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Archive for September, 2017
NEVER Cash Out Retirement! (Unless…)

If you must deal with burdensome debt or a financial crisis, a reserve of ready cash may seem like the perfect solution. In fact, financial experts suggest that you set aside three to three-to-six month’s income as an emergency fund, or you may be tempted to tap your retirement account for cash to cover an Continue reading →
Strangle 2 STX Sep22 34.00/30.00
UPDATE: September 18, 2017 Today, the trade closed. Both legs got purchased back for 0.05 debit. ORIGINAL TRADE Another strangle opened today: STO 2 STX Sep22 34.00 call STO 2 STX Sep22 30.00 put @ 0.44 credit limit STX @ 32.19 IV @ 34.92% EM @ 1.87 DTE @ 15 Open Continue reading →
Strangle: 3 X Sep22 29.00/24.50
STO 3 X Sep22 29.00 call STO 3 X Sep22 24.50 put @ 0.34 credit limit X @ 26.74 IV @ 42.36% EM @ 1.8 DTE @ 14 Margin @ 960.30 Trade opened @ 0.36 credit. Open trade Premium Trade Status 09/08/2017 $108.00 OPEN Acc# 8008
Strangle: 4 ETE Oct6 19.00/16.50
STO 4 ETE Oct6 19.00 call STO 4 ETE Oct6 16.50 put @ 0.28 credit limit ETE @ 17.84 IV @ 28.27% EM @ 1.14 DTE @ 29 Margin @ 973.60 Trade opened @ 0.29 credit. Open trade Premium Trade Status 09/08/2017 $116.00 OPEN Acc# 8008
Lending Club screening & investing criteria
In my post “A bitter return to Lending Club” I wrote that I would be returning to investing with Lending Club but this time I would be very conservative in selecting notes to invest in. Originally, I wanted to invest only a very small amount of money ($25 dollars a month) but later on, I Continue reading →
Strangle 3 TECK Sep22 26.50/22.50
Today, I sold another strangle: STO 3 TECK Sep22 26.50 call STO 3 TECK Sep22 22.50 put @ 0.25 credit limit TECK @ 24.56 IV @ 42.96% EM @ 1.47 DTE @ 15 Open trade Premium Trade Status 09/07/2017 $75.00 OPEN Acc# 8008
Strangle 4 ETE Sep29 19.00/16.50
Today, I sold a new strangle: STO 4 ETE Sep29 19.00 call STO 4 ETE Sep29 16.50 call @ 0.16 credit limit ETE @ 17.84 IV @ 28.07 EM @ 1.00 DTE @ 22 Open trade Premium Trade Status 09/07/2017 $64.00 OPEN Acc# 8008
New Job And July – August 2017 Income Reports
Lately, I wasn’t posting much as I quit my job and I was on the hunt for a new one. Then, all my trading and dividend investing was on an autopilot and I wasn’t posting much either. Now, that I have a new job, I hope will be able to get back to trading and Continue reading →
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