Monthly Archives: September 2007

Portfolio Progress - Week of October 1, 2007

Markets were relatively quiet this week with very little in the way of market turning news. That being said, today is the last day of the 3rd quarter and as a result I’ll provide a quarterly report on my portfolio.
Highlights of this quarter included the following:

Jamba Juice common stock was my first trade [...]

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Weekend Reading - September 30, 2007

Here are some of the articles I’ve been reading throughout the blogosphere. Have a great last day of September!

Taking a loss can be devastating to some traders. LuckyForex has a nice article on the psychology of finally accepting a trade that puts you in the red.
Everyone knows the housing market is bad and [...]

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End of 3rd Quarter

Today marked the end of the 3rd quarter.  Just one more to go for 2007.  It’s amazing how fast this year’s gone.  I’ll post my quarterly and YTD results on Sunday.  Have a great weekend!

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Application for Margin and Options

With the recent win in EMC, the sale of some EMC contracts has pushed my account over the $2,000 threshold for a margin account.  Although margin can be dangerous to play with if used recklessly, I think I have enough maturity to use it wisely if needed.  The primary reason for a margin account is [...]

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Updated Portfolio Progress - Week of September 24, 2007

As promised, I’ve set up a new format for my portfolio progress. This time colorful graphs help illustrate my progress! So without further ado:

As you’ve probably figured out, I’m currently not diversified at all. Most of my portfolio (97%) is tech based. The issue stems from the two open calls, EMC [...]

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