skc
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Thanks for the heads up, pretty hard finding shorts in this market
Pretty hard finding short setup? Or pretty hard finding short borrow in JBH? We don't have any
Thanks for the heads up, pretty hard finding shorts in this market
....Or pretty hard finding short borrow in JBH? We don't have any
skc, can you outline where are you sourcing borrow from and under what terms are you getting it in general?
My shorts with the prop firm come from one of the major prime brokers. Most of the ASX200 are available bar a few really popular ones (e.g. MND, JBH, and LYC back in the days). And we can email special requests if they are not on the list. There is a blanket borrow fee which I can't disclose here, and sometimes more exotic names attract higher costs. Sorry about the generic response but it's company's business so I can't disclose too much here.
With personal stuff, I typically use IG as my CFD provider. They source from a number of prime brokers and can actually have a larger list than my shop. Borrow costs from them is usually free except a few specific (popular) ones. They are also overseas borrows so no franking credits on ex-div in most instances.
Interactive Brokers are offer some shorts but usually in the most active names only. I haven't really shorted with them.
This is probably quite off-topic so may be worth a new thread if you are looking for more on where to find shorts.
Aren't we newbies? . Actually, perhaps the mechanics of this might be of interest/relevance given it is a genuine trading issue which will be incurred by newbies too.
Thanks. IG uses UBS for the majority of its services in relation to borrow. It was also my experience that UBS had the best access although I was pretty happy with others. It was also my experience that the charges being levied as retail cost recovery are quite a bit higher than what I used to incur. Sec lending revenue had been squashed to near nothing several years ago.
FYI IG charges for borrow over and above the financing fee (and bro') if held overnight. This is buried pretty deep into their doco. For a stock like BHP the borrow cost is 1%...which includes the admin charge (0.5%). I have been able to request locate in special situations which they managed to secure for me.
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Was just wondering if you had better options.
Thanks, I'll sign off.
Both! I never touch JBH normally so I was ok to short them pa through IGPretty hard finding short setup? Or pretty hard finding short borrow in JBH? We don't have any
Dam... I've forgotten about them.
Question for the newbies. How do you think the relative time period involved influences the decision process here? Hiddencow would not be alone as a long-term (20+ year) investor in thinking that an over 5% dividend yield was "attractive". Do you think Tech/A (or most other people) are working to the same time frame? How does this influence the relative merit of the decision process? Now imagine that Hiddencow! operates inside a 15% taxation environment, has half a billion dollars up his sleeve that is looking for a home, can make additional yield by employing options strategies and other activities.
What do you do to maintain your objectivity?
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... hold-onto-your-jb-hi-fi-limited-shares/
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My bold!
... Last comment by Burglar is some more media/analyst words on the 1st of October.....shares were $15.52 on the close.
Gotta give Motley Fool credit for the SEO techniques. Almost every time I bring up the ASX200/All Ords or any ASX stock there articles always appear in the 'news' section on the side with some very click-bait titles. Must pick up a lot of subscribers via that.
Sir O,
I cannot express how much I appreciate your time and effort into educating us all. I hungrily digested the thread twice over and will read it again another time. It's ignited a new passion in me, to retire sooner.
I have a newbie question.
What investment strategies work before an oncoming recession?
My newbie thoughts are:
Share - generally will go down
Property - will go down
Government bonds - will go up
This is one post which refers:
https://www.aussiestockforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14370&p=483900&viewfull=1#post483900
... Especially where you think we're at in the overall cycle.
There are differing opinions on what constitutes a good strategy in a recession.
1.) As you are in SirO's Thread, I had tried to point you to his strategy.
That is to say, you hold your "Core" long positions!
Then insure them against going down, by purchasing a Put Option.
2.) Another strategy is running to cash/bonds.
This is fraught with timing difficulties, ... when to get out ... when to re-enter.
3.) And there is the "Buy and Hold" strategy.
Sir O
Do you have any recommendation of the book for me to read please? I am very raw here and would like to learn more or at least know a little jargon in this currency trading.
By the way, your writing inspires me to budget more carefully.
Thank you.
Trancearc
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