Are you considering automated trading? Or are you wondering what it is and why you should consider using it? If so, you have come to the right place. “Automated trading” is a pretty vague term, to be honest, but it is also pretty self explanatory. Automated trading systems are systems that investors set up to conduct trades automatically. This can mean a lot of things. For example, many brokers offer tools that will let you automatically … [Read more...]
High Frequency Trading and Traditional Trading - how are they different? High frequency trading is very different from traditional trading strategies. Of course, the principle is still the same, buy low and sell high, but the details are very different. Most investment strategies, especially those used by casual investors and beginners, focus on holding onto stocks for an extended period of time as they slowly appreciate in value. With high … [Read more...]
Have you ever heard of algorithmic trading? This technique is a popular and powerful trading strategy that many professional traders use to make trades. As you have probably guessed, algorithmic trading involves the use of algorithms, which are mathematical formulas, to make trades. By the way, traders sometimes referred to these formulas as algo trading. Trading algorithms Trading algorithms are formulas that are designed to provide key … [Read more...]
What is the Robinhood app? The Robinhood app is one of the best and most revolutionary products in the stock trading world. Like the mythical Robin Hood of English literature, this app takes from the rich and gives to the poor. Only this time around the “rich” isn't a prince, it's the collection of stock brokers that charge as much as $30 bucks a trade. And the poor aren't necessarily poor, they're just people looking to save some cash. What are … [Read more...]
Are you thinking about investing in some hemp stock? These stocks have become very popular as marijuana legalization has swept the United States. Of course, we should make it clear that hemp is actually different from marijuana but often associated with it. While hemp and marijuana come from closely related plants, they are actually slightly, but importantly different. Still, the changing legal environment and societal attitudes towards … [Read more...]