Comments on: This and That http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/this-and-that-51/ Helping you invest and prosper Sat, 11 Feb 2012 12:40:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Deborah http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/this-and-that-51/#comment-55665 Deborah Sat, 14 Jul 2007 18:35:36 +0000 http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/2007/07/12/this-and-that-51#comment-55665 I couldn't agree more with your first point and I think it is going to affect personal finances far more then people realize in how it will ripple through the economy. This is my analysis on interest rates. http://makingsenseofmyworld.blogspot.com/2007/05/low-interest-rates-as-destructive-as.html I couldn’t agree more with your first point and I think it is going to affect personal finances far more then people realize in how it will ripple through the economy.

This is my analysis on interest rates.

http://makingsenseofmyworld.blogspot.com/2007/05/low-interest-rates-as-destructive-as.html

]]> By: Phil S http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/this-and-that-51/#comment-55322 Phil S Fri, 13 Jul 2007 16:56:04 +0000 http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/2007/07/12/this-and-that-51#comment-55322 Hi Mike. If you're referring to the question about who has the biggest influence on the currency exchange rate, then yes that was my question. Unfortunately, he wasn't able to say what the percentage weighting of each source was responsible for our exchange rate, only that our trade affects it the most. Hi Mike. If you’re referring to the question about who has the biggest influence on the currency exchange rate, then yes that was my question. Unfortunately, he wasn’t able to say what the percentage weighting of each source was responsible for our exchange rate, only that our trade affects it the most.

]]> By: FourPillars http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/this-and-that-51/#comment-55303 FourPillars Fri, 13 Jul 2007 14:35:23 +0000 http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/2007/07/12/this-and-that-51#comment-55303 Hey Phil, was that your question I saw this week in the online chat with Douglas Porter? If so - pretty cool. Mike Hey Phil, was that your question I saw this week in the online chat with Douglas Porter? If so – pretty cool.

Mike

]]> By: Canadian Capitalist http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/this-and-that-51/#comment-55298 Canadian Capitalist Fri, 13 Jul 2007 14:15:01 +0000 http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/2007/07/12/this-and-that-51#comment-55298 Phil: Yes, volatility is increasing (VIX goes up and down like a yo-yo these days). I understand your point but I am a long-only investor, so I haven't really explored these options. Phil: Yes, volatility is increasing (VIX goes up and down like a yo-yo these days). I understand your point but I am a long-only investor, so I haven’t really explored these options.

]]> By: Phil S http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/this-and-that-51/#comment-55278 Phil S Fri, 13 Jul 2007 11:40:50 +0000 http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/2007/07/12/this-and-that-51#comment-55278 CC. It seems as though volatility on the stock market is increasing - it's now becoming a rollercoaster ride of being up or down by more than 100 points on any given trading day. The only way I know how to profit from this is to use an option straddle, where you buy both calls and puts on the TSX index. Then, it doesn't matter which way the market moves, as long as it moves by a lot you make money. Anyways, executing a straddle seems like it would take a lot of time to do... Is there a fund manager out there that you know of who uses this strategy that I can invest in (and has a low MER)? CC. It seems as though volatility on the stock market is increasing – it’s now becoming a rollercoaster ride of being up or down by more than 100 points on any given trading day. The only way I know how to profit from this is to use an option straddle, where you buy both calls and puts on the TSX index. Then, it doesn’t matter which way the market moves, as long as it moves by a lot you make money. Anyways, executing a straddle seems like it would take a lot of time to do… Is there a fund manager out there that you know of who uses this strategy that I can invest in (and has a low MER)?

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