Are you new to investing, or looking to explore more advanced investing options? Investing seems pretty straight forward. You buy an asset and hope that the price of that asset rises. In the modern financial world, however, there are a lot of nuances to investing. Margin accounts, for example, have emerged as a way for both investors and brokerage firms to earn some extra money. So what is margin trading? The buying on margin definition … [Read more...]
Ever heard of after hour trading? Some people think that once a stock exchange closes, trading itself stops, and once upon a time that was largely true. With the advent of electronic trading, however, after hour trading has become quite common. After hour trading can refer to any trading that takes place after markets close. In fact, not only is there “after hours” trading, but there is also pre market trading. This means you can conduct a … [Read more...]
Interested in futures trading and what it means in relation to cheap oil? At the time this article was written oil was selling for about $50 dollars a barrel. Only a few months earlier, however, it was selling for more than $100 dollars a barrel! When market prices are swinging so much that means there's an opportunity for people to engage in some profitable futures trading. But remember, risks will be high! Oil is a commodity. That means that … [Read more...]