The Burger King in the city center is very close to the Shoemaker Driving School where Dong Qiangqiang learned to drive. When Dong Qiangqiang walked into the fast food restaurant, he saw Duan Mu Xinghao sitting in the corner waving to him.
Walking to Duanmu, Dong Qiangqiang put his bag on the dining chair. Seeing that the dining table was empty, he couldn't help but ask: "You haven't ordered yet?"
"Let's talk first," Duanmu held his glasses, "It's too late to eat later." As long as there is no third person present, Duanmu doesn't seem to stutter when he speaks.
"Let's talk while eating," Dong Qiangqiang pointed at the menu on the wall and said generously, "You order some, I'll treat you today."
"You invite?" Duanmu was stunned, "Why?"
"Thank you for recommending Volkswagen's stocks to me last time." Dong Qiangqiang said quickly, "What do you want to eat?"
"Since you said that, I won't be polite," Duanmu saw that Dong Qiangqiang didn't seem to be joking with him and looked at the menu and said, "Then I'll order a big hamburger set meal."
The big burger set was expensive, but Dong Qiangqiang ordered two portions without hesitation, and ordered Duanmu an extra portion of large fries.
Seeing a plate full of delicacies being placed on the table, Duanmu picked up the burger with a smile on his face, opened the wrapping paper twice, and took a big bite. The tomato juice immediately splashed on the table. He closed his eyes and let out a long sigh: "Oh! I just like their burgers. True!"
"Thank you for reminding me that day," Dong Qiangqiang put the extra large fries into Duanmu's tray. "I don't usually have the habit of reading stocks. If you didn't tell me, I would have forgotten."
"Hey, how much did you earn last time?" Duanmu smiled gossiping, and a white light reflected on the lens.
"Me?" Dong Qiangqiang also took a big bite of the burger, "I didn't earn a penny."
"You didn't make any money? You can't? Why? Did you not sell it or didn't buy it at all?"
"I bought two shares." Dong Qiangqiang said with a smile.
"That's a pity." Duanmu licked the ketchup on his fingers, "But it doesn't matter. There are many opportunities in the German stock market. Since the bubble of American Internet technology companies burst, global stock markets have been adjusting in a downward channel. But I I feel that Germany is different here. They are a country founded on industry. There are no Internet companies in the big index stocks, and the Fortune 500 companies are all giants."
"You just said on the phone that you have some news about stocks," Dong Qiangqiang asked curiously, "What specific aspects are they about?"
"Actually, it's not just stock information, but also other things." Duanmu wiped his mouth with a tissue mysteriously, and at the same time turned his head and looked around warily, although no one was listening to them.
"What's the specifics?" Dong Qiangqiang never liked this kind of hesitant way of speaking, but he couldn't say anything because of his feelings.
Duanmu was not satisfied with Dong Qiangqiang's indifference. He laughed, shook his head and said, "My news is worth a lot of money. It's not enough for you to treat me to a hamburger."
"Then what do you want to eat?" Dong Qiangqiang deliberately teased him, "Chinese food or Western food? Roast duck or steak?"
"At least I have to eat at a Chinese restaurant. As for Western food, I haven't thought about what to eat yet." Duanmu finished a fist-sized burger in two mouthfuls. Dong Qiangqiang couldn't help but smack his tongue at the sight of his appetite.
"Hey, why is the news so expensive?" Dong Qiangqiang couldn't help but become curious, "Don't be fooling me, right?"
"Look, look at what you said, am I that kind of person?" Duanmu became anxious and stuttered again.
"Two meals are nothing." Dong Qiangqiang slapped the table, "Deal. Let's talk."
"The first thing is about stocks. I found that a stock has a strange movement, and it might jump up in the second half of the year."
"Which one? The da one or the teda (German technology stock index) one?"
"Hey, you know, the public."
Dong Qiangqiang almost sprayed Coke on Duanmu's face. He wiped his mouth and said angrily: "Are you going to prepare so much for just one meal?"
Duanmu smiled slyly: "I saw an investment report today, which said that the Volkswagen Group will first increase its investment in the Asian market, especially the domestic market, secondly, it will make efforts to expand the North American market, and thirdly, it will consolidate and expand its presence in the Far East market. Leading position. The report also said an unconfirmed news: Many investment analysts on Wall Street believe that Volkswagen’s financial report in the first half of the year will be much better than that in the same period last year.”
Seeing that Duanmu didn't mean to talk nonsense, Dong Qiangqiang stopped teasing: "You mean that investment institutions in the United States and Germany are optimistic about it?"
"Several large orders that Volkswagen has won in the Far East have been disclosed by newspapers. The Russian plan we talked about last time to increase the purchase of Volkswagen in the second half of this year now seems to be just one of the waves."
"One wave?" Dong Qiangqiang said in surprise, "Then you plan to buy back its shares?"
"What else are you planning to do? I bought it after reading the news. 62 marks per share. Oh, it makes me angry just talking about it. If I had seen this report earlier, I wouldn't have sold it."
"Then you didn't look at technical analysis again?"
"Except for one technical indicator that is a little high, the other indicators are at a medium level and can go up or down, but the direction is hard to say."
"You won't buy back 50 shares, will you?"
"Well, I didn't buy so much this time." A large portion of French fries was eaten by Duanmu in the blink of an eye.
"Aren't you optimistic about it?" Dong Qiangqiang felt puzzled.
"If VW really goes up like I think it will, then buying its stock is not my best choice."
"The best choice?" Dong Qiangqiang knew that this word was an economic term, but he didn't understand what other choices Duanmu had.
"Let me ask you, if you had 4 marks, what investment would you make to maximize your potential return?" Duanmu blinked.
"Only 4 marks? Then you can only buy a lottery ticket." Dong Qiangqiang said angrily, "The prize pool of the German Lotto seems to be a prize of 100 million marks now."
"But buying lottery tickets may be in vain, and there is no guarantee of return." Duanmu corrected, "Lottery tickets cannot be considered an investment."
"Then no." Dong Qiangqiang shrugged, "Even if German stocks can be bought for one share, then 4 marks can't buy one share, right? If you encounter a stock like Volkswagen, even a fraction is not enough."
"The best way to make potentially high-return investments with limited money is to buy stock options." Duanmu's eyes shone with wisdom.
"Stock options? What are those?"
"Simply put, it is like the i version of a stock, but much cheaper than stocks. For example, Volkswagen is now trading at 62 marks per share. But its call options are now only 6 marks per share, while its put options are more Cheap, only 2 marks per share.”
"So cheap?" Dong Qiangqiang didn't believe it, "Can it be true?"
"Because these options are financial derivatives, they all use a certain multiple of financial leverage." Duanmu explained, "And the real-time price of these options is related to the exercise time of the option (Author's note: The exercise time is the time for freely tradable options. Time) and exercise conditions are all related. Some options are only valid for 6 months, while some options are valid for a year or even longer."
"Leverage? Exercise time? Exercise conditions? Validity period? What are these you are talking about?" Dong Qiangqiang suddenly felt like his head was as big as a bucket when he heard a bunch of nouns.
Seeing that Dong Qiangqiang's interest was piqued, Duanmu suddenly burst into laughter, shut up and drank his drink leisurely.
Dong Qiangqiang vaguely remembered that these contents had been introduced in the newspapers he had read, but at that time he just read them without thinking carefully about the meaning behind the words. Now think about it, those missed knowledge are real money.
