The U.S. Securities and Exchange and Commission (SEC) is considering a full ban on a controversial practice in the brokerage industry, known as payment for order flow (PFOF), according to Chairman Gary Gensler, who was recently interviewed by Barron’s. On Aug. 30, the day Barron’s published the interview, Robinhood Markets (NASDAQ: HOOD) stock plunged […]
The hip Greek yogurt maker Chobani is prepping for an IPO later this year, according to reports that they’ve filed confidentially with the SEC. Reports say that the IPO could value the company at up to $10B. Most of the time, the IPO of a company that sells 150-gram yogurt cups wouldn’t be the […]
The US stock market is one of the most traded markets in the world but how can international traders gain access to the US markets? Market Overview The U.S. stock market is an exchange where traders and investors converge to buy and sell shares of publicly traded companies. The shares of stock that these […]
Most of the time when we make a trade, we’re making a pretty specific bet. We buy Apple because we think Apple is going up for whatever reason. It’s a simple bet with one way to win: the price has to go up. With pairs trading, you’re combining two separate bets into one. Let […]
It’s tough to know how much leverage is in the market until everyone needs liquidity at the same time. As the 2008 financial crisis and the recent Archaegos blow-up demonstrated, leverage can quietly gather in odd corners of the market. I mean, who would have thought a bunch of media stocks like Viacom or […]
The recent sharp selloff in US markets might be indicative of a broader weakness developing in market breadth. Due to the top index components being so heavily weighted in the indexes, their strength is presenting a potentially misleading picture of how the average stock is performing. How Indexes Work: Why Index Calculation Can Distort […]
Robinhood IPO is just around the corner. Here’s everything you need to know. Robinhood IPO: Quick Facts Ticker: HOOD Offering date (date of first trading): on or about Thursday, July 29, 2021, according to Renaissance Capital Listing method: Traditional IPO Exchange: Nasdaq Global Select Market Offer price: Shares are expected to be priced between $38 […]
The Wall Street hype machine is once again cranking at maximum RPM following the Dingdong IPO announcement. Dingdong, a company that offers fresh produce and grocery deliveries through a mobile app in China, raised $95.7 million when it priced its IPO at $23.50 per share ADS on Monday, June 28. The company gained a […]
If you are an active day trader, you are probably aware that Fibonacci retracement and extension levels are some of the most important and useful tools in all of price action. Day traders and technical analysts can use Fibonacci levels analysis to confirm an entry-level, target a take profit, and to determine your stop […]
Investment factors are a set of quantitative criteria used to explain investment returns. The idea is that some baskets of securities that have similar criteria might deliver superior risk-adjusted returns. At its simplest, an investment factor is a characteristic of a security that is associated with superior risk-adjusted returns. That could be a low […]
