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    Any traders who run a hedged long/short portfolio?

    If you can reduce risk by far more than your return by shorting s&p the secret is then in your stock picks. The hedging is no help in making a superior stock portfolio as you seem to have.
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    interest rate parity question

    If you mean by how much the fair value of Y changes against X then it depends on your formula for calculating the fair value of currency pair exchange rate. Just plug in the new rate in your formula and you'll get the new value of Y. If you mean the new market value of Y then only the market...
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    Guaranteed funds with Market return

    Assuming the average stock market return is 12% annually it amounts to the average return of 11.8% (7% + 0.4*12%) with much lower risk. I would take it.
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    Guaranteed funds with Market return

    Mvic, how much you get if stock market rises let's say 2%?
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    Guaranteed funds with Market return

    My guess is by investing 60% in bonds and 40% in broad indexes. Or something like that.
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    warren buffet sell options?

    Too bad the article does not mention their expiration but by comparing with the present prices of KO options I think they were at least 1 year out. About 4% annual profit on his cash: 1.5/35 * 100 = 4. Nothing to write home about. I wonder, what was the bank interest rate back then?
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    Gary on Bulls and Bears Prediction

    I predict another 20% up by the end of 2008.
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    What do you think about what Jim Rogers has to say?

    Agreed
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    What do you think about what Jim Rogers has to say?

    Plus cost of the insurance you would have to pay.
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    Yuan Advances Past 7.5 for First Time Since End of Dollar Link

    Do you have the link?
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    Strange Vix Futures values?

    There is no arb here unless you are certain they are mispriced.
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    $1MM liquid -- how difficult to achieve 15% annual ROI with option writing?

    Why are you so fascinated with option writing? Are you looking to use it for income or for growth?
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    $1MM liquid -- how difficult to achieve 15% annual ROI with option writing?

    Options writing with the random entry points is good for the income but not for the capital growth. Eventually it will deplete your principal because the income comes out of it. In the bullish market you can achieve much better results with the long calls.
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    Pay the Dividends

    You are obligated in indirect way since your calls are cheaper than if the stock didn't pay dividends. So your potential profits are smaller by this amount.
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    Computer running at 100% CPU Usage and not sure why

    Judging by description of the problem my guess is that internet connection ( or firewall software ) causes the spikes of CPU once he opens a browser window.
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    Computer running at 100% CPU Usage and not sure why

    Your internet connection might be a bottleneck.
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    This bull mkt ends with China's bubble

    http://seekingalpha.com/article/35031-is-the-chinese-market-overvalued
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    This bull mkt ends with China's bubble

    Really, what's it's P/E ratio? PEG?
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    This bull mkt ends with China's bubble

    And nasdaq used to trade at 400 in the early 90s before shooting to 5000 in less than decade.
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    This bull mkt ends with China's bubble

    The prices should triple from the current levels before calling a top. And this is my low-end estimate.
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