What is a Penny Stock? A stock that trades at relatively low price, usually outside of the major market exchanges is called a penny stock. In the US, the SEC defines a penny stock as a security which trades below $5 per share. They are traded over-the-counter on the OTC Bulletin Board, or Pink Sheets....
22 Apr 2013
Posted By: emooreUnder: Investment Education
What is a Day Trading Software? A Day Trading Software is a computer program used by active and swing traders to facilitate trading. The following is the list of free day trading software available online: Day Trading Software Free Trial Available Button Trader Demo Version is free for 6 months Telechart from Worden Free 14...
22 Apr 2013
Posted By: emooreUnder: Investment Education
What is a Day Trading Software? A Day trading software is a computer program that is used by a majority of traders, and is intended to facilitate day trading of stocks or other financial instruments. Day trading software falls into three main categories: Data, Charting, and Trade Execution. Data: The exchanges don’t generally concern themselves...
08 Apr 2013
Posted By: emooreUnder: Investment Education
What is A Mini Option? A mini option will serve the same purpose as regular options; the only difference is in the lot size of underlying instrument. In the case of standard options, that is 100 but with mini option, that’s reduced just to 10.The goal behind mini options, which began trading on March 18,...
01 Apr 2013
Posted By: emooreUnder: Scottrade News
Scottrade on March 18, 2013 announced that it will give investors and traders access to mini options. Vice-President of of Clearing and Options Services Brian Connor at Scottrade said “Mini options are part of the options industry’s continued evolution, and a major step for self-directed traders, It was important to us not only to make...
Interactive Brokers is the overall winner of Barron’s 2013 survey. In addition, Barron’s also lists the top brokers in six categories–long-term investing, options trading, international investing, high-frequency trading, services for novices, and in-person service. This makes it really easy for the traders to decide which broker to choose according to their individual needs. Below is...
22 Mar 2013
Posted By: emooreUnder: TD Ameritrade News
Best Broker for “Novices” and “Long-term Investing” – TD Ameritrade: Barron’s 2013 online broker survey For Traders looking to open up an account with TD Ameritrade, there is some good news. Barron’s recently released annual survey. There were 24 online brokers in US surveyed, and were graded in eight different categories from the perspective of...