Short selling occurs when traders sell an asset without owning it on the expectation that its price will fall and they can buy it back for a lower cost to…

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Short selling occurs when traders sell an asset without owning it on the expectation that its price will fall and they can buy it back for a lower cost to…
Entering the market is a challenging part of active. MTFA can help the trader or investor decide when to enter the market by identifying certain indicators.
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In the financial marketplaces of the world, there are numerous different styles and trading methodologies employed with the goal of achieving profitability. One of the most prominent forms of trading…
Dark pools are networks of privately held trading forums, exchanges or markets that provide a platform for the anonymous trading of securities. Dark pools facilitate non-exchange-based trading practices between broker-dealer…
In the trading of futures, "rollover" refers to the process of closing out open positions in soon-to- expire contracts in favour of contracts with later expiration dates. Rollover is unique…
High-frequency trading (HFT) aims to profit from the pricing volatility facing a specific financial instrument by employing aggressive short-term trading strategies. Through this pursuit, HFT has become a major factor…
What is Arbitrage? Arbitrage trading is an opportunity in financial markets when similar assets can be purchased and sold simultaneously at different prices for profit. Simply put, an arbitrageur buys…
When trading in forex (as with trading in any asset), traders will want to follow the age-old recommendation to "buy low and sell high." To do this, they will clearly…
The Efficient Market Hypothesis (or EMH, as it's known) suggests that investors cannot make returns above the average of the market on a consistent basis. This is because under normal…
Random walk theory is the belief that a security's current market price is the product of chance rather than the sum of past events or human behavior.
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