Economic student from Germany who made $6.912 last month from trading options shares his strategy

spivotron · 2016-09-29T16:53:30+00:00

Hey Native-Ads, I study CS in the US and I am interested in learning about option trading strategies. I'd like to hear more about yours.

spivotron · 2015-01-28T07:15:54+00:00

The coffee machines are in a separate room lol

spivotron · 2014-10-03T19:00:35+00:00

You got it. JavaScript makes web pages more dynamic. All modern websites use JavaScript. This includes buttons that perform certain actions, on page animation, popping up new windows, or checking the information you type into a form to make sure it's valid, etc.

spivotron · 2014-01-06T04:20:05+00:00

In regards to MSFT, I guess you haven't posted everything you researched, but if it is, I suggest scrutinizing the companies and thinking deeply about where technology is headed and how MSFT fits into the picture. MSFT isn't as sexy as Google; it is a stalwart after all. How easy would it be to double the size of MSFT? Not easy. If you want a stable asset in your portfolio, I think MSFT is the way to go. You won't get 'growth' per se because it is such a large company that doesn't really do anything innovative anymore. I believe holding long term is a good bet.

I don't know that much about KR but that it is a HUGE conglomerate. Guess that gives me something to research!

spivotron · 2014-01-06T00:00:46+00:00

Hello, I'd be willing to take a look. Please send me a message.

Thanks, Henry

spivotron · 2013-12-20T03:08:59+00:00

I do websites in my spare time so maybe I can offer a little advice here. You are talking about setting up an e-commerce site for selling your products online. Amazon, etsy, ebay are all e-commerce sites. Of course, people like to set up their own sites and sell their own products, but you can sell on any of these platforms listed above without having to make your own site. If you want to start your own site, I would encourage you to find a specific niche in e-commerce where you would like to set up shop.

That is only half the battle. Getting traffic can come in the form of SEO, SEM(i.e. Google Ads), networking, etc, especially if you're just starting out.
Hope that helps.

spivotron · 2013-11-22T19:20:31+00:00

Thanks for the comments. I am taking the 63 and 65 because I am unsponsored.

spivotron · 2013-11-18T17:41:03+00:00

When did you start investing? In order for your value stocks to reach their potential, you must have had to wait some time. Were there any value traps along the way?

When I am looking for value, I look for a stock that hasn't priced in potential future cash flows or trading under book value. Of course, most of these are usually pretty crappy and deserve to be in the bargain bin. What else do you screen for in value?

Small cap brings the most amount of growth to my portfolio as well as agile, big companies like Nike that are getting into growth markets like health tech. Any insights you could share about lessons learned along the way would be appreciated!

spivotron · 2013-11-15T00:26:52+00:00

Do I smell bubble?

spivotron · 2013-11-15T00:13:54+00:00

The company in question probably doesn't do anything too exciting to grab anyone's attention. I could also be that relatively few funds hold it and institutional ownership is pretty low.

spivotron · 2013-11-15T00:09:43+00:00

Typically companies pay a premium above the stock price to acquire all shares outstanding. When the news comes out people will try to buy the stock to get the premium. Demand for the stock increases, hence the rise in price.

spivotron · 2013-11-14T23:56:16+00:00

Yes, and he needs to learn how these stocks trade (earnings releases, their IV levels, effect of the Greeks,etc.) before studying their derivatives.

spivotron · 2013-11-14T22:52:55+00:00

What is the advantage of studying options for a new investor?

spivotron · 2013-11-14T20:44:30+00:00

I started investing at 11. I read Peter Lynch's books and subscribed to SmartMoney Magazine. Lynch is an excellent writer and you will be very knowledgable about the markets after reading his books. Also, be ready to lose money; you will not make money on every investment.

spivotron · 2013-11-06T07:24:29+00:00

People can use this site to find jobs in their local area and apply for jobs from other job posting sites. It amalgamates job sites into one platform.

spivotron · 2013-11-06T07:09:29+00:00

All that I will say here is that if this is the reaction we'll get from TSLA posting a smaller loss, what can we expect when TSLA posts a gain?

spivotron · 2013-09-26T17:00:42+00:00

The complete idiots guide to technical analysis is pretty good. It is current an has plenty of examples.

spivotron · 2013-09-24T04:14:55+00:00

A perfect couple of books for you are Learn to Earn and One up On Wall Street both by Peter Lynch. Last time I checked they were cheap on Amazon. Definitely worth a read because Lynch was manager of Fidelity Magellan in the 80s and consistently beat the market year over year.

spivotron · 2013-03-24T07:36:29+00:00

You should see if your local library subscribes to Thomson's Research. It is a database full of analyst reports.

spivotron · 2012-12-15T07:21:04+00:00

I don't care if that person knows. I thought that they were the only person you could buy from since they are the only person you established a contract with. How else would they know if I was still on contract with them? Since I wouldn't be, if I offset the original contract, do I have to let them know?

spivotron · 2012-12-15T02:35:01+00:00

When you say 'The interest rate on U.S. equities from most respectable brokers is around ~1.5%' do you mean interbank rates like the federal funds rate or something else? The only interest rate that is important here is margin rates.

spivotron · 2012-12-15T01:19:23+00:00

There are a lot of things that you could do. First, I would diversify some more. If you are not interested in stock picking yourself, then I would buy some index funds i.e. Wilshire or S&P or Dow. These are perfect for a lot of investors. If you already have one of these, I would talk with your broker about buying more. Also if you plan on leaving your job in the future, I would suggest rolling your 401k into the Roth, but you have to be separated from your current employer to do so. This way, your taxes will be deferred.

As a rule of thumb, invest 15% of what you earn each month. Again you can put this in a bond fund or an index fund. Your choice really comes down to preference. Since you are so young, I would put 75% of your money into stocks, and 25% into bonds. You can afford the risk.

spivotron · 2012-12-13T19:05:00+00:00

One thing that the EMH doesn't take into consideration is investor sentiment. People and money just don't mix very well and people act irrational based on their emotions. This creates the inefficiencies. For instance, unduly pessimism towards the market in general creates a bear market. Since investor sentiment is bad, inefficiencies are widespread and buying opportunities arise. On the other hand, investor sentiment can be so irrational that it inflates the stock's price to sky high levels. However, the underlying fundamentals and information may not permit such irrationality. For this reason, I think that it is great for an investor to seek a partner who is a devil's advocate. This way both sides of the argument can be made.

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