Jurgis Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 Got crappy execution on BRKB, but good ones on JPM, AAPL. @tombgrt: Yeah, this might not be the end. I only spent ~2% of my portfolio buying today so far. Still got ~26% in cash. Missed your FDN down 40%. Edit: yeah, I got LMCA too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
compoundinglife Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 Bought AAPL and VIG at 15% discount to underlying stocks (was at 20% but trading was halted...) Had a limit order on VIG when it was down 18%, didn't make it in before the circuit breaker though >:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no_free_lunch Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 Sold SFTBY. Bought BRK & PNNT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valuebo Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 It's days like today you want a decent broker like IB to handle your orders... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCLarkin Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 Nothing. My son chose this morning to be home sick with fever. >:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpadebet Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 You can buy anything...its like Thanksgiving Black Friday...only the wait was much longer. Any ideas on which names have the highest bounce back potential? I am thinking BABA calls, JPM warrants, selling IWM/QQQ/SPY puts This is not exactly Black Friday, more of a step in the right direction Yes, market seems to be going back up.... I may have gotten excited too soon... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frommi Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 Everything. 8) Pretty much this, covered XBI shorts and short Russel futures in the opening and after that bought a lot of stuff, like CMPR,IBKR,LILA,CSU.TO, etc. Really crazy what a difference one day/hour can make. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tede02 Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 I missed out on buying an iShares ETF, HDV. Down over 40% before trading was halted. Already back up. Tried to get a limit order in but was too late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorpRaider Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 Bought AAPL and VIG at 15% discount to underlying stocks (was at 20% but trading was halted...) Had a limit order on VIG when it was down 18%, didn't make it in before the circuit breaker though >:( Ditto. Good point below about IBKR. Hmmm.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bskptkl Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 Execution on orders varied for me. IBKR was fast and flawless. Fidelity was a little glitchy but performed well. AMTD was very slow on trade reports and looks like I missed a fill, so questionable execution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valuebo Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 I should have tried to buy those ETFs through IB... I'm an idiot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
compoundinglife Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 Bought AAPL and VIG at 15% discount to underlying stocks (was at 20% but trading was halted...) Had a limit order on VIG when it was down 18%, didn't make it in before the circuit breaker though >:( Actually just heard back from my broker, got VIG around 57.75. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
compoundinglife Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 Bought AAPL and VIG at 15% discount to underlying stocks (was at 20% but trading was halted...) Had a limit order on VIG when it was down 18%, didn't make it in before the circuit breaker though >:( Actually just heard back from my broker, got VIG around 57.75. :) [/quote Also added to AAPL at 93. Swapped by HUB.A for more HUB.B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurpaul88 Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 sounds like a nice day :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agrippa07 Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 Bought some BRK.B, PM and BH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurgis Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 I should have tried to buy those ETFs through IB... I'm an idiot. I saw FDN down 20% after you mentioned it was down 40% and I did not buy it. I'm an idiot too. ;) Nah, these things require really fast fingers, great broker, fast thinking. ETF opportunities were real, but some other thinly traded stocks were not: they were down 10-15% with no volume so nothing really went through. So don't beat yourself. You got what you got, can't get them all, tomorrow's another day, etc. Peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bskptkl Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 Execution on orders varied for me. IBKR was fast and flawless. Fidelity was a little glitchy but performed well. AMTD was very slow on trade reports and looks like I missed a fill, so questionable execution. Just got my fill report back from AMTD only 30 minutes late... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rb Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 AMTD just reported latency issues. This is yet another time when IB proves their superiority. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbluffzinc Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 Margin'd up today and made a big bet on PCP.. At these levels the annualized return is more attractive & I think interest rates are more likely to drop/remain flat at this point so it should trade at a higher premium going forward. If it's back at 231 in a week you're looking at a really great annualized return. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valuebo Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 I should have tried to buy those ETFs through IB... I'm an idiot. I saw FDN down 20% after you mentioned it was down 40% and I did not buy it. I'm an idiot too. ;) Nah, these things require really fast fingers, great broker, fast thinking. ETF opportunities were real, but some other thinly traded stocks were not: they were down 10-15% with no volume so nothing really went through. So don't beat yourself. You got what you got, can't get them all, tomorrow's another day, etc. Peace. Yeah unlikely I would have had the balls to buy such an ETF for 30% or something of portfolio and make a quick 10-15% but still.. Good to know for the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoCitiesCapital Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 I was surprised at the intensity of the drop this AM, but was even more surprised at the pace of the recovery from the lows once it happened. Who was so desperate to sell this morning where they're not really selling now? It's weird to see S&P and Dow down nearly 5% to come back to being down only 1.25% in a single day. Market efficiency at it's finest. I was trying to exit my puts that I bought a few months back for a double (from $8.50 to $18.00). Unfortunately, orders filled at $17.00 with bids at $17.75, but nothing really hit $18 and it's back down to $13ish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurgis Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 Well, Icahn was somewhat right about ETFs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpadebet Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 WTF?? just down 1% now?, guess we will be up 5% by EOD at this pace. FDN is back to flat, so some lucky souls made 80%+ in 3 hours Is this the long awaited correction? Nothing again for what another 3-4 years? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KCLarkin Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 Bought some IBKR and IBM. Sadly missed all the fire sales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rb Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 Add me to the list of people that is amazed at the intraday recovery. I guess there's still a lot optimism in the market, buying the dip or whatever. The usual suspects are still running around - Netflix is up 4% now. Also I think that with all the algos we have running around today the market movements will be more weird than in the past. It remains to be seen what will happen. I have a feeling that today will not the end of the story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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