Investing - September 2007

living on the bottom of the economic food chain sucks...I'm a total beginner...any suggestions?

2007-09-14 13:32:02 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-14 12:55:38 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

I know it is the 3rd friday of the month, but is it friday before the bell or friday after the bell when the option is considered "expired"

2007-09-14 12:48:20 · 7 answers · asked by kundoggydawg 2

Ok so its the end of the quater for company XYZ (whatever it is) and i know it has performed very well this quarter so on the day of the company conference i believe the stock will go up.

I only plan on keeping this stock for about a week, so i will buy a Sept 07 call option, but would i make more money by buying the sept call or oct. 07 call. because the october call is more expensive but the bid price would probably go higher, because no one will buy the stock with only 4 or 5 days left on the option right? like even if the stock goes higher the bid price for the sept call wouldnt change much because the option will expire in a couple more days.

that may be confusing, but bottom line, i want a stock for the short term would it be better to buy the sept 07 call or Oct 07 call.

2007-09-14 12:44:28 · 2 answers · asked by kundoggydawg 2

Ok let say i want to buy a stock option, and the stock currently at 43.50... I want to buy a call option on this stock and i think it will go up, so would it be smarter to buy it at the strike price 40.00 or 42.50....the break even price for the 40 is 43.80 and the break even price for the 42.5 is 44.30.

Now im only buying this stock for the short term, considering stock options expire this friday im only going to hang on to it for this week, im just confused with the fact of the "break even price" Because i want to buy it at the 42.5 stike because its a lot cheaper than the 40.0...wouldn't i make more if i buy it at 42.5? even though the break even pricce is higher?

Or what is the stock goes up to 44.00 even, would i still make money on the 42.5 strike, because the stock went up but it didnt reach its break even price

2007-09-14 12:37:21 · 3 answers · asked by kundoggydawg 2

I'm interested in selling a covered put on Apple. I really expect their share price to stay the same or increase slightly in value by their next earnings report in October.

As much as I'm confident in Apple's success, could the strangest of circumstances drive Apple's stock down 20 to 30% even though the company's doing well?

If the stock drops 23% or more from its current price, my spread loses its full value.

Thanks for your help!

2007-09-14 12:09:21 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-14 11:39:40 · 5 answers · asked by upsdadfor 1

Think about it I mean you own part of a company but you didn't start anything. So does this make you a business man or woman?

2007-09-14 11:29:58 · 9 answers · asked by Programmer 3

Hi - I want to buy some stocks and shares for the first time - i've look on the London stock exchange - and it says volume - is that how many stocks there are in the company? so if the volume is 100 and i buy 10 do i own 10% of the company - i'm confised because you can see buying history and some people have bought more then the volume

Thanks

2007-09-14 11:25:44 · 3 answers · asked by hutchyw117 1

I recieved a $10 bill today that looks like a fake but its not. It has the line in the bill and it passed the marker test. It looks like when it was cut it wasn't lined up correctly. There is to much room at the bottom and not enough at the top. Could someone let me know how I could find out if this bill is worth more than $10? Thanks

2007-09-14 10:11:50 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

If china wants to sell the t-bills/bonds back to the US, say tomorrow or next year, does the US government HAVE to buy them back?

2007-09-14 10:08:29 · 3 answers · asked by Steve 1

Because of recent turmoil in international money markets Northern Rock shares have taken a real nosedive. Would this be a good time to buy as a medium to long term investment?

2007-09-14 09:42:14 · 12 answers · asked by jamesawild 2

Can someone suggest a method of finding out the acutal stocks (number or dollar amount) I own through the different mutual funds I own.
I know I own JNJ in at least three or four different mutul funds that I invest in. I just want to know how much of JNJ do I actually own. It would be helpful to know this before I consider buying any JNJ stock directly.

Do any of the portfolio analysis utilities have the ability to “go inside” my mutual funds and summarize the company and geographic holdings across all of my funds so that if I entered the dollar value and symbol of all of my funds, it would return my actual portfolio.
Thank You

2007-09-14 07:37:19 · 3 answers · asked by chaltechalte 1

i want to buy DNN, but it wont accept my order.

2007-09-14 05:34:13 · 2 answers · asked by faridrahbar@sbcglobal.net 1

I might be getting some money from a relative's estate. I was considering paying off all my debt but a friend said to look at investing it somehow and using the earned money to pay down debt even though it takes longer, obviously. What does the wisdom of Yahoo Answers think?

2007-09-14 05:19:43 · 10 answers · asked by badwithmoney 1

Without saying "insider trading," which connotes unlawful trades on nonpublic information, how do you call normal, lawful trades by directors and officers of publicly traded issuers?

2007-09-14 03:44:26 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

How should I reinvest the money?

2007-09-14 03:33:00 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

my background is in TV. i understand that business can somebody explain the porn industry to me and pitch me any ideas i can invest in.

2007-09-14 03:14:03 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-09-14 00:14:06 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am not saying that this is a bad way to invest. This is actually the way I have decided to invest after reading loads about Warren Buffet etc.

But I have been wondering how guys like buffet managed to get the money to invest in new companies if he didnt sell? And how did he earn a living.

I am asking this because I have been buying shares for a while now and I am expecting to hold them for a long time. But when do I actually earn an income?

Dividends are a slow way to get a good income and I would have to invest hundreds of thousands of pounds to get a decent level of divident income.

2007-09-13 23:29:06 · 8 answers · asked by yu_yu_liang 1

Please help me with this

Edd has 81000 dollars invested in stocks at 7% how much additional money should he invest in certificates of deposit paying 3% so that the average return of the investments is 4%

the answer is 243000 im pretty sure but how do you solve it?

2007-09-13 18:39:22 · 1 answers · asked by MedSchoolOrBust77 2

I was wondering if it is possible get rich by playing the stock market because I am somewhat considering to participate in this stuff; however, I really don't much about the stocks themselves and how to get the latest quotes. Most important, I really don't know how to play it properly. Therefore, I am hoping that someone can tell me the pros and cons of playing the stock market. I am serious; therefore, PLEASE HELP!!!!!!!!

2007-09-13 17:20:33 · 9 answers · asked by N.T. 3

Diversification is????
Requires that you invest in hundreds of stocks in order to adequately diversify your portfolio
OR
The process of spreading your wealth among different assets

2007-09-13 17:15:24 · 9 answers · asked by witty 1

Was it HILF?

2007-09-13 16:37:43 · 2 answers · asked by Justin T 5

2007-09-13 11:29:49 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I have to pick 5 stocks and i only have 5000 dollars for a class. Any Ideas?

2007-09-13 11:10:21 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

Is T Rowe Price the only no-load mutual fund left, to let you begin without putting up their initial minimum amount of $2,500 by letting them systematically taking money from one's checking account?

2007-09-13 09:02:32 · 6 answers · asked by Vintage Music 7

Does anyone know at what number did the Dow Jones Avg and Nasdaq finish the last day of last year trading?

2007-09-13 07:13:42 · 1 answers · asked by Vintage Music 7

2007-09-12 20:23:19 · 4 answers · asked by Radiator 1

I am not aware about this at all & I want invest little money as i am fresher in industry .I have pan card . Please advice me for the same

2007-09-12 20:04:09 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous