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In this article, we’ll go through a hypothetical M&A transaction to look at the basic components and how to analyze one (M&A analysis). M&A analysis is important as mergers, acquisitions, and business combinings are a big part of the financial world. Many financial professionals – investment bankers, private equity, hedge funds and traders (e.g., merger […]

In this article, we’ll go over how to complete a cash flow statement from the income statement and balance sheet and how to analyze and interpret the cash flow statement. In accounting, the balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement are referred to as the “three statements.” Let’s go through each individually: Balance Sheet […]

Top-rated online broker, XTB, has introduced commission-free trading on its range of stock CFDs. The revised pricing structure means low-cost trading opportunities for new and established investors. The offer is open to all traders registered in the United Kingdom. Commission-Free Stock CFDs More than 2,000 share CFDs will be available without a commission charge. This […]

UK-listed Plus500 has secured a license from Estonia’s Financial Supervision Authority (FSA). This will enable the brand to operate as a licensed investment firm and offer ancillary services. The forex and CFD broker has also appointed a new CEO of its Estonian entity – Sigrid Aljas. Read on for the details. FSA License The Financial […]

We’ve covered valuation models from discounted cash flow to options pricing, to 1-/2-/3-stage growth models, and with respect to free cash flow to the firm (FCFF), free cash flow to equity (FCFE), dividend discount (DDM), economic value added (EVA), over a host of different scenarios. But how do we know which business valuation model is […]

London-headquartered Freetrade is in the crosshairs of the UK’s financial watchdog. Several promotional campaigns across its social media platforms have been flagged as ‘misleading’. The FCA issued a supervisory notice this week requiring the firm to take down sponsored adverts and posts from its social channels. ‘Misleading’ Advertisements The FCA warned that Freetrade’s promotional campaigns […]

ThinkMarkets is urging clients to fund accounts following a spike in market volatility. The broker is increasing margin requirements on a string of its contracts for difference (CFDs). The changes come into force on February 09, 21:00 GMT. New Margin Requirements The changes affect growth stocks and volatile ETFs, including Beam, Canada Goose, SunPower, Pinterest, […]

Trading is like other businesses where you can achieve better results if you can achieve synergy. Synergy refers to using various parts of a portfolio in ways that help support and reinforce the other. We talked in separate articles about how having differentiated, uncorrelated returns streams in a portfolio and balancing and blending them well […]

Australian-headquartered Pepperstone has teamed up with TradingView to give clients access to a suite of sophisticated charting tools. The broker has partnered with Spotware to integrate the platform into its existing offering. TradingView will be available to Pepperstone account holders in China and Germany. TradingView TradingView is a top-rated market research platform. Popular with both […]

Valuation multiples are a key component of financial modeling in assessing the value of a company. It is based on the idea that similar assets will tend to sell at similar prices, equivalent to the concept of how three-bedroom/two-bath houses sell for around the same price as others in a particular geographical area in a […]