Bonds are debt securities issued by institutional entities intending to borrow for productive purposes. Issuing authorities can be government entities, corporations or finance companies and the likes. Such issues mean that the issuing entity agrees to owe the holder a debt payable on the promised repayment date. (more…)

Obviously, the first thing that successful investors have in common is a good net profit. The question is, what common traits do they have that make them so successful? (more…)

Swing trading is a trading strategy where you hold stock positions for a short duration of time, but longer than a day trade. Swing trade positions can last anywhere from 2 to 30 days, and generally try to take advantage of short and mid-term movements in stock prices. (more…)

Blue-chip stock

a reference to the blue chips used in the game of poker, such stocks are of established companies which have performed well regularly over a considerable period of time. Stocks of companies like IBM, GE are considered to be blue chip stocks. (more…)

Making money from stock markets requires trading in the stock market. Prudent buying, holding and selling of stocks generate profits and money. Stock trading is the function that interacts and organizes in the stock market. (more…)

Day trading previously had been only for the trading firms or the brokers who dealt in the physical market. But with the advent of the internet and a general advance of communication technology day trading has entered the homes of any interested individual who might have not visited the markets in person ever. (more…)

Forex trading is buying and selling the foreign currencies of different countries. It has a similarity with stock trading in that the foreign currencies behave like shares of the currency institutions of the countries. Like stock prices, these also move up and down with time-dependent volatility. (more…)

EPS is the abbreviated form of ‘Earnings per Share’. Of course there are other terms clipped as EPS: ‘Extended Portfolio System’ is one, for example. Those are not our concern here. In issues concerning the stock market, the direct concern is earnings from stocks. We take up EPS as Earning per Share and try to understand what it is. (more…)

It is imperative to have a can-do attitude. The time to start creating wealth is right now, not next week or next year or after that vacation. Do not keep postponing. Good solid investments that you stick with for the long term are your best bet for creating lasting wealth. This takes discipline. Here are some common and ready tips. (more…)

Stocks that are traded at a very low cost – under $5 a share – are given the name ‘Penny Stock’. In some cases penny stocks may trade for under $1 per share, and sometimes even for under a penny. (more…)