What is high-frequency trading? A: Definitions differ, but at its most basic, high-frequency trading implies speed: Using supercomputers, firms make trades in a matter of microseconds, or one-millionth of a second. Goals vary. Some trading firms try to catch fleeting moves in everything from stocks to currencies to commodities. They hunt for “signals,” such as the [...] Related posts: Billionare and Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban charged with insider trading China Stock Market and HK S
Wall Street people learn nothing and forget everything ~Benjamin Graham A Guest Post by Robert Sommers Many investors are very skeptical when it comes to investing in the penny stocks market. This skepticism is somewhat understandable as they are generally very high risk investments. While the appeal of penny stock- low price and high returns- attracts investors, the lack of detailed information on penny stock companies, minimal regulatory and listing requirements, and the histor
Today domestic markets are likely to open negative as majority of Asian markets have opened in red. On the other hand US markets also closed will moderate losses as Chicago purchasing manager’s index dropped to 46.10 in the month of September as compared to 50 in August. The sentiments across the broader level looked strong during yesterday’s trade and therefore one could anticipate some consolidation happening at this level. The domestic markets are likely to trade range bound today.On Wednesda
Market may remain uncertain owing to lack of clarity and may witness sideways movement on the back of sharp intra-day volatility. Fund inflows and global trend will be monitored for further direction. However, strong optimism amongst investors could help the sentiment turn positive. Among the local indices, the Nifty could test the 5102-5150 range on the upside while on the down side it could find support at 5045 and 4990. The Sensex is likey to get support at 16950 and may face resistance at 17
Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed. – Mahatma Gandhi. Whether one should be greedy at this stage is a BIG question after such a stunning rally. We’ve come a long way in a year. The journey from the brink of Great Depression has been spectacular. The moot point is where do we go from here? The fact that so many people have missed the rally could ensure that the bulls maintain an upper hand.
It is always easy for a winner-take in the forex market – and when I mean easier to say, in short U.S. Dollar. The U.S. dollar fell to its lowest in a year brought against a basket of currencies on Tuesday after extensive stocks of benefits that a return of risk taking. The trading volume [...] No Tags
A few personal finance bloggers decided to participate in a friendly stock picking contest for 2009. The criteria was to pick four securities in equal dollar amounts listed on a Canadian or American exchange (not including derivatives) to just sit on for the duration of 2009 with no changes allowed. We are to provide updates every quarter and the contest ends on the last trading day of 2009. The initial prices were based on the closing prices of December 31st, 2008. Disclaimer My picks were
Hard to believe the 3rd quarter of 2009 is already up, but it is and my 4 stocks to buy in 2009 have kept rising; however, the million dollar question… have the 4 stocks already peaked and are they still good buys? Remember that the goal of this competition, between a few financial bloggers (rankings below), was to pick 4 stocks that we thought would perform the best over the ENTIRE year. Considering what we were looking at pre-2009, that was obviously a daunting task in itself. Before ge
I just want to give the traders out there a headsup that INO is once again nice enough to offer a video that teaches us how market divergence work in the market and some of the divergences that are happening in the SP 500 right now. Click Here to Watch the Video Now As always, these videos are free and there’s no registration required (just click on the link and watch it like any YouTube video), and the catch is that they would like you to think about trying their market trading tools
This week’s iPredict column is done: Buy of the Week The Sun newspaper, after thee consecutive endorsements for Labour, has today endorsed the Conservatives for the May 2010 general election. And PM Gordon Brown has been fending off questions over prescription drug use. Add to that the first poll since 1982 that shows Labour in third place, behind the Lib Dems, and you conclude the stock to buy is UK2010.CON.ABS which pays out if the Conservatives get an absolute majority. Current p
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