Fivestarfoodsux 09:38:22 PM May 10 2008

True Americans need to boycott corporations such as Five Star Food Service Inc. that are not american owned and operated. They will screw the american people in order to cater to terrorists that threaten our great country. Shut them down before they can use your money and resources to finance any more terrorist acts against the US. Thank you and God bless America.

Bikeneagle 09:36:55 PM May 10 2008

when you control the market you can do whatever you want. to bad american education does not teach simple math any more. oil profits up most others down, and paychecks dont move. SIMPLE MATH. this we learn in the first grade.

DavidL7082 07:37:58 PM May 10 2008

In the current environment, your money is safer in your mattress than it will ever be with a brokerage firm. They can't steal the money from your mattress....

DavidL7082 07:35:36 PM May 10 2008

If you think the oil companies are a bunch of crooks, Wall Street brokerage houses are bigger thieves than the oil companies. The word ****** comes to mind as well.

DavidL7082 07:32:07 PM May 10 2008

Another brokerage firm scheme to swindle more money from the public. The brokers know that buying puts and calls as probably the most risky way to "hedge" a portfolio. I believe that about 80% or more are losers. Save the money, go to a legitimate Casino. They are regulated much better than Wall Street.

Jt44mag 07:04:37 PM May 10 2008

LET ME "DEMYSTIFY " SOMETHING FOR YOU BROKERAGE HOUSES ....I'M WORKING ON LEGISLATION TO LIMIT THE AMOUNT OF COMMODITIES YOU CAN CONTROL AT ANY 1 TIME ....THIS ALSO INCLUDES INDIVIDUALS ...IT WILL ALSO HAVE PROVISIONS IN IT FOR COLLUSION WITH OTHER BROKERS ....IT WILL ALSO INCLUDE PROVISIONS FOR WINDFALL PROFIT TAXES ALONG WITH PENALTIES AND" TRIGGERS " FOR INVESTIGATION ....WE'LL SEE IN THE UPCOMING SESSIONS WHERE THIS GOES ....J..T...

ONE09flat04 06:44:02 PM May 10 2008

OPTIONS ARE OVERPRICED !!!

You are beat before you start ! ! !

Believe me...as an "amateur" I have been losing steadily for four or five years due to the overpricing and manipulation that goes on in the option market ! ! !

The stock market should go back to 10%, 5%. 0r even a 1% margin based on the market value of the stock ! ! !

That way you would get a fair price!

We don't see any more speculative problems with one percent margins as there are with options ! At least the price would be square !!!

Roland C. Woodaka

Stateman26 06:41:11 PM May 10 2008

Grasshopper7039 06:17:56 PM May 10 2008

Report This! There have been short and ultrashort ETFs around for a while now. That is a less risky way to insure your portfolio than actually buying options contracts or short selling for your own account. And there's plenty of literature around for small investors to learn about these ETFs.
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You're absolutely right. I have some of those ETFs and CEFs myself, and I do very well with them. Unfortunately, some don't perform as well in an up market, but in a crashing stock market you can really make out like a bandit.

Stateman26 06:38:13 PM May 10 2008

Now the securities industry will be trying to get anyone they can to play options. Most of the damn fools who do think stocks can't fail when you short. Not realizing they have to buy back the shares later. Most don't have enough money and can't afford to lose.
When the Great Bull Market starts millions of options suckers wll be shorting and may not be able to cover their shorts fast enough. There were plenty who lost out in the 90s when Bill Clinton's boom started.
I can think of no faster way for the uninformed, amateur investors, regardless of age, and mostly inexperienced investors at that, to lose their shirts.

Grasshopper7039 06:26:09 PM May 10 2008

http://www.harpers.org/archive/2008/05/0082023

(The truth about economics statistics)