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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 […]

Free cash flow to equity (FCFE) is another discounted cash flow model of how to calculate company valuation. It is a measure of how much cash can be provided to equity shareholders of a firm when all expenses and debts are accounted for (i.e., levered cash flow). In a way, it is similar to dividends. […]

Inflation generally causes the Fed to tighten monetary policy. This impacts asset classes by removing liquidity from the financial system.  Namely, the process of raising interest rates and/or slowing the pace of central bank asset purchases slows money and credit creation. This is the point at which you often see the classic moves that mark […]

FCFF is an acronym for “Free Cash Flow for the Firm” or “Free Cash Flow to the Firm” and represents a measure of financial performance related to cash flow. The popularity of the FCFF valuation model stems from its ability to obtain an accurate valuation of a firm based on a collection of basic inputs. […]

Forex.com Canada has rolled out 1,000 new stock CFDs on its desktop and mobile trading platform. The broker has also introduced fractional mini-lot trading plus commission-free investing for a limited period. Read on for the details. New Share CFDs With nearly 1,000 new equity CFDs available at Forex.com Canada, clients can now speculate on more […]

The FSA-regulated CFD broker has introduced a new social trading application – Copy Trader. Clients of M4Markets will be able to exchange trading tips and market insights on the new mobile app. Users can also find mentors whose positions can be copied in a few clicks. Read on to get started. Copy Trader The new […]

First, let’s cover some basics about how central banks and their processing of raising and lowering interest rates impacts currencies. What is a tightening cycle? A tightening cycle involves the central bank of a country raising interest rates. For example, if it was believed to be good for the economy, the Fed may raise its […]

There is technically an unlimited list of fixed payment items that could fall under the classificational of an annuity. Annuities go beyond personal finance and into the business, trading, and investing world – and anywhere fixed payments are a part of the financial landscape. We will go over one of the main forms of annuities, […]

When it comes to merger and acquisition strategy (M&A strategy), there are three primary drivers of why companies want to acquire another business or merge together. Let’s go through each of them and improve our understanding of merger and acquisition strategies. Scale/growth Over 80% of company executives consider scale-up acquisitions a part of their strategic […]