In 2011, Evan Spiegel, Reggie Brown, and Bobby Murphy created Snapchat, an app that allows users to send videos and photos. Today, Snapchat is one of the most influential social media platforms. In the first quarter of 2019, Snapchat daily users numbered 203 million worldwide. Of these, 61% are women. Each day, Snapchat users send more […]
Move over, Theranos, the biggest scandal on investor’s radar these days is WeWork and what happened to their stock. The company has been hogging the headlines in recent months for negative reasons. Once considered the most valuable U.S. startup, WeWork has not only seen its co-founder Adam Neumann step down as CEO but also shelved […]
What are Dividends? The thought of living and thriving through passive income in terms of dividend checks may seem like a dream to many people. However, it can become true, particularly when you comprehend what a dividend is before you engage in this trade. Here are a few insights to help you grasp a sound […]
Whether you are a stock trader, a bond trader, or a forex trader, your ultimate goal is to earn money with minimum risk. For options traders, one of the most important principles you need to understand is the put call parity. In this article, we will be focusing on the nuts and bolts of this […]
There’s no straightforward process on how to choose an online broker because most of it depends on your personal needs. You’re likely going to have to compromise on some factors to get the features most important to you. Low commissions might be the most critical factor to you, but you may have to sacrifice on […]
Small cap ETF invest in companies who have a market capitalization of around $250 million to $3 billion with potential for growth but before we jump into the most popular ones, we want to breifly go over what market cap and ETFs are. What is market cap? The term market capitalization, or market cap, refers […]
The phrase ‘quantitative trading’ has quickly entered the finance lexicon, so much so that everyday investors have become familiar with quants enough to know it means computer trading. In this article, we’ll try to explain the concept a bit further for the market layman. Frequency of the phrase “quantitative trading” in Google Books What […]
Before we jump into how Robinhood makes money, we’ll give you a brief overview of who they are and the logistics of commission-free trading. Who is Robinhood? Robinhood Markets Inc. was founded by Vladimir Tenev and Baiju Bhatt in the early months of 2013 as a commission-free brokerage app. The app is available both on iOS & Android. […]
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 […]
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 […]
