Virtual Stock Exchange?

Ok this may sound like a stupid question, but my macroeconomics class is playing a game on virtualstockexchange.com (a site that reflects the true stock market) and I wanted to know, when I put in an order to sell it doesn't go through for about 20 min, and then the order is in pending mode for about another day or so. When I place the order Read the rest of this entry »

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Am I better to use CFDs to trade or spread betting to trade? (My live account will be open in a weeks time).?

I will have a live trading account opened up in a weeks time with my bank. I know how to trade both with CFDs and spread betting as I've had some practice for months.

I know that trading with the smallest stake £1/point on spread betting is like playing Read the rest of this entry »

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Suppose you want to purchase $20,000 worth of stock trading at $40 per share. The broker allows you to borrow.?

Suppose you want to purchase $20,000 worth of stock trading at $40 per share. The broker allows you to borrow money with no less than 60% initial margin.
a. How much money can you borrow, and how much of you own money must be used?
b. What is the margin percentage Read the rest of this entry »

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When you buy stocks…?

hi, my question is when you buy stocks, do they charge you the price that is at that time you bought at or at the price the stock closed, for example, if a company's stock price at 2 pm is 9 dollars and i bought one stock at 2 pm, but the closing price was 6 dollars, do i have to pay 6 dollars or 9 dollars? thank you, im actually looking Read the rest of this entry »

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Ok so 3 more posts today that I’ve dug up – I’m an information JUNKIE on this stuff lately. Give em a browse and let me know what ya reckon. They’re just from a few different sites I’ve been surfing lately that are generally good for information like this…

World stocks up modestly; pound takes another hit

LONDON — World stock markets mostly rose Wednesday, though Read the rest of this entry »

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Hey Readers! I’ve been comin across some crazy stuff the past few days from a few different blogs around the web which I just had to share with you. Check em out below…

‘Antisocial’ allegations

Fujitsu’s shares lost a total of 6.5% in trading Monday and Tuesday, but pared that loss Wednesday, when they added 1.3%. For the time being, … Read More…

Now, trading to be at your fingertips! Read the rest of this entry »

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Extended Stock trading hours are from 8am – 8pm. Why do I see non-institutional buy orders at 7 am, etc.?

I know these are not institutional trades because the numbers are low, but still significant.

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Successful Day Trading is as much about what you don’t do as what you do. Knowing the rules of the game before you play is the very least you should be doing.

1. Be prepared to lose. Some say use only the money you can afford to lose. I never have money I am prepared to lose. All of our money has come through hard work or clever work. Is any of this really risk capital? Read the rest of this entry »

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Trading in the stock exchange is not usually an easy task. It can be rather demanding and may need a lot of time, knowledge, skills, and perseverance. If you do not go about trading in an intelligent and strategic manner, you will likely end up making only small returns, or nothing at all.

With that in mind, here are some crucial principles that you must follow if Read the rest of this entry »

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If you’ve been keeping up with my blog posts lately you’ll know I’ve come to adding a few news posts from around the web on this subject. I’ve got a couple more today that are new and updated, so let me know what you think of em…

Discovery Labs Reports Fourth Quarter 2009 Financial Results and Provides …

In February 2010 the Company completed a public offering of Read the rest of this entry »

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