http://community.tradeking.com/blogs 2009-11-06T17:27:15Z TradeKing Trader Network tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-11-06:Blog/46714 2009-11-06T17:27:15Z 2009-11-06T17:27:15Z bigdog

Welcome to your weekend, traders! We’re pushing through the last bits of earning season and starting to stare down the end of 2009. Where did THAT one go? Big news this week included the BRK-BNI ac...

tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-11-05:Blog/46681 2009-11-06T13:12:14Z 2009-11-05T21:07:11Z optionsguy

If you expect volatility to decline, how can you ride the trend to profits? Butterflies offer intermediate to advanced options traders the potential to capitalize on a decline in Implied Volatility...

tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-10-29:Blog/45903 2009-11-04T20:26:35Z 2009-11-04T20:26:35Z bigdog

Lately a lot of the Trader Network action has migrated to the forums and away from blogging. Just curious: why? I imagine it’s because forums put you in the middle of an ongoing conversation, where...

tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-11-03:Blog/46455 2009-11-03T21:29:03Z 2009-11-03T21:29:03Z optionsguy

What are options - and why add them to your portfolio? As part of a back-to-basics series on options, TradeKing’s Brian Overby answers an investor’s question on options block trades and what they...

tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-10-29:Blog/45908 2009-11-03T21:29:02Z 2009-11-03T21:29:02Z bigdog

My family has been nudging me for Christmas-gift ideas (already! Maybe this holiday-shopping season won’t be so dreary after all…) One idea I had for them was to make an Amazon wish-list of great t...

tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-11-03:Blog/46372 2009-11-03T14:17:58Z 2009-11-03T14:17:58Z StefanMcVeigh

Hello, traders! Here are answers to YOUR most burning questions this week: What does CIT’s bankruptcy mean? Discuss the implications with other traders in this lively forum thread. Which options ar...

tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-11-03:Blog/46359 2009-11-03T09:20:39Z 2009-11-03T09:20:39Z Lamp

If you like cartoons your going to love this one.Be Good Lamphttp://www.investors.com/NewsAndAnalysis/PhotoPopup.aspx?id=511121

tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-11-02:Blog/46326 2009-11-03T01:40:10Z 2009-11-03T01:40:10Z andrew

Anyone have some ideas on making trades based on the PEG ratio. Example AYS .27 TITN  .59 Both stocks  seem like good long term buys.

tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-10-21:Blog/45255 2009-11-02T16:07:32Z 2009-11-02T16:07:32Z bigdog

Wall Street and Technology just came out with its online 2009 Gold Book, a compendium recognizing a handful of top Wall Street companies whose innovative use of IT is driving the industry forward. ...

tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-11-02:Blog/46234 2009-11-02T13:15:34Z 2009-11-02T13:15:34Z corbinb2

All doom and gloom aside, the title is actually meant to reflect the approaching end of the year and planning for it accordingly. I came across this article this morning which actually made a bit o...

tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-10-29:Blog/45927 2009-10-30T17:22:31Z 2009-10-30T17:22:31Z optionsguy

What are options - and why add them to your portfolio? In this back-to-basics series, TradeKing’s Brian Overby explains options from the beginning, from opportunities to risks. This post discusses ...

tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-10-29:Blog/45910 2009-10-30T13:21:30Z 2009-10-30T13:21:30Z bigdog

Welcome to your weekend, traders. Lots of pessimism afoot among prominent money managers and U.S. consumers alike. Bellwether money managers Jeremy Grantham and Bill Gross announced separately this...

tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-10-29:Blog/45901 2009-10-29T13:51:42Z 2009-10-29T13:51:42Z bigdog

I laughed out loud when I found this post from The Reformed Broker about this year’s Wall Street-themed Halloween costume ideas. My personal faves: dressing up as the National Debt Clock, a Zombie ...

tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-10-21:Blog/45252 2009-10-28T14:24:08Z 2009-10-28T14:24:08Z bigdog

Just got back from attending a truly interesting industry event, Future Forward, at the new (and fittingly named) Microsoft NERD (New England R&D) Center in Cambridge, MA. This amazing facility...

tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-10-27:Blog/45721 2009-10-27T18:37:19Z 2009-10-27T18:37:19Z optionsguy

What are options - and why add them to your portfolio? In this back-to-basics series, TradeKing’s Brian Overby explains options from the beginning, from opportunities to risks. This post discusses ...

tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-10-27:Blog/45697 2009-10-27T13:52:17Z 2009-10-27T13:52:17Z StefanMcVeigh

Hello, traders! I’m starting this blog as an experiment in improving service here at TradeKing. As many of you know, I field tons of real-world questions from TK clients daily, combing every forum ...

tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-10-27:Blog/45686 2009-10-27T06:59:56Z 2009-10-27T06:59:56Z Lamp

Is this Obama's Future?  What do you think?http://www.investors.com/NewsAndAnalysis/PhotoPopup.aspx?id=506213

tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-10-21:Blog/45250 2009-10-26T18:32:59Z 2009-10-26T18:32:59Z bigdog

My father-in-law (and retired investment banker in Canada) Bill Koyle just forwarded me Calvin Trillin’s op-ed in The New York Times, “Wall Street Smarts”. In it, Trillin describes sharing a drink ...

tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-10-21:Blog/45258 2009-10-23T13:28:51Z 2009-10-23T13:28:51Z bigdog

Talk about a mixed-news week in the markets, eh? While giant stocks like AAPL and Dow component stocks like Caterpillar (CAT), Pfizer (PFE) and United Technologies (UTX) all reported better-than-ex...

tag:community.tradeking.com,2009-10-22:Blog/45351 2009-10-22T18:58:23Z 2009-10-22T18:58:23Z optionsguy

What are options - and why add them to your portfolio mix? In this back-to-basics series, TradeKing’s Brian Overby explains options from the beginning, covering opportunities to risks. This post co...