Order Types

There many different order types used to buy and sell stock. There three primary ones are market orders, limit orders, and stop orders.

Stock Tips

There are numerous services on the internet that provide discussions about specific stocks. The intention of these boards is to provide a forum where people can exchange information and rumors about a company in order to educate themselves.

Electronic Arts: Buy or Sell

As the new generation of video games will finally take over this November with the release of Nintendo’s Wii and Sony’s PS3, should you, as an investor, be interested in purchasing shares of affected companies such as Electronic Arts (ERTS)? An answer to this question may unfortunately surprise you.

Is it Viable to Buy Shares of Viacom?

With earnings results just a little more than a week away, many traders are anxiously awaiting how the television giant, Viacom (VIA), will perform. Recently put into the publicly exchanged market, Viacom has not done that well relative to many of its competitors, year to date. However, if there is any indication of how powerful earnings are this recent quarter, there may be a surprise for fellow Viacom owners awaiting a strong result to boost shares of this company to a more respectable level.

Afraid of Pulling the Day Trading Trigger?

Fear...implies anxiety and usually the loss of courage. This definition of fear is useful in helping define the issues that traders face when coping with fear. All traders have fear, but winning traders manage their fear while losers are controlled by it.

Chevron: Will the Drop in the Price of Oil Hurt Earnings?

As Chevron (CVX) will report earnings this week, you may be wondering if it will be beneficial to purchase shares of this company in attempt of earning higher capital gains. You may also be wondering why I am endorsing the purchase of this equity at a time when oil prices are at its lowest point for this year. While such is a valid claim, there is a more profound reason to the success that Chevron will post this week which will surprise many investors throughout Wall Street.

Bigger Than McDonald's - Yes, Bigger Than McDonald's

Starbucks has accomplished so much in so little time. This company will become bigger and more profitable than McDonald's.

Do You Want to Invest Like Warren Buffett?

Warren Buffett is the most famous of the buy and hold investors. We look at his recent record to see if his buy and hold approach is still performing well.

An Overview of Market Indexes

The term 'market' is always thrown around in financial discussions. However, the term can refer to a number of different stock market indexes which cater to different parts of the economic market.

Stock Categories Based on Performance

Stocks are influenced by several different factors. One of the most important factors, for many companies, is the time of year. The season will often influence how well a particular company does based on the product or service it sells.

Why In The World Would I Want To Trade Stocks?

That's an excellent question. The quick answer is to make money but if we dig a little deeper we will see that the stock trader doesn't just want to make money, he wants to make a lot of money. In fact, the stock trader is looking for larger returns that he would otherwise get by simply investing in a stock or a mutual fund.

Selecting A Stock

HOW TO PROFIT FROM A STOCK - FOR A BEGINNER

Intro to the Stock Market

The stock market is full of stress and anxiety for almost everyone who has a fairly decent amount of money invested in it. It can be a very emotional roller coster ride as you watch your investments jump one day just to drop the next.

The New York Stock Exchange - How It Works

The New York Stock Exchange differs from other exchanges. Its so called open outcry system is an auction market where the specialist matches buy and sell orders at the best possible price. It's often said that the auction system is not efficient compared to the fully automated exchanges like the NASDAQ.

How To Make Money On The Stock Exchange

The stock exchange is a difficult and competitive environment to make money in. Not everyone will succeed. If you plan to make long term profits, it is important that you get all the basics right. In the following article, Stuart Langridge discusses how you can go about doing some of these things.