Last week I traded two almost day trades with Snapchat that was very profitable on my side . I traded in a margin US bases account . These two trades leveraged margin . I have trading accounts with TD . With TD you have a 50 percent margin account . What that means is if you have a dollar you can trade for two ! If you use your max margin amount and your stock falls in price you need…
We went on a weekend trip from Toronto to London, Ontario last weekend. We wanted a beach day so we ended up at Grand Bend . Grand Bend is about an hour from London, Ontario and about three hours from Toronto. It is a pretty little beach town with a decent Lake Beach . You get the whole summering in small town on a Lake vibe. There are charming shops and good restaurants lining the road leading to the beach…
If you live in Toronto and want to get away for a summer weekend, Grand Bend and London is an option . This post is about London. Last weekend I headed to London on a Friday evening. I wanted to visit London and do a beach day at Grand Bend . London, Ontario The city London itself didn’t have much to offer my interests. The city square is nice and you can visit the Western Campus . That’s about it…
The markets overseas have fallen due to Trump’s comment on additional tariffs . So today most likely will be a red day for our markets as well ! I should be getting some capital tomorrow. I am hoping it will stay red so I can do some purchasing. Tesla reported its earnings yesterday and its stock price is up in pre markets. I am hoping this good news for Tesla will reflect in an upward movement for Lithium . I…
When I visit a new city I usually search for walking path Recommendations by others so I know where to start from to see the main attractions of the city . I will share my walking path Recommendations in Toronto to help others . If you are getting out at union station you can walk down Bay Street toward the lake ( South ) to get to the waterfront. If you drove, find Bay and Front intersection and start walking…
My stocks took a beating yesterday. It was not only my stocks but the entire market took a beating. One of the hardest things to do when the market is red is fight the urge to sell . I am going to not sell any of my holdings today . Unless there is some sort of intraday trigger I would be holding onto my positions with pain . I wish I had some capital to invest. When markets are red…
I have been traveling to Manhattan,New York for over an Year and have had a chance to taste dessert at different restaurants and dessert shops . My Recommendations: Milk Bar – After being inspired by Christina Tosi ( Super talented Pastry chef ) on Chef’s Table ( Netflix series) I went in search of Milk Bar ( her pastry store) . I ended up at the Wall Street location ( I work near here ) . She is in an…
Currently in my short term account I am holding three positions. 1. LAC.TO ( Lithium ) 2. KAT.TO ( Copper ) 3. Facebook ( FB) I don’t see any triggers for the 3 stocks to be sold today based on events in the 3 industries . I will most likely hold the 3 stocks for now monitoring on a daily basis . As you can see I am not day trading but doing more of short term trading. I have…
I read the book “How I Made 2000000 In The Stock Market ” By Nicolas Darvas recently. He was actively involved in the markets in the 1950s. There was a lesson in that book that is still very valuable today . One thing he did religiously was to put a stop loss for every order he placed . A stop loss is an order type that gets triggered if a stock price falls to the stop loss order price or…
At work I manage a large team and lately I have been thinking about what makes a great leader . My first instinct is to always read more when I need to learn more about a topic . So I picked up HBR’s 10 Must Reads On Leadership by Peter F Drucker . As I go through each chapter or key points I will summarize my thoughts in a blog posting. From the first article “What Makes A Leader ?”…