The Option Straddle

Trading stock options allows the investor to control blocks of shares at a fraction of the costs of actually owning the shares themselves. And, unlike share ownership, some option plays allow you to benefit when the price of the stock drops. But options can be highly risky and some strategies leave the investor open to substantial losses. This article describes an option investment play that limits an investors risk and makes him money when the stock moves either up or down.

Widely Traded ETFs & Leveraged ETFs

The most widely traded ETFs & the leveraged ETFs: I know a lot about leverages since I started my trading career as a forex trader - the highest leveraged market I can think of. You can use 99% margin that means if you are right, you get a lot of money for what you put up. On the other hand, imagine if you were big time wrong and heavily out-of-the-pocket. Ouch! It's always good to make use of available tools as long as you calculate the risk portion of the risk/reward ratio. Money management is one of the most important keys to successful trading.

Learning to Select Top Stocks

When it comes to choosing companies to invest in, you need to ask a few questions. What you are looking for is the strengths and weaknesses in these companies and a better understanding of the market positioning of the business.

Stock Market Investing: Primer

Investing is complicated. Successful investing even more so. Understanding what the stock market truly is is the best way to get your foot in the metaphorical stock market door and become a successful investor.

Stocks versus Mutual Funds

The major part of a mutual fund is a portfolio of a wide range of stocks that are managed on behalf of the investors that buy into the fund. Mutual funds were created to give small investors to take advantage of a large, diversified portfolio without the need of large investments. The major advantage of a diversified portfolio is the increased protection against rapid market fluctuations of any one particular stock...

Stock Investing - Don't Be Rhinophobic

This article explains rhinophobia--fear of cash--and why the successful investor must avoid it.

Finding Profitable Stock Trades - Using Moving Averages

One of the most powerful resources for traders is moving averages. Moving averages can be used to filter down the number of stocks to trade.

Stock Market Reversal - How To Trade A Reversal

Stock market reversals are opportunities to take on a high profit potential trades with a low drawdown possibility.

Maintaining Shareholders Confidence In Volatile Stock Market

Shareholders confidence is a crucial factor for any company. Since shareholders invest most of their savings in the stocks, they tend to get worried if the markets are not working according to their calculations.

Trading Stock Market Gaps

Gaps in stock prices present opportunity along with danger for stock traders. Trading gaps requires patience and skill to identify the trading opportunities mostly likely to return profitable results.

Stop Orders In Your Stock Market Trading - How To Use

Stop orders can make or break your trading results. Used properly, stop orders can exit a profitable position with the least amount of drawdown or get you into a position just as a stock is moving in your favor. Used carelessly, stop orders can do some financial damage.

Franklin Resources Inc: A Wise Investment

After reading many of my articles over the past few months, many of you should start to understand that the financials is one sector that I absolutely endorse. My new pick, Franklin Resources Incorporated (BEN), is no different to any of this sentiment. Even with its slightly high share price, Franklin can be regarded as a tremendously safe bet for long term investors but quite a steal for short term investors as well.

Stock Research – Eastman Kodak and the Power of Disruptive Technologies

Kodak-Management team asleep at the switch... It’s simply amazing that ten years into the digital revolution, Eastman Kodak is trying to figure out what business they are in. For decades Kodak dominated the chemically based photographic process. You shoot a roll of film, and then you physically took the roll to a developer, and made a second trip to pick up the finished prints. Their only competition in the industry was ...

Losing Money in the Stock Market

The stock market is an excellent place to build your money over time. The returns on these investments are far higher than other investment types. You can save wisely for your retirement and build your wealth.

How Do Two Exact Stock Trading Strategies Have Different Results?

If you are breaching on trading, don't start before you read this vital information. Print it out because it will help you in you're trading career.