Beginner’s Guide: Introduction in Cryptocurrencies
Introduction: To Invest in Cryptocurrencies The first cryptocurrency which comes into the existence was Bitcoin which was built on Blockchain technology and probably it was launched in 2009 by a mysterious person Satoshi Nakamoto. At the time writing this blog, 17 million bitcoin had been mined and it is believed that total 21 million bitcoin could be mined. The other most popular cryptocurrencies are Ethereum, Litecoin, Ripple, Golem, Civic and hard forks of Bitcoin like Bitcoin Cash and Bitcoin Gold. It is advised to users to not put all money in one cryptocurrency and try to avoid investing at the…
New York Stock Exchange – Why Is Everyone Shouting?
Ah yes, the New York Stock Exchange, while it’s the epicenter of the trading universe, it looks a bit more like an amusement park or a playground doesn’t it? Close your eyes and you can picture it, the hustle, the bustle, the screaming traders on the floor, the grown men sweating through suits and button up shirts gesticulating like a wild pack of children playing tackle football on an open field. But why, in this modern-day and age, do traders and brokers still act like an angry mob? Don’t we use computers for most trades these days anyway? Isn’t this…
Information Feedback Loops In Stock Markets, Investing, Innovation And Mathematical Trends
It seems that no matter how complex our civilization and society gets, we humans are able to cope with the ever-changing dynamics, find reason in what seems like chaos and create order out of what appears to be random. We run through our lives making observations, one-after-another, trying to find meaning – sometimes we are able, sometimes not, and sometimes we think we see patterns which may or not be so. Our intuitive minds attempt to make rhyme of reason, but in the end without empirical evidence much of our theories behind how and why things work, or don’t work,…
Options Trading Strategies – Wrong Use of Historical Volatility and Implied Volatility Crossovers
Not all volatilities are constructed equal. It is critical to differentiate between Historical Volatility and Implied Volatility, so retail traders learn how to trade options focused on what is material to theoretically price option spreads forward. Historical Volatility (HV) measures past price movements of the underlying asset recording the asset’s actual or realized volatility. The more commonly known type of HV is Statistical Volatility, which computes the underlying assets return over a finite but adjustable number of days. Let me explain what “finite but adjustable” means. You can vary the number of days to measure the Statistical Volatility: for example,…
Stock Market Basics For Beginners – All You Need To Know
Rookie stock market investors are those who only possess a relatively rudimentary knowledge and experience in the investing sphere. Most of these individuals usually commence by sticking to a ‘buy and hold’ trading strategy. As a beginner, your general experience in stock market investment trading is very limited. This, for the most part, confines you to making no more than a couple of trades perhaps on a monthly basis from a cash account. However, this does not necessary signify that you have not placed high expectations on your stock market trading activities. You most likely are very interested in expanding…
The Beginners Guide to Crypto Currency Exchange
Cryptocurrency Exchange or Digital Currency Exchange is a business that involves the exchange of cryptocurrency with other assets such as money or any other digital currency. It is a web service that provides electronic transactions in electronic forms and taking fees for them. Any transactions or operations to Digital Currency Exchange can be made through debit and credit cards, postal money order or any other kinds of money transfer. This article is about discussing the various cryptocurrency exchanges which facilitate crypto currency trading for beginners and what they offer in terms of availability, ease of use, security, deposit/withdrawal methods and…
Forex Trading Strategies – What Are Your Options?
forex trading revolves around currency trading. The value of the currency can rise and fall as a result of different factors that include economics and geopolitics. The changes in the currency value are what factor in the profits for forex traders and this is the main objective of getting into the trades. The trading strategies are sets of analysis used by the traders to determine whether they should sell or buy currency pairs at a given period of time. These strategies can be technical analysis charting tools based or news based. They are made of a multiple of signals that…
3 Important Trading Tips and Tricks
In today’s article I would like to wrap up all the important things I have learned in trading in the last decade. So let’s get to it! 1. Risk management and positive RRR We started to work on our private fund and application with our team three years ago. At the beginning, we asked ourselves one fundamental question: “How can we shift risk management to a really high and sophisticated level?” Please take notice of the fact that our first steps towards working on our own fund weren’t about which broker to use, what server to have, or what strategies…
Proprietary Trading Firms – Interview Questions and Preparation Tips
A common question from prospective proprietary traders preparing to make an impression at their interview for a trading vacancy is “What interview questions will I be asked?”, “How will the interview process be conducted?” and “How best can I prepare for my interview?”. Every proprietary trading firm will have its own unique recruitment process, and these will often be modified frequently as firms adapt and update their techniques. It is therefore impossible to give anything more than general guidance as to the interview process and what may be involved. However, the following article may help in giving pointers as to…
Stock Market – How to Use Fundamental Analysis to Make Trading Decisions
Stock Analyzing Investors come in many shapes and forms, so to speak, but there are two basic types. First and most common is the more conservative type, who will choose a stock by viewing and researching the basic value of a company. This belief is based on the assumption that so long as a company is run well and continues turning a profit, the stock price will rise. These investors try to buy growth stocks, those that appear most likely to continue growing for a longer term. The second but less common type of investor attempts to estimate how the…