Tag Archives: hedging
Hedging with Index Options
Posted on 07. Feb, 2010 by Global.
While the typical share investor might regard a stop loss order as the best way to protect their share portfolio against the downside, the informed investor knows the most effective way to protect their capital is by hedging, using Put Options. That’s certainly not to say “don’t use a stop loss”, in fact when trading [...]
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Stock Market Crash: One Year Later
Posted on 21. Sep, 2009 by Global.
Was it really just a year ago when the sky fell in??? ….. so to speak anyway. The bulls have well and truly stamped their ground since July this year – we’ve seen investors here and in the U.S respond well to the latest reporting season and improving economic news. The US alone has recouped [...]
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It Ain’t Fundamentally So
Posted on 31. Aug, 2009 by Global.
I’ve noticed particular brokers and fund managers lately talking buy recommendations that seem to be moving away from the low to mid cap stocks and back into the big blue chip companies. When you think about it, it’s really not surprising that although our global economies are reportedly improving, there are still signs of uncertainty [...]
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