The Ampersand

Strategy and Tips for the Hollywood Stock Exchange (HSX)

1. Universal Concepts

Definitions:

All the jargon of HSX. Defined.

The time value of money:

It all starts here.

Opportunity cost and return on investment:

ROI is a fundamental concept. Find out what we mean.

Banker’s 72:

Fleshes out the concepts from the above two articles.

Timing:

HSX is “events driven”. Learn precisely what that means.

Release Dates:

How release dates affect the value of a stock.

Limit Orders I:

Everything you need to know about limit orders.

Limit Orders II:

Even more on limit orders.

Short Selling I:

The basics of short selling.

Short Selling II:

Short selling and reshorting explained in detail.

Picking openers:

‘Nuff said.

Picking openers correctly…most of the time:

More tips about opener selection.

Doing more with your money:

Maximize your port.

Hidden traps of decision making:

Six ways we trick ourselves into making bad decisions.

Timing your buys::

When and why.

Dangers of long-term investment:

An elaboration of the principles contained in “the time value of money”. This is one of the biggest mistakes newbies make. Be sure to avoid it.

Bond rules:

Bonds need not be scary.

Bond FAQ:

Anything that makes bonds simpler to understand sounds good to me.

Advanced bond trading:

How to make even more money with bonds.

Newbie lessons I:

Avoid the mistakes that everyone makes.

Newbie lessons II:

Putting it all together.

Tips I:

We’ve been there, and we wish we knew this way back when.

Tips II:

As above, only more so.

Tips III:

And again.

Tips IV:

Yup. Even more – but don’t give up, this is good stuff.

Strategies while playing HSX:

So what sort of player are you?

Perceptions of profit:

Tips and tricks on how to make a buck.

Basic Buying Strategies:

The simple stuff laid bare.

The Rules of Summer:

There’s a lot of money to be made over the long summer season at HSX. Here’s how.

The flops:

How to loose money and what to learn from it.


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