http://www.johnsjottings.com/archives/2004/01/17/the_trade_that_never_was.html Technology, Blogging, Food, Travel, Poker and More Thu, 11 Aug 2011 16:45:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.johnsjottings.com/archives/2004/01/17/the_trade_that_never_was.html/comment-page-1#comment-907 john Wed, 28 Jan 2004 03:58:15 +0000 http://www.johnsjottings.com/wp/?p=290#comment-907 Ah, well that is one I've actually done pretty well on. Bought from 30 all the way down to 2.99, sold about a third of my holding at 11 but still have a nice chunk now at 14. I really liked E*Trade once they added E*Trade Bank as it smooths out their business model. But woulda coulda shoulda I shoulda bought a lot more at 3 because I knew that was overreaction. You'll go crazy playing the what-if game! Ah, well that is one I’ve actually done pretty well on. Bought from 30 all the way down to 2.99, sold about a third of my holding at 11 but still have a nice chunk now at 14. I really liked E*Trade once they added E*Trade Bank as it smooths out their business model. But woulda coulda shoulda I shoulda bought a lot more at 3 because I knew that was overreaction. You’ll go crazy playing the what-if game!

]]> http://www.johnsjottings.com/archives/2004/01/17/the_trade_that_never_was.html/comment-page-1#comment-906 Henry Wed, 28 Jan 2004 02:24:48 +0000 http://www.johnsjottings.com/wp/?p=290#comment-906 I've a similar one with a shorter time frame. At the beginning of Gulf War II: The Sequel, I saw the opportunity to buy E*Trade itself for $2.95 a share. I never executed on the trade because I was a big chicken. Had I bought it, I would have made approximately $10/share if I sold today. It wasn't a company on the skids, it was just a jittery market and I didn't grow the cajones and pull the trigger. Woulda shoulda coulda. I’ve a similar one with a shorter time frame. At the beginning of Gulf War II: The Sequel, I saw the opportunity to buy E*Trade itself for $2.95 a share. I never executed on the trade because I was a big chicken. Had I bought it, I would have made approximately $10/share if I sold today. It wasn’t a company on the skids, it was just a jittery market and I didn’t grow the cajones and pull the trigger. Woulda shoulda coulda.

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