Last week, we explored market and limit orders and stopped when we got to conditional orders. Let’s continue our discussion today. What Are Conditional Orders The advance in automation technology and electronic exchanges have created a market that is highly liquid and much more volatile than before. Conditional orders were developed as a way to [...]
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Many of us are taking advantage of leveraging without even knowing because the most common form of it is our mortgage. Simply put, using leverage involves borrowing to increase capital for our investment(s). While many people don’t perceive it that way, our house is one of the many investments that we will make in our [...]
We’ve all heard about diversification and all the reasons why we should spread out our investments to reduce the risk of losing too much money. We keep hearing that if we don’t diversify, we might lose all our money. We hear about the people that worked for Lehman Brothers who lost everything they had, but [...]
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DOW) shot up 11% (936.42 points) today, roughly representing $305 billion dollars of wealth. While it’s a great day for stock holders that make money when the stock market goes up, what’s more important is how much money we have gained today. The indexes are great for a quick glance [...]
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