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1). Five Simple Tools For Trading
Copyright 2006 Billy Williams
In this day and age of trading, traders and investors have enormous resources at their disposal. You have real time data feed that can pull and current future contract on any exchange at the tips of their fingers, you can determine at a glance the bid and ask price on any publicly traded company, and you can immediately pull up the delta reading on any option being currently traded.
2). Mental & Emotional Biases In Trading
Copyright 2006 Billy Williams
Traders are typically very competitive and have been successful in another field before they come to trading stocks and options. It is very typical for successful attorneys to open a trading account with the intention of carrying that success into trading stocks or options.
However, what often makes a person successful in another field does not translate into success as a trader.
3). Six Keys to Find Momentum Stocks
Copyright 2006 Billy Williams
Momentum stock trading has been around for awhile and has been proven to a sound method for creating incredible wealth in the stock market. During the 1990s, for example, Clear Channel Communications went up 5,615%, Emulex rose 6,412%, Dell Computer went up 10,198%, Activision went up 13,819%, and Semtech rose 15,231%.
4). Spotting Market Accumulation and Distribution
Copyright 2006 Billy Williams
During the trading week almost any newsbreak will report the gains or losses for the Standard & Poor’s 500 (S & P 500), the Dow Jones Industrial (DOW), and the NASDAQ Stock Exchange (NASD). The reason is that gauging the health of the these indices is because up to 70% of the stocks that make up these various indices will move in tandem with their movement.
5). The Advantages of Trading Options Over Stocks
Copyright 2006 Billy Williams
In the investing world, trillions of dollars worth of shares are bought and sold each day on the major exchanges all over the world. On any given day, traders and investors can take part in the purest form of capitalism by putting their money at risk by buying into any of the major global corporations across the planet in the pursuit of profit.
6). Trading With Price and Volume
Copyright 2006 Billy Williams
On any given major stock exchange, from Wall Street to Bombay or from London to Hong Kong, billions of shares are traded each day that represent trillions of dollars exchanged back and forth. This buying and selling action represents volume, which is the result of the exchange of stock or commodity between both buyer and seller.
7). Understanding and Trading Put Options
Copyright 2006 Billy Williams
Put options are a misunderstood investment tool but once understood by an individual investor it can be a very versatile investment tool. Put options can be used to protect your portfolio, and they can help you pick up huge profits by controlling the stock of a company during a price decline and profiting from the decline.
8). Understanding the Basics of Options
Copyright 2006 Billy Williams
Options are a misunderstood investment tool but once understood by an individual investor it can be a very versatile investment tool. Options can be used to protect your portfolio, and they can help you pick up huge profits by controlling the stock of a company very cheaply. Plus, options offer strictly limited risk. If an option trade goes the wrong way, you won't lose more than your initial investment plus commissions.
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