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⭐️ PHILLIP DAVID DIAMOND ⭐️
‼️ PRIVATE CLIENTELE ‼️
⭐️ HEDGE INVESTOR ⭐️
‼️ ARBITRAGE INVESTOR ‼️
⭐️ ARBITRAGE TRADER ⭐️
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🌻🌻 "CALIFORNIA
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⭐️ PHILLIP
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⭐️ HEDGE INVESTOR ⭐️
⭐️ ARBITRAGE TRADER AND INVESTOR ⭐️
⭐️ THE STANDARD AND POOR'S 500 ⭐️
⭐️ CLIENTELE (PRIVATE) ⭐️
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THE HEDGE™
(pdd © 2001)
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PHILLIP DAVID DIAMOND,
PRIVATE CLIENTELE HEDGE INVESTOR
ARBITRAGE TRADER AND INVESTOR
(THE STANDARD AND POOR'S 500)™
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PORTFOLIO (PDD, PCHI):
THE DIAMOND FUND™ (pvt.):
THE DIAMOND FUND™ (pvt.),
A STANDARD AND POOR'S 500
HEDGE FUND (pvt.)
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CATEGORY
(CATEGORIES; STANDARDS):
STANDARD AND POOR'S 500 (SELECT) ...
(UP TO 15% NON 'STANDARD AND POOR'S 500 INVESTMENT' BY REFERENCED U.S. DOLLAR)
U.S. LARGE CAP ...
DIVERSIFIED; DOMESTIC
(UP TO 15% NON-DOMESTIC)
BLENDED
(BLENDED; 'BALANCED') ...
GROWTH; VALUE
POSITIONS OF HEDGE
('SOLDIER': UP TO 70%)
FIXED INCOME; CASH
(LESS THAN 15%)
HEDGED PORTFOLIO
(HEDGES INCLUDE) ...
BALANCED (INCLUDING 'PEACEMAKERS'; STIPULATORS'; ET AL); 'BOXED'; CATALYTIC; DIVERSIFIED; INDIVIDUAL; NON-DISCRETIONARY (MANDATORY; ET AL); PORTFOLIO; PRODUCTIVE; 'SOLDIER' ('SOLDIERING'); STAGGERED; STRATEGIC (E.G. DISCRETIONARY; ET AL); STRUCTURAL; TRADING (E.G. 'PROFIT BOX', A.K.A. 'KILL BOX'); TRACKING; ET AL
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BROKER 'CLIENTS':
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS
CHARLES SCHWAB
TD AMERITRADE
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TOP TEN 'BASE LONG' HOLDINGS (THE DIAMOND FUND™) (BY LARGEST U.S. DOLLAR REFERENCED INVESTMENT):
'BASE LONG' HOLDINGS (TOP TEN) ...
+) FACEBOOK INC. (FB) ° *
+) APPLE INC. (AAPL) ° *
+) ALPHABET INCORPORATED CLASS A COMMON STOCK (GOOGL) ° *
+) ADOBE SYSTEMS
INCORPORATED (ADBE) ° * ^ "
+) TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. (TEVA) ° *
+) STARBUCKS CORP. (SBUX) ° * ^ "
+) PAYPAL HOLDINGS INC. (PYPL) ° *
+) AMAZON•COM, INC. (AMZN) ° * ^
+) GLOBAL X SOCIAL MEDIA ETF (SOCL) * "
+) S&P 500 SPDR CDI 1:1 LONG (SPY) ° *
'BASE SHORT' HOLDINGS ...
+) S&P 500 PROSHARES ULTRASHORT (-2x) (ETF) (SDS) ° * ^
+) NASDAQ 100 PROSHARES ULTRAPRO SHORT (-3x) (SQQQ) ° * ^
PERCENT OF TOTAL PORTFOLIO ('BASE LONG') TOP TEN HOLDINGS, THE DIAMOND FUND™): THURSDAY'S CLOSE, FEBRUARY 5, 2015: 54.83%
FRIDAY'S CLOSE, APRIL 24, 2015: 46.08%
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ADDITIONAL INVESTMENTS (THE DIAMOND FUND™):
'BASE LONG' HOLDINGS ...
+) PALO ALTO NETWORKS, INCORPORATED (PANW) ° * ^ "
+) ENERGY/SELECT SECTOR SPDR ETF (XLE) ° *
+) WELLS FARGO AND COMPANY COMMON STOCK (WFC) ° *
+) POWERSHARES DEUTSCHE BANK U.S. DOLLAR INDEX BULLISH (TRACKING FUND) (UUP) ° *
+) AT&T INCORPORATED (T) ° * ^ "
+) GILEAD SCIENCES INC. (GILD) ° *
+) GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC. (GS) ° *
+) iSHARES SILVER TRUST (SLV) *
+) CHEVRON CORP. (CVX) ° * ^ "
+) VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC. (VZ) ° * ^ "
+) NASDAQ 100 POWERSHARES TRUST SERIES 1 (TRACKING ETF) (QQQ) ° *
+) MARKET VECTORS RUSSIA ETF (RSX) ° * ^
+) GOLD TRUST, SPDR (ETF) (GLD) *
+) UNITED STATES OIL FUND LP (USO) *
+) THE COCA-COLA COMPANY (KO) ° * ^ "
+) FORD MOTOR CO. (F) ° * ^ "
+) MCDONALD'S CORPORATION (MCD) ° * ^ "
+) iSHARES RUSSELL 2000 ETF (IWM) ° *
+) NETFLIX, INC. (NFLX) ° * ^ "
+) BAIDU, INC. (BIDU) ° *
+) CISCO SYSTEMS INC. (CSCO) ° *
+) SPDR S&P 500 TECHNOLOGY SELECT SECTOR ETF (XLK) ° * "
+) ISHARES BARCLAYS 20-30 YEAR U.S. TREASURY BOND (ETF) (TLT) ° *
'BASE SHORT' HOLDINGS ...
+) DIREXION DAILY SMALL CAP BEAR (-3x) ETF (TZA) ° * ^
+) PROSHARES ULTRASHORT (-2x) LEHMAN 20-30 YEAR U.S. TREASURY BOND (ETF) (TBT) ° *
'OTHER' HOLDINGS ...
+) THE CHICAGO BOARD OF EXCHANGE S&P 500 VOLATILITY INDEX (^VIX) ° * ^ "
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° WITH INDIVIDUAL 'HEDGE'
* WITH PORTFOLIO 'HEDGE'
^ WITH ''DIRECT' TRADING' 'HEDGE'
('PROFIT BOX', a.k.a. 'KILL BOX')
" WITH ''PROXY' TRADING' 'HEDGE'
('PROFIT BOX', a.k.a. 'KILL BOX')
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SHORT INTEREST (TOTAL PORTFOLIO, THE DIAMOND FUND™) (TOTAL PERCENT OF COMMITTED U.S. DOLLAR) (THURSDAY'S CLOSE, JANUARY 8, 2015):
57.14%
(THURSDAY'S CLOSE, FEBRUARY 5, 2015): 49.76%
(FRIDAY'S CLOSE, APRIL 24, 2015): 53.49%
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S&P 500 INDEX HISTORICAL CHARTS:
20 YEAR HISTORICAL CHART TO PRESENT
50 YEAR HISTORICAL CHART TO PRESENT
50 YEAR HISTORICAL CHART TO PRESENT
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⭐️ PREVIOUS RESULTS
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⭐️ 2017: ✚ 24.13%
RELATIVE TO MARKET PERFORMANCE AND OPPORTUNITY, 2017 WAS THE WEAKEST PERFORMANCE OF
THE LAST FIFTEEN YEARS, 2008 BEING THE STRONGEST.
A "FULLY INVESTED, FULLY HEDGED" TRADING POLICY WAS OF GREATEST INFLUENCE IN THE 2017 OUTPERFORMANCE OF THE S&P 500 BENCHMARK STANDARD.
NO DIRECT CRYPTOCURRENCY EXPOSURE.
THE 2017 BENCHMARK
(THE S&P 500 INDEX):
✚ 19.42%
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⭐️ 2016: ✚ 26.55%
'TRADING PROFITS' COMPRISED 58.93%
(( >> 15.65% )) OF THE 2016 PRE-TAX RETURN
OF 26.55%.
THE 2016 BENCHMARK
(THE S&P 500 INDEX):
✚ 9.84%
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⭐️ 2015: ✚ 18.51%
TOP PICKS IN 2015 INCLUDED FACEBOOK INC. (FB), ALPHABET (GOOGL), GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. (GE), TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. (TEVA), AND STARBUCKS CORP. (SBUX).
THE 2015 BENCHMARK
(THE S&P 500 INDEX):
✚ 0.22%
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⭐️ 2014: ✚ 23.64%
✚ 23.64% T.R. (THE DIAMOND FUND™)
✚ 16.91% T.R. (CLIENTS)
✚ 6.73% T.R. (PDD, PCHI)
TOP PICKS IN 2014 INCLUDED FACEBOOK INC. (FB), APPLE INC. (AAPL), CISCO SYSTEMS INC. (CSCO), TEVA PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRIES LTD. (TEVA), GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC. (GS), AND GOOGLE (GOOGL).
THE 2014 BENCHMARK
(THE S&P 500 INDEX):
✚ 11.39%
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⭐️ SINGLE DAY:
E.G. FRIDAY
(NOVEMBER 28, 2014)
THIS DAY'S BENCHMARK
(THE S&P 500 INDEX):
( — 0.25%)
⭐️ THE DIAMOND FUND™
⭐️ (TOP TEN HOLDINGS):
⭐️ ✚ 0.73% Empiric Result (1:1)
⭐️ ✚ 1.10% Fund Weighted (Actual)
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⭐️ 2008: ✚ 8.19%
"FULLY INVESTED" IN 2008; THE YEAR OF THE SINGLE MOST 'SEVERE' STOCK MARKET CRASH IN U.S. AMERICAN HISTORY.
THE 2008 BENCHMARK
(THE S&P 500 INDEX):
— 37.00%
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ET AL (ETC) ...
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COMMENTS (PDD):
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THE HEDGE™ ...
“Investing With 'Impunity' ... 'Gifting' The 'Hedge' Of 'Zero Sum Speculation'” ...
By Phillip David Diamond
'IMPRESSUM' 'Title' And 'Subtitle' ...
Excerpt From The Book ...
THE HEDGE™
by Phillip David Diamond
(© 2001)
(THE HEDGE™/PDD © 2001)
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THE HEDGE™ ...
The Portfolio Shown Here Is A Social Media Display. While Mostly Current - It Is Never 'Critically' Current.
As An Example, Cash-Generating Positions Involving Options (Calls And Puts) Are Not Documented Here On Facebook.
It Is Sufficient To Note That No Position Is Ever 'Uncovered' ('Naked').
As A Non-Specified Macro Example - In A Properly 'Hedged' Portfolio - Failing (Falling) 'Long' Positions Often Generate More "Cash Per Time" Covering The Same 'Empiric' Ground That They Did As A 'Long Only' Position On The Way Up (!)
((kævɛɑːt ˈɛmptɔr))
Thank You (!)
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Excerpt From The Book ...
THE HEDGE™
by Phillip David Diamond
(© 2001)
(THE HEDGE™/PDD
© 2001)
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Post Office Box 2279
Los Gatos (The Town),
California 95031
U.S.A.
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IMPRESSUM (PDD):
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IMPRESSUM
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THE HEDGE™ ...
“Investing With 'Impunity' ... 'Gifting' The 'Hedge' Of 'Zero Sum Speculation'” ...
by Phillip David Diamond
Impressum 'Title' and 'Subtitle' ...
Excerpt from the Book ...
THE HEDGE™
by Phillip David Diamond
(© 2001)
(THE HEDGE™/PDD
© 2001)
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(© 2001)
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Post Office Box 2279
Los Gatos (The Town),
California 95031
U.S.A.
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