In our group a trader asked me a question how many positions a trader can open when selling put or call options using margin. Many investors and traders avoid trading on margin because they are afraid of it. Margin can be very helpful and boost your trading and results. It can also work against you. Continue reading →
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Effective Money Management Techniques

Have you ever thought why so many rich individuals across the world have immense credit card debt? The main reason is the lack of discipline in managing their budget and poor financial planning. Most of the people often make imprudent use of their credit cards and fail to pay bills within deadline. They fail to Continue reading →
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On Saturday I calculated my total portfolio risk based on my adjusted rules: trade must be larger than $800 to lower the cost ratio when buying stocks existing positions must be positive or the total current risk exposure to stop loss must be less than 3% or the total liquidation value of the portfolio must Continue reading →
A New Year 2010 Resolution

It is the end of 2009 year. We saw a lot on the market and the entire economy this year. We saw a recovery finally breaking up and we saw the market showing incredible growth providing spectacular gains that many investors and analysts could not believe in this trend and expected the market to fail. Continue reading →
Picks 12/07 – 12/11
New [tag]stock picks[/tag] this week: Existing & new [tag]holdings[/tag]: Symbol Qty Last Gain($) Gain(%) [tag]ASIA[/tag] 25 31.06 82.75 11.93 [tag]CTL[/tag] 9 36.82 6.57 2.02 [tag]MED[/tag] 14 31.33 106.40 32.03 [tag]RINO[/tag] 7 27.71 2.58 1.35 [tag]V[/tag] 20 81.34 126.52 8.43 Contribution this week: $0 Current [tag]capital exposure[/tag]: -2.34% New positions available to open: 1 Starting [tag]account Continue reading →
Picks 11/30 – 12/04
New [tag]stock picks[/tag] this week: AsiaInfo Holdings Inc. (ASIA) Existing & new [tag]holdings[/tag]: Symbol Qty Last Gain($) Gain(%) [tag]ASIA[/tag] 25 25.10 -66.25 -9.66 [tag]CTL[/tag] 9 36.34 2.25 0.69 [tag]MED[/tag] 14 31.64 110.74 33.33 [tag]RINO[/tag] 7 32.35 2.02 1.06 [tag]V[/tag] 20 80.33 105.12 7.01 Contribution this week: $100 Current [tag]capital exposure[/tag]: -5.74% New positions available to Continue reading →
Picks 11/16 – 11/20
New [tag]stock picks[/tag] this week: Netezza Corp. (NZ) Existing & new [tag]holdings[/tag]: Symbol Qty Last Gain($) Gain(%) [tag]JADE[/tag] 34 3.22 -8.84 -7.47 [tag]MED[/tag] 8 26.69 47.20 28.38 [tag]NZ[/tag] 10 10.62 -5.00 -4.50 [tag]ORS[/tag] 67 0.79 -20.06 -27.48 [tag]RINO[/tag] 4 28.00 21.08 23.19 [tag]V[/tag] 11 80.00 127.17 16.89 Contribution this week: $0 Current [tag]capital exposure[/tag]: -2.09% Continue reading →
Picks 10/05 – 10/09
New stock picks this week: Discover Financial Services (DFS) RINO International Corp (RINO) Visa (V) Existing & new holdings:
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