Trading is an activity that is anchored by an individual’s preferred style, a trading style. Just as there are preferred combat styles like strikers or grapplers for mixed martial arts (MMA) fighters and then perhaps southpaws (left handed) strikers and Jiu-Jitsu...
Options and equities, while both are used to profit from the movement of a stock, have key differences. The main use of options is for hedging already established equities position, while equities are usually used to establish a directional view of a company. For...
What is Pre-Market Trading? Pre-market trading is the activity of making trades before the U.S. equities market’s opening bell at 9:30 am EST. Depending on your broker, trades can be made as early as 4:00 am EST when many ECNs officially open like ARCA and ISLD....
Introduction Commissions are a fixed cost of business when it comes to trading the markets. They are fees paid to the brokerage to execute your trade orders. Commissions can vary between brokers but they usually fall into one of two types of structures; per-trade or...
Stock scanners are great tools to help spot opportunities throughout the day. However, these tools can be detrimental if not used properly. It’s easy to spread yourself too thin and jump into any stock that pops up on the scanner. Remember, scanners are just filters...
What is Short Selling? Generally, the purpose of buying a stock is to profit from price appreciation. This involves buying a stock long and selling the stock at a higher price to pocket a profit. The profit is generated from rising stock prices. On the flip-side,...