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Stock Market Option basics part 2
Part 2 of the option market basics. Stock details
Options are exercised on specific stocks. It contains the details of the stock: the name, the strike price, the expiration date and the premium.
When the option cannot be exercised after the expiration, it is considered worthless. (Per tradition, expirations usually end on the 3rd Friday [...]
Put and Call Stock Options basics
This is a 2-part brief explanation of stock options. PART 1
One of the many fascinating attractions of the stock market is its many choices and options for you to make better decisions while doing the business.
Contrary to what some people think, the stock market is doing everything to try to make everyone a winner. [...]
Paper dollar woes and good reading
Cheap money is bad money. The Dollar is cloning itself and the US dollar dilution, or perhaps delusion, should be a top priority concern. We are heading towards a rolercoaster first quarter 2010 and solid foundations need to be in place.. which they aren’t.
Wall Street Journal has a memorable read in “Requiem for the Dollar”. [...]
Swedish labor negotiation warmup
I don’t post often about Europe but winter is the time when EU countries have most of their financial planning sessions that define economics from infrastructure to jobs and health financing. Sweden is an example where the negotiations from labor union treaties is in a warm-up stage. The Confederation of Swedish Enterprise is out on [...]





