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Trading History Part II: 3/21/05 - present

This is a Part II of the trading history for the Trading Portfolio

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6/21/05:  Since 3/20/05, I received 68 shares of QSII as part of a 2:1 stock split.  On 4/4/05, I sold 75 shares of Ventana (VMSI) at $38.  On 4/4/05, I purchased 240 shares of Jos A Bank (JOSB) at $31.875.  Also on 4/4/05, I purchased 120 shares of Greif (GEF) at $72.27.  On 4/4/05, I sold 50 shares of Cantel (CMN) at $29.60.  On 4/5/05, I sold my remaining 135 shares of Exactech (EXAC) at $15.331. On 4/5/05, I received 68 shares of COH as part of a 2:1 stock split.  On 4/21/05, I purchased 400 shares of Meridian Bioscience (VIVO) at $16.648.  I sold 34 shares of QSII at $52.65 on 4/21/05.  I purchased 200 shares of Quiksilver (ZQK) on 4/25/05 at $28.42.  I sold 55 shares of American Healthways at $39.84 on 4/25/05.  I received 200 shares of Quiksilver (ZQK) as part of a 2:1 split on 5/12/05.  On 5/20/05, I purchased 200 shares of Kyphon (KYPH) at $29.175.  I sold 32 shares of Hibbett (HIBB) at $34.41.  I purchased 200 shares of Genesco (GCO) at $34.36 on 5/26/05.  I sold 40 shares of Affymetrix (AFFX) on 5/26/05.  I received 160 shares of SRX on 5/31/05 as part of a 2:1 split.  I sold my 150 shares of Cantel (CMN) on 6/2/05 at $20.  I sold my 120 shares of GEF at $65.49 on 6/3/05.  I sold 60 shares of JOSB at $41.76 on 6/7/05.  Also on 6/7/05, I purchased 160 shares of ANF.  I purchased 240 shares of PRGS on 6/16/05 at a price of $30.96.  I sold 24 shares of Hibbett (HIBB) at $39.18.  I sold 34 shares of COH at $33.25 on 6/16/05.  Finally, I purchased 200 shares of Alliance Data Svcs (ADS) at $39.06, on 6/16/05.
As of 6/21/05, I have $11,580 in realized gains including $2,660.29 in net short term gains and $8,919.79 in net long-term gains.  I currently have $36,767.74 in unrealized net gains.  The trading account has a value of $68,892.87.  Equity is at 42.37%.  Total equity value is $162,569.67, with a margin debit balance of $93,676.80. 
 
9/2/05: Since 6/21/05,  I sold 50 shares of Kyphon (KYPH) at $38.20.  This was my first sale of the lot of KYPH purchased on 5/20/05 at a cost basis of $29.21, and was at a 30.8% gain.  On 7/20/05, I sold 60 shares of St Jude (STJ) at $46.72.  These shares were purchased 10/15/03 at a cost basis of $28.90 and were sold with a 61.7% gain.  On 7/25/05, I sold 100 shares of Meridian Bioscience (VIVO) at $22.77. These shares were acquired 4/21/05 with a cost basis of $16.67/share for a gain of 37.0%.  On 7/28/05, I sold 50 shares of Mentor (MNT) at $45.20.  These shares were acquired 2/3/05, at a cost basis of $34.37/share.  They were sold with a gain of 31.5%.  Also on 7/28/05, I sold 42 shares of American Healthways (AMHC) at $45.12.   These shares were acquired 6/18/04 at a cost basis of $23.53.  This was my third sale of AMHC shares and the latest sale was at a gain of 91.8% and was the third partial sale of this stock.  On 8/1/05, I sold 37 shares of Cal Dive (CDIS) at $61.14.  These shares were purchased on 11/3/04, at a cost basis of $38.20, and had a gain of $22.94 or 60.1%.  On 8/16/05, I sold 25 shares of Quality Systems (QSII) at a price of $69.02.  These shares were purchased 7/28/03 at a cost basis of $15.50/share for a gain of 345.3%.   On 8/16/05, I sold my entire 160 share position of ANF at $61.62, which was purchased 7/28/03 at a cost of $77.00/share.  This represented a loss of (15.38)% beyond my usual sell-level for stocks at (8)%.  On 9/1/05, I sold 75 shares of Meridian (VIVO) at $27.70.  These shares were purchased 4/21/05 at a cost basis of $16.67/share.  This sale represented a gain of 66.2%.  Finally, on 9/1/05, I purchased 160 shares of Giant Industries (GI) at a cost basis of $53.22/share.  As of 9/2/05, I have a total of $17,028.73 in realized gains including $4,827.70 of net short-term gains and $12,201.03 in net long-term gains for 2005.  My unrealized gains has not been updated due to the purchase of Giant Industries in the account late last week.  The total account balance is $79,962.20 with a 51.30% equity percentage and total account holdings of $155,859.43 and a margin debit balance of $75,897.23.
 
10/23/05:  Since 9/2/05, I received 112 shares of Meridian Biosciences (VIVO) as part of 3:2 stock split, I sold 37 shares of MNT at $55.24 on 9/7/05 with a cost basis of $34.37, I sold 30 shares of ResMed (RMD) at $78.01 on 9/27/05, with a cost basis of $59.74, and received 37 shares of Hibbett (HIBB) as part of a 3:2 stock split on 9/28/05.  On 9/30/05, I sold 37 shares of Sybron Dental (SYD) at $41.57 with a cost basis of $25.84, on 10/03/05, I sold 84 shares of Meridian (VIVO) at $21.07, with a cost basis of $11.13/share.  On 10/3/05, I received 90 shares of ResMed (RMD) as part of a 2:1 stock split.  Also on 10/3/05, I sold 19 shares of Quality Systems (QSII) at $71.73, with a cost basis of $15.50.  On 10/6/05 I sold all of my shares (120) of Dell (DELL) at $31.91, with a cost basis of $25.13.  On 10/13/05, I sold all of my 400 shares of QuikSilver (ZQK) at $12.98, which had a cost basis of $14.23.  On 10/20/05, I sold my remaining 113 shares of Mentor (MNT) at $44.60, with a cost basis of $34.37, and on 10/20/05, I sold my remaining 160 shares of Giant Industries (GI) at $48.7701, with a cost basis of $53.22.  I continue to regularly add $200/month to the account.  I withdrew $5,000 from the account on 10/12/05 for a downpayment on a car. My "unrealized gain" is not available as I write, as a 2:1 stock split of Starbucks is pending.   As of 10/22/05, I had net short-term gains of $6,870.16 and net long-term gains of $14,631.33 in the account for a total of $21,501.49 of realized gains in 2005.  As of 10/22/05, the account had a net worth of $70,346.83, with a margin equity % of 58.16%.  The margin debit balance was $50,586.90 and total account holdings were $120,933.73.  Through 10/22/05, I had paid $4,180.36 in margin interest for the year 2005.
 
12/30/05: Since 10/23/05, I received 35 shares of Starbucks (SBUX) as part of a stock distribution (2:1 split) on 10/24/05.  I sold my 200 shares of Alliance Data Systems (ADS) on 10/25/05 at a price of $35.62.  These shares were purchased 6/16/05 at a cost of $39.10, and thus had a loss of $(3.48) or (8.9)%.  On 10/28/05, I sold my 230 shares of American Medical Systems (AMMD) at a price of  $16.07.  These shares were purchased 1/9/04, and had a cost basis of $12.91, and thus had a gain of $3.16 or 24.5%.  These shares were sold as I had previously sold shares of AMMD twice, at 30% and 60% gain levels, and having retraced 50% of the top gain, the remaining shares were sold.  On 11/21/05, I sold 27 shares of Hibbett Sporting Goods (HIBB) at a price of $30.11.  These shares had been acquired 3/6/03 with a cost basis of $6.50/share and thus had a gain of $23.61 or 363.2%. This was my 8th partial sale of HIBB, with previous sales at 30, 60, 90, 120, 180, 240, and 300%.   On 11/22/03, I sold 14 shares of Quality Systems (QSII) at a price of $86.23.  These QSII shares were purchased 7/28/03, at a cost basis of $15.50.  Thus, I had a gain of $70.73/share or 456.3%.  This was my 9th partial sale of QSII, having sold portions at 30, 60, 90, 120, 180, 240, 300, and 360% previously.  On 11/22/05, I purchased 200 shares of Morningstar (MORN) at $32.52.  On 11/22/05, I sold my remaining 45 shares of Cooper (COO) at $53.65.  These shares were purchased 2/20/03 at a cost basis of $26.98, and thus had a gain of $26.67 or 98.9%.  I had sold COO five times earlier, at 30, 60, 90, 120, and 180%.  The stock was approaching the 90% sell point after retracing nearly 50% of the gain, and I sold on what I felt was fundamentally bad news.  On 11/22/05, I sold 28 shares of Cal Dive Intl (CDIS) at $73.40/share.  My initial purchase of CDIS was on 11/3/04, when I acquired shares at a cost basis of $38.20.  Thus, I had a gain of $35.20 or 92.1%.  This was my third sale of CDIS, having sold portions at 30% and 60% previously.  Also on 11/22/05, I purchased 160 shares of Blue Coat Systems (BCSI) at $45.80/share.  On 12/5/05, I sold 11 shares of Starbucks (SBUX) at a price of $31.95.  These shares were purchased 1/24/03 at a cost basis of $11.40/share, and thus had a gain of $20.55 or 180.3% since purchase.  This was my fifth partial sale, having sold portions of my holdings of SBUX at 30, 60, 90, and 120% gain points previously.  On 12/5/05, I purchased 240 shares of Dynamic Materials (BOOM) at a price of $28.27/share.  On 12/9/05, I received 85 shares of Cal Dive (CDIS) in the form of a 2:1 stock split.  Finally, on 12/20/05, I sold my 240 shares of Progress Software (PRGS) at a price of $27.57.  These shares had been purchased 6/16/05, at a cost basis of $31/share and thus had a loss of $(3.43) or (11.1)%.  As of 12/30/05, I had net short-term gains of $5,342.762, and net long-term gains of $19,331.60 for 2005.  The total realized net gain was $24,674.32 for the year 2005. Total net unrealized gains in the account stood at $36,827.91 on 12/30/05, the last day of trading for the year.  As of 12/30/05, the account had a net worth of $74,376.05, with total holdings standing at $122,887.68, and margin debit standing at $48,511.63. 

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