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Stock-Age: Stocks, Options and Dividends oh my!
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Ether_Snake
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Up to you, take your gains to gamble them.
CGT down 4% on no news too. Argh!
CGT down 4% on no news too. Argh!
Affinity
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I know I'm late to the party on this one, but this is a good thread. I started a fictional portfolio earlier last year, before the shit hit the fan. It was going good for a while but is down by a couple grand now. I'm glad I haven't invested yet, and plan to start in the fall (just graduated, starting a great career in sept.). I think right now is a good time to buy.
nakedsushi
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sonarrat said:
Sweet, thanks for the tip, bought it. I think my problem yesterday was that even though I transferred the funds from my checking account to my brokerage account (both through Schwab), it wasn't instantaneous.
Ether_Snake
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Anyone who bought AAPL this morning must be happy
Wasn't hit too hard today, but the solar sector is getting hurt sadly.
Wasn't hit too hard today, but the solar sector is getting hurt sadly.
are Apple's fundamentals that strong? the economy is weakening and they'll be taking a hit next quarter introducing new products.Ether_Snake said:Anyone who bought AAPL this morning must be happy
Wasn't hit too hard today, but the solar sector is getting hurt sadly.
Ether_Snake
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I know I meant anyone who bought this morning made almost 15$ a share by the end of the day.
Well... I own approx $10,000 AT&T calls... contemplated selling them today near the close but for some reason I didn't pull the trigger. Not sure why, really. Earnings tomorrow morning. Could meet, stock falls. Could miss, stock falls. Could meet, lower guidance, stock falls. Could beat, raise guidance, stock will go up. Could raise dividend, could be good, depends on guidance.
Pray for me.
Pray for me.
ALeperMessiah
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RSTEIN said:
You're a braver man than me for putting that much faith in AT&T. I got burned a few years ago, I'm never going back. Best of luck.
Are you guys using brokers or online stock trading sites?
I've been looking to get into the market (probably using around 1-2k to start) but I'm overseas and my permanent address is in the United States, not sure how that might affect my desire to get started.
I'd like to trade online using etrade or sharebuilder or whatever, any recommendations?
I've been looking to get into the market (probably using around 1-2k to start) but I'm overseas and my permanent address is in the United States, not sure how that might affect my desire to get started.
I'd like to trade online using etrade or sharebuilder or whatever, any recommendations?
I emphatically recommend against Sharebuilder. Just bottom barrel quality, and if you don't use their "planned" investing (i.e. it forces you to buy your stocks once a week at a specific time and you have to plan it out ahead of time), then it's more expensive than comparable brokers. I use Scottrade and like them a lot. Don't have a lot of experience with other brokers though.
ALeperMessiah
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Cryptozoologist said:
I don't have too much experience with sharebuilder, but I've been with E*Trade for about 10 years and they're great to work with. Awesome tools, commissions are decent, easy to work with if you have any problems. I'd recommend them.
My T calls dropped 7 cents at open :lol I'll see what they do today. I guess I bought a bad one (august 35) as it's still worth half what I paid.
My BA calls are down a bit but they're November so plenty of time for that stock to bounce back. Nothing like GOOG, that's for sure.
My BA calls are down a bit but they're November so plenty of time for that stock to bounce back. Nothing like GOOG, that's for sure.
kathode said:
Well, your 35s are still out of the money. You have to let all the guys get out of the way. There was massive volume yesterday on all series that artifically increased the price. People were hedging themselves against today's earnings release and were willing to pay up for it.
Plus you're now <30 days to expiry. Time value will start decaying exponentially (known as theta decay).
RSTEIN said:
Yeah, I -hate- selling for a loss. I bought at .60. It was at something like .18 when I posted earlier. But during the day it actually got up to .40. I want to see if the upward momentum continues. It's just painful because at this point it will go up one single penny, and then you look and the ask is one penny higher, or sometimes even the same. Hard to get any sort of real movement going, but I guess that's the case when it's so close to the strike date.
kathode said:
Yeah, I hear you, but just be careful. The need to get even has burned many an investor. I think the upward momentum will continue. Maybe down tomorrow but the trend is now higher. The numbers were good, the Street liked it, raised targets, etc. etc. Pretty good showing in this crummy market. I sold out because a) I'm just a trader and b) just needed to reallocate my portfolio.
Ether_Snake
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AMZN up 8% in AH (I don't own any).
I hope solar stocks will see a boost soon, I want to see STP go up!
ERTS is about to cross the 50$ range again. I'm always right on the damn video game market shares, too bad I don't invest in it enough
I hope solar stocks will see a boost soon, I want to see STP go up!
ERTS is about to cross the 50$ range again. I'm always right on the damn video game market shares, too bad I don't invest in it enough
Ether_Snake
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Ether_Snake
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IMMR is up 5% in after hours, probably on speculation that they somehow have something to do with Apple's next big secret product.
I doubt it.
I doubt it.
RumblingRosco
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RumblingRosco
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kathode said:Anyone got an opinion on whether or not I should hold my Boeing calls until tomorrow? They have earnings tomorrow AM. Or should losing my shirt on GOOG have taught me a lesson about playing earnings?
Don't take my advice heavily but from what I know Boeing may be a good stock to stick with for the long run.
They are getting good contracts in India and China where the airline industry is booming for them (especially since the Chinese government heavily subsidizes oil so their automotive market does well also).
Then don't forget Boeing also has the 787 making its first flight this year and Japan alone has already preordered a significant amount. I'm considering buying in but I'm low on cash and would need to sell something else.
Also they consistently pay out dividends but if you are trying to short this stock that may not matter
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This thread is so cool, it's like space language. beep boop boop.
Ether_Snake
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Wow today is a slaughter.
I only see CELG and IMMR in the green for now on my watch list.
EDIT: GR is up big time too. BA down 5%.
I only see CELG and IMMR in the green for now on my watch list.
EDIT: GR is up big time too. BA down 5%.
Yeah I'm afraid to log into my account today BA will do ok long term I think. I have November calls so I am not terribly worried, although I would certainly like a faster profit than that. Right now I am considering going for zero-margin trading for a while. Unfortunately my GOOG play put me back in the red after a long period of gains.
NFLX is getting hurt today with the market conditions and being dumped by some investment fund. I'm considering making an earnings play as they report tomorrow AM, and I've heard good expectations for them. It's such a crapshoot though, I might stay away.
BA will do ok long term I think. I have November calls so I am not terribly worried, although I would certainly like a faster profit than that. Right now I am considering going for zero-margin trading for a while. Unfortunately my GOOG play put me back in the red after a long period of gains.NFLX is getting hurt today with the market conditions and being dumped by some investment fund. I'm considering making an earnings play as they report tomorrow AM, and I've heard good expectations for them. It's such a crapshoot though, I might stay away.
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Terrible, a lot of -5 to -8% drops today on my end.
Ubisoft posted great fiscal results again, raises guidance.
http://www.edge-online.com/news/ubisoft-q1-sales-26-€169-million
Ubisoft posted great fiscal results again, raises guidance.
http://www.edge-online.com/news/ubisoft-q1-sales-26-€169-million
Ether_Snake
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BIDU jumped 16% today.
Ether_Snake
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Ubisoft jumped almost 5%. Analysts saying there is potential for it reaching 80 euros. I am still wondering if I should buy some at a 15% discount in August.
Ether_Snake
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CRDN up 10%
Nope I'm not, but I work there so I pay attention to it. Been a really good stock I sadly don't own.
Nope I'm not, but I work there so I pay attention to it. Been a really good stock I sadly don't own.
Ether_Snake
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ATVID earnings next Thursday, ERTS next Wednesday.
EDIT: Forgot about KO, trading at 52 right now which is nice. NKE at 58.
EDIT: Forgot about KO, trading at 52 right now which is nice. NKE at 58.
RumblingRosco
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That's kind of odd. I know with Scottrade I make the trade and then get a "trade confirmation" the next business day. So that's probably what they're waiting for. But it still tells me what the price I got was, and I don't recall any instance of that being different from the confirmation.
Ether_Snake
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With RBC I just type how many shares, what price, and it goes through or it doesn't. I never use the "market price".