Archive for the Investment/Trading Category
I receive 100’s of emails every day from my readers who basically ask me the same thing again and again and that is “How to make money through investing in stock market?” This article is written especially for the new investors who desire to fill their pockets through investing in stocks.
Investing in stocks can be a fast way to make money but it can also be a quick way to lose money as well. One needs detailed information about equity market to make some big money. There are many cases
January 14, 2010
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Today, anybody with a bit of money can become a trader, and so far too many people jump to trading without adequate preparation. There are a few things you will need to be familiar with before you can be a successful trader. These include knowing how the markets work, understanding the tools and software, and learning how to develop your own trading style and strategy. There are far too many things to be covered in a short article, but having a basic understanding of the way the market works wil
December 22, 2009
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The way traders operate varies from one individual to another, and also depending on the prevailing market conditions. It is true that a trading strategy that is profitable in one market can be a loss making strategy in another. That said, traders can be broken down into three broad categories - day traders, swing traders and position traders. While they do have similarities, and broadly use the same tools, there are sufficient differences in their trading time frames and approaches to warrant f
December 22, 2009
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Potentially getting higher returns on their capital is one obvious reason why individuals would rather trade than invest. Squeezing every last bit of profit out of the market is more important to the trader, than the cautious faith-in-the-fundamentals approach taken by investors. This profit chasing by traders does come at the expense of more work, and potentially higher risk though. All traders play an active role in their portfolios, even when all they are trading in is mutual funds of other s
December 22, 2009
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There is a fine line separating investing and trading. Where exactly that line sits in the divide is a topic for debate, but some common agreement on the matter does exist. Investors generally, are individuals who will buy shares in a company, and hold them for a long time. Far too often, these shares are held onto for far too long, allowing portfolios to lose value whilst sticking with a company that is on the decline. On the other hand, traders can buy and sell the same share in a matter of mi
December 22, 2009
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Historically, trading was the preserve of a few banks and financial firms. It was only open to institutions that had pockets deep enough to access the trading systems which were generally proprietary, and closed off to the masses. Recent advances in technology though, have led to a more level playing field, opening the field of trading to the average individual. Since the crash of 2000, when a many of these institutions lost a lot of investors' money, individuals were faced with the option of ei
December 22, 2009
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