Investing in stocks and trading stocks is very easy now that it can all be done online without ever picking up the phone. But to do it right, you need to be aware of some of the different options you have. When you log into your online account to buy or sell a stock, you […]
If you are new to stock market investing, two terms you will hear thrown around a lot are “bull market’ and “bear market”. What do these terms mean and what does investing have to do with bulls and bears?
A bull market is when most people feel positive about the stock market and want to buy […]
I can’t help but think that a final straw event that dramatically breaks the backs of world financial markets is on the way. Once that straw arrives there will be little that Ben Bernanke and the Fed can do about it. Extreme unwarranted optimism will turn to black hole pessimism overnight.
So far the stock market […]
Online trading has exploded in popularity as telephone charges and broker fees have collapsed and internet bandwidth has soared. Combine this with the recent trend away from corporate environments in favor of working from home, and you can see how online trading has become both a viable business and an ideal lifestyle.
Online stock trading (or […]
In mid-July 2007, the Dow Jones index stock market made what appeared to be an important top.
Naturally, this gave rise among the usual TV pundits to pessimistic perceptions of the US economy, the long-term impact of the war in Iraq, and so on. However, what is fascinating and even mildly annoying is that just a […]
Options Trading has a reputation for being extremely risky, but this reputation is in large part undeserved. True, option trades are extremely risky - even dangerous if you have no idea what you are doing. However, that is true of all forms of offline or online trading, and trading in options is no exception.
While options […]
One of the hardest concepts for beginners to understand is how stocks are valued. What is the driving force behind a stock price and what causes some stocks to be so volatile? When you buy a stock, you are buying a part of a company. However, that stock price of that company can go […]
The caller seemed surprised that I had never heard about Compound Stock Earnings Programs, or CSEs. “People are earning three to six percent per month with little or no risk”, she continued, “I’m thinking of attending a seminar”. A wise man once said: “If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is”, but […]
There are many, many factors that affect the price of a share but basically it is determined by how much somebody is willing to pay for it.
Perceived Value
Just like any other auction, the price is determined by the perceived value of the item being traded. It cannot be calculated or determined by a formula. […]
As a new entrant into the stock market you will keep hearing about the terms NYSE, AMEX and NASDAQ and more of the international ones nowadays like HangSeng or the LSE or even the Luxembourg stock exchange .
These are stock exchanges where the exchange of stocks takes place between the buyers and the sellers. In […]
