18 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on How has the pursuit of trading impacted your life?
How has the pursuit of trading impacted your life?
How has the pursuit of trading impacted your life for better and worse? How has it changed you as a person? How has it changed your outlook on life? How has it affected your relationships?
Let’s discuss since it is the weekend
18 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Billionaire Carl Icahn is reportedly in ‘legal jeopardy’ for trying to influence Trump policy
Billionaire Carl Icahn is reportedly in ‘legal jeopardy’ for trying to influence Trump policy
18 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Why Theater Chains Are Tanking
Why Theater Chains Are Tanking
The box office was down only 4.3% from last year, but major movie-theater chains, like AMCÂ (NYSE: AMC) and Cinemark (NYSE: CNK), are down huge double-digit percentages.
18 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on A Slow Summer Blockbuster Season Is Hurting the Movie Industry (but Not Too Much)
A Slow Summer Blockbuster Season Is Hurting the Movie Industry (but Not Too Much)
Headlines across the media are forecasting the doom of the movie industry, but it’s way too soon to write a eulogy just yet. In this clip from Industry Focus: Consumer Goods, host Vincent Shen and contributor Asit Sharma look at the numbers from the box office for this summer and 2017 so far, and what they mean for the industry as a whole.
A full transcript follows the video.
18 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Activist-Investor Interest in Procter & Gamble Could Change the Game
Activist-Investor Interest in Procter & Gamble Could Change the Game
Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG) has one of the best long-term reputations on the market, but it’s really lagged in performance in the last five-to-10 years, which has drawn the attention of activist investor Nelson Peltz from Trian Partners.
18 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on The Real Story Behind Goldman’s Q2 Trading Loss: How A $100M Gas Bet Went Awry
The Real Story Behind Goldman’s Q2 Trading Loss: How A $100M Gas Bet Went Awry
Goldman Sachs FICC-trading income was an unexpectedly ugly blemish on what was already a poor Q2 earnings report. And while the FDIC-backed hedge fund initially blamed the decline on lower trading revenues, lack of volatility and depressed client activity…
18 August, 2017 by The TZ Newswire Staff Comments Off on Broker that Doesn’t Prevent You from Buying Options (before expiration)?
Broker that Doesn’t Prevent You from Buying Options (before expiration)?
Hey all,
I wanted to ask you if you know a broker that would let you open option positions 10 or 5 minutes (or even 1 second before close) before expiration without having the buying power for it (by that I mean the funds needed to excercise the options).
I had a chat with an IB rep and he told me there’s nothing they will do about it because it’s their rule.
Example:
Let’s say I wanted to buy 100 put options of BABA with a strike of $167.5 expiring today (18th August 2017). At 3:48pm I…