Not exact matches
And now that the time for revisionist history has arrived, and strategists no longer have to serve a political agenda and scare
investors and
traders into voting with their wallets, the research reports calling for precisely the outcome that we expected are coming in fast and furious, starting with none other
than Goldman, whose chief strategist David Kostin issued a note overnight in which he says that «the equity market response to the election result will be limited» and adds that «our year - end 2016 price target for the S&P 500 remains 2100, roughly 2 % below the current level of 2140.»
I spent most of my career on Wall Street trading floors, and like most
traders and institutional
investors I think of markets differently
than do most economists and policymakers.
At such times,
traders and
investors who focus on doomsday headlines from mainstream financial media sites are more
than likely to be shaken out of their long positions... especially those who lack conviction in their trading system.
For institutional
investors and
traders who rely on making big trades, Average Dollar Volume is a more important number
than ADTV.
Even though these are long - term assets, it seems that there are now more momentum
investors and macro
traders than ever trying to play this space.
According to the most recent results of the poll at the bottom of this hub, «fear» is the emotion that
traders and
investors struggle with more
than the other three discussed in this article.
In an immature market like Bitcoin, there's more individual
traders and
investors than larger institutions...
These successful day
traders react more quickly
than other
investors to changing market conditions.
Right now,
investors and
traders from Wall Street to Main Street, whether optimists or pessimists, are assuming an economic recovery that's much faster and much more robust
than that... A period of lower -
than - average economic growth would lead to lower -
than - average earnings growth.
Option trading has a reputation of being capable of high returns and impressive profits, but also carrying with it higher
than normal risk — risk that makes many
traders and
investors wary of using options at all.
That said,
investors should avoid opening new positions here, and consider lowering their exposure further, while
traders should only trade with smaller
than usual sizes.
For
investors who are interested in generating steady passive income rather
than quick wagers on the market, it is advisable to focus on long - term trades with low leverage, spread across a variety of instruments (or spread over a multitude of
traders, with social trading).
Expense ratios impact buy - and - hold
investors far more
than active
traders, who in turn are more impacted by commissions and bid / ask spreads.
Since it is built by a
trader and long - time
investor rather
than by a developer.
As an individual
investor, your time horizon is considerably longer
than a
trader.
Also,
investors have much more trading assets to choose from
than currency
traders have.
Since the market is unstable and all over the map, ETFs such as VelocityShares Daily 2x VIX Short Term ETN and ProShares Ultra VIX Short - Term Futures ETF are a better asset to trade
than stocks, says Jason Spatafora, co-founder of Marijuanastocks.com and a Miami - based
trader and
investor.
As the year winds down, DIY
investors and
traders are looking at places to spend their money rather
than grow it, and as such, markets as a whole tend to wane.
In this first post, a new
investor is looking to become more active and is wondering whether a platform geared towards active
traders, such as Interactive Brokers, is a better choice overall
than another low cost option, Questrade.
Many people that are critical of active stock market operators and believe that winning
traders and
investors are more lucky
than possessing of skill have not thought through what the long t...
If you are an experienced
trader, it's possible for you to reach a success rate of 80 % or more, but if you are a novice
investor with no trading knowledge, you will more
than likely not reach a success rate of more
than 50 % ITM trades.
Do we really think that we are somehow smarter
than all of these highly skilled
traders and
investors, and can somehow take advantage of the news in a way that they haven't already?
TD Ameritrade makes up for higher -
than - average trading commissions with better -
than - average service, research and trading tools that will make everyone from beginner
investors to active
traders happy.
For passive
investors or and / or those without large amounts to invest, the pricing structure for commissions and account fees is definitely very different
than for those who are very active
traders or who have more
than $ 50 000 in investment assets.
The market is unlikely to grow forever and corrections are made along the way, but as long as you take an
investor's mindset rather
than one of a
trader's, you will be good to go.
For occasional
investors or those who rebalance, this may not be a tempting offer, however for swing
traders or those who have hold times for trades that are days or weeks (rather
than hours or months), this offering could be attractive, especially since there are no caps to the numbers of trades that could be made.
Long - term
investors who stick to broad index funds often do better
than the active
traders.
Not only does holding an ETF protect you from individual stock gyrations, but chances are you're like to incur lower trading costs as well since ETF and mutual fund
investors tend to hold their positions much longer
than individual stock
traders.
While the leveraged ETF can fill a need in the day
trader's arsenal or be utilized for a once in a blue moon trend trade, they are certainly not suitable investments for an
investor with a time horizon any longer
than a week.
They enable you to fulfil the goal of being a DIY
investor, managing your own portfolio of shares, but with the help of fellow
traders who have a better eye for screening stocks
than you.
Prof. Nail, Thanks for the precious article.In addition, I now see myself as an
investor which it more
than trader.That seem to give me more intuition of taken things more serious.The information on setting up the trading room is great.However, in developing country, there are many challenges.In Nigeria, greater no of
trader, trade using Cyber cafe.However, i will work to details on your recommendation.
Our trading model, Felix, reflected greater confidence
than most
traders and
investors (including me).
The discount on margin rates is definitely something different
than what is being offered currently so it will be sure to attract the interest of those
investors /
traders who use margin as part of their strategy.
Rather
than treating ownership as a short - term vehicle for profit in the mode of a day
trader, buy - and - hold
investors retain shares through bull markets and bear markets.
In fact, average
investors are far more likely to «gamble»
than traders are because they have no real parameters for their investment decisions.
That's not because I'm not an
investor, it's because I've been a
trader for more
than 35 years; it's what I do.
Many people that are critical of active stock market operators and believe that winning
traders and
investors are more lucky
than possessing of skill have not thought through what the long term winners have in common.
I do have a special place in my heart for Jesse Livermore, although I would consider him a speculator and
trader rather
than an
investor.
Usually when you are betting against the market you are being more of a
trader than an
investor.
The other thing that options trading does is turn your investment mentality into being a
trader, rather
than an
investor, which also compromises decisions on buying solid, dividend paying companies for quick hit speculative plays.
FINALLY, I always like to say I am a «buyer» of stocks but not really a «seller» (this is in keeping with my idea that I am an «
investor» rather
than a «
trader»).
After all, if you feel compelled to react to every blip in stock price, you're acting more like a
trader than an
investor, and may be missing out on significant long - term growth.
Just as Dorothy learned that Oz was different
than Kansas, new
traders, perma - bulls, and buy - and - hold
investors are learning that a downtrend and market correction is not the same as a bull market or range bound market.
These
traders typically have a shorter time frame
than investors, seeking to make money from the shorter term movements of securities.
On Wednesday, February 7, dollar value traded in U.S. - listed ETFs represented more
than 35 % of the consolidated tape (compared with an average of 26 % in 2017).5 The rise in ETF turnover on both an absolute and relative basis to broad equities amid the significant market volatility implies
investors and
traders chose ETFs over single stocks.
If you find yourself trying to make money out of the day - to - day news then you might have inadvertently become a
trader rather
than an
investor.
T), which produces the PlayStation 4 game console, underperformed the broader market, down 0.1 percent, with
traders saying some
investors were concerned that it may sell fewer game machines
than Microsoft Corp's (MSFT.O) Xbox One, which also goes on sale on November 22.
4) believe that selective, short - term statistics tell them everything, when any
trader or
investor, who is PUNISHED when he fails to correctly forecast oscillations in a complex system (unlike the cardinals of climatology), knows how impossible this is to forecast, beyond more
than a precious few years.
Kahneman suggests that «expert»
traders generally do not do better
than «the market» and that stock trading algorithms work better
than decisionmaking by
investors influenced by their emotions of fear and greed in random succession.
But the EU is bigger
than the United States — with 28 members, most highly industrialized nations — and it is the world's largest
trader and largest foreign
investor.