Stock Market Investments

A stock market is a private or public market for the trading of company stock and derivatives of company stock at an agreed price; both of these are securities listed on a stock exchange as well as those only traded privately. Trading in stock markets is one of the most popular investment methods.A “stock” is a share in the ownership of a company. A stock represents a claim on the company's

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Stock Trading Guide> Part I: Introduction

A “stock” is a share in the ownership of a company. Its a type of security that signifies ownership in a corporation and represents a claim on part of the corporation's assets and earnings.So what does ownership of a company give you?Holding a company's stock means that you are one of the many owners (shareholders) of a company and, as such, you have a claim to everything the company owns.This

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Stock Trading Guide> Part II: Need for Stocks

Why would the founders share the profits with thousands of people when they could keep profits to themselves? The reason is that at some point every company needs to "raise money". To do this, companies can either borrow it from somebody or raise it by selling part of the company, which is known as issuing stock.A company can borrow by taking a loan from a bank or by issuing bonds. Both methods

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Stock Trading Guide> Part III: Understanding the Markets

A stock market is a private or public market for the trading of company stock and derivatives of company stock at an agreed price; both of these are securities listed on a stock exchange as well as those only traded privately.Stock market indexThe movements of the prices in a market or section of a market are captured in price indices called stock market indices, of which there are many, e.g.,

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Stock Trading Guide> Part IV: Important Investment Basics

You need to KNOW some “unforgettable basics” before you enter the world of investing in stocks. The stock market is a field dominated by savvy investors who know the ins-and-outs of the market. For people who are not “on the inside”, the stock market can be a VERY dangerous place. :Don't even consider "tips" that tell you about "hot stocks". Consider the source:There are many people in the market

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Stock Trading Guide> Part V: Stock Trading Strategies

Having understood all the basics of the stock market and the risk involved, now we will go into stock picking and how to pick the right stock. Before picking the right stock you need to do some analysis.There are two major types of analysis:1. Fundamental Analysis2. Technical AnalysisFundamental analysis is the analysis of a stock on the basis of core financial and economic analysis to predict

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Mutual Funds

A Mutual Fund is a trust that pools the savings of a number of investors who share a common financial goal. The money thus collected is then invested in capital market instruments such as shares, debentures and other securities. The income earned through these investments and the capital appreciation realized are shared by its unit holders in proportion to the number of units owned by them. Thus

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Forex Trading

Forex is trading where the commodity is not stocks or shares, but currency. The forex (foreign exchange market) is an international exchange market,where money is sold and bought freely. It is open 24h/24h, 5 days per week. Operating virtually around the clock, the Forex market trades enormous amounts of money.In the past, foreign exchange trading was limited to large banks and institutional

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Invest in Gold

"The great strength of gold throughout history has not been that you make money by holding it, but rather you do not lose. That ought to remain its best credential". A research study on gold established a remarkable consistency in the purchasing power of gold over four centuries. Its purchasing power in the mid-twentieth century was found to be nearly the same as in the middle of the seventeenth

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