Trading is one of the most competitive professions in the world. It can be intimidating as a day trader to know that you’re going up against professional traders with access to cutting-edge technology and the best analysis and information in the world. Fortunately there are simple ways that day traders can emulate what professional traders […]
Trading is an inherently emotional experience. You’re risking your hard-earned money on something that is complex and you’re going up against some of the smartest people in the world. So before we even get into this topic, let’s just get it out there right now that day trading is extremely difficult and most people lose […]
Scaling in/out refers to the process of entering (scaling in) or exiting (scaling out) an increasingly favorable trading position. Scaling In/Out Example Suppose that a day trader wishes to buy 100 shares of Company A. He expects the shares to drop around $5 per share over the course of the trading day, but is […]
What’s up, everyone? It’s a Red Day Recap. Another red day. Second red day of the week. I’m down 1,300 bucks today. I’m not gonna sweat it too much. $9,500 yesterday minus 1,300 today. I guess that’s alright. I’m still green on the week. I can feel good about that. But man, the market was […]
An interest rate is a time-specific payment demanded of a borrower by a lender for the use of some asset. Interest Rate Example Suppose that a consumer borrows $1,000 from a bank, and the bank demands that the borrower pay back the $1,000 loan plus a $60 interest payment at the end of one year. […]
An acquisition occurs when one company purchases 50% or more of another company’s shares, thereby making it the dominant shareholder and giving it a controlling stake in the acquired company. Purpose of Acquisitions Acquisitions can be undertaken for a number of different reasons, the main ones being to expand market share, reduce costs, create synergies, […]
The Federal Reserve is the central bank of the United States of America, and is tasked with overseeing monetary policy and regulating the financial system. Purpose of the Federal Reserve The Federal Reserve has 5 main duties: conducting monetary policy, regulating banks, monitoring and protecting consumers’ credit rights, providing financial services to the federal government […]
An emerging market is a national economy that is in the process of becoming an advanced capitalist economy, but whose institutions are not yet fully developed. Contemporary Emerging Markets Depending on the classifying body, there are approximately 20-25 current emerging markets spread around the globe. There are currently 16 national economies that are considered emerging […]
Ironbeam is an online futures brokerage company registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. As a member of National Futures Association, Ironbeam is currently headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Committed to providing first-class services to its customers, Ironbeam continuously updates its services to ensure customers get to fully utilize the latest technology, and research thus making […]
What’s up everyone? All right, so this is a surprise day. I wasn’t expecting a big green day today at all. I thought today was going to be, you know, the fourth day of kind of choppy momentum. It was slow Thursday. It was slow Friday. Yesterday I lost $32.00 so I was like, […]
