TradingBlock’s New Portfolio Hedger Helps Investors Create Strategies to Protect Gains against Market Volatility
March 15 2012 - 11:00AM
Business Wire
To help investors protect gains in their equity portfolio
against market volatility, online broker TradingBlock (Chicago, IL)
introduces Portfolio Hedger, a query-based tool that lets investors
quickly create and rank protection strategies for nearly any stock
or ETF in their portfolio.
Using Portfolio Hedger, investors can select one or more stocks
or ETFs in their portfolio or watch list and specify what type of
protection they want based on two basic criteria: 1) how much
downside risk they are willing to accept; and 2) how long they wish
to maintain the protection.
Portfolio Hedger then returns five or more “collar” protection
strategies ranked either by the overall cost of the protection, or
the amount of upside potential the investor can retain as long as
the protection is maintained. Investors can also graph the
projected profit/loss of the protected position (stock/ETF with
protection strategy) to see how the combined position may perform
as market conditions change.
“Starting with Portfolio Hedger’s simple two-step query process,
we’re giving investors the ability to easily identify and rank
potential protection strategies for any stock or ETF in their
portfolio,” notes TradingBlock CEO Steve Hoffman. “As we all
continue to navigate uncertain and volatile markets, Portfolio
Hedger is a timely tool that gives investors a new weapon to manage
risk and protect hard-earned gains.”
Portfolio Hedger is the latest tool in TradingBlock’s mission to
help investors achieve their four basic investing objectives:
Engage the market, Protect gains, generate Income and Speculate
with higher probabilities of success.
Investors can visit TradingBlock.com and create a free, instant
login to gain immediate access to Portfolio Hedger and other tools
on the site. Investors can also get up to six months of free stock
trades when they open a new brokerage account. Visit
TradingBlock.com for complete details.
About TradingBlock
TradingBlock is dedicated to helping self-directed stock
investors identify new ways for generating portfolio income,
protecting hard-earned gains, and staying engaged with their
investments. Member FINRA, SIPC, NFA and CBOE. Web:
www.tradingblock.com. Phone: 1-800-494-0451. Email:
info@tradingblock.com.
Disclaimer
Options involve substantial risk and are not suitable for all
investors. Please read Characteristics and Risks of Standardized
Options prior to investing in options. Evaluate any strategy prior
to use to understand risk and suitability.