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HOMPA, UZZOA
Bought the first of several options to come: HOMPA at $1.00 (put HSOA $5 exp 4/21/07) UZZOA at $0.40 (put SOLD $5 exp 3/17/07) ... sink or swim
GG, USGL, VLO
For my first real money Tradeking account purchases, I've decided to go symbolic on yo' ass... Oil. Gold. Digging for gold. =========== VLO at 49.00 GG at 22.48 USGL at 4.32 =========== I'm not ... more
need volume: sell to open
Find an interesting stock: UEPS. It has good fundamentals. I am thiking about sell to open 4 contracts of October. When I checked the trading volume for the call contracts. There is only 4 contract... more
getting a hair cut in Florida
As a CEO, you're always thinking about the 'œcustomer experience' you're providing. Sometimes you get a chance to consider it from the other side '“ usually when you've gotten needlessly burne... more
What not to do..
I was watching the 'Community Trades' over the last few days and noticed a lot of buying of a certian stock. So, yesterday, I went ahead and did single option contract for the stock. So far i... more
Peering into Wall Street's crystal ball
Courtesy of Bloomberg, the Ticker Sense blog has pulled together a chart of recommended asset allocation blends and year-end price targets for both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500... more
Changed My Mind
Well I am going to delay my Ford facination for a little while longer. I decided to buy Motorola instead. My inital investing stratagies were that of a little specualtion and mostly solid fundament... more
Decoding the VIX
Lately, I've received many inquiries about options on the volatility index, symbol VIX. The VIX has been around for many years, but it wasn't until just recently that the options started to trade... more
My ramblings on EGHT and SIRI
First, I am warning everyone that reads this that I am using TradeKing as a vehicle for my speculative portfolio. Most the moves I will make here will be with discretionary money. I can afford to l... more
''Quick & Reilly, this is Don''
I'm on the run today, but I had a long-standing office joke pop into my head you might enjoy. Since the punch-line is 100% on me, the boss, naturally the TradeKing crew loves this one. I still t... more
CSHD - Killin Me, But I Love You Just The Same
I've been in this stock since about mid july and we were have supposed to seen a reset already, however, it's now Oct 2nd. and pending a 10k release - we still have not gotten a reset. It doesn't ... more
NTE DividendCapture - Assessment
Trade 003A was closed out last Friday (the calls) and today (the stock.) The final results were as follows: 1000 shares were bought at $12.41 1000 shares were sold at $12.43 10 Oct 12.5 calls... more
A Little ABout Me..and maybe Ford
I figured I would toss in a little about me. The only other investing I have ever done was rather indirectly. I worked at Best Buy sometime ago and had a 401k plan with them. It was totally investe... more
Hurry Up and Wait!
While I appreciate what TradeKing has to offer, I, like most traders, get agitated with having to wait SO LONG to get down to business. When you register an account here, you have to wait for you... more
(Explitive Deleted) Happens
A popular bumper sticker a few years back had good folk all over up in arms. Emodied in the mild expletive phraseology, however is an essential truth. Bad things happen. All investors from time to ... more
Is stock picking or market timing more important?
Pointing to a comprehensive review of hedge fund performance during the period 1996-2005 that was conducted by a pair of distinguished academics, CXO Advisory Group suggests that stock picking - n... more
How to invest in ''the Warren Buffett of Saudi Arabia''
51-year-old Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Bin AbdulAziz Alsaud of Saudia Arabia - the world's second-richest man and the largest individual foreign investor in the U.S. - is preparing an initial public... more
Next Purchase
Well I made my next purchase yesterday. I had deposited $300 more the day before. Its kind of annoying how Trade King deals with ACH deposits. Since my account only had about $200 in it from my ini... more
Sep. 25 - Sep. 29 ($2,755)
Moo ... It was a bullish week. I hope everyone had a fun. Account Summary: Account net worth is at 2,755.55, a cool gain of $65 from last week. Intel (INTC)[x100] is responsible for the bulk of... more
