May 13, 2013 | ETFs, The Basics
Exchange traded funds (ETFs) are investment products that can replicate the movement of an index or a specific asset class such as currency pairs. ETFs allow investors to enter and exit their positions during normal trading hours such as a stock. Currency...
May 13, 2013 | ETFs, The Basics
An exchange-traded fund (ETF) is a financial investment vehicle that is traded on stock exchanges in the exact same way as stocks. An ETF holds assets such as stocks, commodities, currencies or fixed income products and trades at approximately the same price as the...
May 13, 2013 | Equities, The Basics
Two main benefits to stock ownership motivate investors: firstly, stockholders own a percentage of the company, which should theoretically increase in value as the company’s value increases. Secondly, as a partial owner of a company, stockholders have a right to...
May 13, 2013 | Equities, The Basics
While companies will usually do everything they can to make their stock price rise higher and higher, there is one premeditated event that is motivated by a desire to lower the stock price: the stock split. The Basic Split The classic stock split involves a company...
May 13, 2013 | Stock Market Basics, The Basics
Most stocks are traded on an exchange, which effectively functions as a market where buyers and sellers can meet to exchange the fractional ownership that stocks represent. Just like any marketplace in real life, the stock exchanges have opening and closing hours...
May 13, 2013 | Stock Market Basics, The Basics
“Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts.” — Daniel Patrick Moynihan The price range for any trading instrument during any single session is defined simply between its low and high price. “Today’s high for XYZ was $123.45, and today’s...
