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Understanding How the Beta of Your Stock Works

March 5, 2010 · 4 comments

in VIX volatility, financial education, investment tools, market trends, risk, stock picks, stocks, technical analysis, terminology

If you’ve never paid attention to Beta (β) (or “B”) before, listen up.  Even if you don’t consider yourself a technical analyst or a seasoned investor, or if you are just getting into stocks now, beta is fairly easy to understand and can help you with your stock picking decisions.
Beta is a mathematical measurement of [...]

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When Stock Market Trading Volumes Thin

December 22, 2009 · 0 comments

in VIX volatility, behavioral finance, holidays, market timing, market trends, stock exchanges, technical analysis

In the days leading up to Christmas, and various other times throughout the year, stock market trading thins considerably.  Trading volume levels decrease as stock exchanges close early and many institutions are simply happy to hold onto their positions and wait out the end of the year with their gains.
Lower trading volumes mean less liquidity [...]

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Finally Learning the Basics of Stock Option Trading

November 24, 2009 · 6 comments

in CME, VIX volatility, commodities, financial education, forex, hedging, indexes, investment tools, market timing, options, stock exchanges, stocks, technical analysis, wealth protection

One area of investor education that I’ve been putting off is learning about trading stock options online.  This is because as risky as the stock market can be if you don’t know what you’re doing, the risk associated with options is even greater if you don’t know what you’re doing.
So why bother learning then?  Because [...]

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