From The Editor. Issue 02: Dawn

Following a brief snapshot of the current environment for equities, which is beginning to show some promise, I have discussed the four strategies we are presently using to confidently trade today's market.

Of particular note are our Rivkin Dogs portfolios, Mining Takeovers tips, Long Straddle options strategies and Model-Driven strategies that we are spending a lot of time on in order to capture opportunities highlighted by price action and historical statistics.

For those ex-members who are still holding Just Group, we'd like to remind you that the Premier Investments' takeover has gone unconditional and acceptances should be sent in as soon as possible. Opportunities to maintain exposure to this situation still exist, and we encourage you to renew your memberships to get our advice on this situation, which has just been issued.

In addition to all of this, the phone broking services of Rivkin Securities are now live. Please send your contact and address details to rivkinsecurities@rivkin.com.au to request an application pack. Our phone rates, starting from $52.95, are almost definitely lower than what you're paying now for phone trades, and our experienced dealers are reintroducing a traditional, high-quality execution service that has been somewhat lost with the emergence of call-centre style operations.

I hope you enjoy this month's issue of From the Editor.