Savvy investors will keep a close eye on unemployment. They will be watching the unemployment rate closely and monitoring for changes in the labor market. Doing so is essential because the labor market and the unemployment rate might just be the biggest single indicator in regards to whether the economy is expanding or shrinking. There are many other important indicators, of course, but unemployment is something that every investor should pay … [Read more...]
Repo trading is an important part of any functioning market. Essentially, dealers for bonds can buy bonds using customer's money. The dealer posts the bond as collateral for the money borrowed. The repo market can refer to both the consumer level market, and also the central bank repo market. We will go over both repo markets in this article. With the Repo Market It's Important to Watch Out For Scams One thing that is important to … [Read more...]
Financial engineering emerged as a hot term and a hot field over the past few decades. The investing and finance world has grown into an even larger and more powerful sector of the global economy. This growth has spurred the increase in specialization. By specializing, people can increase their skills and become even more effective at doing their job. Financial engineering has been at the forefront of this drive for increased skills and … [Read more...]
When most people think about scalping, they think about people hawking tickets for sports games and other events, often at a substantial mark up. This is one definition of scalping, but in the investing world, the term can take on a whole new and very important meaning. Basically, investing scalpers look to generate profits off of small changes in price in assets. Instead of trying to secure one big gain on a stock or other asset, they will try … [Read more...]