Let's say a company wants an IPO for its stock. However, instead of pricing it at $10 and issuing 1 billion shares for a market cap of $10B, it...
Someone explain this to me... During the 90s the US had a v. strong dollar (v. other currencies/gold) and we had a highly bullish market....
If you had ten million dollars that you were given to trade (for that purpose alone) would you be more cautious with it, less cautious with it, or...
I have been a recent subscriber to Traders Magazine (Thomson Media) and I would like to know whether others have read the magazine before and your...
Academic question Is it possible to refuse to give back the shares acquired on loan and shorted if the principal owner requests it,...
Would like to know whether there have been research papers from top finance journals that document and statistically prove a significant...
I predict E*trade (ET) will beat the earnings estimate due Wednesday by at least a penny and the stock will rise at least 5%.
Following on my other journal, I'd like to be a seer for your stocks. So, just list 3 stocks you'd want me to rate and follow and I'll try to...
Can anyone explain why equities, futures, and forex have differing leverage limits? Why the extremes from the margin on most stocks of only up to...
Is this possible (or new) when you have a large stake of stock you wish to unload? Let us say you have 1 million shares (you are a hedge fund)...
I have wondered why so many investment professionals would rather sell their advice than run money. Why would they peddle their newsletter tips...
Does anyone know if there are hedge funds that are publicly traded? Can they even be public by law? If so, it would be an intersting way for an...
This is for you GG. Which is the chart that is of a real stock and which one is randomly made?
Even though most everyone wants above average returns (better than the market), many experts from John Bogle to Nassim Taleb have said this is...
After reading many of the journals, and if they are honest, most traders seems more likely to wing it on feeling and intuition of a particular buy...
How can interviewers verify whether the analysts/managers/execs. they are talking to are telling the truth as to what positions they may have in a...
I found a site, Xodds.com, that has an interesting twist on trading. Although it is structured as a futures/option market the trades are executed...
Quote from NYT about research analysts: --For many analysts, it's a little hard to swallow. Having tasted the fruits of the 1990's â fame,...
It seems that more and more traders are encouraged to use stop-loss orders (SLO) in their trades (if long) ostensibly to limit large and sudden...
Is there a particular reason why specifically trading seems to have fewer female participants than other financial careers? While women are still...
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