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Did you know that Canadian stock markets tend to rally over the American Thanksgiving? Since the NYSE and NASDAQ exchanges shut down, but the TSX and venture markets remain open north of the border, lower volume levels mean it’s easier to produce a rally on Toronto markets.
Seasonal traders like Brooke Thackray and Don Vialoux tend [...]
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November is usually a good month for stocks. Free from the seasonal worries about risky September and October markets, November often represents a return to a rallying environment in stocks generally and in certain sectors especially.
This year being a mid-term election year in the U.S. also bodes well for stock markets for the rest of 2010 and into [...]
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Canadian bank DRIPs are known for discounts of 2-3% on dividend reinvestment through their DRIP plans, but these discounts do fluctuate.
Starting with the November 2010 common dividend, the Bank of Montreal (TSX: BMO) will no longer provide a DRIP discount from the average market price on common shares purchased under the plan.
BMO has said there will [...]
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Two of the largest days for global stock markets are coming up: November 2nd and 3rd. By doing some planning in advance you can position yourself to take advantage of it. Here’s what you should know for trading hours on Monday, November 1.
Three trading tips for the November elections and the announcement of quantitative easing [...]
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State of the (Economic) Union 2010: is political news now a leading indicator of stock markets?
I can’t remember where I read it recently, perhaps even in the End of Influence, but the consensus among some who know more about it than I do is that stock markets, and most notably the U.S. stock market in [...]
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