My hobby: Trading

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  1. Sacul1573

    Sacul1573 Millepora

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    Anyone else out there trade on the markets?

    Of course I have our IRAs, investments, emergency, and savings accounts, but I love the dynamics of the stock market, and have a "small" account on the side to trade stocks and options. I do not day trade, but rather focus on 1-4 months out, typically over a single or maybe two quarters of a company. I execute between 5-30 trades per quarter.

    I started in college, but started really getting serious about 1 1/2 years ago. I returned a little over 110% last year and around 30% this year, not bad given the S&P is only around 5% for the year right now. My best trades have been long AAPL a year ago when it climbed from $225 to $325, and short RIMM since $50. My worst... Ford... what a killing... lol!

    I truely love doing this. Anyone else out there that loves the dynamics of finance as well?
     
    Sacul1573, Jun 29, 2011
    Sacul1573, Jun 29, 2011
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