The Trading Club Report Card

On May 30, we launched The Trading Club to show subscribers exactly how safe trading strategies work using a live $100,000 trading account. As of Friday, August 15, we’re up 9.7% to $109,705 in the first 77 days, or a 55% annualized rate of return, with relatively low volatility along the way. Here is some background on the strategies that helped this performance.

Trade Alert: Closing Venture Global Puts, Buying Albemarle Preferred Shares  

We are recommending a two-part trade today: the early close of our existing put position in Venture Global, which will free up capital to open a new position in Albemarle preferred shares, as follows:  Note: the Albemarle preferred shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange and can be bought and sold like other

Trade Alert: Adjusting Our Embraer Put Position  

We’re recommending an additional put sale on shares of Brazilian aircraft maker Embraer (NYSE: ERJ), via the following trade:  And in order to free up additional cash to place this trade, we are also recommending the early close of our existing put option in shares of Embraer, via the following trade:  Please note: the shares

Trade Alert: Selling Puts on Embraer (NYSE: ERJ) 

We’re recommending selling puts on shares of Brazilian aerospace company Embraer (NYSE: ERJ).  Embraer is the world’s leading supplier of regional jets, which are 70-seat to 130-seat narrow-body planes, sold to commercial airlines as well as to individuals and corporations. Embraer has dominated the global regional jet market for two decades. The company also has