Google finance is a powerful data and information service provided by Google, the world's most popular search engine. Few companies are as valuable and have the resources that Google does. The company has emerged as a data and tech juggernaut and is now among the world's primary collectors of data of all types. It should come as no surprise then that the search engine service offers a very powerful financial data tool. Google Finance offers … [Read more...]
Is the term " feeder cattle futures ” tripping you up? We wouldn't blame you. As far as the investing world goes, this is one of the more exotic terms. Some of the terms almost certainly seem familiar to most investors. We all know what cattle are, they're just cows. Futures contracts are familiar to many investors too. We'll get into these contracts a bit later in case you're not familiar. Feeder, meanwhile, means food you feed to livestock and … [Read more...]
The robinhood app has emerged as one of the most popular and powerful trading and investing tools to come out in recent years. The best part about this tool is the simple fact that it allows you to trade for free. Yes, you read that right. Using the robinhood trading app, you can literally trade stocks for free. Sound too good to be true? We don't blame you for being skeptical, but the robin hood app really does enable you to trade quickly, … [Read more...]
The NYMEX, or New York Mercantile Exchange, is now one of the most closely watched exchanges in the entire world. This is at least as far as traditional investors go. The exchange is a commodity futures exchange, and is one of the world's largest markets for the trading of futures and commodities. Right now, it's a very hot topic, but if you're unfamiliar with the exchange, we'll take a moment to fill you in. Interestingly, the Chicago … [Read more...]
Stock futures have emerged as a very popular way for investors to make money off of financial markets. Compared to traditional stocks, stock futures are a high-risk, high-reward proposition. You can make tons of money off of stock market futures. Be warned though, if you make a bad investment you could stand to lose a lot of your money. We don't mention that in an effort to scare you away, but we do believe in being upfront when it comes to … [Read more...]