Introduce Yourself
by k1 - February 24th, 2008 7:31 pm
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We’ve been kicking around the idea of having a place to post a small biography
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DiggAffiliation Made Easy
by Greg - April 18th, 2007 11:59 pm
I’ve just updated our affiliate program. Here’s the deal: refer someone, and get $25 when they subscribe. To participate, just login to your Member Page and go to the Affiliates area. There, you can get code for text links or banners, which you can put on your blog, website, or on the side of your car.
We’d honestly rather have new members who are referred by current members, because you are smart people and you are probably friends with other smart people. So if you signup 4 new members, we’ll throw another $50 your way, and will keep doing so for every fourth paid referral. Again, this last perk is only for current members.
Site Changes
by Greg - April 6th, 2007 8:58 pm
A few items you might not be aware of:
- Our Links page has been updated to include some helpful information about options-friendly brokers. Hint: you won’t get far trading options with Scottrade (I know, I tried once).
- You can edit your membership information, password, or subscription status at any time by going to your Member Page.
- You can reach me (Jared) anytime I’m online through any of the major instant messaging services. See the Contact Us tab for more information.
- For some of you, 2 posts a day and 250+ comments still isn’t enough, and you occasionally find yourself browsing through our archives, yearning for more. Well, today’s your lucky day: our archives now extend all the way back to January 2005! Note: if you come across any old posts that aren’t formatted properly, please let me know.
Confessions of a Phil’s Stock World Neophyte
by Greg - March 24th, 2007 10:24 am
[Ed: member gumbaphil submits:]
Confessions of a Neophyte “Phil Groupie”
“So, Cory old buddy, whadya get for your birthday???”
(I suppose I can use triple question marks…in keeping with the “Phil” lexicon)
“Well”, sez I, “I bought myself a subscription to PhilsStockWorld.com. Figgered I oughta find somethin’ interesting to do while recuperating from back surgery. Sitting is a might more comfortable than lying around in the bed doncha know; and I don’t care much for no soap operas on TV.”
“PhilStockWorld?…What’s that?
“Good question. I’ve been a member now for 12 trading days and it appears to be part Options trading education, part trading “hints” (he don’t give no “advice” since he’s not a registered securities “advisor”), and a whole batch o’ political and economic commentary”.
“That’s it? You just glue yourself to a computer monitor all day, and READ stuff?”
“No way man. I launch my Ameritrade Control Panel which is a poor man’s trading platform and do my best to mirror the stock option trades (hints) that Phil posts on his commentary Phorum. “
“And that’s not all either. I discovered that the second by second monitoring of some the more “risky” positions was an excellent way to test out this little heart rate monitor that my son gave me. So far, it sez I’ve registered about 99 million calories by just sittin’ at the keyboard.”
“So, ya made any money?
“Well…yes…and…no.”
“Whaddya mean yes AND no?
“Well, I FOLLOWED PHIL’S DISCIPLINED APPROACH on most trades, which is basically the 20% rule, and took my gains off the table. But I made the classic mistake of DENIAL on my oil PUTS and let my losses pile up, without directional protection, to the point that my losses on them may well exceed the gains on my closed positions.”
“HOWEVER, I still have some time on my side with those oil PUTS (Apr 21st) and I’m so d@&mn far underwater with them that I may let them ride and hope for a miracle.”
Here’s the 12 trading day breakdown:
| virtual Portfolio Balance | $25,000 | |
| CLOSED Positions (24) | ||
| Net Gain | $3,870 | 15% |
| Total position trades | 24 | |
| Avg value per trade | $600 | |
| Avg gain per trade | $161 | |
| Avg |
…
Confessions of a Phil’s Stock World Neophyte
by Greg - March 24th, 2007 10:24 am
[Ed: member gumbaphil submits:]
Confessions of a Neophyte “Phil Groupie”
“So, Cory old buddy, whadya get for your birthday???”
(I suppose I can use triple question marks…in keeping with the “Phil” lexicon)
“Well”, sez I, “I bought myself a subscription to PhilsStockWorld.com. Figgered I oughta find somethin’ interesting to do while recuperating from back surgery. Sitting is a might more comfortable than lying around in the bed doncha know; and I don’t care much for no soap operas on TV.”
“PhilStockWorld?…What’s that?
“Good question. I’ve been a member now for 12 trading days and it appears to be part Options trading education, part trading “hints” (he don’t give no “advice” since he’s not a registered securities “advisor”), and a whole batch o’ political and economic commentary”.
“That’s it? You just glue yourself to a computer monitor all day, and READ stuff?”
“No way man. I launch my Ameritrade Control Panel which is a poor man’s trading platform and do my best to mirror the stock option trades (hints) that Phil posts on his commentary Phorum. “
“And that’s not all either. I discovered that the second by second monitoring of some the more “risky” positions was an excellent way to test out this little heart rate monitor that my son gave me. So far, it sez I’ve registered about 99 million calories by just sittin’ at the keyboard.”
“So, ya made any money?
“Well…yes…and…no.”
“Whaddya mean yes AND no?
“Well, I FOLLOWED PHIL’S DISCIPLINED APPROACH on most trades, which is basically the 20% rule, and took my gains off the table. But I made the classic mistake of DENIAL on my oil PUTS and let my losses pile up, without directional protection, to the point that my losses on them may well exceed the gains on my closed positions.”
“HOWEVER, I still have some time on my side with those oil PUTS (Apr 21st) and I’m so d@&mn far underwater with them that I may let them ride and hope for a miracle.”
Here’s the 12 trading day breakdown:
| virtual Portfolio Balance | $25,000 | |
| CLOSED Positions (24) | ||
| Net Gain | $3,870 | 15% |
| Total position trades | 24 | |
| Avg value per trade | $600 | |
| Avg gain per trade | $161 | |
| Avg |
…
Quick Note
by Greg - March 14th, 2007 5:06 am
We’re trying to improve the speed and reliability of the site, so the comment browser software is temporarily unavailable. We’ll keep you posted.
New Comment Browser
by Greg - March 12th, 2007 11:30 pm
Hi everyone. Today we’re introducing a new way to view comments on the members site – a special comment browser that you can download and run from your desktop. It works like this: simply follow this link, download the file available there, and then launch the application from your desktop. You’ll be presented with a login window – just use your normal login and password. From there the controls are pretty straightfoward.
This will save you from having to constantly refresh your browser window, and hopefully makes keeping up during the day a little bit easier. We’ve tested this version and it seems to work well, but if you encounter any bugs or problems, please do let us know.
Many many thanks to member Stephane, who created and developed this application!
Poll
by Greg - March 5th, 2007 7:01 am
We really never expected to develop such a knowledgeable and convivial group of members so quickly. You all continue to surprise us, and as we grow we want to attact the kinds of members that will contribute to what we’re building here. So:
- As always, mentioning us to your friends and collegues is a great way to help build the community, and we do offer a generous affiliate bonus (get one month free for every 3 months your friend subscribes).
A Poll
by Greg - February 19th, 2007 1:53 pm
No promises here - but we really would like to know what you'd like to see us add (if anything) in the future. If there's something we haven't thought of, just mention it in the comments.
Best,
Jared
Vista’s So-So Debut
by Phil - January 30th, 2007 11:21 pm
In comments today we discussed how the launch of Microsoft’s Vista operating system was a "sell on the news" sort of event.
We already have our close calls off the table but we still have two longer plays and I came very close to closing out our April position on today’s dip but we already called a top there and sold the $30s for .95 against them, a call that, unfortunately for MSFT, seems to be on the money.
As with Apple’s IPhone announcement and, it seems, anything popular, there are always critics anxious to take them down. Today it seems that it was time to complain about the fact that Vista doesn’t run certain downloadable games because they look like "malware," a form of virus that Vista’s beefed up security just says no to.
There was a noticeable lack of lines at the stores for the "Vista Release" as it turns out that most serious people who want it either got the beta months ago or simply downloaded it rather than sit outside Best Buy in freezing weather waiting for the store to open. From the coverage given by the press, you would think Microsoft had remade Ishtar in 3-D!
We know Vista is already under attack in the EU, a rehash of that same old anti-trust suit that was such a yawner in 2003, 2004, 2005 and 2006. IBM, Nokia, Sun Microsystems, Adobe, Oracle, Corel, RealNetworks , Linspire, Opera and Red Hat are all getting along on this issue – something needs to be done about Microsoft!
"Vista is the first step of Microsoft’s strategy to extend its market dominance to the Internet," the ECIS statement said. It said Microsoft’s XAML markup language was "positioned to replace HTML," the industry standard for publishing documents on the Internet. XAML would be dependent on Windows, and discriminatory against systems such as Linux, the group said.
"The end result will be the continued absence of any real consumer choice, years of waiting for Microsoft to improve—or even debug—its monopoly products and of course high prices," said Thomas Vinje, lawyer for ECIS, in the statement.
I can’t say I really disagree with them. While it’s good to have a "universal operating system" it is not good for it to ruthlessly crush competition and stomp out innovation. Speaking of innovation – check out…
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