Comments on: This and That http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/this-and-that-54/ Helping you invest and prosper Sat, 11 Feb 2012 12:40:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: The Dividend Guy http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/this-and-that-54/#comment-60885 The Dividend Guy Fri, 10 Aug 2007 16:41:30 +0000 http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/2007/08/10/this-and-that-54#comment-60885 I love the 'This and That' section of your site - always good info. Just a comment for Phil S - IMHO this is the wrong time to try out options. If you are thinking of something like a less risky strategy such as Covered Calls, then there may be some opportuity here, but simply selling puts and calls could be disasterous. The market action we have seen in the last few days is nothing short of wild - more than in the past few years there is this unknowing of what is going on that can kill an option trader. Just ask the hedge fund traders! Just my $0.02 however. TDG I love the ‘This and That’ section of your site – always good info.

Just a comment for Phil S – IMHO this is the wrong time to try out options. If you are thinking of something like a less risky strategy such as Covered Calls, then there may be some opportuity here, but simply selling puts and calls could be disasterous. The market action we have seen in the last few days is nothing short of wild – more than in the past few years there is this unknowing of what is going on that can kill an option trader. Just ask the hedge fund traders!

Just my $0.02 however.
TDG

]]> By: Phil S http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/this-and-that-54/#comment-60877 Phil S Fri, 10 Aug 2007 15:00:33 +0000 http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/2007/08/10/this-and-that-54#comment-60877 I'm not buying anything but GICs and T-Bills at the moment. But I have been thinking about diving into Options to try to take advantage of the market volatility as a short term trader. I haven't actually done it yet, though. I'm brand new to Options and so I plan to spend this weekend doing some research into it before I make my first plunge. I’m not buying anything but GICs and T-Bills at the moment.

But I have been thinking about diving into Options to try to take advantage of the market volatility as a short term trader. I haven’t actually done it yet, though. I’m brand new to Options and so I plan to spend this weekend doing some research into it before I make my first plunge.

]]> By: Canadian Capitalist http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/this-and-that-54/#comment-60864 Canadian Capitalist Fri, 10 Aug 2007 13:44:28 +0000 http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/2007/08/10/this-and-that-54#comment-60864 FP: I have about 2% in emerging markets and I am not selling them. However, I am not buying anything either even though I need to put 3% more into VWO. I am more than willing to wait because emerging markets are so volatile that 25% drops are not uncommon. FP: I have about 2% in emerging markets and I am not selling them. However, I am not buying anything either even though I need to put 3% more into VWO. I am more than willing to wait because emerging markets are so volatile that 25% drops are not uncommon.

]]> By: FourPillars http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/this-and-that-54/#comment-60862 FourPillars Fri, 10 Aug 2007 12:40:37 +0000 http://www.canadiancapitalist.com/2007/08/10/this-and-that-54#comment-60862 Very good emerging mkt article by Zweig. I actually sold my emerging markets a while back partly because of your stance (overvalued) on them, it just made me too nervous. I'll probably start buying back in bit by bit. Mike Very good emerging mkt article by Zweig. I actually sold my emerging markets a while back partly because of your stance (overvalued) on them, it just made me too nervous.

I’ll probably start buying back in bit by bit.

Mike

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