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I never invested in bank stocks. But if this downgrade drives the stock prices low enough, I wouldn't mind jumping in and make easy money (if the market doesn't crash :P).]]> Mon, 28 Jan 2013 21:19:28 -0500
I never invested in bank stocks. But if this downgrade drives the stock prices low enough, I wouldn't mind jumping in and make easy money (if the market doesn't crash :P).]]> http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/785851?source=feed#comment-14280741 14280741 Mon, 28 Jan 2013 19:26:46 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/instablog/2270891-turtledividend/1473831-making-money-w-nokia-the-long-leverage-way?source=feed#comment-14280501 14280501
I'm getting RIMM puts for BB10 launch. ]]> Mon, 28 Jan 2013 19:15:04 -0500
I'm getting RIMM puts for BB10 launch. ]]> http://seekingalpha.com/instablog/2270891-turtledividend/1473831-making-money-w-nokia-the-long-leverage-way?source=feed#comment-14280151 14280151 Mon, 28 Jan 2013 19:01:09 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/instablog/2270891-turtledividend/1473831-making-money-w-nokia-the-long-leverage-way?source=feed#comment-14280051 14280051 Mon, 28 Jan 2013 18:58:27 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/instablog/2270891-turtledividend/1473831-making-money-w-nokia-the-long-leverage-way?source=feed#comment-14177231 14177231 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 19:16:48 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/783421?source=feed#comment-14155891 14155891 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 12:11:41 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/instablog/2270891-turtledividend/1473831-making-money-w-nokia-the-long-leverage-way?source=feed#comment-14155631 14155631
This might sound crazy, but I've got out of all my positions in other stocks (with a gain in every stock :D) just to have the cash handy in case NOK falls more.]]> Fri, 25 Jan 2013 12:07:10 -0500
This might sound crazy, but I've got out of all my positions in other stocks (with a gain in every stock :D) just to have the cash handy in case NOK falls more.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/currents/post/769281?source=feed#comment-13861531 13861531 Fri, 18 Jan 2013 01:06:12 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/instablog/1256061-charles-santerre/1434731-here-to-make-quick-money-with-nokia?source=feed#comment-13676171 13676171 Mon, 14 Jan 2013 07:29:38 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/instablog/1256061-charles-santerre/1434731-here-to-make-quick-money-with-nokia?source=feed#comment-13673271 13673271
Nokia options are very volitile. Traders could try to take advantage of that...or, to make it easy, just write low strick price puts.


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I gotta have to clarify myself again for my last comment, bear with me, I've had less than 8 hours of sleep in the past three days.

In my last comment, "If you are writting a put, you are promising to give the put BUYERS the shares on the contract." --This is ambigious, or, wrong...put writters are giving the put holders the shares *to sell*, not that the put holders will long the stock after exercising the option... you know what I mean. bilton has explained it correctly. =)

Essentially put writters are buying back the shares at the stike price if the put options get exercised.

For a stock like Nokia, like Rookie described earlier, writting puts is a lucrative play. Writing puts implies you are bullish on the stock. If the price drops, and put option gets exercised, you get to load up at low prices.]]> Mon, 14 Jan 2013 04:58:29 -0500
Nokia options are very volitile. Traders could try to take advantage of that...or, to make it easy, just write low strick price puts.


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I gotta have to clarify myself again for my last comment, bear with me, I've had less than 8 hours of sleep in the past three days.

In my last comment, "If you are writting a put, you are promising to give the put BUYERS the shares on the contract." --This is ambigious, or, wrong...put writters are giving the put holders the shares *to sell*, not that the put holders will long the stock after exercising the option... you know what I mean. bilton has explained it correctly. =)

Essentially put writters are buying back the shares at the stike price if the put options get exercised.

For a stock like Nokia, like Rookie described earlier, writting puts is a lucrative play. Writing puts implies you are bullish on the stock. If the price drops, and put option gets exercised, you get to load up at low prices.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/instablog/1256061-charles-santerre/1434731-here-to-make-quick-money-with-nokia?source=feed#comment-13669221 13669221
If you are writting a put, you are promising to give the put BUYERS the shares on the contract.

http://bit.ly/GZXqPm ]]> Mon, 14 Jan 2013 00:44:04 -0500
If you are writting a put, you are promising to give the put BUYERS the shares on the contract.

http://bit.ly/GZXqPm ]]> http://seekingalpha.com/instablog/1256061-charles-santerre/1434731-here-to-make-quick-money-with-nokia?source=feed#comment-13657431 13657431
Put option holders will exercise their options if and only if their strike price is higher than the current stock price. So they are exercising to recover some loss on intial cost and/or to make a profit. They won't exercise the put options otherwise; shorters don't have "options" but to buy back the shares later.]]> Sun, 13 Jan 2013 16:30:34 -0500
Put option holders will exercise their options if and only if their strike price is higher than the current stock price. So they are exercising to recover some loss on intial cost and/or to make a profit. They won't exercise the put options otherwise; shorters don't have "options" but to buy back the shares later.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/instablog/1256061-charles-santerre/1434731-here-to-make-quick-money-with-nokia?source=feed#comment-13655821 13655821 Sun, 13 Jan 2013 15:39:20 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/1106791/comments?source=feed#comment-13640981 13640981
Tax evasion is a very sensitive issue for every business. Based on what has been revealed by the Indian income tax department, "Nokia has changed its accounting model and is reorganizing its existing business model", Nokia's case is extremely ambiguous at this moment. I remain highly skeptical of the accusations and the potential negative impacts at this point.

Others have also pointed out that tax issues will take years to resolve, and the Indian government could easily "change their mind" due to many other considerations.

I'm sure we will all follow up on the news and watch what happens. My opinions can certainly change, but if and only if situation changes fundamentally.]]> Sun, 13 Jan 2013 04:01:37 -0500
Tax evasion is a very sensitive issue for every business. Based on what has been revealed by the Indian income tax department, "Nokia has changed its accounting model and is reorganizing its existing business model", Nokia's case is extremely ambiguous at this moment. I remain highly skeptical of the accusations and the potential negative impacts at this point.

Others have also pointed out that tax issues will take years to resolve, and the Indian government could easily "change their mind" due to many other considerations.

I'm sure we will all follow up on the news and watch what happens. My opinions can certainly change, but if and only if situation changes fundamentally.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/1106791/comments?source=feed#comment-13640801 13640801
I may not be as optimistic as others in terms of price target in the near term, and I don't expect Nokia to have a safe ride up, I will take profit and trade it along the way, but I do see solid continued upside in the long term.

I also see your point of view and believe that taking profit is always a good, if not the best, move. I sold half of my position on Thursday opening because I was scared on Wednesday, too, and was too happy and surprised to see it went back up (I was honestly prepared to buy more at even lower prices). But I never really had high hopes of Q4 results, I was unsure, and I was expecting a small loss in line with the estimates. Did I buy when I thought it's going to be a loss? Yes. Would I hold if there is a good chance of profit? Of course!

Despite the foreseeable volatility on the ride, I am a firm believer in Q1 results unless the supply issue doesn't get solved ASAP, or if the analysts expectation rises to too high for Q1. Based on the general Chinese market sentiment, I don't think the demand is an issue.

Needless to say, nobody really knows what the numbers are gonna look like. But I think the risk/reward is in our favor.]]> Sun, 13 Jan 2013 03:26:34 -0500
I may not be as optimistic as others in terms of price target in the near term, and I don't expect Nokia to have a safe ride up, I will take profit and trade it along the way, but I do see solid continued upside in the long term.

I also see your point of view and believe that taking profit is always a good, if not the best, move. I sold half of my position on Thursday opening because I was scared on Wednesday, too, and was too happy and surprised to see it went back up (I was honestly prepared to buy more at even lower prices). But I never really had high hopes of Q4 results, I was unsure, and I was expecting a small loss in line with the estimates. Did I buy when I thought it's going to be a loss? Yes. Would I hold if there is a good chance of profit? Of course!

Despite the foreseeable volatility on the ride, I am a firm believer in Q1 results unless the supply issue doesn't get solved ASAP, or if the analysts expectation rises to too high for Q1. Based on the general Chinese market sentiment, I don't think the demand is an issue.

Needless to say, nobody really knows what the numbers are gonna look like. But I think the risk/reward is in our favor.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/instablog/1256061-charles-santerre/1434731-here-to-make-quick-money-with-nokia?source=feed#comment-13640631 13640631
1) Option players in a short position, namely the put holders. They are under very clear time pressure (expiration dates).
I made a stupid mistake in talking about call holders/put writers earlier - they are not the ones in a hurry. Sorry about that.

2) Share shorters, no option. Similar to long holders, shorters aren't under any clear time pressure, as long as they can meet the margin requirements and willing to pay any interest on borrowed shares.

There is also long squeeze, but to a much lesser extent than short squeeze (thus less frequently heard of) because the downside of long positions is limited, you can only lose as much as you bought; while shorters maybe required of additional capital as the stock goes up and can lose, in theory, unlimited amount of money, as a result shorters are pressured more to take actions wrt price changes.

Please correct me again if any of the above doesn't hold true. Thank you again! :)]]> Sun, 13 Jan 2013 02:54:45 -0500
1) Option players in a short position, namely the put holders. They are under very clear time pressure (expiration dates).
I made a stupid mistake in talking about call holders/put writers earlier - they are not the ones in a hurry. Sorry about that.

2) Share shorters, no option. Similar to long holders, shorters aren't under any clear time pressure, as long as they can meet the margin requirements and willing to pay any interest on borrowed shares.

There is also long squeeze, but to a much lesser extent than short squeeze (thus less frequently heard of) because the downside of long positions is limited, you can only lose as much as you bought; while shorters maybe required of additional capital as the stock goes up and can lose, in theory, unlimited amount of money, as a result shorters are pressured more to take actions wrt price changes.

Please correct me again if any of the above doesn't hold true. Thank you again! :)]]> http://seekingalpha.com/instablog/1256061-charles-santerre/1434731-here-to-make-quick-money-with-nokia?source=feed#comment-13639881 13639881
However, please correct me if I am wrong, the option expiration effect is a separate issue from the short squeeze. On expiration, the call option holders and put writers are forced to buy the shares, pushing the price up. This is separate from shorters buying back their shares.

I totally agree that the continued price increase may not be largely contributed by brand new investors to Nokia, but I expect that to naturally have an increasing impact on volume and share price.]]> Sun, 13 Jan 2013 00:48:40 -0500
However, please correct me if I am wrong, the option expiration effect is a separate issue from the short squeeze. On expiration, the call option holders and put writers are forced to buy the shares, pushing the price up. This is separate from shorters buying back their shares.

I totally agree that the continued price increase may not be largely contributed by brand new investors to Nokia, but I expect that to naturally have an increasing impact on volume and share price.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/instablog/1256061-charles-santerre/1434731-here-to-make-quick-money-with-nokia?source=feed#comment-13638831 13638831 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 22:48:37 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/1106791/comments?source=feed#comment-13638241 13638241 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 21:31:25 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/instablog/1256061-charles-santerre/1434731-here-to-make-quick-money-with-nokia?source=feed#comment-13637551 13637551 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 20:15:06 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/instablog/1256061-charles-santerre/1434731-here-to-make-quick-money-with-nokia?source=feed#comment-13635641 13635641 At the moment the volitility worked in my favor a few times (always buy on dips and take profit after the comeback). Who knows what will happen later.]]> Sat, 12 Jan 2013 17:35:37 -0500 At the moment the volitility worked in my favor a few times (always buy on dips and take profit after the comeback). Who knows what will happen later.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/1108421/comments?source=feed#comment-13632321 13632321
On top of that, there is GameKlip (http://bit.ly/13qELIn) that does what Project Shield intends to do, and cheapter. The difference is that current phones don't have Tegra 4 yet, but Tegra 3 or equivalent are good enough for probably all the games available on Android.

Disclosue: No position in NVDA.]]> Sat, 12 Jan 2013 15:00:41 -0500
On top of that, there is GameKlip (http://bit.ly/13qELIn) that does what Project Shield intends to do, and cheapter. The difference is that current phones don't have Tegra 4 yet, but Tegra 3 or equivalent are good enough for probably all the games available on Android.

Disclosue: No position in NVDA.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/instablog/1256061-charles-santerre/1434731-here-to-make-quick-money-with-nokia?source=feed#comment-13631751 13631751 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 14:37:15 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/instablog/1256061-charles-santerre/1434731-here-to-make-quick-money-with-nokia?source=feed#comment-13631261 13631261 Sat, 12 Jan 2013 14:17:28 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/instablog/1256061-charles-santerre/1434731-here-to-make-quick-money-with-nokia?source=feed#comment-13600711 13600711
As a small fish, I've made rushed mistakes several times, and I regretted it every time. It is very hard to avoid them. This time I am prepared to miss out the gain from $4.75 to $5. while remaining hopeful to see NOK in the $4.40 - $4.50 range again.]]> Fri, 11 Jan 2013 14:57:16 -0500
As a small fish, I've made rushed mistakes several times, and I regretted it every time. It is very hard to avoid them. This time I am prepared to miss out the gain from $4.75 to $5. while remaining hopeful to see NOK in the $4.40 - $4.50 range again.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/instablog/1256061-charles-santerre/1434731-here-to-make-quick-money-with-nokia?source=feed#comment-13598201 13598201 As much as I like to chase the price, I have been telling myself to be patient to wait for a better deal.]]> Fri, 11 Jan 2013 14:06:46 -0500 As much as I like to chase the price, I have been telling myself to be patient to wait for a better deal.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/instablog/1256061-charles-santerre/1434731-here-to-make-quick-money-with-nokia?source=feed#comment-13584931 13584931 Fri, 11 Jan 2013 09:36:31 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/article/1105081/comments?source=feed#comment-13570401 13570401 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 22:31:22 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/instablog/1256061-charles-santerre/1434731-here-to-make-quick-money-with-nokia?source=feed#comment-13569601 13569601 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 21:57:21 -0500