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Monthly Archives: May 2008
Top 10 Reasons to Invest with Covered Calls
No investment strategy is right for all investors. Investors should research and investigate alternative investment strategies. Listed below are ten reasons why an investor might consider using covered call investing as part of an overall investment strategy. 1. Supplement Income: … Continue reading
First Time User Experience with PowerOptions
Looking for ways to enhance the returns on your IRA or stock portfolio in these times of deflated stock returns and low interest rates? Selling covered call investing equity options is a conservative approach to squeeze out higher returns. When … Continue reading
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Ten S&P 500 Covered Calls Return 3.9% in One Week
How does 3.9% average return in one week grab you? An investor investing in ten S&P500 high potential return covered calls on May 9, 2008 would have experienced a 3.9% return in just one week and would have outperformed the … Continue reading
Monsanto (MON) Sees Second Quarter Profit Surprise
Saint Louis based Monsanto (MON), a leading seed company, announced a strong second quarter profit. In fact, the earnings release showed profit more than doubled from the previous year’s second quarter. The news was inspiring to stock trading and many … Continue reading
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Atwood Oceanics (ATW) Boasts Strong Fiscal Second Quarter
Houston based Atwood Oceanics (ATW) announced a strong gain in second quarter profit and revenue. The offshore oil field service provider said its profits jumped 32 percent during the quarter ending March 31, while its revenue spiked 20 percent. Net … Continue reading
What’s a FRO for? Option Trading, Silly!
You may have come across the term FRO recently while visiting your brokerage account or reading any recent financial newsletters. FRO’s are ‘Fixed Return Options’, a new form of derivative trading vehicle that share various similarities to standard stock options, … Continue reading
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Mastercard (MA) Earnings More Than Double in First Quarter
MasterCard (MA) reported a huge boost in profits and revenue during its first quarter earnings announcement. The company seemingly scoffed at the notion of a credit crunch. Net income for the quarter ended March 31 was $446.9, or $3.38 per … Continue reading
Gartner (IT) Researches Its Way to Strong First Quarter
Gartner Incorporated (IT), a Connecticut based information technology research company, said its first quarter profit more than doubled. The company communicated that its impressive earnings growth was due largely to greater contract revenue. This is likely to motivate stock trading … Continue reading
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Kaiser (KALU) Aluminum More Than 2X Profit in Q1
Kaiser Aluminum (KALU) announced that its first quarter profit more than doubled. For the first quarter, which ended March 31, the company said its net earnings were $39.1 million, which amounts to $1.92 per share. During the same quarter a … Continue reading
Options Trading, Channeling Stocks and Bollinger Bands
A common stock trading technique is to buy a stock or call option when a stock is at a support position and/or to short a stock or buy a put option when a stock is at a resistance point and … Continue reading
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