http://www.tickerhound.com/feed/user/fuzball/asked/feed.rss TickerHound.com Question Feed - user: fuzball's asked questions en-us contact@tickerhound.com Copyright 2009 http://www.tickerhound.com/questions/detail/2009077a470ad/what-s-the-diff-between-etf-s-and-etn-s-i-hear-there-are-caveats-to-consider-with-etn-s http://www.tickerhound.com/questions/detail/2009077a470ad/what-s-the-diff-between-etf-s-and-etn-s-i-hear-there-are-caveats-to-consider-with-etn-s Tue, 07 Jul 2009 11:26:09 -0400 http://www.tickerhound.com/questions/detail/20090773dfbec/where-do-cash-rich-companies-and-individuals-keep-those-millions-safe-can-t-trust-banks-maybe-short-term-b http://www.tickerhound.com/questions/detail/20090773dfbec/where-do-cash-rich-companies-and-individuals-keep-those-millions-safe-can-t-trust-banks-maybe-short-term-b I might win the Mega Millions tonight and need to know where to safely stash the cash while I dope out a plan. Which is why I asked in Personal Finance. Tue, 07 Jul 2009 11:04:51 -0400 http://www.tickerhound.com/questions/detail/20090618cd2aff/anyone-know-what-s-going-on-at-rite-aid-rad-the-troubled-drugstore-chain http://www.tickerhound.com/questions/detail/20090618cd2aff/anyone-know-what-s-going-on-at-rite-aid-rad-the-troubled-drugstore-chain This little over a dollar stock was up 10 cents in early trading this AM, more than average move, either up or down. Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:12:24 -0400 http://www.tickerhound.com/questions/detail/20090618b25a97/what-are-leveraged-etf-s http://www.tickerhound.com/questions/detail/20090618b25a97/what-are-leveraged-etf-s For instance, the ProShares UltraShort S&P 500 ETF (SDS) is described as a "leveraged" ETF that shorts the S&P and returns at a 2 to 1 ratio. What do they actually do to make their ETF "leveraged" - the mechanics of the method, I mean? Wed, 24 Jun 2009 10:58:27 -0400 http://www.tickerhound.com/questions/detail/2009063aceeb9/what-s-the-best-way-to-play-the-agriculturers-sector-corn-wheat-rice-oats-via-long-etf-s http://www.tickerhound.com/questions/detail/2009063aceeb9/what-s-the-best-way-to-play-the-agriculturers-sector-corn-wheat-rice-oats-via-long-etf-s I'm thinking this sector is a good bet for upward motion. People will always need to eat and widespread drought conditions will shorten field yields. People usually eat more when in stressed times so some of the discretionary spending being cut down will go toward more food than usual. Eating relieves stress. Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:26:00 -0400 http://www.tickerhound.com/questions/detail/2009062809182/if-i-win-a-pick-six-at-a-hosre-race-track-i-get-the-payout-for-that-but-do-i-also-get-the-pick-five-payout http://www.tickerhound.com/questions/detail/2009062809182/if-i-win-a-pick-six-at-a-hosre-race-track-i-get-the-payout-for-that-but-do-i-also-get-the-pick-five-payout Pick Six is won when you pick the winner of each of the designated six races. Payouts are for those betters who have picked all six winners, which leads to the biggest payoff. But, there is also a payout for those picking only five winners, a much lesser payout. So, if I bet horse numbers 1-2-3-4-5-6 respectively in the Pick Six races and they come in, say the payouts for that particular Pick Six on that day were: Pick Six pays $10,000.00 Pick Five pays $800.00 will I get both payouts since I have the numbers for both payouts even though they are on the same ticket? Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:00:42 -0400 http://www.tickerhound.com/questions/detail/2009051990cb03/are-option-losses-a-deductable-expense http://www.tickerhound.com/questions/detail/2009051990cb03/are-option-losses-a-deductable-expense Say my portfolio generally follows the SP-500. I buy puts (SPY) as insurance to cover the full value of my portfolio of $100,000. The options to cover this amount cost me $3,740. The market flattens out and the options eventually expire worthless. Is that $3,740 loss tax deductable? Mon, 25 May 2009 13:58:54 -0400 http://www.tickerhound.com/questions/detail/200904f53bd35/company-buying-back-shares-what-s-it-say http://www.tickerhound.com/questions/detail/200904f53bd35/company-buying-back-shares-what-s-it-say I think I know a couple of reasons such as to help support their share price, to have a bunch for bonuses to employees. But what might be other reasons, perhaps not too beneficial to other stockholder concerns? Wed, 15 Apr 2009 11:40:57 -0400 http://www.tickerhound.com/questions/detail/20090110dec1a2/how-do-i-short-a-stock http://www.tickerhound.com/questions/detail/20090110dec1a2/how-do-i-short-a-stock I have a couple in mind, but have never done this before. Fri, 16 Jan 2009 11:28:27 -0500 http://www.tickerhound.com/questions/detail/200901dcd9be6/what-aboui-the-800-trillion-dollars-caught-up-in-over-the-counter-derivitives http://www.tickerhound.com/questions/detail/200901dcd9be6/what-aboui-the-800-trillion-dollars-caught-up-in-over-the-counter-derivitives Seems a day of rekoning must come since most of the large financial institutions are heavy into these mysterious transactions most of which are unreported and not on balance sheets. The big guys such as BofA. Citibank, JPMorgan and most others will have to come clean soon. No? Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:03:04 -0500 http://www.tickerhound.com/questions/detail/2008121e1dc50f/in-a-pinch-fed-can-convert-short-term-treasuries-into-30-year-t-bonds-true http://www.tickerhound.com/questions/detail/2008121e1dc50f/in-a-pinch-fed-can-convert-short-term-treasuries-into-30-year-t-bonds-true Many billions stashed there as a safe haven. Fed may need use of that dough since they can't keep on printing money forever, so convert to long term and maybe even limit withdrawal priveliges on those. So I heard. Is it possible? Tue, 30 Dec 2008 11:39:40 -0500