A call gives the buyer insurance
against the stock if it rises while she is short.
Not exact matches
Ackman said he has not yet made any money on his bet
against the company and projected he will rake in more than $ 1 billion
if the
stock price drops to zero.
Of course,
if you want a shield
against stocks» volatility, there are more straightforward options.
For example,
if a
stock option relates to 1,000 shares and is exercised on a cashless basis at a time when the payment due to the participant is 150 shares, then 1,000 shares shall be charged
against the applicable share limits.
The article discussed several Chinese companies that are trying to shore up their
stock prices by ensuring employees
against losses
if they buy
stock in the company.
Thus,
if you own shares in a country whose
stock market is rising and whose currency is strengthening
against the dollar, you're getting a double - powered boost to your portfolio.
What
if they had borrowed
against their
stock?
If we terminate Mr. Drexler's employment without cause or he terminates his employment with good reason, Mr. Drexler will be entitled to receive (i) a payment of his earned but unpaid annual base salary through the termination date, any accrued vacation pay and any un-reimbursed expenses, and (ii) subject to Mr. Drexler's execution of a valid general release and waiver of claims
against us, as well as his compliance with the non-competition, non-solicitation and confidential information restrictions described below, (a) a payment equal to his annual base salary and target cash incentive award, one - half of such payment to be paid on the first business day that is six (6) months and one (1) day following the termination date and the remaining one - half of such payment to be paid in six equal monthly installments commencing on the first business day of the seventh calendar month following the termination date, (b) a payment equal to the product of (x) the last annual cash incentive award Mr. Drexler received prior to the termination date and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of days of service completed by Mr. Drexler in the year of termination and the denominator of which is 365, such amount to be paid on the first business day that is six (6) months and one (1) day following the termination date, and (c) the immediate vesting of such portion of unvested restricted shares and
stock options as provided and pursuant to the terms of the relevant grant agreements under our 2003 Equity Incentive Plan.
While there is no such thing as a 100 % foolproof strategy to protect you
against fraud (although divvying your portfolio up into 30 - 40
stocks worth 2.5 % to 3.33 % of your overall wealth seems like a damn good defense mechanism), putting most of your money into
stocks with records of growing dividends seems like an intelligent way to guard
against corporate fraud, particularly
if you have limited familiarity with reading 10 - Ks, annual reports, and other financial statements.
«
If, at the same time, López Obrador's probability of winning is lower, expect a major rally in Mexico's
stock market and appreciation of the Mexican peso
against the dollar.»
For example,
if a 100 share restricted
stock unit award is made under the 2014 Plan, the award would count as 200 shares
against the 2014 Plan's share limit after giving effect to the 2:1 premium share counting rule.
verifying your name and
stock ownership
against our list of registered stockholders,
if you are the record holder of your shares;
For example,
if 100 shares are issued with respect to a restricted
stock unit award granted under the 2014 Plan, 200 shares will be counted
against the 2014 Plan's aggregate share limit in connection with that award.
Actual results may vary materially from those expressed or implied by forward - looking statements based on a number of factors, including, without limitation: (1) risks related to the consummation of the Merger, including the risks that (a) the Merger may not be consummated within the anticipated time period, or at all, (b) the parties may fail to obtain shareholder approval of the Merger Agreement, (c) the parties may fail to secure the termination or expiration of any waiting period applicable under the HSR Act, (d) other conditions to the consummation of the Merger under the Merger Agreement may not be satisfied, (e) all or part of Arby's financing may not become available, and (f) the significant limitations on remedies contained in the Merger Agreement may limit or entirely prevent BWW from specifically enforcing Arby's obligations under the Merger Agreement or recovering damages for any breach by Arby's; (2) the effects that any termination of the Merger Agreement may have on BWW or its business, including the risks that (a) BWW's
stock price may decline significantly
if the Merger is not completed, (b) the Merger Agreement may be terminated in circumstances requiring BWW to pay Arby's a termination fee of $ 74 million, or (c) the circumstances of the termination, including the possible imposition of a 12 - month tail period during which the termination fee could be payable upon certain subsequent transactions, may have a chilling effect on alternatives to the Merger; (3) the effects that the announcement or pendency of the Merger may have on BWW and its business, including the risks that as a result (a) BWW's business, operating results or
stock price may suffer, (b) BWW's current plans and operations may be disrupted, (c) BWW's ability to retain or recruit key employees may be adversely affected, (d) BWW's business relationships (including, customers, franchisees and suppliers) may be adversely affected, or (e) BWW's management's or employees» attention may be diverted from other important matters; (4) the effect of limitations that the Merger Agreement places on BWW's ability to operate its business, return capital to shareholders or engage in alternative transactions; (5) the nature, cost and outcome of pending and future litigation and other legal proceedings, including any such proceedings related to the Merger and instituted
against BWW and others; (6) the risk that the Merger and related transactions may involve unexpected costs, liabilities or delays; (7) other economic, business, competitive, legal, regulatory, and / or tax factors; and (8) other factors described under the heading «Risk Factors» in Part I, Item 1A of BWW's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended December 25, 2016, as updated or supplemented by subsequent reports that BWW has filed or files with the SEC.
For example,
if a
stock option relates to 1,000 shares and is exercised at a time when the payment due to the participant is 150 shares, then 1,000 shares shall be charged
against the applicable share limits with respect to such exercise.
Trends are difficult to brake and you should never bet
against a trend, it doesn't matter
if the Financials and Fundamentals look amazing,
if the
stock is on a downtrend, you have to odds
against you.
Tokens,
if indeed they are investment contracts, are not typical investment contracts like
stock or debt in that they do not represent a claim
against the company, but rather they represent an ability to write to some data structure that the company has built (in common market practice).
Plenty of studies warn
against this, including one that shows that missing out on just 10 of the best days in the
stock market over 160,000 daily returns in 15 markets around the world can cause you to end up with about half of what you would have earned
if you had stuck with an index fund over time.
You can see my original trade setup in this post where I am showing the entire calculation of what would happen
if I buy 100 shares of the
stock and sell 1 call option
against the shares.
In addition to that, you should also sell off
stocks that you intended to hold
if you know that the company will go bankrupt,
if the company does something that goes
against your personal beliefs system or
if the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is indicted of accounting problems or theft.
Against the average investor return of just 2.6 % annually over the ten years through 2013, I would be happy with the dividend fund
if it just made the same return as the general
stock market.
If your goal is to help protect
against stock market downturns: Consider investment - grade, intermediate - term bond funds (also known as core bond funds) or ETFs.
Given that the market's oversold condition has cleared, the Fund again has a «staggered strike» position that I would expect to provide a strong defense
against fresh downside pressure (though losses might still occur
if our
stocks were to perform poorly or
if we experience a net decay in option time - value).
-- 2:51 PM: Amazon shares spiking higher following report that White House does not have any specific plans for action
against AMZN --- MARKET RALLIES ON THIS NEWS by more than 1 % (100 point move for the NAZ100 in minutes)--
If it was any other country we would say that this was a ploy to short
stock or markets for profit
If you own
stocks, bonds or mutual funds, you can borrow up to 80 percent
against the value of your portfolio without having to sell.
I don't cook much using vegetable or chicken
stock, but wondered how it would change the flavor Cathy, and
if you'd recommend
against changing it to chicken
stock... Thank you for posting!
If a corporation / parent company has a substantial egregious record or history of working
against our values — organics, sustainability, non-toxic food, social and environmental responsibility, etc., we remove their products from our shelves, or don't
stock them in the first place.
When you are playing football and you got a high ball to control the slightest touch will push you off it for sure eguaro pushed mustafi but mustafi should have
stock his leg out to bring him down or elbowed him in the face well i would have done that Arsenal were not hungry enough for the cup
if they were we would have seen some blood running down of some Manchester players Arsenal need to defend in packs of wolves The first half was not to bad we should have scored though but yes no back bone no hunger and no fight What is going to happen on Thursday how are we going to line up
against them??? I need to see Arsenal fight like man stand up like man and use their skill and agility to turn Manchester to a loosing side Well
if we do nt we need to separate the real man from the phony ones period
I hope AW would also take a look at MG, not the dortmund / bayern munich youngster but the other older one currently on loan at Besiktas...
If he is available at decent price, looking at his performance in the friendly
against England and at Euro 2016, I reckon MG has a decent shot at competing with OG for the starting position... He like EC was hot cake a couple of seasons ago but his
stocks plummet after failing to settle at Fiorentina.
If they show they belong
against this crop of players, that will do wonders for their draft
stock, not to mention their confidence playing
against 18 - year - olds in college next year.
The facts are simple — we are playing the Bundesliga giants three days after a Championship side, and
if we were looking to win both matches (as we should be), we should logically play the strongest possible team
against the Germans and rotate
against Blackburn, in the knowledge that a team of eleven internationals should have it within them to defeat a side who until recently have been the laughing
stock of football.
If this current Barca's defense is pitted
against the current
Stock City offense, there is only one winner.
Check your physical
stock levels
against the items you have listed for sale regularly, particularly
if you sell the same items on more than one platform!
Dempsey said that
if the bill on bump
stocks solely focused on the bump
stocks he'd be less
against it, but the bill before the committee specifically refers to accessories that increase the rate of fire of a firearm and he argues almost any part could assist in doing that including those that assist with aim.
You could make the first point also
against income tax (after all, it is more telling
if I work in Sony or in P0rn Productions, Inc. that
if I have MS
stock or a flat).
The authors conservatively estimate that an average of 5.8 per cent of the above - ground carbon
stock of Amazonian forests could be lost
if vulnerable large - bodied fruit - eating mammal species continue to be hunted out, even
if the forest is protected
against other threats.
You are competing
against the other 5 million books currently in print to get a space on that shelf, and even then only
if existing
stock is dumped to make room for you.
If a publisher says that they're the only ones who can sell their product starting today, but any other retailer won't have any
stock until November, then is the release date today, or are they just making pre-sales (as comic publishers sometimes do at conventions)
against a release date in November?
For example, while managed futures as an asset class have generally underperformed
stock and bond markets in their current bull market,
if one compares the rolling 12 month returns of various asset classes (bonds, hedge funds and managed futures)
against the S&P 500 from 1994 to 2014, managed futures as an asset class rose when the S&P 500 declined.
Or, ask the person with the paid off house
if they would borrow
against their house to invest in the
stock market.
If you owned 500 shares of
stock, you could sell 5 call options
against it (not 500 call options) and receive 5 x $ 150, or $ 750.
If I am trying to create a synthetic short
against a hard - to - borrow
stock, I assume I should use the strike closest to the underlying price.
I'd review the Trust Fund
against others
if you decide to keep it there as 12 % over 6 years isn't great, although the
stock market has been depressed so it may compare favouribly.
If, like me, you prefer to buy individual
stocks, you have to balance your desire to be widely diversified
against how much money you have to invest andâ $» just as importantâ $» how much time you have to spend researching companies.
For instance,
if you thought Twitter was going to be a good
stock to invest in, you would be banging your head
against a wall right now.
Now, imagine you are willing to sell any of these
stocks if they rise by 5 % or more in a 30 day period, i.e. you write call options (
stock options)
against all of them that are about 5 % out - of - the - money.
After you've had a nice run in a
stock it is prudent to either (1) sell a portion of the
stock, or (2) write some calls
against it so that
if it gives back some of its recent gain you can capture some profit from the call premium.
Quick review (
if you need a longer explaination, see the covered call tutorial): (1) you need 100 shares of
stock or ETF, (2) you then sell 1 call option (because options control 100 shares)
against the
stock / ETF you own, and then (3) at expiration you may end up having your
stock called away (and receive cash) or you may end up owning your
stock and having the call option expire worthless (in which case you can sell another call for the next cycle).
The only real way to have any degree of certainty about whether the
stock market will go up or down is to either have insider trading information (which obviously would be
against the law) or
if you were an immensely gifted trader that could identify trends that other investors were missing as Dr. Michael J. Burry did in 2007 when he accurately predicted the collapse of the US subprime mortgage industry (and overall housing market).
In this way too,
if Pabrai couldn't find
stocks likely to appreciate 3, 4 or 5 + times in the next few years, he would be «forced» to sit on cash which would be a good hedge
against a market decline.