A Note On Short Selling And Volatility

Short selling involves the sale of securities borrowed from brokers who, in turn, usually borrow them from third party investors. The short seller pays a negotiated fee for the privilege and has to "cover" her position: to re-acquire the securities...

The Different Types Of Orders In The Stock Market

The three basic orders that are normally used in placing trades are market, stop and limit orders, but there are certain subtle variations of which traders need to be aware. These give added security and precision, and there are times when more than...

Kuala Lumpur Stock Index Futures For Today, 21 June 2007 !

Kuala Lumpur Stock index futures: Maintain long/Sell stop at 1374.0 OL June futures closed higher by 14.0 point at 1392.00 on relatively low volume of 4,708 lots. 1. FKLI rose strongly yesterday, to the surprise of the shorts. We were right that the...

What You Need To Start Stock Trading

Thanks to technological advancements like computers and the internet, we can easily manage many of our everyday tasks right from the comfort of our homes. We can do most of our shopping online and manage our banking transactions. We can even manage...

Fallin Bonds And Why Theyre Good For Gold

Article originally submitted to subscribers on 3rd June 2007... Heres a significant story thats not getting much play: Chart 1 shows 10-yr Bonds breaking below support For over 2 months, Long Bonds have been marching relentlessly lower, breaking key...

Are The Us Stock Markets Due For A Bearish Crash?

Not long ago, I read with interest an article by a well known and respected writer / investor and he is now calling for his clients to get out of the stock markets and into cash and precious metals like gold. His main point is that the world is expe...

Gold Mining Stocks Yield Big Profits: Get Your Share

In the past three years, gold has nearly doubled in price, and exploration for gold and silver, long neglected for most of the past 20 years is again springing to life. Geologists are studying maps and flying off to check out neglected gold deposits...

Choosing The Right Stock Broker:

the stock market is a very volatile trading place and choosing the right stockbroker can make all the difference to an investor/trader. Nowadays, many investors/traders are latching on to online trading and there are many stockbrokers out there who...

Online Stock Trading - A Few Pointers

There is no doubt about it, stock trading can be a risky business and one of your first steps must be to get acquainted with the various tools of the trade. Stock trading is one of the most fun things you can do, but does require a lot of skill and...

Rate Yourselfa 20-question Scorecard For Stock Investors

Are you a good stock investor? This Stock investing Scorecard will help you understand what you do well, as well as suggest where you might pay the most attention to improving your investment practices. Score yourself from 0 (worst) to 5 (best) on e...