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We'll use Schwab as an example here. Say I buy 100 shares of XYZ @ $50.00 a share. I put in the price for $50. Bid/ask $49.97/$50.02 Did Schwab (internally) have a seller at $50.00 at the time to become the MM? Did Schwab own that 100 shares and just sold it to me?? How quickly did my...

The word is rehypothecation. It looks like many good things can happen...Good interest. Owning (what I feel...But someone else doesn't) a good quality stock. Here are three drawback I think I can see...Tell me if I am wrong. The margin holder files bankruptcy. That could be a State...

Nothing special...Just watching closely and it tried like crazy to drop below that number. I have no skin in the game with the stock, except I own some Panasonic. But I'm from California, so Tesla is that giant question mark. It seemed like someone (groups) were holding it above that...

Could someone explain what would happen if the stock (during regular trading hours) were to have hit $329.99. It did after hours. What would have happened in the option market??

Was watching Tesla the last 10 minutes today (Monday). Someone was working REAL HARD to keep that stock above $330.!!

Brokers loaning stocks, I get it. A pension fund loaning stocks, I can see it. A mom and pop person doing it...It just seems there would be red flags somewhere. Can't put my finger on the drawbacks...

My mind is churning. What if we hit a recession and value stocks (Walmart, McDonald's, Target, Procter and Gamble, QQQ) drop 30%. Why not buy and hold...And loan to someone else, since the underlying value is there. Or in a recession, find five of the best Berkshire Hathaway companies they...

Yeah, so where is my profit and what are the pitfalls??

I've heard bits and pieces of this information. Here is one from US News...

Motel chains...

I am not planning on moving...I'm at Schwab and Fidelity and am happy with them. I do mostly covered calls. Just wondering what has to be cleared off the books before you can move your account to another brokerage??

There were other reasons to close escrow in 2020. It has to do with a Biden wins and the democrats taking the congress. He is purposing raising the capital gains tax!! Big effect. In California we already have one of the highest long term capital gains taxes in the country. I am losing out...

Taxes DO play a role in my covered calls this years. I wrote a ton of covered calls on losing stocks set to expire in Jan 21. My wife and I have a small farm we intended to sell in 2021. The buyers (who have wanted the property for years...Landlocked) decided they wanted the property in...

IB, TD, Schwab, Fidelity, (Morgan Stanley...Hand holding), will NOT be cheap. They all will give you customer service of some kind...Some good, some bad. You have to pay for that...$.65. There is no free lunch!! You say I want customer service...You will pay that company $40,000.-$60,000...

Here is a boring move for someone with cash...Do a covered call!! Buy RING...Gold mining stocks (ETF). Buy the stock at $33.21 at this moment. Sell a call (sell to open) for the Jan 21 at $34. Get about $3.80 ($380.) for the option. You're in gold, but it is spread around. Even has a...

This is where my mind goes to...The Hunt Brothers!! If you are not old enough to know who they are, this is worth a read...

Just saw a few minutes ago...Like clockwork!! About 03.4% dividend... https://finance.yahoo.com/news/adm-directors-declare-cash-dividend-163000231.html

Can I throw in a wrench in the mix...Fiduciary?? Was thinking about 25 years ago I got a letter from Morgan Stanley. All the brokers were sending these things out. And even YOUR broker has had you sign this. Your broker is not a fiduciary. Your accountant is...Your attorney is one. I'll...

McDonald's would be another good LEAP play...Jan 22

I'm on the other side...I sell the leaps!! But the longest I will go out is 18 months. A lot of BAD stuff can happen in those 18 months. The only ones I do it on are companies that are super solid and have a built in 6-10% profit if it gets called away. The last one I did was BABA. Bought...