How to Make Consistent Profits Trading Futures One of the mistakes that we all consistently make in early trading days as a trader is to try to make too much money in relation to the trading capital. So what is a reasonable objective for a day / futures trader? it is a belief that if traders can regularly take small amounts of money out of the market, their knowledge, … [Read more...]
What are the Types of Corporate Stock?
Stocks is an instrument that signifies an ownership position (called equity) in a corporation, and represents a claim on its proportional share in the corporation's assets and profits.It represent shares of ownership in a company. A company can issue several classes of stock, and they are grouped into either the common stock class or preferred stock class. Each class has its … [Read more...]
Calculate your Interest Rate Using Present & Future Value
When you are considering an investment, you want to know what rate of return an investment will give you. Some investments promise a fixed cost and a fixed payment at some point in the future. For example, a bond may cost $500 with the promise that $700 will be repaid 10 years in the future. Another bond may cost $600 with the promise that $900 will be repaid 15 years in the … [Read more...]
How do investors lose money when the stock market crashes?
since the stock market has come into existence , there have been several large stock market crashes that have plagued the American financial system. For example, during the Great Depression, stock prices dropped to 10% of their previous highs and during the crash of 1987, the market fell more than 20% in one day. Due to the way stocks are traded, investors can lose quite a … [Read more...]
What does the term “stock-for-stock” mean?
The term "stock-for-stock" is popularly used in two different contexts, and it regularly makes business and news headlines.. "Stock-for-stock" most commonly appears in headlines in reference to the stock-for-stock merger. In this type of merger, the acquiring company trades shareholders of the target company a predetermined number of shares of its own stock for each share of … [Read more...]