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Trading the Renminbi

March 6, 2010
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Trading the Renminbi

There has been much talk recently about China revaluing its currency — lots of different talk. Many market observers believe that the Chinese government will appreciate its currency by roughly 5 to 10 percent in order to curb inflation, cheapen imports like copper, and slow other capital inflows. Some see this revaluation happening as...
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The Options Hunter

March 5, 2010
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The Options Hunter

Dale Wheatley is an exceptional, passionate and creative in his approach to using the MACD indicator for directional stock analysis of the chart patterns. It is the most creative and insightful approach to teaching the student how to interpret the relationship between the price...
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Options Wisdom: Looking Before LEAPing

March 3, 2010
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Options Wisdom: Looking Before LEAPing

As if we need more confusion to the already-perplexing lexicon of the options world, we must also contend with LEAPS. The acronym, which stands for Long Term Equity Anticipation Security, is essentially just a long-winded way of referring to long-term options that are one...
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A Return to Liquid Markets Demands New Risk Innovation

February 22, 2010
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A Return to Liquid Markets Demands New Risk Innovation

The world has many ways to measure risk, but if the recent financial crisis has taught us anything, it is that asset price is the great equalizer in the...
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Make Money Even When the Market is a Turnip

February 19, 2010
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The expression “you can’t squeeze blood out of a turnip” refers to not being able to get something out of someone that they don’t have. Stock option trading can often...
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Short Squeeze and Stock Options

February 19, 2010
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Short Squeeze and Stock Options

Sometimes when making lemonade there’s just not anymore juice that can be squeezed out of a lemon. In investing, there’s a similar idea with shorting a stock, sometimes the...
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