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  1. mervyn

    Can you loan out stocks bought on margin at IB?

    I believe you can, I have done it. I don’t think IB distinguishes which stocks are on margin and which one is fully paid, as long as you have the stocks (unless you only have one stock).
  2. mervyn

    Wagner Russian Coup

    The Wagner 'Coup' Was Staged by Putin—and the West Fell for It | Opinion this Russian-born CIA chick is hot.
  3. mervyn

    Wagner Russian Coup

    Webvan stole few of my tata/inforsys programers from a project, then went bust. Amazon later took some of its top people as AmazonFresh. But credit is due, could have kept many. Same as I bought Apple at $12 and Bitcoin at around $4000. Later sold them. cest la via, i don't dwell on it.
  4. mervyn

    Buying LEAPS on SPY?

    closed all WOLF leap contracts with 30% gains today with the off-take agreement, wait for pullback again,
  5. mervyn

    Wagner Russian Coup

    i remember webvan vividly, have amzn too but not much. 1.7 is a low ball figure, aim higher.
  6. mervyn

    RSP calls vs QQQ puts

    Pair trade is market neutral. You re bearish on Q and bullish on different version of SPY.
  7. mervyn

    RSP calls vs QQQ puts

    You said hedge. anyway, those 5-8 mega caps need to drop a lot to even out.
  8. mervyn

    RSP calls vs QQQ puts

    I don’t think its pair trade. if you put spy and long call rsp for mean reversion, maybe, not sure about the timing., why not just buy rsp?
  9. mervyn

    Trade War: China strikes back at US HiTech

    Elon is securing for his own products, he is not suplying anyone else thurs far. And he is doing what a typical industrialist would do. You can dig a hole in a moutain anywhere, then ship, then process. Spread around the global is well-known, if the money can be made, the folks, yes, Chinese...
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    Trade War: China strikes back at US HiTech

    No, you are misleaded. There is a 2023 EU Critial Raw Materials pdf circulating around. Many these rare earth elements are not founded naturally, they are the byproducts of smelting and processing ores. Unless spending few hundred millions for a new smelter, it is not a one year project, or two...
  11. mervyn

    ES Journal - 2023/2024

    80-85, another 5 pts, done for the day.
  12. mervyn

    ES Journal - 2023/2024

    there is always a surprise, cest la vie
  13. mervyn

    Wagner Russian Coup

    Secret Service agents were doing routine rounds on Sunday when they found the white powder in an area accessible to tour groups, not in any particular West Wing office, the officials said. The officials were not authorized to discuss an ongoing investigation and spoke to The Associated Press on...
  14. mervyn

    The US is now in recession

    https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/business-confidence PMI is less than 50 since Oct 2022. “Demand remains weak, production is slowing due to lack of work, and suppliers have capacity. There are signs of more employment reduction actions in the near term", Timothy Fiore, Chair of the...
  15. mervyn

    Trade War: China strikes back at US HiTech

    iron battery is slow charging, not a choice for ev anytime soon, maybe some other uses.
  16. mervyn

    Wagner Russian Coup

    Berlin-based fitness technology company EGYM has become the first European company to receive investment from Affinity Partners, the private equity firm founded by Donald Trump’s son-in-law and former adviser, Jared Kushner.
  17. mervyn

    Tesla 2023

    amazon owns rivian, 17% but i can see the amazon delivery trucks are cute, round headlights.
  18. mervyn

    The US is now in recession

    https://www.elitetrader.com/et/threads/apollo-delinquency-rates-for-credit-card-borrowers-are-approaching-2008-levels-across-all-age-cate.374659/#post-5827670 Personlly I am not spending muhc lately, no big items anytime soon unless the market reset. I am with Mike Wilson bearsh on this, wall...
  19. mervyn

    ES Journal - 2023/2024

    merely 3 points short for the whole morning, it was slow.
  20. mervyn

    How does the Fed move interest rates?

    dude, the congress is clueless. they rely on their staffs to tell them the numbers. and congress earmark for their own constituent, hence money creation.
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