I have a contract of VMWare call expired Jan (strike price $180). Ameritrade told me that the option was adjusted to represent $14,250 per contract and no shares. Even if I exercise, I would just be paying $180 per share for nothing, no VMWare share and thus, no Broadcom share. How can it be possible?…
please forgive me for anything dumb i say, i am just getting into ETFs and im trying to peel apart the concept before jumping in. heres my question (i think): by buying into an ETF am i investing in the individual stocks it is comprised of, or am i investing in the ETF as an…
I’ve bought Delta Air Lines stock today and I’m thinking about buying another airline considering how cheap they are. I cannot decide between Lufthansa and Air France KLM. Lufthansa is more expensive (P/E of 5) though it has better interest coverage ratio (near 5 compared to Air France’s less than 4). On the other hand,…
WASHINGTON, Dec 1 (Reuters) – The U.S. Department of Energy has sped up the return of 4 million barrels of oil to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, from a previous exchange of crude to energy companies, as it seeks to replenish the stockpile after a record drawdown last year, it said on Friday. Oil companies will…
Hi, 36 year old here with around $250k pending the day but have always just kept pumping a 2050 target date fund with all my 401k contributions. Technically have rolled a good chunk into an IRA and not limited to an employer plan. Just curious how everyone feels on target date funds. Seems easy in…
i recently opened a shchwab account and i see they have a “robo-advisor” that rebalances your portfolio automatically. it makes me nervous to put that kind of trust into a machine, but its not like i trust myself either… has anyone here tried it, and do they have anything good or bad to say? thank…
Alaska Air Group has agreed to buy rival Hawaiian Airlines in a $1.9 billion deal, setting up another potential regulatory battle in the second proposed airline merger in less than two years. Alaska would pay $18 a share for Hawaiian and would take on $900 million of its debt, the companies said Sunday. Shares of…
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The stock is up over 200% this year. It’s on a wild run. It’s about 40% above its all time highs back in December 2021. It got that high based on mainly the back of the crypto markets. I don’t think anybody here would disagree that A.I shows much more practical uses for the global…
I am looking to build a screener that looks at some universal truths of promising companies. Something that when higher/lower it is basically always good. In this post I will argue for the inclusion of some traits and the avoidance of some common ones. Please see below: What makes a promising company? *Sales, Operating Cash…