My personal Allocations – Spring 25

I won’t add the amounts, but it’s enough to live the expatriate lifestyle in the way I want in the place I want. Will be tweaking this in the coming months. I should add here that ‘hedge’ means ‘non-correlated’, and the stuff here tends to be fast growing (it was 10% to start with and...

VPC Speciality Lending — Consideration of a Wind Down

Overview:  VPC Specialty Lending Investments PLC (VSL) is a UK-listed investment trust on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: VSL) focused on asset-backed lending to emerging and established businesses in sectors underserved by traditional banks, such as small business lending, consumer finance, and real estate. Launched in 2015, VSL aims to generate sustainable income through a...

AEWU Riet, a Comprehensive Analysis

AEW UK REIT plc: An Overview for Potential Investors AEW UK REIT plc (the “Company”) is a UK-domiciled Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) that was launched on 12 May 2015. Its primary focus is on investing in and actively managing a portfolio of high-yielding commercial properties across the United Kingdom. The Company’s core strategy aims...

Target Healthcare REIT

1. What is the primary business of the Group, and what are its key portfolio characteristics? The Group’s primary business is property investment, specifically focusing on healthcare real estate in the United Kingdom. As of December 31, 2024, the portfolio consists of 94 homes with a market value of £925 million, generating £61 million in...

Fourth Trade

OK, it’s not technically the fourth trade, by then I already had one put and just received a margin account. I’ll make a seperate post as the previous was a little picture heavy. This was the first realization that I had been upgraded. My buying power increased. Basically, there is 8k there, and I deposited...

Third Trade

So I have the grand sum of four gbp so far, but I am not complaining. I’m continuing the wheel. Let’s take a look at ford on the daily chart: The RSI here is 55.00 ish. The weekly chart: Rsi is 52.04 So it’s looking a bit toppy really, meaning the next put is going...

 Second Ford Trade

So I placed a second trade ever, selling a put on Ford. I sold it for a strike of 9.00 for a premium of 4.00 (in total, i.e. one contract of 100 shares means I received a premium of four dollars (as far as I understand). The contract was for four days out in the...

First Attempt at the Wheel – Ford

So this is my first attempt at running the wheel. I’ve put 1100 gbp in my account and will try making a cash secured put. My feeling of the charts is that … I might get assigned! So perhaps lets start a little cautious. My First Options Trade: Selling a Put on Ford (F) –...