My dumbest investment was believing B.S. from my brokerage and loading up on options for a networking company that was rumored to be a takeover target. The takeover did happen, but not before the options expired, worthless. Trading commodities was another dumb idea. - GEORGE, Ottawa, Canada
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Columnist Michael Sincere takes a look at five of the most common option myths and tells how to trade options safely.
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Tuesday afternoon, I sat down with J.J. Kinahan, chief derivatives strategist at TD Ameritrade, to talk about how investors can use options, particularly as a less expensive way to get exposure to high-priced stocks like Apple, Priceline or Chipotle:
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Looking at bonds, my dumbest investment, and taking stock of Western Union.
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Market Cap Basics Q: What does "market cap" refer to? - H.G., Hackensack, N.J. A: A company's market capitalization is kind of its price tag - it's the current value placed on the firm by investors in the stock market. Calculating it is simple.
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