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A blog devoted to investment strategies that should meet or beat the market with less risk. The blog uses investments such as stock options, ETFs, currency, and stocks to realize these goals.
Recent Posts
Chinese Yuan Carry Trade Currency Basket – Nine Months Later and 43% Greater
Back on March 20, 2007, TheFinancialWhiz.Com started an experiment of combining a basket of nine currencies versus the Chinese Yuan (see post). The goal of the basket was to generate positive interest payments from the long currency holdings, with a...
Hedging Stock Investments Using Low-Risk Options Strategies - Stock Option Collar
Please note that this example is for educational purposes and uses a historical trade from April 2007 Another strategy utilized by investors is the Stock Collar. This strategy involves owning or purchasing 100 shares of a particular stock, buying a p...
Hedging Stock Investments Using Low-Risk Options Strategies - Protective Put
Please note that this example is for educational purposes and uses a historical trade from March 2007 A lesser-known strategy is the Protective Put strategy, which involves purchasing or holding a stock and buying a put option to protect against the ...
Hedging Stock Investments Using Low-Risk Options Strategies - Cash-Secured Put Selling
Please note that this example is for educational purposes and uses a historical trade from March 2007 Another way to play the income aspect of the Covered Call is through a strategy known as Cash-Secured Put Selling, which involves selling a put opti...
Hedging Stock Investments Using Low-Risk Options Strategies - Covered Call
The most popular options strategy among all investors today is Covered Call Writing. The basic idea of this strategy is to hold a stock with a near-term outlook that shows the stock will remain stagnant at its current price. In this situation, an i...
Hedging Stock Investments Using Low-Risk Options Strategies - Introduction
One of the most exciting financial instruments available comes in the form of derivatives. The versatility of derivatives, allows for many different investment goals to be reached. Derivatives are growing in popularity and are quickly emerging as an ...
