Ultrashort S&p500 (SDS) - $99.16 - Yahoo Quote

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SDS - An ultrashort which pays dividends?

... recently received a dividend payment for my SDS holdings.   What I don't understand is... how does one earn dividends on an ultrashort stock?  SDS is a 100% leveraged ultrashort of the S&P500.  It would seem to be ...

personal blog entry - Vooch - 2007-04-10 19:38 - 6 comments

Ultrashort for Fun and Profit

...    10.71% SDS      ...

personal blog entry - Suntzu - 2007-11-25 17:26 - 0 comments

My Current Worries Shorting the Nasdaq

Although my Nasdaq short has provided a hedge - and peace of mind insurance against a fast violent correction - I am somewhat concerned.  Shorting is a very difficult thing to do and in the past I have not been successful.  This time it does not ...

personal blog entry - Theo - 2007-05-22 02:01 - 8 comments

The Lone Wolf

... see them. Just Me: ARLP ASVI BVN CORI DLP KO NBR PTEN SDS 1 other StockBlogs.com holder: APA BRK-B COF GE LOW MZZ 2 ...

personal blog entry - Vooch - 2007-04-19 22:39 - 0 comments

My Dell-emma

This evening Dell Inc ( DELL ) announced that Michael Dell will return to run the company as CEO , replacing CEO Kevin Rollins who also resigned from the board.  Personally, I think Michael Dell returning as the CEO is great news.  He is the ...

personal blog entry - Theo - 2007-02-01 00:55 - 2 comments

Jeremy Grantham: All the World's a Bubble

... article since I also own two ultrashorts (MZZ and SDS): http://biz.yahoo.com/ts/070427/10353243.html?.v=7 - Vooch ...

personal blog entry - Vooch - 2007-04-29 23:06 - 5 comments

Tuesday Bloody Tuesday

Everything was red on this Tuesday, February 27, 2007.  The S&P/TSX composite index fell 2.7%, the Dow Jones industrial average fell 3.3%, the Nasdaq composite fell 3.9%, and the S&P 500 index fell 3.5%.  All this started wh ...

personal blog entry - Theo - 2007-02-27 19:55 - 4 comments - 1 attachment

Hurrah for the Feds! Huh??

The Feds hinted at possible interest rate cuts and the market cheered.  Hurrah!  Everything went up.  Everything is fine.  Easy-money is returning.  We're back to the regular all-assets-appreciating program. Or are we? Wh ...

personal blog entry - Theo - 2007-03-22 00:34 - 1 comment

Corrections, liquidity, and gold

Wow, what a crazy few weeks.  I've had a couple of acquisitions, made some bone-headed moves, got hammered along with everyone else in the correction, and yet, after all that, I saw a glimpse of a bright golden light at the end of the tunnel…. ...

personal blog entry - Theo - 2007-08-13 02:17 - 1 comment

Record Margin Debt and a Liquidity Crunch

Margin debt is at a record $321.2 billion , which is about $20 billion more than the previous record set in March 2000.  This causes me concern.  Should a major correction occur, a lot of people will get margin calls which will start a wave of ...

personal blog entry - Theo - 2007-04-11 22:50 - 4 comments

On choosing 6 or 7 new stocks

... Super Bowl ad revolving around negative calorie beverage SDS - an ultra S&P500 short as a hedge since this market looks ripe for ...

personal blog entry - Vooch - 2007-01-23 23:57 - 0 comments