions
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    AMD pummeled any hope?

    i can afford rolex (or intel per se), i just dont need that high performance. If i were true game enhusiast (e-sport runner) or someone that needs full bells and whistles that comes with Intel, yeah sure but just dont need it. Mostly I play 5-6 yrs old game and do a browsing.
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