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Call us at 888-628-5556. We want you to have a smooth transition from StreetAuthority to CycleProphet and we do not want you to miss out on any of the free premium upgrades we are providing to you. Plus, we love talking to our subscribers and are anxious to help you in any way we can or answer any of your questions!
What on-line brokers do you recommend?
There are many on-line brokers; some are more responsive than others; some charge more than others; some cater more to large investors; some focus on stock trading; some focus on options trading.
We have researched the entire landscape of on-line brokers and have given many of them a serious test run by actually using their trading platforms and working with their customer support staff.
Since our strategies involve both stocks and options, we particularly focused on looking for a broker that could provide best-of-breed services and support for both our stock strategies and our options strategies. We also looked for a broker that could provide our subscribers with a level of service and support that we can recommend without reservation. After doing the research and testing the on-line broker landscape, we selected thinkorswim* as our stock and options broker of choice. Here are the main reasons why:
- You will not find a more robust trading platform anywhere. The thinkorswim trading platform is a thing of beauty. Their stock trading platform is outstanding and we are particularly impressed with their options trading platform. For many, options trading can seem complex, but thinkorswim offers the cleanest, simplest and most intuitive options and stock trading experience we've seen. It is extremely powerful, feature-rich, and lightning-fast, yet not overwhelming to the non-technical user.
- The thinkorswim platform is rated "best for options traders" in Barron's ranking of online brokers, 3/6/2006 and 3/5/2007. Barron's is a registered trademark of Dow Jones & Company © 2007.
- When you talk to the tradedesk at thinkorswim, you are talking to folks who know what they're talking about. Not only are they responsive, but they have all been floor traders and they know how to get your trades done the way you want.
- But, more than that, the staff at thinkorswim goes out of its way to work with you... quite unlike most brokerages.
- Many of our subscribers are very experienced traders; others are at the other extreme, and are easily intimidated by brokers and brokerages. We never have to worry about our subscribers contacting thinkorswim. If you are a savvy, experienced investor, you will be very comfortable working with thinkorswim. They can handle the most complex trades you can come up with. On the other hand, if you are new to investing, you will never be talked down to. You will find the thinkorswim staff to be patient and sincerely interested in helping you get educated and comfortable with trading stocks and options.
What is a Stop-Loss?
When you purchase a stock, you have the ability to tell the broker that if the price of the stock falls to a certain point, to sell it. This provides you with a safety net from losing too much of your investment. Basically, a stop loss is an instruction to your broker to close out your position -- sell a stock you own -- if the price of the stock moves to a pre-determined amount.
Example: You buy a stock at $30 per share, and you do not want to lose more than $5 per share if the stock price drops. So, you would put a Sell order in with a Stop at $25 to "stop the loss". If the price of the stock drops to $25 or lower then your Stop Loss would be triggered and you would have sold your shares at the $25 stop loss.
Our pricing model tells us what the stop-loss should be for each of the stocks in the CycleProphet portfolio. We provide you with that information each weekend in the CycleProphet Report, so you can modify your stop loss settings for the upcoming week. We set stop-losses once per week. And, as the stock moves up in price, we move the stop-loss up for the next week.
How can you receive dividend income if you do not own the stock?
If you own a stock as of the ex-div date and later sell it before the dividend is paid, you'll still get the dividend.
How does CycleProphet view diversification by Industry or Sector?
We have very specific rules for Industry and Sector diversification. We arbitrarily limit our investments according to the following percentages:
- No more than 30% in any one Sector, and
- Nor more than 20% in any one Industry.
We also use Sector and Industry technical trends as a component of our stop loss calculations (see Stop Loss discussion, above).
Does CycleProphet tell you when to sell?
No, we don't tell you when to sell, but we do tell you when we plan to sell. We use stop-loss settings to get us out of a stock. Our pricing model tells us what the stop-loss should be for each of the stocks in the CycleProphet portfolio. We set stop-losses once per week. And, as the stock moves up in price, we move the stop-loss up for the next week.
Occasionally, we will sell a stock that has less of an opportunity for profit than another. We will also notify you of this via email.
Why do you recommend that we keep our stocks equally balanced for current value?
By keeping an equal value in each stock in the portfolio, we limit our downside risk. There is no guarantee that a stock will hold its value and we may encounter a sudden downward change in price. The loss could be relatively significant on a percentage basis and it is better to not give any stock more opportunity to negatively impact our profitability than another. So, with a 20 stock portfolio, that would mean we want to stay pretty close to 5% as a goal for the total value held by each stock.
Sometimes a stock will take off and will grow so large that we have to sell off some shares to keep the equity distribution level. So we take the profits from the sale and put those profits to work either in other portfolio stocks or by adding new stocks to the portfolio.
Do you provide broad sector or industry trend recommendations?
Yes, our StockProphet is the only tool of its kind available to individual investors. We chart all Sectors and all Industries and provide Buy/Sell indicators for each based on our proprietary technical analysis system.
Disclaimer: thinkorswim, Inc. has entered into a Marketing Agreement with CycleProphet whereby thinkorswim pays CycleProphet to recommend thinkorswim as its executing broker. The existence of this Marketing Agreement should not be deemed as and endorsement or recommendation of CycleProphet by thinkorswim. thinkorswim does not warrant the accuracy or content of CycleProphet’s products or services.
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