FAANG stocks are a basket of some of the largest, most popular public tech companies in the world. The term “FANG stocks” was coined by Jim Cramer, host of CNBC’s “Mad Money” and the founder of TheStreet.com, in February 2013. It is an acronym for four U.S. tech stocks – Facebook, Amazon.com, Netflix, and Google parent Alphabet. […]
In stock trading, you can make money from an uptrend or a downtrend. Downtrends tend to move faster than uptrends, which is why you will find some traders who opt to only short sell stocks in order to capitalize on the quick price action. Research shows that stocks can trend more than 30% of the […]
Jordan Belfort, of the blockbuster hit The Wolf of Wall Street, swindled investors out of millions of dollars in the early ‘90s using the “pump and dump” stock selling fraud scheme at his brokerage firm, Stratton Oakmont. The scheme later caught up with him and he was imprisoned for 22 months between 2004 and 2006. He was also forced to […]
Buying your favorite stocks has become easier than ever. Online brokers have streamlined the process for opening accounts so you just need to know which company you want to buy and how many shares. Let’s dive in on how you can buy Nike stock. How to Buy Nike Stock Buying Nike ($NKE) stock is surprisingly […]
In 2011, Evan Spiegel, Reggie Brown, and Bobby Murphy created Snapchat, an app that allows users to send videos and photos. Today, Snapchat is one of the most influential social media platforms. In the first quarter of 2019, Snapchat daily users numbered 203 million worldwide. Of these, 61% are women. Each day, Snapchat users send more […]
Whether you are a stock trader, a bond trader, or a forex trader, your ultimate goal is to earn money with minimum risk. For options traders, one of the most important principles you need to understand is the put call parity. In this article, we will be focusing on the nuts and bolts of this […]
There’s no straightforward process on how to choose an online broker because most of it depends on your personal needs. You’re likely going to have to compromise on some factors to get the features most important to you. Low commissions might be the most critical factor to you, but you may have to sacrifice on […]
Small cap ETF invest in companies who have a market capitalization of around $250 million to $3 billion with potential for growth but before we jump into the most popular ones, we want to breifly go over what market cap and ETFs are. What is market cap? The term market capitalization, or market cap, refers […]
Before we jump into how Robinhood makes money, we’ll give you a brief overview of who they are and the logistics of commission-free trading. Who is Robinhood? Robinhood Markets Inc. was founded by Vladimir Tenev and Baiju Bhatt in the early months of 2013 as a commission-free brokerage app. The app is available both on iOS & Android. […]
The year over year calculation is a great way to compare how a company is performing on an annualized basis. What is Year Over Year (YOY) Year over- year (YOY) is a method that is often used when making financial comparisons. It can also be described as a mathematical procedure of evaluating a statistic for […]
