The phrase "a quick gain" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a rapid increase in profit, advantage, or benefit in various contexts, such as business or personal development.
Example: "Investing in stocks can sometimes lead to a quick gain, but it also comes with risks."
Alternatives: "a rapid profit" or "an immediate benefit."
He could try to get a quick gain and then call a timeout for the field-goal try, or just go for the kick right there.
A quick gain of 10percentto15percentcent was considered ideal before the Internet stock craze bubbled up and shares routinely doubled or tripled on Day One.
That might produce a quick gain or two, and the fizz of superficial success; but, over time, Electra would become a different beast, less able to stick to its long-term path.
Then the hedge fund promptly dumped all the shares for a quick gain.
Gurus sold at an average price of $11.85, a quick gain of just under 20% on the trade.
The West Caldwell, N.J.-based stamp and coin auction company was trading at around $12 when gurus bought it, and topped $17 last week, for a quick gain of about 40%.
His DoubleLine total return bond fund is among the top performers in its class, and the firm announced on Friday that its overall assets under management had passed $16 billion, a stunningly quick gain for a firm less than two years old.
As you can see from the Bloomberg chart above, AFTER the close, people realized the "news" was not new and the market quickly corrected but that won't stop the China ETF (FXI) from opening near $40, where we can press our short bets for a likely quick gain.
Also, if you'd like a quick stock play – we picked up Apple (AAPL) at $90 yesterday and we leveraged it with the May (expire next Friday) $87.50 calls at $3.15, which closed yesterday at $3.25, which is net $90.75 and we think AAPL can at least bounce $1 or two and that should take those calls to $4, which is a very nice, quick gain into the weekend. .
Also, if you'd like a quick stock play – we picked up Apple (AAPL) at $90 yesterday and we leveraged it with the May (expire next Friday) $87.50 calls at $3.15, which closed yesterday at $3.25, which is net $90.75 and we think AAPL can at least bounce $1 or two and that should take those calls to $4, which is a very nice, quick gain into the weekend.
Among his big winners were MBNA, Motorola and Cisco Systems; after the terrorist attacks, he made a quick large gain on Continental Airlines.
