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heh heh. giantlow, all that glitters may not be gold. And only time will tell if my calls are accurate or not. Let's not get caught up in irrational exuberance. In the stock market, time is the gold standard.

iPunter, act i'm a published writer (just a small fry of course) both locally and overseas. but no, i don't blog. like my privacy. sold your singtel already?

ok people, i think we've digressed enough already; weekend's over, trading week begins, let's get serious. We'll leave private conversations to private times. Let's not disappoint the thousands (!! so scary!) of viewers wanting to find tips/education.

hm, and i've said before already, i abhor the kind of slime-ing and verbal abuse that characterises so many local forums. If that ever happens here, this elf is outta here man. So let's make sharejunction a cut above the rest; a fun, friendly and educational haven for all the small fishies out there. yea? :)

eyes on the screen, people. In a fallow week like this, you can get bargains, and you can also get caught. Trends change very fast.

 

If Ivy were to buy me a Benz as a new year present, I'll love her forever till eternity...  hehe... :)

 

elfindchilde...

Way to go, girl... great presence!...

by the way, I think you'll make a superb star blogger.. but frankly, that bit of local language is nothing compared with the squiddy foul-mouthedness of many bloggers today.. hehe... enjoy!

 

wow. elf seems to be the hot favourite "guru" now.

 

don't need to stick to proper english la, I think that will be more you (haha, sense my lime) and if you do free TA for other people, I think people are willing to hear your niamas lor.. Huh? you dun watch local TV, then u watch "export" sets auh, keke. That 9pm title something "millionaire or millions" I think.

 

hehe, buying her a benz will be more expensive but i'm sure it's more worthwhile than my shoes. ;) singaporegal, state your price! :)))

haha ok, will stick with proper english from now on. apologies to all the gentlemen and ladies horrified. haha. what's life for if we can't even poke fun at ourselves once in a while. right? hehe.

eh what show? sorry i don't watch local TV... 

 

What til singaporegal ask for a benz then you know, keke. With your language and ferragamos, I think our another "master" here is another typical Li_n.. Oops, no sue me pls like what zoe tay had done to li nanxing in that 9pm show.. keke.

 

haha yesssss mister rogue trader, lame joke. haha. no offence taken tho. ;) man i wish i were taller! small sized and look like a dang teenager, always kena carded! niama. haha pardon the language. but the good thing about being female: high heels. Gotta love 'em man. :))))) 

hehe. if anyone wants to buy me manolo blahniks/ferragamos, i'll do three TA/FA analysis on the stocks of your choice in return! lelong lelong. hehe.  

 

Just a remark, don't change your nich to elf, why? Coz wait people take yours calls for a "short" (lame joke). Anyway, I believe you are quite tall la, keke.

 

btw, a bit belated, but i perceive ppl are having problems with my nick. feel free to shorten it to elf. :)

rogue_trader, i agree with you. Which is why i choose to back up all my trades in full cash, rather than margin calling. It makes me take full responsibility for myself and that i never end up in debt. much the same way i don't believe in living life on credit.

in a way i guess, this involves taking more risks. but hey, that's how we learn. :)  

 

elfinchilde, no choice. If no risks, no gains and no experience learned. Risks to me are not only about profits as sometimes it can "transform" one into a more "learned and stronger" person. Like a saying "If you don't fail, you will never succeed" and is only true when the larger risks are involved, the "higher/lower" will one goes to. 

 

hehe... Ivy's an imaginary person with all the money in the world... :)

 

haha...iPunter and rogue_trader, i see i was right when i said you two are risk takers and not opposed to shorting counters. haha. hats off to you two man! :)

oh ok i don't havta do cfd then. i currently trade by proxy (buy via someone else) so it's pretty much scriptless and all for me. just transfer money can already. haha. thanks for the info you two, i'll definitely keep it in mind!

and eh?? blur liao...who or what's ivy? 

 

Another 'minus' with CFD is one tends to overtrade and thus risk overexposure....   But Ivy will love it!

 

To me the only FA that matters is the trend... :)

 

Fully agreed with iPunter that CFD is the greatest facility.. CFD sometimes are very good with TA people because sometimes when readings from a chart is downtrending, the counter might takes a few days to "respond" to the indicators.. Bad side of CFD, interest is accrued even on non-trading days and if 30 days are over, "fresh" brokerage fees incurred.

 

Hi IPunter,

Do you use FA as well?

 

and with CFD, although you buy and sell exactly like as though you normally do with cash, it has nothing to do with  actual  scripts and the CDP. It's all  a 'virtual' game if you  like to call it that, without the bothersome hassle. You just pocket the profits or  take the loss once you close your position (anytime). Think of it like the normal contra play you do with your present broker, except that the due date is 30 days instead of the usual short period. Great facility since 2003!

 

Basically CFD is great if you -

a) need the 5X margin leverage ie. you deposit only 25% of your total trading amount. But if you have too much cash on hand to really bother about margin, it's not necessary.
b) wants to sell short but don't want the trouble of borrowing script. This is too attractive to ignore.

Options are great too... :)

 

heya...my internet access is sooo screwy. argh.

i take it you mean contracts for differences? don't have an online trading acct currently; got a real, live (flesh and blood! haha) broker only.

i act don't do any kind of margin trading; back up all my trades with solid cash; thus far 'specialise' in trading long only. partly 'cos of work reasons. not much time to monitor. next year start new job too. open to the option tho.

i need some clarification: cfd is just like normal trading, just that you don't actually pay up until you sell (long), or buy (shortsell)? haha, what do ya rec on it?