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Benefits of Stock Option Investing

Stock Option Investing are a great way for traders to gain an advantage in the share market. They are great for not only maximizing profits, but also minimizing position and portfolio risk is used correctly. So let's take a closer look.

How to Buy Investment Grade Bonds

Bonds can be a good investment, but not all bonds are the same. While government bonds and investment grade bonds are generally quite safe, other bonds can be just as risky, or even riskier, than stock market investments. High yield bonds, for instance, are also known as junk bonds in the industry.

Is it Time to Start Investing Into the Stock Market Again?

The market has fallen over 40% since it's hay day back in early 2008. 401k plans has evaporated, there is talk of another Great Depression by most of the big media outlets, and the unemployment rate is rising at the fastest pace we have seen in two generations. This is not to mention that the U

Making Money With Option Volatility Pricing

Anyone who is interested in options trading is very much familiar with the Black-Scholes model. This model has been the system used in options pricing, wherein a number of variables are considered to calculate the so called FMV (fair market value) of any given option. On the other hand, many options

Stock Market Investing 101: Use Free Cash Flow To Measure A Company's Worth

The movement of cash in and out of a business over a given period of time is measured by the operating cash flow less the capital expenditures equals to what we called the Free Cash flow. There a lot of reasons why it is best to use free cash flow. Like in an operating cash flow, the cash it brought

What Are Options in Stocks?

Options are financial instruments that grant the investor control over the underlying security without the necessity of equity ownership. An investor who purchases an equity option has the right --- but not the obligation --- to purchase or sell a specific number of shares of a specific security for

Stock Exchange - A Winning Strategy

Have you ever pondered what is the thing that pulls us towards the stock exchange? And have you ever tried to analyze what mostly causes big losses in stock trade?

The Strategic Increase of Awareness for Your Cause

Increasing awareness about a non profitable organization or a cause will improve fundraising results and increase donations. Likely most people know and accept this adage as fact. Usually increasing awareness is thought of in terms of media and making media choices that will reach a broad audience.

How Do I Cash in My Bearer Bonds?

A bearer bond is a rare type of bond, also referred to as a coupon bond. It allows the "bearer" of the bond to present special clipped coupons to the issuer's payment agent to collect the designated interest. These are unregistered bonds, which mean they do not require the issuing company's transfer

Opt for Initial Public Offering (IPO) Funding

Companies are formed to produce and sell goods and services. It takes manpower as well as capital for companies to be able to achieve this target. Closely held smaller companies find it a bit difficult ...

How to Trade NYSE Stocks

The NYSE Euronext, or Big Board, remains the preeminent stock exchange in the United States. Tracing its roots back to the Buttonwood Agreement of 1792, when just five securities were traded (three government securities and two bank stocks), the NYSE also is America's oldest stock exchange. Merging

How to Sell Stocks at a Loss

When you buy a stock, you do so with the hope that it will go up in value. Unfortunately, however, that does not always happen. There are times when that can't miss stock just goes down and down, and investors need to cut their losses and sell.

New York Stock Exchange Stock Market Tips

Investing in the New York Stock Exchange can be exciting and frustrating.stock market analysis screenshot image by .shock from Fotolia.comThe New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is one of the more popular financial markets in the world. When you decide you would like to trade stocks on the...

Kotak SIP Plans - Are You Investing in Right Plans?

Kotak Mutual Fund has launched "Kotak Systematic Investment Plans" for the benefit of retail investors and low income persons. By this way you can invest a fixed amount for a certain period of months i.e. 6 months or more.

How to Find the Maturity Risk Premium on a Corporate Bond

There are two ways to invest in a company: stocks and bonds. Bonds represent a debt to the company, and the rate of interest the company pays bondholders for their money is tied to the credit risk of the company. That is, if the company is doing poorly you will need a higher rate of interest in orde