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The Futures Market: Basic Facts and Terms

March 20, 2018

Now, we will examine the futures market, how it works, and what sets it apart from the other ones. Additionally, we will also see how using leverage can affect your investments. Trading futures: how does it work? A futures contract is a type of a derivative. If you are not familiar with this term, we will briefly address it now. A derivative is any financial instrument that acquires its value from the price changes of a particular financial instrument. It…

Futures Market Analysis: Getting Started

February 24, 2018

Andy Sanders

Market Outlook

After you open your account with a broker, you can use different tools to research futures. The evaluation process is an important one, and it will help you to thrive in trading futures. But, you should carefully consider your demands before deciding on one method. Group 1: Fundamental Analysis This type of analysis means studying the underlying factors. They affect the price level of your financial assets or commodities. However, the interpretation depends on which futures market you…

How to Trade E-Mini Futures Contracts

February 20, 2018

Andy Sanders

Futures

The first thing you should realize is that E-mini features are one of the most important trading vehicles in the world. In short, the E-mini is a futures contract, which tracks the S&P 500 market index. They can be traded 23.5 hours every day, five days every week, using the ES symbol. Every one-point move you make on the aforementioned S&P index is worth fifty dollars per E-mini contract, and the minimum move of these contracts is 0.25 points or…

Introduction to Short Selling Stocks

January 17, 2018

Andy Sanders

Stock Trading Tips

If you are certain a stock will rise, simply buy it and make a profit. That is something almost everyone can tell you. However, what if the situation is the exact opposite? What if you believe a stock will drop substantially? How can you profit from that decline? The answer lies in short selling. 1. What is Short Selling The idea behind short selling is the notion that you are trying to sell something someone else owns. One might probably…

The Different Types of Stock Market Orders and How to Use Them

October 25, 2017

Andy Sanders

Stock Trading Tips

Times are changing in the stock market. Previously, when you dealt in the stock market, you would ask for the advice of a professional who would usually take a commission after every successful trade. With the growing expansion of online technology and information, individuals no longer need the advice from professionals and can begin to dabble in stocks from their laptop, solo. However, although this may seem appealing at first, you need to know what you’re doing before you jump…

The Basics of Bull and Bear Markets and Why You Should Care

October 11, 2017

Andy Sanders

Market Commentary

When you get involved in the investing game, you will notice that the terms “bull” and “bear” get thrown around a fair bit. As a beginner trader, you may not understand what they fully mean or why they are important. To be completely clear, it is actually very important that you understand these terms and how to use them. The terms are actually very easy to understand and they are important as they will help describe what you see on…

The Pros and Cons of Day Trading

September 8, 2017

Andy Sanders

Stock Trading Tips

Day trading is meant for active traders. Day traders seek to profit from short term stock movements. Day trading involves making several trades per day. The trades are based on technical analysis and sophisticated charting systems. A day trader’s primary objective is to profit from trading stocks, commodities or currencies, by making small profits on numerous trades and capping losses on unprofitable trades. Day traders are not known for keeping any positions or possessing securities overnight. What then are the…

Getting Started With Online Investing

September 1, 2017

Andy Sanders

Stock Trading Tips

If you want to trade, you need to do some research. Yeah! The most essential thing that you should do as a beginner in the online trading world is to grab information and enhance your knowledge as much as you can. Stay in touch with news, go through financial websites, check some investment courses and listen to podcasts; all these things will help you to learn more. Another useful solution is to start practicing your trading skills with paper trading.…

How to Short Sell Stocks

August 1, 2017

Andy Sanders

Market Education

Short Selling is a type of reverse stock buying. The reason it is also referred to as reverse stock buying is that people sell stocks before they actually buy it. The stocks are sold because the people assume that they will go down in terms of price. Short selling can be termed as the selling of a security that either the seller does not own or the seller has borrowed it from the actual owner. But the main reason for…

How to Use the VWAP Technical Indicator for Day Trading

July 27, 2017

Andy Sanders

Stock Trading Tips

The Volume Weighted Average Price (VWAP) technical indicator is a useful tool for day traders who want to make more informed trading decisions. With this indicator, the day trader must input certain required data which the software will then use to calculate the volume weighted average price. The unique thing about this software is that it is heavily dependent upon trading volume which makes it more accurate for calculating average trading price. You would first need to decide on which…