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Here's an interesting video from the WSJ that discusses the distinction between investing and trading. It's something to ponder in the wake of the fall of the Galleon Group for allegged insider...
The most precious commodity on Wall Street is information, and savvy players will do almost anything for it.
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But now some of Wall Street’s biggest hedge funds are watching nervously as...
Is it possible for an investor to be losing money in financial markets this year?
With an incredible amount of bad timing and wrong-headed conviction, you actually could have constructed a...
After a decade in which stocks have gone nowhere and at least a quarter-century in which stocks have been outperformed by bonds, can it still make sense to buy stocks and sit on them for decades?
Whether seeking income, mitigating risk or just speculating on price movements, investors are trading options in record numbers these days.
For those thinking of giving options a try, the...
The amazing thing about this market is that there are so many cheap stocks. The problem with this market is that there are so many companies that could really blow up on investors.
Mr. Aleynikov is suspected of having taken pieces of Goldman software that enables the buying and selling of shares in milliseconds. Banks and hedge funds use such programs to profit from tiny...
It looks the low cost broker wars have intensified with a strong new player in the stock trading scene. They are an established broker in the option trading space, but have extended their business...
It is the hot new thing on Wall Street, a way for a handful of traders to master the stock market, peek at investors’ orders and, critics say, even subtly manipulate share prices.
It is called...
Article looks at both sides of the debate and gives the following opinion:
While we agree that there's plenty of evidence that market timing has worked over short and even long periods, the...
If you want to hold commodities in your investment portfolio, what's the best way?
The simplest commodities investments follow various indexes. You'll find a wide choice of exchange-traded funds...
Stock investors who spread money across other markets such as commodities and real estate didn't get much shelter from 2008's meltdown. But tapping the market's "fear gauge" might have helped.