Investing Adventures - Latest Comments

Re: Stewart v. Cramer

Netdebt — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 19:29:49 -0000

I live John Stewart. He is so talented. He makes News interesting.

Re: I am a Trend Trader

pennystocks — Wed, 13 May 2009 19:01:42 -0000

Trader should be adventurous by nature, trader should be alert in a quick market change depending on its trend.

Re: Health, Currency, and You

mpbb — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 03:18:43 -0000

Good stuff, this article will really help us specially health concerns.

Re: I’m Leaving the Options World…

pennystocks — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 05:20:53 -0000

penny stocks is really beneficial to everyone. Just be more critical on it.
:D

Re: Disqus Test

williamdomergue — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 18:05:03 -0000

Debt consolidations are currently being used by various agencies.
Some of these organizations and companies receive a monthly fee for their services.
http://www.christian-debt-consolidations.infos.st/

Re: Stewart v. Cramer

Pling — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 10:12:59 -0000

I watched the entire episode on Comedy Central, and also the clips of their back and forth in the days leading up to the episode. Seems to me like CNBC was doing damage control, to try and get Stewart to stop piling on them. And they sent out Cramer as the sacrificial goat to please the volcanic God of the Daily Show and keep him from erupting again. Cramer was desperately trying not to provoke Stewart or respond to any accusations.

Re: Disqus Test

buyraregoldcoins — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 15:27:04 -0000

Works good.... :)

Re: Long FAS @ 8.05

Pling — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 09:06:09 -0000

You're back! That was a pretty long break, and this is a pretty short post. :)

Re: Long SPY Feb 85 Calls

Jorge — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 20:50:21 -0000

Hah! See.. there's a difference between hopium and the charts ;) I'll admit it's a long shot, but I'm thinking today's action was more of a knee jerk than anything else. It's a decent e/e though so I won't lose sleep over it.

Verify a token... that's just odd. I might be running an older version of the disqus plugin. Then again this entire site needs to be revamped and in a hurry.

Re: Long SPY Feb 85 Calls

b_rad — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:08:36 -0000

I was taunting you for prodding someone before the close about buying those calls while snorting a little Hopium, Mr. NoOptions4me! :)

I'm just jealous as i had an order @ 1.41 that didnt' get filled, otherwise i'd be there for the bounce. I think we'll certainly see it, but i'm not hedged at all so it may sting if we gap up

Re: Long SPY Feb 85 Calls

b_rad — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:06:11 -0000

damn it, i lost my comment. You know your disqus box requires i "verify a token" I don't get that anywhere else

Re: What is Market Breadth?

miocarbon — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 13:46:51 -0000

Nice article, hope this february the market will bounce and market getting better.

Re: Art *&@(#& Cashin

Pling — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 11:07:16 -0000

Is that a real name at UBS or did Stewart just cook that up? :)

Re: Watchlist for 10/22/08

Pling — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 11:47:52 -0000

Don't have much to say about the list, cause I hardly recognize any. But with the markets going down long-term, is it wise to be bullish? Or are there things we don't know about these companies that you know?

Re: Online Brokerage Review - OptionsXpress

OptionsxpressNO — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 04:06:07 -0000

Optionsxpress sent me an email and told me via phone not to take action on my account to avoid a margin call. They stated that they would tell me in a following email if there was going to be a margin call. I called to confirm this information because I've been told the wrong thing several times by optionsxpress an been misled too many times to count. This time optionsxpress has cost me dearly. They told me there was no immediate need to add money to my account to avoid a margin call. About an hour after that conversation, they liquidated my stock when it was at its lowest point. Optionsxpress defrauded me out of $35,000 in seconds. About 6 hours later that same day I recieved an email warning me that there would be a margin call on the stock if I didn't add $1,500 to my account within 3 days. The problem is, they had already liquidated my stock positions. I've spoken with several representatives and managers and they agree that they made a mistake yet they do not wish to fix it. They told me that they were even willing to put me back in the stock position I had with margin and then said they couldn't because my account didn't have the same money in it. I wonder why. I invite anyone who has gone through the same thing to contact me. Any actions taken by optionsxpress that violate the laws of the federal government and/or state are illegal and unacceptable. I hope this helps others to avoid doing business with this kind of company. Please share your story so that others don't get ripped off by optionsxpress.

Re: The Economy Must Be Bad When..

JDSalinger — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 19:21:56 -0000

Our banking institutions are in trouble. When the big banks suffer, we all suffer. Everyone should start looking for ways to protect their money. This basically comes down to either taking your money out of the market and cutting discretionary spending or diversifying and investing some overseas preferably in Asia or parts of Europe. I personally use offshore bank accounts and they have helped me with diversification and asset protection. If you want to read more on why offshore investing is smarter, feel free to visit my website.

Best,
Frank Miller
http://www.theoffshorebankaccount.com

Re: SEC Intends to Temporarily Ban Short-Selling

Pling — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 05:21:51 -0000

Seems like a bad deja vu... I think they tried this out a couple of months back, right?

Re: The Economy Must Be Bad When..

Pling — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 07:56:53 -0000

Yeah, well. You think this might be an indication that we've hit bottom? I mean, you can't possibly fall any lower after being ripped apart on the Daily Show. :)

Re: Lehman Brothers Filing For Bankruptcy; Bank of America Purchases Merrill Lynch

Pling — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 04:56:24 -0000

So what's going to happen now? I have been reading about Lehman being about to take a fall for months now. Who's next? Or are we on an upswing now?

Re: Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Taken over by Regulators

Ling — Sun, 07 Sep 2008 12:13:30 -0000

I'm pretty sure the day when student loans will be written off ain't far off, judging by the way things are going. :)

Re: Another New Design

Ling — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 02:32:23 -0000

Career first. You can always blog for the rest of your life. Hope you ace whatever it is you're working on with the PhD.

Re: FOMC Leaves Rates Unchanged

Ling — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 11:30:57 -0000

So basically, Bernanke and Co. are fiddling while Wall Street and Main Street burn. I mean, they reduced rates like there was no tomorrow earlier this year. And now they're twiddling their thumbs. Maybe this is a bit harsh, but it is true.

Re: SEC Emergency Order Extended

Options Strategery — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 03:46:36 -0000

Naked shorting without intent to borrow has always been illegal. They should clarify the rules and remove things like 'intent'.

Re: SEC Emergency Order Extended

Ling — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 02:03:24 -0000

They're stating clearly that it won't be extended beyond Aug 12. Why would they do that? Kinda like cops announcing they won't be on the streets after midnight... And what the rulemaking part? I mean, does the SEC intend to come out with some kind of a permanent rule barring naked shorts against institutions which are borrowing from the Fed's emergency window?

Re: 5 Reasons Every Investor Should Use Iron Condors

Arno — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 03:13:09 -0000

I do like Iron Condors as well, but they do carry significant risk and you will need to have a strategy in place for when and how you will adjust:
http://www.geldpress.com/2008/07/us-budget-repo...