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buying a few OTM calls, on speculation of course marc :rolleyes:

. i like options because of the ability to invest a modest amount of money, compared to the underlying [$395 per coin, as i write] marc :cool:

how about an ETF that invests in bitcoins, or bitcoin related companies...? it's certainly an interesting idea marc :cool:

it took me a few years, but i made [almost] 10x, buying [and selling] options you do have to risk some money, to make it grow marc :cool:

where can i get some? i have a big backyard marc :D

. isn't IB's margin rate around 1.5% ? marc :confused:

added 100 shares @ $90.02 marc :p

good work looks like close to a 50% profit i'm stubborn, and hanging on if it falls to $350- again, i may even add a few coins my average buy was also in the $230- area marc :)

thinkOrSwim/td Ameritrade had/has some live s&p stuff... [have to open an account, less than 5k i think] marc :D

. 100% fanless; how? i've got 6 fans in my machine! although, i've solved My problem, by buying a bigger house, and putting the computer box in another room, and running Long cables through a small hole in the wall :sneaky: [i'm as close to no noise as you can get] thanks marc :cool:

the "markets" are too complex, to really guess what will happen next [there are just too many variables] to keep it simple, why not pick something you are familiar with, and make a guess, on the direction, and pray that the over all market goes along with you :confused: also, you didn't...

all US exchanges are closed marc :p

. i use this one occasionally [with some success] and i like it marc :cool:

sometimes, we [including myself] know just enough to get us into trouble ;) i learned quite a bit reading McMillian's book - Options as a Strategic Investment [lots of the basics in there] marc :banghead:

i think the break even was $2 x 292 million to 1 - or around [let's say ] $585,000,000 it was a [definitely] a positive expectation at $1.5 + billion' marc :p

$2 is cheap entertainment to me marc :p

how does one protect 45m cash? is it insured [in a brokerage account] somehow? marc :banghead:

sure, buy some Puts, if you think a crash might come o_O my sources tell me, there could be [more] volatility in the future; but when, and how much? we are in new territory; the world is [still] changing, thanks to the .WWW so, anything can happen "Anything can happen" is copyrighted, and...

the cost of the option [$5.00 here] is the "premium" - if that wasn't clear [you can get less expensive options, with other strikes & expirations] sure, what's Kim Jong-Un :p up to today? marc :cool:

no, you would have to pick another strike price, or expiration, for the 2nd option [at least not with IB] you can do it with Stocks though [just not options] marc :banghead: