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Monthly Archives: April 2007
Making Money on Credit Returns +3% in April 2007
In article, “Visa – Plastic Money – IPO”, we analyzed the credit card industry and illustrated how profitable a covered call strategy for credit card companies can be. We continued down the covered calls credit card investing path and for … Continue reading
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CME Bull Put Spreads Strategy – +9.9% in Apr. 2007
In article, “CME Buying CBOT”, we analyzed Chicago Mercantile Exchange’s (CME) purchase of CBOT (BOT) with an eye for a bullish strategy for CME. We continued the CME bull put credit spreads saga and for the month of April, the … Continue reading
Bearish on Subprime Lenders Returned +12.4% in Apr. 2007
In article, “Subprime Lenders Are In the Bear House”, we outlined a bear call credit spreads stock options strategy for the subprime mortgage lenders. We’ve continued to go bearish on the subprime lenders and for April 2007, both positions we … Continue reading
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Canadian Covered Call Investing Returned 2.1% Apr 2007
In article, “Canadian Investing Eh? – Covered Calls”, we considered investing in Canadian covered calls stock options positions. The selected positions returned an average of 2.1%, in only 23 days. Fourteen of the seventeen positions were profitable, and nine of … Continue reading
Income Tax Investing Returns 5.2% Apr 2007
In article, “Income Tax Investing – Covered Calls”, we investigated investing in covered calls stock options positions for companies involved in the income tax industry. Every position selected was profitable and the average return experienced was 5.2%, in only 18 … Continue reading
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Investing in Green Companies – Covered Calls
Today, PowerOptions takes a quick look at companies specializing in alternative energy and potential covered call opportunities. Audio Podcast: An audio podcast of this article is available at: poweropt.com/podcasts/2007_04_19_AltEnergy.mp3 Signup now for PowerOptions free 14-day trial Because the price of … Continue reading
Qwest (Q) Exec Nacchio Found Guilty – A Look at Qwest’s Future.
Joe Nacchio, a former AT&T (T) executive, was hired by Qwest Communications in 1996 to evolve the company into a major telecommunications competitor. However his monomaniacal pursuit, a Colorado jury found yesterday, led Nacchio to participate in illegal insider trades. … Continue reading
Freddie and Fannie Jumping Into Subprime
Freddie Mac (FRE) and Fannie May (FNM) announced they plan to jump into the subprime mortgage arena. The housing industry has been in the doldrums for several months now after a few years of furious activity. The low interest rates … Continue reading
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Milking Profits with Dean Foods (DF) – Covered Call
Last week, Dean Foods (DF) issued a special $15 per share dividend to stockholders. Following the dividend, the stock dropped about $15. It is typical for a stock to drop the amount of the dividend. However, the stock gained close … Continue reading
Earnings May Signal Success of Yahoo! (YHOO) Panama Advertising Project
Last Year, Yahoo (YHOO) overhauled it’s online advertising sales to more closely mimic the model set by its competitor Google (GOOF). Yahoo called the project ‘Pamana’ to in some way compare it to the colossal undertaking of trenching a canal … Continue reading
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