Bonds. Basic concepts
In this review article, we will briefly describe the basic concepts, a trader should know about bonds. Read in this article: what bonds are; what forms and types of bonds are; bond properties; pros and cons of bond trading.
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HFT or High-Frequency Trading
In this article we will speak about High-Frequency Trading (HFT): what is considered to be HFT; studies of HFT; HFT influence on liquidity; quoting of financial instruments; HFT influence on volatility. There is a lot of information on the Internet about HFT influence on financial markets and instruments. It has a lot of empty talk […]
Market makers. Truth and myths
Many of you have heard that there are market makers on the exchange. This is true. However, this term is under the cloak of wild guesses and conspiracy. So, what is the truth and what is the myth? In this article we will try to objectively analyze – who the market maker on the exchange […]
Which indicator fits best of all for an entry?
Let’s frankly admit that there is no ideal indicator for an entry into an exchange trade. If it were, there wouldn’t be hundreds and thousands of other indicators for an entry. To have a stable profitability each trader should have: Trading system. Properly studied instruments. Capital management rules. The indicators you comfortably work with belong […]
Limitation of losses – start thinking about money. Part 1
It is well-known that good traders are masters of risk management. Risk management includes a detailed trading plan, rules of posting stop losses and limit orders and also the management of open positions, while keeping emotions under control. Good traders, as a rule, follow a clear trading plan, which places an emphasis on preservation of […]
How did globalization influence the types of financial markets?
According to the data of the Brokernotes analytical agency for the year 2018, financial markets activated their development in the global scale. The number of traders has grown by 107% and in Oceania by 116% during one year. The rates of growth were not that fast in previous years. Who would have thought that there […]
What is liquidity? Theory and practice
There is a rule in trading – to trade liquid securities only. In this article we will: identify what securities are liquid and what are not; consider examples of liquid stocks of the American and Russian sectors; explain how to identify liquidity with the help of the Smart DOM and limit orders; speak about iceberg […]
Exchange and off-exchange securities markets
In this article we will speak about the exchange and off-exchange markets: What the differences are? What specific features are? How and what they trade? Examples. We will start from an interesting fact. Everyone knows about the American exchange called NASDAQ. Namely there they trade stocks of companies such as Amazon and Apple. However, not […]
Delta and Cumulative Delta: how could they help a day trader?
The Delta term was introduced into trading in 2002 when the revolutionary Footprint chart was developed. Overall distribution of information technologies and the Internet, which also affected the trading sphere, served as an impulse for it. Namely at that time access to the data about real trading volumes on the exchange ceased to be a […]
Stop thinking about money if you want to make money in trading
It is obvious that the majority of people come into trading to make money, live in accordance with their preferences and choices and enjoy freedom, which it provides. The most frequent reason why people go in for trading is their wish to improve their well-being. There is nothing bad in it since this goal is […]