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relax, every one. It has only been a few days of this uneasiness.
Do what you can or need to do to hedge your positions. You should have put a hedge on in 2016 or 2017 or as late as Jan 31, 2108.
Hedging: Some of us (ok, me, I'll admit it) just don't understand call and put options. I'm an otherwise intelligent person, but this is one of those things where I read it and read it and I think I understand the mechanics of it, but I really don't. Inverse leveraged ETFs I understand, but puts/calls/options is a whole different thing for my brain, like trying to play 4D chess with Bobby Fischer.
Hedging: Some of us (ok, me, I'll admit it) just don't understand call and put options. I'm an otherwise intelligent person, but this is one of those things where I read it and read it and I think I understand the mechanics of it, but I really don't. Inverse leveraged ETFs I understand, but puts/calls/options is a whole different thing for my brain, like trying to play 4D chess with Bobby Fischer.
Hey we all have things where it takes a minute to figure out. Let's start basic. What's the question, the mechanics or the strategies with calls & puts?
Hey we all have things where it takes a minute to figure out. Let's start basic. What's the question, the mechanics or the strategies with calls & puts?
Is there an idiots guide to options/puts/calls? Like if you were going to explain it to an 11 yr old, starting at the beginning. How does someone learn this in easy step by step lessons? (on paper, not by jumping right into the market and making huge mistakes)
Your candidate will most likely plunge the U.S and the rest of the world into a deep recession that makes 2007-2008 look like small potatoes.
I only hope that within the remaining 2 months of Obama's presidency, stocks recover enough for me to sell at break-even. Four years later, I might buy back in.
Even Treasury bonds may cease to be safe because Trump wants to downgrade them to junk status. I will probably sell them too and reinvest the cash into German or Canadian bonds.
Thanks for that. Yes, thank you very much.
You're welcome.
I thought we can only thank the Russian bots for the election results.
this correction is small potatoes if you're a seasoned investors. You'll find the people claiming it to be a big deal either aren't invested or rookies to the market just bloviating.
Is there an idiots guide to options/puts/calls? Like if you were going to explain it to an 11 yr old, starting at the beginning. How does someone learn this in easy step by step lessons? (on paper, not by jumping right into the market and making huge mistakes)
Is there an idiots guide to options/puts/calls? Like if you were going to explain it to an 11 yr old, starting at the beginning. How does someone learn this in easy step by step lessons? (on paper, not by jumping right into the market and making huge mistakes)
I admit, I haven't taken the time - since I'm retired and lazy and own funds. But, there is no doubt, even a basic knowledge of options strategies can be very profitable whether market is going up or down. And, your losses are limited to your investment in the options. Much safer than buying on margin or selling short. And since you buy ETFs, they're great protection for that, too.
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