What happened to the stock markets these past two weeks?
Anyone at all involved in investing or trading no doubt personally experienced it- the stock markets went through a major correction! And in these days of the “World Economy” such a correction can be triggered by news from anywhere in the world. As it did [...]
Software that Fights Insomnia There are two definitions for the word Forex. It is, along with FX an anagram for foreign exchange market which trade’s currencies. In a forex trade, you buy one currency while simultaneously selling another – that is, you’re exchanging the sold currency for the one you’re buying. The foreign exchange market [...]
More Than One Hundred and Fifty Years of U.S. HistoryAnyone who has seen the classic movie Trading Places knows what commodities are. For those of you who have not gotten the privilege of seeing Eddie Murphy at his best, commodities are any physical, tangible goods. From crops such as corn or wheat, to oil, gold, [...]
We Are Not Talking Chump Change Perhaps you have seen the recent infomercial showing how easy it is to trade currencies, or you are a seasoned trader looking to branch out. It makes no difference about your experience, only your will to expand your scope of investments. For an awful long time the foreign exchange [...]
You Don’t need a Crystal BallOne might say that there has to be some kind of mystical knowledge being used, considering the price for the commodity doesn’t yet exist. Commodities are any physical, tangible goods, such as crops like corn or wheat, to oil, gold, and currency, just to name a few. The futures market [...]
A hedge is an investment made to offset the risk incurred by entering another investment. Essentially you are setting up a bet on both sides so that one offsets the other and you can end up winning either way.
Think of it as a form of insurance.
Options are frequently used in hedging.
For example, you can speculate [...]
Option trading is typically associated with three different investor types. There are hedging strategies employed by large institutional investors, income-producing strategies for cash flow investors, and more aggressive trading strategies favored by speculators.
But where the does the long term investor fit in? Are there any option trading strategies that the conservative investor can employ [...]
Day trading a binary option trade with call and put positions seems like an odd thing to do but when done correctly it acts as a partial hedge against the market turning on you. Beyond that it also provides a nice opportunity to double your profits A carefully executed binary option trade with a call and [...]