The general direction of the stock market
affects individual stocks the same way the tide raises or lowers all ships.
Using historical performance of stock indices as a basis, a portfolio comprised solely of ETFs may limit the portfolio's exposure to the price fluctuations
affecting individual stocks.
Not exact matches
Stock prices fluctuate, sometimes rapidly and dramatically, due to factors
affecting individual companies, particular industries or sectors, or general market conditions.
You can reduce risk associated with
individual stocks, but general market risks
affect nearly every
stock, and so it is also important to diversify among different asset classes.
While many
individual investors either approve of the Federal Reserve's plan to gradually raise interest rates or don't expect it to
affect the
stock market, some are concerned about the impact that rising rates will have.
The trading of
individual stocks seems to be where HFT can
affect an investor more.
You can reduce risk associated with
individual stocks (what academics call unsystematic risk), but there are inherent market risks (systematic risk) that
affect nearly every
stock.
How will the changes
affect individuals who trade (buy, sell, or write)
stock options?
Changes in
stock prices that are an indirect result of interest rate changes can
affect the
individual business selling the
stocks as well as investment firms.
Unlike equity trading, in which a single high - volume trade can drive market prices up or down substantially, ETFs are less
affected by an
individual stock's performance, since it would only comprise a percentage of the entire fund.
And along with top - notch screeners for funds and
stocks, Merrill provides Morningstar's powerful Portfolio X-Ray, a tool that can dig into your fund holdings and
individual stocks and, among other things, analyze areas of overlap and market factors
affecting your returns.
If a test can be developed, a screening program can be established to screen breeding
stock and determine normal
individuals, carriers and
affected dogs.
Located sectors or
individual stock leaders to
affect arbitrage strategy.