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figuy1
@figuy1
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Joined: Feb 2, 2021
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RE: August 2021 Trades

@e-trader Wow that's scary, how much margin are you carrying for each put? It seems that Interactive Brokers has a lot lower risk limits as long as y...

5 years ago
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RE: Buying VIX Calls

Nice thought, I've also thought about buying 3+ month SPX low delta puts for a more direct hedge when Vix <15 but haven't actually tried it.

5 years ago
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RE: 'hedgefundie Portfolio' and wisdom tree leveraged ETFs?

@schmeljones Yeah I'm not critiquing your leverage, especially if you've had the same strategy for awhile. Merely just observing of what it seems like...

5 years ago
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RE: 'hedgefundie Portfolio' and wisdom tree leveraged ETFs?

Is it just me or have way more people been talking about using leverage to have >100% equities exposure in the past 1-2 months? I don't remember ...

5 years ago
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RE: 'hedgefundie Portfolio' and wisdom tree leveraged ETFs?

@earlyretirementnowcom Yeah you're definitely right about the psychological point of view. You have to be able to stomach 80%+ drawdowns which is ve...

5 years ago
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RE: 'hedgefundie Portfolio' and wisdom tree leveraged ETFs?

@schmeljones Wow there's a lot on the topic at bogleheads. I've never spent much time over there because I assumed most of the talk is geared towards...

5 years ago
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RE: 'hedgefundie Portfolio' and wisdom tree leveraged ETFs?

I may have answered my own question. It looks like they have a custom data import feature. I'm guessing you imported your own return data from Robert...

5 years ago
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RE: Question about Options income + SWR

@seejee I think that's a good summary. It has the potential to have lower SORR but is certainly not guaranteed. The approach that I'd use, would be...

5 years ago
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RE: 'hedgefundie Portfolio' and wisdom tree leveraged ETFs?

@earlyretirementnowcom I've been thinking, why don't people lever up more early in their earning years, then once they think they have enough equities...

5 years ago
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RE: 'hedgefundie Portfolio' and wisdom tree leveraged ETFs?

@earlyretirementnowcom Great point! In a inflationary environment with low real stock returns, this portfolio would get smoked compared to simple buy ...

5 years ago
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RE: June 2021 Trades

@earlyretirementnowcom I can't believe how high the premiums are for Friday morning expiring options vs afternoon. At different points after the fed ...

5 years ago
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RE: June 2021 Trades

@navypack That is unusual especially given how prices typically drop after the dividend comes out. It looks like the ~2% rally started Friday morning...

5 years ago
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RE: June 2021 Trades

@navypack Yeah, if you dig deeper into the CPI numbers that were released, the biggest contributors came from automobiles and travel. These two are s...

5 years ago
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RE: June 2021 Trades

@mpaziran I was wondering why premiums were so elevated at the end of day yesterday, makes more sense now.

5 years ago
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RE: Early Retirement question

$9500 a month after taxes with yearly cost of living adjustments Wow you are sitting very pretty! I didn't know pensions like that existed anymore...

5 years ago
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