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Currency Options University – Part 1
June 20, 2019
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Currency Options University – Part 1

Patrick Ceresna

Part 1: Welcome to the world of currencies It is very common for Canadian investors to invest in American stocks. Yet, it is surprising how few retail investors understand the impact currency fluctuations have on their returns. More often than not, investors look at the price fluctuation of an asset price assuming a constant...

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11 months ago
Trading your first option
June 11, 2019
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Trading your first option

Tony Zhang

Want to learn more about trading your first option?...

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Profit from an Increase in Canadian Building Permits
June 05, 2019
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Profit from an Increase in Canadian Building Permits

Martin Noël

In this article, we analyze changes in Canadian building permits in relation to fluctuations in the price of Richelieu Hardware Ltd. (symbol: RCH) for the period from January 2014 to May 2019. RCH is an importer, distributor and manufacturer of specialty hardware and complementary products. The company’s main source of...

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Maximize Returns and Minimize Losses in a Recession

May 28, 2019
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Maximize Returns and Minimize Losses in a Recession


Jason Ayres

Canadian investors continue to watch both domestic and global economic data closely as fears of a recession loom. According to Statistics Canada in their March 1st , 2019 release “Growth in real gross domestic product (GDP) slowed to 0.1% in the fourth quarter, the slowest pace since the second quarter of 2016”   See...

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Cash Secured Puts: Benefits of Selling Puts
May 17, 2019
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Cash Secured Puts: Benefits of Selling Puts

Tony Zhang

Want to learn more about Cash Secured Puts and its...

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Writing Put Options on a Support Level
May 16, 2019
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Writing Put Options on a Support Level

Martin Noël

As the following chart shows, the price of shares in George Weston Limited (WN) is down slightly from its recent high of $102.30, and it could stabilize at a support level of around $98.00. This is close to the current level of its 34-day moving average (on April 29, 2019). Furthermore, we can see that the stock’s RSI 5...

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The Definitive and Practical Guide to Selling Covered Calls
May 08, 2019
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The Definitive and Practical Guide to Selling Covered Calls

Tony Zhang

Many equity investors utilize options to generate income on their portfolio. A covered call is the single most popular options strategy to add income to the existing stocks and ETFs in your portfolio. This simple option strategy only requires 100 shares of a stock or ETF and selling a call option against it to generate yield....

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