I wanted to try this challenge to prove that one does not need a huge capital outlay to trade options. Also, I can afford the loss by keeping the capital to a small amount, even if it is a 100% loss. I started this challenge and bought 2 LEAPS CALL options using this account. Details … Continue reading [New] USD 2K Options Trading Challenge
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SSB Update (115k/200k Completed) | Target S$500 Monthly Passive Income
As part of my portfolio rebuilding plan, I intend to max out my Singapore Savings Bond (SSB) investment to S$200k, so here is an update on the progress of reaching this goal. I applied S$35k of SSB in March 25 for April25 SSB and the full amount was assigned. Thus, I have S$115k of SSB … Continue reading SSB Update (115k/200k Completed) | Target S$500 Monthly Passive Income
Repairing My Broken Tesla CALL Options
I bought Tesla CALL options when Tesla was trading around USD460+, anticipating that the stock would rally to USD500 by year end, but the Santa Claus rally did not happen and the stock then started to correct after the FOMC meeting. My CALL options started to lose money and I tried to roll 21 Feb … Continue reading Repairing My Broken Tesla CALL Options
Year 2024 In Review: Gains (S$91,784), Trades & Milestones
2024 has been a fruitful year as I made more than S91k (USD67.9k) from investing and options trading. The below is a summary table of the total profits for 2023 and 2024, which are also my 11th and 12th year of investing respectively. Total Profits (Options Trading) In terms of options trading, I made S$60.5k … Continue reading Year 2024 In Review: Gains (S$91,784), Trades & Milestones
How To Fix A Broken BULL CALL Spread? | Repair Strategy For Debit CALL Spread
Before reading this article, it is important to understand how the BULL CALL Spread or Debit CALL Spread works. This article below will explain in details how this vertical spread options strategy works:How Does Bull CALL Spread Work? Background I was bullish ahead of China's stock market reopening on 8 Oct as I read about … Continue reading How To Fix A Broken BULL CALL Spread? | Repair Strategy For Debit CALL Spread
My S$10,000 Bet On China | Why I Am Buying Into Chinese Stocks (ETF)
China’s government recently announced a series new economic measures aimed at boosting the property and stock market, and that has caused China-based stocks to surge last week. The central bank last week unveiled a swap program initially worth 500 billion yuan (USD71.3 billion) to fund stock purchases by brokers, funds and insurers. It will also … Continue reading My S$10,000 Bet On China | Why I Am Buying Into Chinese Stocks (ETF)
My Trading Journal (17 July 24) | +USD1296 Profits (Shares & Options)
The market was in a selloff on 17 July, especially the chip companies, so I exited some of my positions in the chip companies that I owned. [17 July 24] +USD196 Profits, Closed AMD CC CALL I closed my AMD Covered CALL which I sold (opened) just one day ago. I had wanted to sell … Continue reading My Trading Journal (17 July 24) | +USD1296 Profits (Shares & Options)
My Trading Journal (5 July 24) | +USD1,365 Profits (112% Returns In 3 Days)
The 2nd half of trading year got off to a great start thanks to Tesla, that beat expectations on car delivery numbers and energy segment, causing its share price to increase by more than 42% in the past month. I bought CALL options after the good news on the delivery numbers and that has helped … Continue reading My Trading Journal (5 July 24) | +USD1,365 Profits (112% Returns In 3 Days)
The 5 Money Saving Methods That Helped Me Cut My Expenses By Hundreds Of Dollars Monthly
The cost of living can get pretty insane in developed cities like Singapore. Without a conscious effort to watch our spending, we may not enough one day as inflation and high interest rates cannot be covered by our slow rising salaries. Besides, if we do not learn how to save, our high salaries may not … Continue reading The 5 Money Saving Methods That Helped Me Cut My Expenses By Hundreds Of Dollars Monthly
My Trading Journal (28 May 24) | +USD261 Profits
Here are some trades that I made on 28 May and the reasons why. [28 May 24] Bought Nvidia Shares & Options Contracts I bought more Nvidia shares to make my total number of shares into a round number, i.e. from 124 to 130 shares. This will help in my strategy to fix my broken … Continue reading My Trading Journal (28 May 24) | +USD261 Profits
Learning Investment With Jason Cai 