The stock market has been slowly turned to electronic trading since the 1980s, with staunch push back from the market’s two largest centers of power: the Nasdaq and the New York Stock Exchange. Today’s electronic trading market and all of its developments; decimalization, high-frequency trading, low commissions, and payment for order flow, can all be […]
The year over year calculation is a great way to compare how a company is performing on an annualized basis. What is Year Over Year (YOY) Year over- year (YOY) is a method that is often used when making financial comparisons. It can also be described as a mathematical procedure of evaluating a statistic for […]
It’s time to talk trendlines and I’m here today to help you remove the guesswork of drawing all different types of trendlines that help you pinpoint precision entries. Few stock market sayings have more staying power than “the trend is your friend” and for good reason. When the trend is moving in the same direction […]
Futures trading has steadily gained more attention over the past few years so we decided to cover the best futures trading platforms on the market. Futures markets offers investors an avenue to speculate on a variety of assets like stocks, indices, currency pairs, and commodities such as metals, crude oil, corn, grain, beef, and pork. […]
The growth of business and trade caused many problems that traditional forms of business did not solve. For instance, the unlimited liability feature of a sole proprietorship form of business led to people creating partnerships. However, this proved to be too risky and inadequate and saw the rise of private companies as a concept. […]
What is Intraday Trading? Intraday trading is the act of placing an opening and closing trade in a single trading session in an attempt to capitalize on short-term market moves. Securities that are typically traded intraday include: Stocks Options Futures Forex In addition, intraday represent the lows and highs that an asset encountered all through […]
In the stock trading world, speculators buy stocks at a lower price in the hope of selling them at a higher price later in order to make a profit. Sadly, a buyer cannot know what the market price of a stock will be when the time comes to dumb it. This is why many investors […]
Options and futures contracts are both derivatives, created mostly for hedging purposes. In practice, their applications are quite different though. The key difference between them is that futures obligate each party to buy or sell, while options give the holder the right (not the obligation) to buy or sell. Options Example Jim thinks he might […]
Inside Look: Options vs Stocks When you buy a stock, you’re buying a piece of ownership in that company. As long as a company exists, that share of stock doesn’t expire. When you buy an option, you’re buying the right to buy or sell a stock (or another asset) at a specified price within a […]
Stock Analyst Ratings A stock rating is a measure of the expected performance of a stock in a given time period. Analysts and brokerage firms often use ratings when issuing stock recommendations to stock traders. Analysts arrive at stock ratings after researching public financial statements of various companies, talking to executives and customers, or listening in […]
