Schwab Puts StreetSmart Edge® in the Cloud

Faced with the explosion of different computing devices, Schwab has provided a relatively platform insensitive way for Schwab customers to use its flagship StreetSmart Edge® (SSE) package (review).  It uses session virtualization to shift the heavy memory and CPU requirements of SSE from your machine to theirs.  The only thing left for your computer to do is to refresh your display information and pass keystrokes / …

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Barclays’ VZZB Bites the Dust

VZZB‘s intraday indicative (Yahoo) value dropped below $10 Friday October 5th, triggering its automatic termination event.   According to the prospectus the holders of record will receive a cash payout value set by the closing intraday indicative value (IV)  for the day—provided it is between 0 and 10.   Since the final IV was 10.45, the redemption value will be set to 10.00 according to …

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Barclays’ VZZB Bites the Dust

Update Friday, October 5th, 2012 | Vance Harwood VZZB‘s intraday indicative (Yahoo) value dropped below $10 Friday October 5th, triggering its automatic termination event.   According to the prospectusthe holders of record will receive a cash payout value set by the closing intraday indicative value (IV)  for the day—provided it is between 0 and 10.   Since the final IV was 10.45, the redemption value …

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Taming Inverse Volatility with a Simple Ratio

Update This article was first posted in September 2012.  The strategy outlined below worked well until August 2013 and then basically went sideways for over 3 years before perking up again in 2017—when virtually any short volatility strategy worked.  I’ve updated the chart and the verbiage to reflect those changes.  In September 2017 the Cboe renamed its VXV index as VIX3M.  The Cboe does not …

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2023 PIMCO Ex-Div & Pay Dates: BOND, MINT, MUNI, HYS, TIPZ, etc.

The 2023 Ex-Dividend and Pay Date information below is based on my estimates.  I was not able to find official information from PIMCO for 2023.  Monthly Paying Funds 2023 Ex-Dividend Dates (estimates) 1-Feb 1-Mar 3-Apr 1-May 1-June 3-Jul 1-Aug 1-Sept 2-Oct 1-Nov 1-Dec 12-Dec (cap gains) 29-Dec  Pay / Distribution Dates (estimates) 6-Feb 6-Mar 6-Apr 4-May 5-June 7-July 4-Aug 7-Sept 6-Oct 6-Nov 6-Dec 15-Dec (cap …

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