There are three good reasons why you should have as much stock market training as you can get before you actually start investing in the stock market. The first reason, of course, is to become familiar with the terms used by brokers so that you can communicate the correct instructions for your trades. If you’re not sure of the term for what you ...read more
Share trading online can be very lucrative and a lot of fun at the same time. Indeed, many people consider it a profitable hobby that they enjoy. However, it wouldn’t be enjoyable if it entailed losing a lot of money. There are three things you need to remember in order to keep your trading fun as well as profitable.
First, choose your broker ...read more
If you prefer to take a stock market course rather than taking the time to research it on your own, you have a lot of options! There are stock market courses for beginners available everywhere; on the internet, at your local community college, at your financial institution and through books and software at your local library.
You can choose to study using software that you buy ...read more
A lot of people would like to start trading in the stock market but have no idea how to go about it. The first thing, of course, is to educate yourself on what it is and how it is done. There are several ways to go about this and it doesn’t necessarily have to be costly.
One way you can begin to find out about the ...read more
Backtesting is a stock strategy trading tool that involves comparing past trading results. If you’re testing a strategy by doing a simulation of your trading for the future, it can take weeks or even years to see the end results. By backtesting, you can simulate your trading strategy using past figures and data to see if it is effective.
You can backtest a lot of different ...read more
The stock market is built on a basic marketing concept, the trading of shares in corporations. When you buy a share, or stock, in a company you have bought a small piece of ownership in that business. Some stocks come with voting options but most merely pay dividends based on the company’s quarterly earnings or losses.
Buying shares in a company entitles you to share in ...read more
In any tutorial about stock for dummies—or beginners, to put it more politely—you’ll find that there are two main categories of stocks. These are common stocks and preferred stocks.
Common stock is your garden variety, majority type of stock. They are securities that give you ownership in the company. When you are a common stockholder, you are able to help elect the board of directors and ...read more
Covered Calls
Much maligned, often miss-understood but still a mainstay in any stock trading strategy.
Covered calls can generate 3% to 8% a month on stock positions you hold. Sometimes they generate up to 12%. Sometimes they don’t do a darn thing. Still, I feel safe and can back up the claim of 3% to 8% a month on average.
I’ve been teaching covered call strategies for some ...read more
Stock trading on the Internet isn’t as complicated as it might sound at first. You might think that you need to take an extensive course to learn how to trade stock online but if you know a few simple terms and how to place an order you’ll be well on your way to making money buying and selling stocks.
If you’re using an online broker, walk ...read more
In the mystery of the movement of the stock market, the market itself can move, mercifully but one of three ways: Up, down, or sideways.
So, that makes it simple. If we can pick the direction, we can trade for a profit, right? Wrong! We also have to be able to accurately assess how long the direction will maintain itself. The icing on the cake comes ...read more