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The second type of exchange is the virtual sort called an over-the-counter (OTC) market, of which the Nasdaq is the most popular. These markets have no central location or floor brokers whatsoever. Trading is done through a computer and telecommunications network of dealers. It used to be that the largest companies were listed only on the NYSE while all other "second tier" stocks traded on the other exchanges.nnThe tech boom of the late 90s changed all this; now the Nasdaq is

June 30, 2008

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Stock prices change everyday by market forces. By this we mean that share prices change because of supply and demand. If more people want to buy a stock (demand) than sell it (supply), then the price moves up. Conversely, if more people wanted to sell a stock than buy it, there would be greater supply than demand, and the price would fall. Understanding supply and demand is easy.nnWhat is difficult to comprehend is what makes people like a particular stock and dislike another

June 30, 2008

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On Wall Street, the bulls and bears are in a constant struggle. If you haven't heard of these terms already, you undoubtedly will as you begin to invest. nnThe BullsnnA bull market is when everything in the economy is great, people are finding jobs, GDP is growing, and stocks are rising. Things are just plain rosy! Picking stocks during a bull market is easier because everything is going up.nnBull markets cannot last forever though, and sometimes they can lead to dangerous si

June 25, 2008

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often, one of the first questions an investor asks is “What stock should I buy?” This question can involve a great deal of time and analysis. In many cases, the average investor will want to find out what the company does; review its financial statements; see if it pays a dividend, as well as how long that dividend has been paid and whether or not it will continue to be paid; discover whether the company’s earnings are rising or falling; analyze its products

June 25, 2008

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If you want to start with stock market trading , you must know some of the aspect related to stock market. With no knowledge of stock market and the careful planning, there is very little success for stock traders. To find success in the stock market, a person needs to know the attributes and have a stock trading system. They are crucial to your stock market trading business and making a profit could be extremely easy.nnTry to develop an edge and base your trade on technical

March 26, 2008

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You've probably heard about "fast markets" in the news. But what does it really mean? What are the dangers of a fast market? How can you protect yourself as an investor? nnWe will discus the following topics related to fast markets: nnA Fast Market in Action nnA fast market is an event that's becoming increasingly common: A hot new technology company goes public. Within minutes of opening the Initial Public Offering (IPO) on secondary markets, investors from around the countr

February 14, 2008

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The annual dividend is the total amount of dividends you could expect to receive if you held the stock for a year and there was no change in the company’s dividend payment. It is based on the current quarterly dividend payment rate projected forward for four quarters. nnThere was a time when a company not paying a dividend could expect to have its share price punished by virtue of the fact that many conservative funds looking for income rather than capital growth from t

February 9, 2008

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1. Skepticism about past returns is crucial. The truth is, much as you may wish you could know which funds will be hot, you can’t and neither can the legions of advisers and publications that claim they can. That’s why building a portfolio around index funds isn’t really settling for average. It’s just refusing to believe in magic. nn2. By day we write about Six Funds to Buy now. By night, we invest in sensible index funds. Unfortunately, pro-index fun

February 9, 2008

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Each of the intraday trading techniques discussed so far have relied on reference levels arrived at by means of mathematical calculations. The technique iscussed in this section, in contrast, will deal with a set of support and resistance levels which are much more intuitively obvious. In short, we will discuss a technique for using the prior day's price extremes as a means of determining market-based valuation levels. nnIf market activity is thought of as an auction process,

February 8, 2008

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Judgements made about likely market behavior which are based on momentum analysis can be even more productive if we have predetermined levels available which can act as price templates in interpreting the day's trading activity. The Pivot System is one such approach.nnFloor traders and other professionals who do the actual buying and selling of futures contracts in the trading pits of the exchanges, generally employ very similar systems for valuing the price of these instrume

February 8, 2008

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As helpful as Pivot System levels often are a significant drawback to their use lies in the fact that they are calculated from the prior day's price action, and may not accurately reflect recent changes in market psychology. Effective intraday trading also requires a means of identifying support and resistance which can more easily adapt and more accurately represent price activity under rapidly changing market conditions. The 20 period Exponential Moving Average (20EMA) can

February 8, 2008

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Overtrading is the cause of more losses than anything else in Wall Street. The average man does not know how much capital is required to make a success and he buys or sells more than he should. Therefore he is forced to get out of the market when his capital is nearly exhausted and probably misses opportunities for making profits. Make up your mind how much loss you can afford before you make a trade and not afterward. nnStick to small quantities. Be conservative. Do not over

February 7, 2008