Documents tagged 'Stock'
Published: 08/01/2008
The SEC defines a penny stock as a security that is low priced and speculative that is traded in places such as the OTCBB and Pink Sheets. Its not so important if a stock is traded on a major exchange or not since what really makes a penny stock what it is, is the price and not necessarily the...
Published: 08/01/2008
You feel their presence every minute. When we speak about business or trading ,what comes to mind is the idea of people in costumes engaged in a telephone conversation. They work tirelessly from one end to another, often call to each other. You see all these figures and symbols on monitor screen...
Published: 08/01/2008
If you are new to investing, you may have heard of breakup value, but have no idea what it means. Sounds bad, huh? If there is much discussion about the breakup value of a company, it could mean that the company is having problems and is about to be sold off.
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Simply put, the breakup value is...
Published: 08/01/2008
Have you ever opened up to the Business Section of the newspaper with complete awe? Do you find the stock market daunting? If you have ever thought about investing, but felt intimidated, read on. Here are some definitions to basic stock market jargon.
AMEX: The American Stock Exchange is...
Published: 08/01/2008
There are few men who can speak with confidence about their investment portfolios. Besides, out of thousands of stocks which ones are the winners? Thats not an easy question to answer as many investors have discovered. Yes you could just follow the popular stocks but thats not where the real...
Published: 08/01/2008
Have you been thinking about a career in the stock market? Do you have the drive and ambition it takes to make bold and unpopular decisions? Then this just may be the right career path for you. While there is no cookie cutter mold you have to match up with to be successful in the stock market...
Published: 08/01/2008
Some say you should only invest in risky stocks when you are young and can afford to lose money. Nonsense, first of all no one can just afford to lose money no matter how much time you think they have to recover from bad financial decisions. I could make the same argument in reverse and say only...
Published: 08/01/2008
There is a fundamental difference between cash flow and net profit. Net profit is the bottom line of the profit and loss account measuring the net growth in financial value. Cash is the business liquidity and closely related to the changes in the value of the current business assets in the...
Published: 08/01/2008
To get a firm grasp of volatility's effect on vertical spreads, let us examine three spreads against different implied volatilities while keeping the stock price constant at 67.5. These are the 60 - 65, 65 - 70 and 70 - 75 call spreads.
In-the-Money Vertical Spreads
Looking at the...
Published: 08/01/2008
A lot of borrowers ask what they can use loan proceeds for. When taking out a loan, some people get more money than they actually need. Some borrowers take out a loan purposely without any desire to use the loan for its intended purpose.
Many people want to invest the money and earn more...
