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Growth protects investing profits

Growth protects investing profits

… stocks stayed at the same price and the value of the final 5 falls by 10%.
Crunching the numbers shows an overall portfolio performance of 10% growth. We have 10 winners, the 5 that rose by 30% and the 5 that rose by 20%. Another 5 did nothing and the final 5 lost 10 …

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Costs drive position size

Costs drive investor portion size decisions

… the smallest practical position size.
For example, a $10 commission to buy 100 shares, the net cost to you is the share price + $0.10 per share. Simply divide the $10 commission cost by the number of shares purchased.
If your commission cost is higher, say $400, the cost per share becomes share price + $4 …

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4 Market direction drivers

4 market direction drivers of stock markets

… so for a long time.
Again, like us, at least for those who follow the White Top Investor, the FED pays attention to job, house and auto numbers and trends. However, the FED goes considerably beyond the simple approach that I take. They study and research in considerably more breadth and depth. The FED is …

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Canadian Investment Market Base

Canadian Investment Market Base

… company. We live on and of the earth. And, in that sense, all economies are natural resource based.
Our number crunching or web surfing while sipping a caffè latte would abruptly come to an end, without our natural resource base. In fact, it simply would not happen at all.
Now, knowing the natural resource …

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American OTC Stock Markets

The American OTC Stock Markets

… of a huge regulatory black hole. The listed companies are not required to produce any financial reports. Only insiders can possibly know and have access to the numbers. The unscrupulous can quickly make this regulatory black hole burn a hole through your finances.
Few real over the counter opportunities
There are some legitimate growing companies …

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Managing speculation risks, returns, and failures!

speculation complications trade risks for spectacular returns!

… out, the junior mineral explorers are the largest speculative stock group in Canada while in the U.S. the Over The Counter (OTC) Market holds the dominant number of speculative plays. In the, Oh Canada and our one place to trade lesson, the Canadian markets including the TSX Venture Exchange were discussed. In the, Sorting …

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Unlock market patterns with chart reading

Market patterns repeat repeat repeat

… charts, and candlestick charts. First, the simple Line Chart connects daily closing prices with a line. Second, the most common Bar Chart uses vertical lines to represent high and low prices; a left dash is for the open, and a right dash marks the close. Third, the less popular Point and Figure Chart marks …

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Technology powers high frequency trading

technology powers high frequency trading and FAQ about HFT

… or many algorithms that can work independently, in tandem, in series, or all at once to direct and control a trading system.Each calculation can be a simple one-line instruction, such as ‘add this and that number‘ or a series of complex interdependent functions running to millions of lines.However, while algorithms can be …

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