The Original Profit-Taker
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The ‘Game' in a nutshell Professor Smarba supplies ‘the team’. The stock market supplies the action. The experience empowers you.
___________________________________________________________________________ #1 'LIVE' Choice (July 2009) (First posted on Mon., July 6 2009. Based on closing prices of Thursday, July 2 2009.)
Exide Technologies 4.194% of 2013
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Total final profit is $30290 or 202% annualized profit..
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In a Nutshell
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2009 Orders Filled Profit (Loss)
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July 6
67 bonds at $449.00 each
2040 common shares sold short at $3.46
(Based on our game investment of $15,000 plus an additional conservative 50% margin of
$15,000)
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July 20
680 shares sold short at $4.04 $394.40
(Locked-in profit)
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July 23
680 shares sold short at $4.62 $788.80
(Locked-in profit)
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August 3
680 shares sold short at $5.19 $1176.40
(Locked-in profit)
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TOTAL ANNUALIZED
'LOCKED-IN' PROFIT TO DATE: 202%
(Based on our game investment of $15,000 plus a conservative 50% margin of $15,000)
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THE PROFIT-TAKER GAME PLAN:
Exide Tech
Common
Stock Price ($)
*5.19 Long-term Goal (Uptrend)
4.62 Sub Goal 2 (Uptrend)
4.04 Sub Goal 1 (Uptrend)
3.46 Initial Purchase Price
2.31 Sub Goal 1 (Downtrend)
1.15 Sub Goal 2 (Downtrend)
0 Long-term Goal (Downtrend)
*Underlined blue is price of last 'filled' trade.
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Please Note Well:
In the beginning on July 6, 2009...
We bought 67 bonds. CALCULATION: $30,000 ($15,000 of which is margin)divided by
$449.00 (price of a convertible bond) = 67 bonds.
Total investment = $30083.00
We start our plan as a half-hedge. That is, we sell short half the shares represented by our
67 bonds which equals a total of 2040 shares sold short.
CALCULATION: 67 bonds x 60.79 shares per bond = 4080 shares. So a half-hedge is ½ of
4080 or 2040 shares sold short.
Always sell short 680 shares on each move to an upside sub goal. That is, 2040 shares sold
short, divided by the 3 upside sub goals = 680.
Always cover ('buy in') 680 shares on each move to a downside goal. That is, 2040 shares
sold short divided by the 3 downside sub goals = 680.
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CONVERTIBLE BOND FACTS:
Exide Tech 4.194% of 2013
CONVERTIBLE PRICE : 44.90% or $449.00
NUMBER OF SHARES: 60.90 per bond
CONVERSION VALUE : 21.07% or $210.70
PREMIUM : 113%
TERM CHANGE: Interest is a quarterly floating flat rate
MATURITY: September 18, 2013
EXCHANGE: NASDAQ
CURRENT YIELD: 0 %
YIELD TO MATURITY : 19.9%
ISSUE SIZE: $ 60 MILLION
CALL PRICE: 100.00% on maturity date
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UNDERLYING COMMON STOCK FACTS:
Exide Tech 4.194 of 2013
PRICE: $3.46
HI (52 WEEKS): $16.22
LO (52 WEEKS): $1.83
VOLATILITY (%) (52 WEEKS): 416%
HI (LAST 3 MONTHS): $6.75
LO (LAST 3 MONTHS): $3.06
VOLATILITY (%) (LAST 3 MONTHS): 107%
HI (PREVIOUS 10 DAYS): $3.74
LO (PREVIOUS 10 DAYS): $3.06
VOLATILITY (%) (PREVIOUS 10 DAYS): 19.65%
EXCHANGE: NASDAQ
MARKET CAPITAL: 258.12 million
DIVIDEND: NIL
SYMBOL: XIDE
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PROFIT-TAKER CHECKLIST Exide Tech 4.194% of 2013
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Suggested 100% Ideal
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Actual Rating
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Is the premium on the bond under 20%?
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10
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0
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Of the situations being considered, how does the volatility of this common stock compare with the other candidates?
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50
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50
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Is the market price of the convertible bond under $1000 (par value)?
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10
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10
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Does the yield (%) paid by the bond, less the common stock yield, at least offset the interest paid to your broker for margin privileges?
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5
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0
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Does the company pay dividends on the stock? ( The investor must pay declared dividends on short sales).
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10
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10
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Is there a record of convertible premiums?
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5
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5
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Does the company have assets in excess of the face value of the bonds?
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5
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5
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Is the company in an industry in which there is a possibility of growth?
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5
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4
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TOTAL:
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100%
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84%
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Exide has fiscal 2009 net sales of approximately $3.3 billion.
Exide Technologies was founded in 1888 and is headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia.
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