Articles for: Australia

This has just been too easy and with the name Tom – Thomas as my mother still calls me – I am the disbeliever (Didimus) about this on-going rally.

Brambles (BIL) is a stock I have been in and out of over the last several years – mainly out!

I just can’t stay away from a good seminar – yes maybe I am an addict but Optionetics is back in town so I am about to take to the classroom once again.

Markets go three ways – up – down – sideways. No need to state the obvious that recently the move has been up. The choices from here are still the same – up, down or sideways. What is more likely?

Well I did have those feelings until Friday when there was some sign that the market may take that breather that so many pundits have been calling for some time.

“Market timing” as opposed to “time in the market” is never as relevant as it is to Margin Lending (ML) to buy shares.

A few weeks ago I promised another review of the sectors. I have been deliberately postponing that as I had wanted to do that review at a time when the markets were not racing ahead – only because it is more difficult at these times to decipher the real underlying trends as opposed to hype of the time that drags everything along the way.

Welcome to spring – the skies are blue, the sun is shining, the birds are chirping, flowers blooming, property prices still booming, stock market seeing no limits – life is wonderful! But do we have to pay a price for this good fortune?

Last Tuesday I rang my on-line broker - who shall remain nameless – as their on-line trading was jammed – but so also was their phone service. I guess this is not surprising given the vast number of investors opening up new accounts – and margin lending accounts.

Getting started in US options is not such a daunting task if taken one step at a time and your plan is executed with patience. For the purpose of this article I will assume that you are at least reasonably knowledgeable on options even if not greatly experienced and that you have undertaken a course in options.