If you are thinking of a trading option outside traditional stocks and bonds, derivatives trading can be a good option. Derivatives pay off over a period of time which is subsequently based on the performance of assets, interest rates, exchange rates, or indices. The payoff can be either in cash or in kind(assets )and vary, of course, by performance and timing. In addition to … [Read more...]
Derivative trading
A derivative is a financial instrument that is derived from some other asset, index, event, value or condition (known as the underlying asset). Rather than trade or exchange the underlying asset itself, derivative traders enter into an agreement to exchange cash or assets over time based on the underlying asset. A simple example is a futures contract: an agreement to exchange … [Read more...]
Predictability and Trends in stock market
I often hear people swear that they make money using the rules of technical analysis. Do they really? The answer, , is that they do. People make money and profit indeed by using all sorts of strategies and techniques . The real question is: Do they make more money than they would investing in a blind index fund that mimics the performance of the market as a whole? Do they … [Read more...]
How does Stock Market functions?
The expression ’stock market’ refers to the market that enables the trading of company stocks (collective shares), other securities, and derivatives. Bonds are still traditionally traded in an informal, over-the-counter market known as the bond market . Commodities are traded in commodities markets, and derivatives are traded in a variety of markets (but, like bonds, mostly … [Read more...]