Insider Trading at Google

Insider buying is usually regarded as a sign of confidence in the company. Only one insider has ever bought shares in Google (GOOG) in the history of public trading. George Reyes bought 75 shares in October, 2005. The price has been increasing since the IPO, and it difficult to buy. Most insiders are probably diversifying their investments out of Google stock.

Roundtrip to Latin America from $260

Round-Trip
Flights to Latin America starting at only $260

Round trip to Italy for less than $500

Round-Trip
Flights to Italy starting at only $465

Congratulations to the 2007 Boston Red Sox

The Boston Red Sox won the 2007 World Series. With the Yankees tying up most of their money in Alex Rodriguez for the next ten years, in a record setting $275 million dollar contract, the Red Sox can probably win a few more over the next few years. A-rod will be in his 40s when the contract ends, and the Yankees will probably miss out on younger talent due to his contract.

Authentic Ted Williams throwback jersey from Mitchell and Ness.

Google Has Even Bigger Plans for Mobile Phones - WSJ.com

Google Has Even Bigger Plans for Mobile Phones - WSJ.com

Google (GOOG) is testing out services on its own telecom wireless network on its campus.

Amazon.com: Mechanical Turk: Amazon Web Services

Amazon.com: Mechanical Turk: Amazon Web Services

Split up your work amongst many people. Amazon's service lets you post small jobs, and people on the internet can decide to do it.

Mitchell & Ness in Philadelphia Baseball Hall of Players

Pittsburgh Pirates 1962 Home Shirt - Player #21




Details down to the 50th Year Anniversary Patch for the Yankees in New York.

Covered Call Income Calculator

Covered Call Options Calculator
Calculates profit from selling covered calls. Takes into account option strike price, option market price, expected price of stock, and cost per share. Calculates income in terms of yield generated from selling a covered call. Calculates profit both from selling at the strike price or another price.
Calculates what happens when the covered call expires with the stock price above or below the strike price. Covered calls can generate up to 7 percent monthly returns. Over the course of the year, they can gradually create good returns, sometimes beyond 20 percent annual returns.




TradingSolutions: Financial analysis and investment software that combines technical analysis with neural network and genetic algorithms.

Covered Calls as a Hedge Against Losses

     Covered calls can be sold at a lower price than the current trading price of the stock; this will allow the buyer to not lose capital if the stock price drops. For example, Nokia (NOK) is trading at 36.29 today. A covered call at 35 can be sold for $1.75 per share for a 100 shares. This not only gives the owner a $50 premium, it also gives the trader protection if the price drops below 36.29. Basically, the owner is protected from loss from 36.29 down to 35. 
     Selling a covered call at a lower price offers protection in that security
up to the lower price.  The disadvantage occurs if the price of the stock goes up, since the owner loses any chance of gains beyond his entry point.

Aaron Swartz: How to Get a Job Like Mine

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Ken Dyck’s Weblog

Ken Dyck’s Weblog Technorati tags: xblog

Emily Chang - eHub

Emily Chang - eHub

Looks at a few new websites each day. Goes from interactive websites to webservers.

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When the Squeeze Is On, Bargains Abound

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Robert Kiyosaki Why the Rich Get Richer

All About MLPs

All About MLPs Technorati tags: dividend, master limited partnerships

MLPs carry large dividend yields and are involved in oil transportation.

Covered Call Weekly 9/12/07

Buy 100 shares of Motorola (MOT) at 17.31 for $1731. Sell a Covered Call, the October Call at 18, for $0.40 per share for $40. Short term return is 2.3%. 
If the covered call is excercised at 18, then the total short term return is $40 plus $69 equals $109, or a 6.3% return.

This is an educational series to show the income generating potential of Covered Call Writing. Please do not take this as financial advice. Options involve an increased risk of losing money than owning stock. Appropriate research about options is advised.

Current Reading List

Currently, I'm reading The Wealth of Nations (Bantam Classics), and The Art of War.



My reading list is a combination of western economic theories and eastern political theories. They're both good books to read if you're interested in business, politics, government, economics, and sociology.

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Amazon.com: Homepage: Amazon Web Services

Amazon.com: Homepage: Amazon Web Services

Payment services, development services.

Do the Mash (Even if You Don’t Know All the Steps) - New York Times

Do the Mash (Even if You Don’t Know All the Steps) - New York Times Technorati tags: programming

Programming for the people: a NY Times article on tools provided by Yahoo, Microsoft and IBM to enable users to make web programs.

Ideal Strategy for Covered Calls

Buy a stock on a dip. Let the stock recover, and then sell a covered call.