Stock Trading News

Cryptocurrency vs. stocks really has its root in where we are in the global debt cycle, fiscal and monetary policy, money, credit, and the role of the dollar and other reserve currencies going forward.  The short answer in the cryptocurrency vs. stocks debate is that they’re both viable as stores of value to grow and […]

Published on: Jun 3, 2021 CySEC-regulated easyMarkets has introduced new shares to help traders balance portfolios. Investors will now be able to take positions on some of the largest publicly-traded companies in the United States and Europe. This comes after the broker recently launched its Bitcoin base currency account. New Products The latest stocks will be […]

Multi-regulated IC Markets has upgraded its suite of trading products with exposure to a long list of global companies along with popular digital currencies Chainlink, Stellar and Polkadot. Clients can now speculate on huge brands from Ralph Lauren and Coca-Cola to BioNTech and eCommerce platform Shopify. US-based shares are available alongside European, UK and Asian […]

Published on: Apr 29, 2021 Pepperstone has expanded its product range with spread betting and CFDs on leading UK shares. Previously, only US shares were available with the ASIC-regulated broker. The new asset class demonstrates the firm’s drive to deliver a suite of trading instruments for an increasingly global client. German and Australian shares are also available […]

Increasingly, decision-making in the markets is done through artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, and algorithmic decision-making.  Back in the 1990s and even into the 2000s and today, much analysis on financial markets and securities was done on spreadsheet programs like Microsoft Excel. That’s now changing to more complex ways of analyzing the world. The human […]

An ESG ETF is designed to focus on the environmental, social, and governance factors of each company in the fund. According to Morningstar data, funds that seek to incorporate information on an investment’s sustainability and overall societal impacts – and select from those that meet specific criteria – have largely outperformed their traditional counterparts over […]

Published on: Apr 13, 2021  Leading forex broker, XTB, has announced details of their annual training event. Experienced speakers are lined up and ready to share their trading knowledge with aspiring investors. Read on for a breakdown of the schedule and to register. Investing Day Schedule The training event on April 29, 2021, will give existing […]

Published on: Apr 10, 2021 Top-rated forex broker, AvaTrade, has upgraded its instruments and trading conditions with new equity baskets and tighter spreads on popular cryptos, including Ethereum, Bitcoin Gold and Ripple. The changes are the latest in a string of improvements to the AvaTrade offering. AvaTrade Rolls Out New Products AvaTrade has gone live with […]

The rise behind high-flying assets like SPACs (blank check companies), cryptocurrencies, and NFTs is related to the environment we’re in and the large-scale liquidity that has caused a rise in all asset classes.  Interest rates in an economy are a function of nominal growth rates.  In Western economies (the United States, developed Europe, and Japan), […]

Over the years we’ve seen exceptionally volatile markets during certain periods. 1929 and 2008 were fundamentally brought on by debt crises. Discerning sophisticated investors could have done the calculations to understand that there was a lot of debt coming due that would not be paid back. They could have adjusted their positions accordingly to benefit […]