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Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) have been touted as powerful tools for analyzing financial markets, with the potential to revolutionize the way traders/investors make investment decisions. While AI and ML have shown great promise in some areas, there are inherent limitations that make it unlikely that they will ever be able to fully […]

eToro is launching out-of-hours trading on 30 large US stocks, including Tesla, Amazon and Apple. Investors can react to news events in real-time and trade around their busy schedules. The latest stock CFDs are available on the eToro platform under the .EXT ticker. Pre-Market Trading Opportunities Initially, 10 stocks will be available as part of […]

XTB, a top-rated brokerage, is introducing direct stock trading in the United Kingdom. Investors can access major exchanges, including the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). The share dealing offering will be welcome news to longer-term traders and passive investors. Fresh Investment Opportunities Until now, clients in the UK could only […]

The concept of Present Value of Growth Opportunities (PVGO) can play a role in financial analysis and decision-making. PVGO provides a means of quantifying the value today of a company’s future growth prospects. This helps traders/investors determine if a company is undervalued or overvalued based on its future growth potential.   Key Takeaways – PVGO […]

Factor risk models are used by traders and investors who need to estimate the relationship and riskiness of securities. These tools are especially helpful in building the covariance matrix of assets in a portfolio. Essentially, the covariance matrix measures the movements of returns from different assets and how they correspond with one another. This information […]

The Grinold and Kroner model – sometimes known as the Grinold-Kroner or G-K model – is a financial theory that provides a formula to calculate the expected return on a stock or a stock market index over an asset without credit risk. The model was developed by Richard C. Grinold and Kenneth F. Kroner and […]

Auction Market Theory (AMT) provides one perspective on how financial markets operate, essentially functioning as giant auction houses. The continual interaction of buying and selling pressure determines price movements. This approach, when applied in financial markets, considers every bid as an attempt to buy and every offer as an attempt to sell.   Key Takeaways […]

The US Housing Bubble and the subsequent Financial Crisis of 2007-08 was a period characterized by a drop in housing prices and other assets, which subsequently led to a severe global economic recession that threatened to become a depression with interest rates hitting zero. The crisis was the worst financial disaster since the Great Depression […]

Multi-regulated Axi has added a selection of stock CFDs from major economies. This includes Spotify, PayPal and Berkshire Hathaway. The new share CFDs are available with zero commission and 1:5 leverage. Hot Stocks, Fresh Opportunities The latest additions allow traders to speculate on leading firms from the US, UK and EU. Amongst the most popular […]

The Dot-Com Bubble, which took place from 1995 to 2001, is often used as a textbook example of a speculative bubble. A speculative bubble occurs when the price of an asset, in this case tech stocks, significantly surpasses their intrinsic value. The era was marked by a rapid rise in equity markets fueled by investments […]