Active Trading

New Forex Rules Cap Losses - And Profits

Posted: March 17, 2010 11:41AM by Eric Fox

The Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has raised the ire of thousands of small investors with new rules that would limit the amount of leverage allowed in the retail foreign exchange or...

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Filed Under: Active Trading, Currencies, Forex, International Markets, Investment, Regulations

Trade Like A Hedge Fund Master

Posted: December 23, 2009 12:46PM by Emily Lambert

Hedge fundsÂ are aggressive, leveraged, unregulated investment vehicles popular with high net-worth individuals. Or are they?"That's the most ridiculous definition there is in the world," says Daniel...

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Filed Under: Active Trading, Derivatives, Options, Stocks

ETFs: Losing At Leverage

Posted: December 3, 2009 12:11PM by Lisa Smith

Exchange-traded funds are investments that trade like stocks, but instead of moving up and down with the value of a company, they track an index, or a group of securities such as a basket of...

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Filed Under: Active Trading, Alternative Investments, Derivatives, ETFs, Index Fund, Insurance, Investing Basics, Portfolio Management

3 Big Money Mistakes And How To Avoid Them

Posted: November 9, 2009 11:27AM by Douglas Rice

Researchers looking into the mental mistakes made with money have come to the conclusion that humans are not hard-wired machines. In general, we lack the ability to properly measureÂ risks and rewards...

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Filed Under: Active Trading

Pocket Change Or Prison: The Galleon Hedge Fund Scandal

Posted: October 27, 2009 3:06PM by Douglas Rice

It has been called the largest hedge fund insider trading case in history and it focuses on Mr. Raj Rajaratnam and his firm Galleon, which was recently reported to have $3.7 billion under...

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Filed Under: Active Trading, Investor Relations, Laws, Millionaires, Regulations

Does Slow-And-Steady Win The Investing Race?

Posted: October 9, 2009 11:28AM by Douglas Rice

It's hard to know which investment method to choose. Evidence shows that market timing doesn't consistently beat the market averages, especially after taxes and fees, and many have professed that...

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Filed Under: Active Trading, Bonds, Bull Market, Day Trading, Hedge Funds, International Markets, Investing Basics, Options, Personal Finance, Portfolio Management, Short Selling

Look Smart: Financial Calculations You Can Do In Your Head

Posted: September 23, 2009 10:11AM by Peter Cherewyk

So you can do a sudoku before your Cheerios get soggy, and calculatingÂ a 15% tip for a mealÂ is a breeze,Â but what about compound interest?Â Calculating compound interest is one of those things that...

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