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How do you calculate the rate of return (ROR) when buying and selling put options?
How do you calculate the rate of return (ROR) when buying and selling put options?
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Please explain: What exactly is a CDS or “Credit Default Swap”?
I hear a lot about CDFs (Credit Default Swap) and I not really know what are those. Can you please explain it to me? What are they good for?
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Is there a good options strategy that has a fairly low risk?
Is there a good options strategy that has a fairly low risk? It doesn't matter if it's complicated, has several legs, and requires margin.
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How can put options be used to buy shares at a lower price?
How to use puts, if you are a net buyer of stocks?
I read an article about Warren Buffet buying Burlington Northern stocks and how he used puts to lower the buying price of the s …
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What is “short selling” or “going short” a stock?
Can someone please explain the meaning of 'shorting' a stock with an example?
