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CMC Markets is rolling out commission-free trading on both full and fractional options in select regions. This follows the successful launch of options trading in the UK in 2024. CMC has also followed brokers like IG and eToro in providing TipRanks analysis, featuring insights, stock ratings and premium research spanning thousands of stocks and ETFs. […]

Investors increasingly seek strategies with little or no correlation to traditional assets (e.g., stocks, bonds, gold, broad commodities) to diversify portfolios.  Below we compile a list of global investment and trading strategies – both liquid and illiquid – that historically exhibit low or negative correlation to mainstream markets. Each strategy is described along with its […]

Day trading is a bit of a different job. It can be fast, unpredictable, unforgiving. Every click, every hesitation, every impulse is tied to something deeper: motivation. Unlike other fields, where long-term rewards or passive effort might suffice, day trading demands moment-to-moment commitment. This makes motivation not just a starting point but an ongoing necessity. […]

Capital efficiency is important for a lot of traders. For example, if you a $100,000 account, you don’t necessarily have to think of things in terms of $40,000 here… $20,000 here… and so on. You can design overlays to effectively add leverage to a portfolio. This isn’t about stacking risk, but about doing things in […]

Reinforcement learning (RL) is a branch of machine learning where an agent learns to make decisions by interacting with an environment through trial and error, receiving feedback in the form of rewards. In a trading context, the environment is the financial market, the agent’s actions might be buying, selling, or holding assets, and the reward […]

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is an important indicator that fundamentals-based traders closely watch. Traders rely on GDP to understand the health and direction of the economy. But how exactly do traders interpret this economic measure, and what role does GDP play in their strategies?   Key Takeaways – How Traders View GDP GDP reveals economic […]

After reviewing its pricing, Pepperstone has reduced spreads on its gold CFDs by up to 30%, enhancing the value for precious metal traders who already enjoy zero commissions and fast execution speeds averaging 30 milliseconds. Key Takeaways Spreads on gold at Pepperstone now start from $0.05. This comes just weeks after gold hit an all-time […]

First things first: this article is designed for individuals who incorporate longer-term holds as part of their wealth strategy and are looking for clarity amidst shorter-term market noise.  It’s not intended for those who exclusively trade on shorter time horizons and really know what they’re doing to have consistent success at that. (These traders do […]

Designing and using a reinforcement learning-based trading strategy requires careful consideration of how to train the agent, define its objectives, and be sure it behaves safely and as intended. Here we’re going to look at practical implementation strategies: how to train on market data, how to set reward functions, ways to enforce risk management, and […]

Recent years have seen a surge of retail traders entering markets via zero-commission apps and hype-chasing activity (meme stocks, crypto, etc.). This influx of inexperienced participants created opportunities for sophisticated Wall Street firms to profit from these less experienced traders through information arbitrage, i.e. using superior information and analysis that retail investors lack. Professional traders and […]