Stock Market Investing Articles

Finance » Stock Market Investing | By Scott Johns @ Wednesday, 30th January 2008 @ 1:09 AM

The ideology of the stock investment is to gain a lot of money. So do not lose money is the popular mantra in the world of stock investment. It sounds very nice but no one can predict about the stock investments. The investors confront with high risks involved while investing and trading in stock market. Sometimes, even seasoned investors suffer heavy loss in stock investment. However, the investor can minimize the risk of loss and access great profits in stock investments by avoiding the follo... more...

Finance » Stock Market Investing | By Mark Plummer @ Friday, 25th January 2008 @ 3:19 PM

If you've heard of commodities trading, you might be interested in knowing more about it. Commodities are products of commerce that are traded in commodity markets. These are materials such as financial investments, foreign currencies, agricultural products, metals and petroleum. When commodities markets began, they were used as agricultural trade platforms for local communities, utilized for agricultural products. Today, commodity markets have gone global, with country barriers broken down... more...

Finance » Stock Market Investing | By Jimmy Cox @ Wednesday, 23rd January 2008 @ 9:24 PM

The first step toward an anxiety-free, dollar-and-cents investing plan is to recognize the motives which impel you to buy common stocks and to differentiate between economic and emotional aims. Here is an equation which offers an investor peace of mind. $ plus P equals Serenity The "$" stands for all the economic factors in your life. The "P" stands for all the psychological factors, favorable and unfavorable. How does this apply to you as an investor today or in the f... more...

Finance » Stock Market Investing | By Sam Perdue @ Wednesday, 23rd January 2008 @ 2:16 AM

The first thing that you have to do when you are looking to begin trading in stock options is to read everything that you can find on the topic. Stock options are not stocks, and trading in stocks does not qualify you to trade in options by default. If you want to be successful, see what others have to say about the subject and learn as much as you can from as many diverse sources as you can. This means doing internet research, talking to people who trade in stock options, reading boo... more...

Finance » Stock Market Investing | By Scott Johns @ Sunday, 20th January 2008 @ 1:01 PM

A lot of work and time is put into selecting the right stock to invest in but it can be quite difficult, and frankly nerve racking to decided when to sell a stock. This is especially true if youre a new investor and investing in Penny Stocks. Much money can be lost by pulling out at the wrong time or holding onto a stock longer than you should have. Now logic would say that should probably sell the stock if it is about to drop in price and your broker, if you have one, may even say the sa... more...

Finance » Stock Market Investing | By Scott Johns @ Thursday, 17th January 2008 @ 2:50 PM

Being familiar and sticking to your own style of investing will help you make more methodical choices instead of taking unnecessary and uncalculated risks. It really boils down to three different styles of investing and those styles describe your risk tolerance. The three investment styles are conservative, moderate, and aggressive. If your risk tolerance is low then you will probably be sticking around the conservative or moderate risk investments. If you dont mind taking higher risks th... more...

Finance » Stock Market Investing | By Scott Johns @ Wednesday, 16th January 2008 @ 7:02 PM

I can remember when the word penny stock was not such a taboo word. It seems like the advent of the internet has really given penny stocks a bad rap. It also seems so difficult to find the best penny stocks when there is a ton of competing information and promotions. An honest perspective of penny stocks would include the words research and analysis, which simply means that penny stocks can be a great investment if done with care and education. I suppose this principal applies to anything... more...

Finance » Stock Market Investing | By Scott Johns @ Tuesday, 15th January 2008 @ 5:01 PM

Those who pick stocks are not always accurate but over time the average is usually a positive one. There are so many opportunities to jump on hot stock picks throughout the years. Learning which ones to jump on at the right time will translate to wealth. Unwisely jumping on the wrong picks at the wrong time can cost you a lot of money. Penny stocks are definitely risky and that is a factor when deciding what picks to recommend. Great effort is made to minimize risk as much as possible but... more...

Finance » Stock Market Investing | By Nicholas Swezey @ Monday, 14th January 2008 @ 5:09 PM

There are several reasons why it is dangerous to trade penny stocks. These stocks can seem very attractive to beginners so please read the warnings below. Definition: Penny stocks are defined as stocks with a price per share of less than five dollars (or one dollar in some cases). Many of them trade on the OTC/BB (Over the Counter, Bulletin Board) stock exchanges, where they are sometimes known as Pink Sheet stocks, and they might have symbol extensions like .PK or .OB. Volat... more...

Finance » Stock Market Investing | By Steve Selengut @ Thursday, 10th January 2008 @ 4:07 PM

Every correction is the same, a normal downturn in one or more of the Markets where we invest. There has never been a correction that has not proven to be an investment opportunity. You can be confident that the Federal Reserve, as hypnotized as it is with keeping inflation under control, is not going to cause either a financial panic or a prolonged recession with tight money and high interest rate policies. While everything is down in price, as it is now, there is little to worry about. When th... more...

Finance » Stock Market Investing | By Scott Johns @ Wednesday, 9th January 2008 @ 1:11 AM

The SEC defines a penny stock as a security that is low priced and speculative that is traded in places such as the OTCBB and Pink Sheets. Its not so important if a stock is traded on a major exchange or not since what really makes a penny stock what it is, is the price and not necessarily the exchange which it is traded on. Its anybodys interpretation what exactly is a penny stock since there is no standard figure. Its generally accepted that its anything trading under a dollar. Go figure right... more...

Finance » Stock Market Investing | By Charlotte Buelow @ Tuesday, 8th January 2008 @ 11:18 PM

Have you ever opened up to the Business Section of the newspaper with complete awe? Do you find the stock market daunting? If you have ever thought about investing, but felt intimidated, read on. Here are some definitions to basic stock market jargon. AMEX: The American Stock Exchange is the third largest stock exchange by trading volume. Baby Bond: Issued bonds holding par values less than $1,000. Bull Market: A period during which the stock market prices are rising. ... more...

Finance » Stock Market Investing | By Abhishek Agarwal @ Tuesday, 8th January 2008 @ 8:49 PM

You feel their presence every minute. When we speak about business or trading ,what comes to mind is the idea of people in costumes engaged in a telephone conversation. They work tirelessly from one end to another, often call to each other. You see all these figures and symbols on monitor screen They install data terminals. What you imagine is in fact the stock exchange. A stock is fundamentally shares of a company. An exchange is where bonds, stocks and other securities are traded. Tha... more...

Finance » Stock Market Investing | By Steve Selengut @ Monday, 7th January 2008 @ 10:09 PM

During every correction, I encourage investors to avoid the destructive inertia that results from trying to determine: "How low can we go?" and/or "How long will this last?" Investors who add to their portfolios during downturns invariably experience higher values during the next advance. Yes, Virginia, just as certainly as there is a Santa Claus, there is another market advance in our future. And despite a still much too high DJIA, we are in the seventh month of a correction. (T... more...

Finance » Stock Market Investing | By Steve Selengut @ Monday, 7th January 2008 @ 9:58 PM

Whatever happened to the Stock Market Cycle; the Interest Rate Cycle; Baby Jane? How did Wall Street get away with pushing these facts of financial life down the basement stairs? Most investors, I'm beginning to believe, and all financial advisors, media representatives, and market gurus have abandoned these fascinating curves for the comfort of a straight-edged twelve-month playing field... simple, yes; realistic, not. I have to wonder if things would be different with a more investor-frie... more...

Finance » Stock Market Investing | By Holly Franklin @ Monday, 7th January 2008 @ 9:46 PM

Financial spread betting works using the world markets such as the FTSE 100, Dow Jones and the Hang Seng and how it will react in a given day. It is easier to explain financial spread betting by example. On any given day you can find out on the web or by placing a call to a spread betting firm to find the "spread" on the FTSE 100. They will give a spread such 6350-6500 (6500 to place a "buy" or "up" bet and 6350 for a "sell" or "down" bet). If you ... more...

Finance » Stock Market Investing | By Sam Perdue @ Monday, 7th January 2008 @ 2:52 PM

Option trading provides a really awesome opportunity for you to make a profit in the stock market. The use of stock options in the market is quite often misunderstood and is not as difficult as many people would like you to believe it is. Some of the basics of trading should be known by you so that you can be on the road to trading successfully. There are different levels of risk associated with trading and the level of risk comes with different types of positions. There are basically two... more...

Finance » Stock Market Investing | By Sam Perdue @ Monday, 7th January 2008 @ 2:50 PM

There is quite a difference between buying stocks outright and purchasing stock options. When you purchase an option, you are betting on the direction of the market. However, option trading has very different characteristics than purchasing shares and there is a lot of terminology and tricks of the trade that a new trader should learn in order to successfully trade options. There are two types of options - calls and puts. Purchasing a call option means that you have the right (however, no... more...

Finance » Stock Market Investing | By Jimmy Cox @ Thursday, 3rd January 2008 @ 12:49 PM

At a great penny worth pause awhile; many are ruined by buying bargains. -POOR RICHARD A corporation is an artificial entity, created by law, and endowed with certain rights and privileges, among which is the right to issue shares of ownership called "common stock." The amount of stock authorized is stated in the corporate charter, and the amount to be issued and outstanding is determined by the board of directors. Such shares of stock represent ownership of the total assets an... more...

Finance » Stock Market Investing | By Scott Johns @ Wednesday, 2nd January 2008 @ 5:25 PM

There has been a lot of talk about how 2008 will turn out financially. The word recession has been thrown around a lot perhaps for shock value but maybe not. Lets pretend for a moment that these predictions of s recession are accurate. How would that effect the stock market? Well, the stock market will always be there even if the numbers change. However, in a recession, everything is relatively a penny stock. So even though penny stocks have received bad press they will always be there during go... more...