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How to use a stop and limit order together?
If I own a stock that trades at 100$, and I want to sell the stock if it either goes to 95$ or below and also if it goes to 105$ or above, is it possible to do so? Do I need to use a stop order or a ...
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How can I make a profit by selling a stock short?
This link states:
Shorting (or selling short) allows professional traders to profit
regardless of whether the market is moving up or down, which is why
professional traders usually only care ...
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Why did my limit buy order execute at a lower price?
A few weeks ago I started to trade American stocks. I have an IB account. Yesterday, I encountered a strange situation. I'm using the IB API.
9:30:56 I sent a limit buy order to IB (Buy MSI at ...
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Why is the bid-ask spread considered a cost?
I know the obvious costs of trading stocks, like commissions, fees and taxes. But I also hear people saying the bid ask spread is part of the transaction cost. Why is this the case? One of the ...
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Choosing the limit when making a limit order?
I am a long term investor that periodically (several times per month) adds to existing positions. I usually place my orders for stocks before the market opens. I use limit orders primarily to protect ...
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Foolish to place orders before the market opens?
I was wondering if it is unwise to place orders for stocks/ETFs before the market opens. I am almost always buying to add more to existing positions. I don't have any time during the day to make ...
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How to trade large number of shares?
I'm a day-trader that trade stocks which have a minimum Avg. Daily Volume of 1M shares.
Until now, and because of my "R" size, I've entered a positions relatively with a small number of shares (No ...
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US Equities: Gainers by Market Cap Dollars (not percent)
There are quite a few web sites that offer daily gainers based on percentage of price for US stocks. For example:
http://finance.yahoo.com/gainers?e=us
However, I do not want to use the metric of ...
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Can an online broker charge a fee just for registration, without any deposit?
Can any broker like TD, TradeKing, Schwab, etc, can charge me just because I have entered my details and open an account in their website?
Even if I didn't deposit anything?
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Buying a small amount (e.g. $50) of stock via eToro “Social Trading Network” using a “CFD”?
On LinkedIn I saw an ad claiming I could buy some AAPL stock for as little as $50. I clicked and came to a site called eToro that calls themselves a "Social Trading Network". It appears the buying of ...
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Steps/Procedures to open an online stock trading account in the US
I follow the business news regularly and I have an avid interest in markets. However, having said that I have not had any prior stock trading experience, though I have practically seen some trading in ...
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Bidding/Asking Fraction of a cent
I know that stocks below $1.00 can be traded to 4 decimal places, but is that possible for stocks above $1.00? On a list order transactions, one can find prices like $2.2801 despite most ecn brokers ...
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Does a market maker sell (buy) at a bid or ask price?
From http://www.fool.com/ddow/2000/ddow000509.htm
Assume you want to sell some of your shares of EVE at the current
"market" price. The lowest ask price from sellers is $16.00. The
market ...
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Usage of a sell stop order
From Wikipedia
A sell stop order is an instruction to sell at the best available
price after the price goes below the stop price. A sell stop price is
always below the current market price. ...
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It is worth using a discount stock broker? I heard they might not get the best price on a trade?
I read somewhere that using a discount broker such a Trade King could actually cost more money because they may not be able to get the best price on a trade. Is there any truth to that? I am currently ...
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Where to find a list of online U.K. stock brokers that permit trading in U.S. stock markets?
I am currently a beginner investor, in the U.K., and I would like to know what are the best online international stock brokers. That is, I wish to trade stocks that are listed on U.S. stock exchanges. ...
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Investement for beginners in the United Kingdom
Apologies if this question has been asked elsewhere. I live in the UK and earn a decent salary. I have never invested in shares or stocks, or bought a government bond. But I have recently started ...
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Is it true that 90% of investors lose their money?
Many investment gurus state that majority of investors fail and then offer a proven "[insert fancy name] investment strategy" that will make you successful. The number usually starts at 90% and often ...
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Metrics for screening stocks for pivot trading
I've been looking for tips on screening stocks that are a good fit for pivot trading. I've tried Ameritrade, ShareBuilder, NASDAQ and some other screeners but I don't see a metric for volatility which ...
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Does technical analysis work on penny stocks?
Does technical analysis work on penny stocks? If yes, and we're talking about stocks that trade under $3, is there a point at which it stops being effective?
If yes, does technical analysis work the ...
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If you want to trade an equity that reflects changes in VIX, what is a good proxy for it?
If you want to trade an equity that reflects changes in VIX, what is a good proxy for it?
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Can you recommend a trading service or a place that ranks them?
I'm looking for a trading service(s) -- a service that recommends stocks and ETFs for shorter term trades, from "day trades" to several month trades -- that has a good track record, and ideally even ...
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Trying to understand the toxicity of a Leveraged ETF as a hedge
Using TWM as an example. Long term it looks very crazy. Like back in 2007 it was at $600 and now it is at $40. Let's say I have $10,000 in investing. My plan was to put $1,000 in something like TWM to ...
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Can individuals day-trade stocks using High-Frequency Trading (HFT)?
It seems that all the big trading firms out there use High-Frequency Trading (HFT) to make their transactions and maximize returns from portfolio investments. I was wondering if it is possible for ...
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Is it possible to quantify the probability of sudden big movements for a high-volume stock?
As an example: Over this past weekend, from Friday close to Monday open, Netflix (NFLX) dropped about 36% in stock price. Going back to July, Netflix was trading near $300, and now it is at about ...
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Consequences of buying/selling a large number of shares for a low volume stock?
Out of curiosity, I've casually followed some penny stocks that trade for under a dollar a share, and find occasional swings up of 10-15%. One naive interpretation of this fact is that if I bought ...
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Advice for a beginner investor interested in trading stocks and derivatives online?
I wanted to start an E-Trade account more or less just to fool around with. The goal is always to make money obviously, but at first I just kind of want to experiment and get familiar with the ...
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Resources on how to be a short term trader?
I want to learn the math and logic that the pros talk about like correlation, volume, trends... in order to trade stock with some underlying fundamentals instead of luck. I would like to learn how ...
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Are buyouts always for higher than the market value of a stock?
When a company buys out another company is it always the case that the company doing the buying pays more than the current market value of the stock of company being bought? Can a company not bargain ...
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Data source for historical intra-day bid/ask price data for stocks?
Is there any place to get historical intra-day bid/ask data for stocks? (i.e. pricing information for throughout the trading day, rather than end-of-day prices only?)
Does anyone even keep this data ...
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I'm in Australia. What should I look for in an online stock broker, for trading mostly on the ASX?
I'm currently with ETrade, and just from doing a little research, I think they're a little expensive. They're about $25 a trade where as other places are $15.
I was wondering, when finding an online ...
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Why is short-selling considered more “advanced” than a simple buy?
Considering the downward spiral in the market (which many are predicted will continue), I was thinking perhaps selling short would be the right strategy.
But from what I can tell on my brokerage ...
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What is the difference between a 'trader' and a 'stockbroker'?
Are the two terms referring to the same person?
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What are ECN fees? Are ECN fees under an investor's control?
At this Questrade link: http://www.questrade.com/trading/stocks_ecn_101.aspx
... they explain what kind of trades incur ECN fees. At this moment, I do not understand a lot about these fees. But so ...
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What is high trading volume in a stock indicative of? Is high liquidity a good thing or a bad thing?
At Investopedia - Average Daily Trading Volume - ADTV it says:
If trading volume isn't very high,
the security will tend to be less
expensive because people are not as
willing to buy it.
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Video recommendation for stock market education
I'm just beginning my entry into stock market investing, the answers to this question helped a lot.
I decided to research available videos and workshops to speed up my learning and get good expert ...
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What is the difference between a stop order and a stop limit order?
New to this trading thing.
I understand that a stop order will buy a stock if it hits the given amount that I want to pay.
And I think I understand that a stop limit order will buy the stock if it ...
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Does an Executed Limit Order Imply a Spot Price?
Suppose I place a limit buy order at $10.00 per share for company XYZ on the NYSE or Nasdaq, while the spot price is say $10.25. If my limit order subsequently executes (whether 5 minutes later or 5 ...
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Which type of stock order would I use to sell a stock that hits a price or drops below it?
I have a few stocks and my normal way of selling them is to watch yahoo and if they hit a certain price I decide if I should sell. I want to be a bit more automatic and I see these orders are ...
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Covered Call Writing - What affects the price of the options?
A little while ago, I bought $800 worth of stocks and sold about $200 worth in call options against the stock. I think it was 200 shares and 2 contracts (so my options weren't naked).
That takes the ...
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Questrade: Tax Free Trading Account. Why don't other brokers in Canada have these?
I noticed Questrade has a Tax Free Trading Account.
Is this too good to be true? Why do other brokers not have a "Tax Free Trading Account" where your gains are not taxed and where you can contribute ...
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How much time would I have to spend trading to turn a profit?
I have read about online trading sites that allow you to buy and sell stocks.
How much time would I have to invest in buy/sell/research in order to make a profit? Does anyone have any experience ...
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Sandbox for financial transactions: Online paper trading for buying/selling stock?
Is there an online trading platform for normal human beings (=not institutions) that has a sandbox ?
I mean where I can try out buying/selling stock without real-world transactions, to see how well ...
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Where to find really good articles on stocks and general trading information?
Apart from this website, are there any other websites out there that are focused on trading and investing?.
I am looking for a website where I can find articles etc on trading and investment - say ...
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Why does demand for stock rise when a company appears to have high future value?
So a company decides to raise money by selling shares of its stock. The stock is offered at an initial price of their determination. The stock is then traded in a market where forces of supply and ...
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Shares; are they really only for the rich/investors?
I've always been under the impression, that if you want to be a player in the "shares game" you either have to be an full time investor, or someone who has a lot of money to play with.
Is this true? ...
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Can you recommend a good broker through which a UK company can trade in US stock markets?
Anybody can recommend a good broker through which a UK company can trade in US stock markets?
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How can put options be used to buy shares at a lower price?
How to use puts, if you are a net buyer of stocks?
I read an article about Warren Buffet buying Burlington Northern stocks and how he used puts to lower the buying price of the shares. Please, ...
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What is the meaning of “short selling” or “going short” a stock?
Can someone please explain the meaning of 'shorting' a stock with an example?
