Home/Office location New York City Years trading 12 How did you start trading? I was running my own business for small leather goods about 17 years ago, and when I started being profitable, my accountant advised me to go to Fidelity and invest my money with them. I bought some mutual funds based on their … Continued
“I would like nuclear fusion to become a practical power source. It would provide an inexhaustible supply of energy, without pollution or global warming.”—Stephen Hawking By L. J. Reinders Don’t expect scientists to harness the power of nuclear fusion anytime soon. Fusion occurs when atomic nuclei join to create a heavier atom, releasing power that … Continued
Home/Office location Round Lake, Illinois Age 54 Years trading 20 How did you start trading? My father introduced me to investing around the age of 13, but it was more the typical buy-and-hold for stocks. About eight years ago, I stumbled onto tastytrade as I was researching options trading, and I was hooked. Favorite trading … Continued
@mommavestor Home/Office location Washington Years trading Three How did you start trading? I have been engaged in the stock market for most of my adult life, but at first I invested in the market through a portfolio manager. When the market pulled back in 2018, I began to manage one of my accounts. I began … Continued
Home/Office location: Wauconda, Illinois Age: 68 Years trading: 16 How did you start trading? I attended a presentation by Tom Sosnoff, who was then CEO of thinkorswim. He spent a very generous amount of time answering individual questions and sharing his trading knowledge. I was ready to take more control of our savings from a … Continued
New and not-so-new books that captured our attention this month The Man of Numbers: Fibonacci’s Arithmetic Revolution By Keith Devlin In this scholarly 2011 biography of Leonardo of Pisa—the 13th-century math whiz better known as Fibonacci—author Keith Devlin documents a life of nearly unparalleled achievement. At the same time, Devlin shoulders the task of dispelling … Continued
Home/Office location Long Island, NY Age 59 Years trading 25 How did you start trading? Around 1987, I was working for a small electronics company that Bear Sterns took public. This gave me some insight into the reality of small public companies. I started playing with penny stocks. What I learned about penny stocks was … Continued
Home/Office location: Dublin, Ireland Age: 48 Years trading: 15 How did you start trading? I was lucky enough to be working for a company that issued stock to its employees. This sparked an interest in learning about how markets worked. I took every course I could find. Once I started learning, I couldn’t stop. Favorite … Continued
Home/Office location Cornell University (Class of 2023) Age 20 Alex Weisenbach began investing when he was 9 years old. Upon discovering tastytrade, a network that covers stocks and options, he called in so often to express his opinion that co-CEO Tom Sosnoff invited him to appear on a show. Years trading 10 How did you … Continued
Volatility is synonymous with the probability of movement. Consistently volatile sectors, such as oil services (OIH), oil and gas exploration (XOP) and gold miners (GDXJ), have a high probability of movement. Other sectors, including consumerstaples (XLP), utilities (XLU) and healthcare (XLV), have a lower probability of movement, meaning they’re more stable and thus more appropriate … Continued
