To be a successful investor or trader, a written investment plan is a must! In fact, most broking firms will not allow its professional traders to trade money without a trading plan!Each and every trader must submit their plan and have it approved to be able to start trading money on behalf of clients. The trader is then judged and compensated for how well he follows his own plan and how well he does financially. If he violates his own plan, he...more
As you read this stock market article, you have a few choices. You could choose to continue reading, or you could choose to stop reading it and watch t.v. It's your option. You don't have the obligation to go and watch t.v, just the option.For the average person, the share market is the most visible form of financial market, and perhaps the only market in which they have some direct contact. The options market is usually seen to be too risky or...more
When a private company reaches a point in it's development that it requires an injection of capital to expand the business, then the directors have a couple of choices. One of the most popular methods is to FLOAT the company.Floating, also known as Listing, involves taking a private company public to raise money for company growth and expansion. Members of the public as well as fund management institutions are invited to purchase shares in the Initial Public Offering (IPO).The ProspectusBefore any company may solicit funds from the public, regulations require that it must draw up an offer document called a prospectus, which needs to be registered with the Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC). This must present enough details and financial information on the company to allow a prospective investor to make an informed choice on the suitability of the shares for his or her portfolio.The level of information that must be provided (which can often seem overwhelming to readers) is only one requirement that must accompany a listing application. Government consumer protection legislation is one consideration, but the stock exchange itself will have its own listing...more
The stock market is made up solely of buyers and sellers. These buyers and sellers may be super-huge, billion dollar institutions trading enormous amounts of money everyday or private individuals trading just one or two parcels of shares each year. Regardless, at its core, the market is made up 100% of people. People with emotions just like you and...more
Australians own more shares per capita then any other nation on the planet, with more than 54% of our population owning shares.Until recently, most share investors bought shares and let them sit in the bottom drawer. With improvements in technology and an increased awareness and responsibility for financial planning, thousands of people are...more
Over the past few weeks, we've discussed Covered Calls, which are regarded by many professional investors as one of the most powerful investment strategies available. But what if you don't want to or can't write calls against the shares you own, or don't own shares, but have other investments? What are your options?Margin requirements for writing Covered CallsWhen you write a Covered Call, you must lodge your shares with the Option Clearing House (OCH) as margin. This step is required to ensure that if you are exercised your shares are immediately available to be sold.As you are offering the shares as security, no further margin is required.There is a second method whereby someone who owns shares may use those shares as collateral for the purpose of writing options. The OCH will assign collateral value to shares that have been lodged as security, this system works in the following manner:The OCH has established three tiers of shares acceptable to be lodged as security:Tier One Any share that has exchange traded options may be lodged as collateral. For example, you could lodge NCP shares for the purpose of writing BHP options.Tier Two Is any share or units in entities within the...more
Technical Analysis has become extremely popular over the past decade. Modern day computers and the Internet have allowed everyone from professional traders to arm-chair investors study the markets live and make their trading decisions...more
Last week we discussed the power of fundamental analysis and how it is used. This week we'll continue exploring more of the most popular and useful fundamental indicators available.P/E RatioThe P/E Ratio is one of the most widely recognized...more
You have no doubt heard of the "Baby Boomers", those individuals born between 1943 and 1963. Following World War II, Australia's population grew at record levels. Australia was not alone in this phenomenon. The United States, New Zealand and Canada...more
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Simply put, there are only three ways to increase the top-line sales of a business.1. Increase the number of customers2. Increase the average value of each sale3. Increase the frequency of salesIt looks pretty simple, but there are a lot of different...more
In part 1 and 2 we looked at generating leads and converting interest into purchase decisions. Now it's time to seal the deal. Closing and delivery round out the four stages of the sales led business cycle.Closing - Negotiating the Details and...more