Whether you own a business or not, bartering can provide an alternative to using money as the trade currency for the things you need. If you are a small business owner, you could even get into barter trading to get rid of some of your surplus products, which take up space and cost you some money as well. You can trade these products to acquire things you need to conduct your business, which you may not have the cash to pay for....more
In the world of business, trading is generally referred as commerce or transaction. The system of mechanism which allows trade to happen at a particular place and time is known as market. In the olden days the original form of trade was known as barter that is the direct exchange of goods and services. Then slowly the one side of the barter system was introduced by the precious metals, ordinary metals and paper money. The tradition of Modern...more
Historically, man has been on a constant search for a society that is organized. In order to survive as a culture, ancient civilizations had recognized that they had to follow a set of laws with a ruler-follower program set in place. Throughout time, nations conquer nations because of their strong adherence to one ruler. Stronger armies had been organized and dynasties had been formed. In some countries, this has changed much more than the last century simply because of man's changing philosophical and political views. But for other people, the belief is nevertheless really a lot the exact same. The reason for its change and also the factors involved which have resulted in man's intellectual transformation come just short of an enigma.Numerous types of government exist all much more than the globe, of which, democracy is the most common. This from of federal government allows people the expression of energy, channeled through and represented by single individuals or unified parties. The foundations of Christianity are believed to contain the roots of strength of a country's democratic rule. However some analysts have suggested that this only applies to a couple of select democratic...more
Every reliable money management plan gives trading advice on defining float size and source. This is an obvious first step for traders to take because you just won't get anywhere if you don't have the cash to make investments. In a lot of instances, traders focus mainly on determining how much can be made on certain trade positions. There is no...more
I started as a Prop Trader at a popular Wall Street powerhouse in the 1980's and it was an intresting to see it eliminated. I knew the day would come as it always seemed contradictory to trade and fill orders at the same time, but as a good soldier I just followed orders and made money, but Propietary Trading as we know it ends today...more
How do you place trades for profit, even if it's with that $2,000 or so that's sitting in your brokerage cash account earning no interest? First, let's break a trade down to its fundamental purpose: To make money. So when traders purchase a stock, there are two basic results that can happen.The stock goes up.The stock goes down.While we like to think we will always pick winners, the odds are simple based on Standard Deviation.Stocks that pay dividends put the odds slightly more in your favor as dividends can offset some capital losses.With high probability trading, you can put the odds more in your favor. Depending on your time frame and risk tolerance, you can control the returns and the downside protection. Your trade could look like this:How is it done? Here is a look at a stock, Discover Financial Services (DFS), that I've been using to generate income for my portfolio. Executing a BUY-WRITE. Buying the stock, and writing an ITM (in the money) covered call simultaneously. The trade would look like this (based on Friday's closing price). .Remember, while it's got a higher probability of success, there is still the chance it moves against you. In the 4th quarter of...more
There are a number of people getting into options trading these days. They aren't all going to be successful. In fact, a huge number of people will find themselves failing miserably at option trading and it's all for a few key reasons....more
Options trading is one of those things that we hear a lot about but most people don't get into it because they aren't sure how to get started. Anything to do with stocks and trading tends to scare people off. However, if you are...more
Based in St. George, Utah, SkyWest, Inc. (NASDAQ:SKYW) is the parent company for SkyWest Airlines. The firm was in the spotlight on Tuesday, August 31st, 2010 when they announced the stock was given an outperform rating by advisor firm...more
Trades can look at copper demand is stronger in the Spring for the start of the building season. Gas commodities trends are higher in the summer seasons for vacation and tapers off when the summer ends. Gold and precious metals are stronger in the...more
Bulk REO trading is considered a big business of today. This is the reason why more and more people want to get involved in this business. Bulk REO properties are in demand in the current market of real estate investment. These properties are...more
Be warned."Part of overall winning is taking losses along the way.""If you have 55% winning trades, you"ll win in the long run."We"ve heard it said a million times in a hundred different ways.In any trading system, we will experience losing trades as...more