Where To Spread Bet During The Credit Crunch

In such volatile times there will always be opportunities to make a profit and plenty of opportunities to lose more.One industry that has been thriving is the spread betting industry. Whilst there is currently a ban on shorting financial stocks, investors are still enjoying the ability to buy and sell indices like the FTSE 100, thousands of other ... More info

Trading Bank Shares

Share prices react to news and information, but price alone is not always an accurate reflection of a company’s value in the short-term. Information gaps, market sentiment and rumours can cause the price to deviate from a company’s intrinsic value. In the long term, share price and value should align, at least in theory. Value is a direct function of ... More info

Where To Invest During The Credit Crunch?

In an interview yesterday I was asked what people should be investing in at the moment. This is a difficult question as investors are supposed to take reasoned decisions over events, as they see them, combined with the future prospects for the actions that they take. I had to say in all honesty that how can anyone possibly make a ... More info

The Gold Us Dollar Relationship

What will happen to the US Dollar, Gold and other Precious Metals as countries around the world enter recessions? What are the basic trading rules that investors should know if they are spread betting on these markets? 1) Gold is considered to be a long-term hedge against inflation. That has been empirically justified by research conducted by the World Gold ... More info

Balancing Your Share Portfolio During A Recession

Back in the summer of 2008 Mervyn King gave the startling news that the average family’s standard of living would ‘stagnate’. This is hardly news as the same thing happened (pretty much) last year and the year before. The huge rise in personal debt is evidence that many people have been financing any increase in their living standards by increased ... More info

Make Your Cash Work Harder

Have today's low interest rates got you down? Are you searching for an investment that combines safety while offering a better rate of return?  Consider some of these options to help get the most out of your liquid investments. Buy bonds. Bonds can help you achieve a number of complementary objectives.  Among the most important are: preserving capital, supplementing ... More info

Get in on the Financial Action

Have you ever wanted to play the stock market and get in on the financial action like the big guys? Something called penny stocks may be the way to go for you. The financial world and the SEC essentially agree that penny socks are common stocks that trade for under five dollars per share. They are speculative securities issued by ... More info

Making Money With Managed Forex Accounts

Foreign exchange trading business is currently the most popular investment nowadays with an average daily turnout reaching trillions of dollars worldwide. Foreign exchange is the business wherein one party purchases foreign currency with another party in exchange for a certain quantity. The trading business has been around for a long time now going back to hundreds of years and starting ... More info

Straddle Option Strategies - A Bet Each Way

The great thing about a straddle is that it's non-directional. This means that you can make money without forecasting market direction. In other words, it doesn't matter whether the stock price goes up or down in the near future - you can still make money either way - as long as it moves somewhere. The method behind a straddle is ... More info

Investing In The Forex Market With Managed Forex Accounts

The foreign exchange or the forex market as it is more fondly called is one of the great opportunities for investment that prevail in the market today. A lot of investors are looking ways to diversify into the foreign exchange market and benefit the liquidity being offered in the global foreign exchange market. Although there are stocks, debt market, and ... More info

Mutual Funds And Socially Responsible Investing

If you're an investor who is concerned about the impact of corporations on the environment and society, then socially responsible investing (SRI) is a growing sector where you will find securities that fit with your philosophy. SRI is a recognized focus within the investment community.Socially responsible investments are analyzed on a global scale. The SRI agenda is to ... More info

Current Issues And Long Range Retirement Plans

When it comes to your personal retirement plans, you need to keep in mind that there are some issues that you need to watch out for. Current issues may be an issue, and you need to allow for those issues if you are going to have a nest egg when you retire. Obviously, the current recession is one ... More info

Identity Theft Protection When Dining Out

Identity theft protection must be a number one priority for you in this day and age. The fact is that you simply cannot ever really let your guard down when it comes to 21st century identity theft protection. The reality is that even when you are having an enjoyable dinner out you must make sure that you have proper identity ... More info

Trading With A Trend Following System

Feb 22, 2009 copyright © David S.Y. Wong, published in ArticlesBase.com A person is learning about stock market trading and using a virtual stock exchange program called Stock Trak. She is excited about having the opportunity to take a $1300 profit on THI (Tim Hortons, Inc. listed on the TSX and NYSE). She asks me if she should sell. I ... More info

Online Spread Betting

Online Spread betting Financial Spread Betting Tips has extensive experience at finding the most profitable spread betting information for investors. Our most recent find was a spread betting company that banked over 90,000 points from 258 trades in 2008. If you have been spread betting online for years or if you recently started spread betting in the UK, we provide ... More info

Rule Of Thumb On How Much Loss To Take

Feb 22, 2009 copyright © David S.Y. Wong, published in ArticlesBase.com I was presented with the following question from a visitor to my site. "I like to trade the overall market (QQQQ). Is there a rule of thumb on how much loss to take before I sell a losing position? I'm always scared if I pull the trigger and bite ... More info

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