A margin call is one of those wake-up moments every trader wants to avoid. It’s practical, preventable, and — if you treat it like an early-warning system — an opportunity to improve your trading discipline. This article explains what margin calls are, how margin, equity and free margin interact, how to calculate margin levels, common…

If traders and investors think of firms that have not only innovated but accused successfully company’s financial strategies too, Dell comes to mind. From its dorm-room birth to leveraged privatization, to a spin-off, upon a parent’s privatization, to now public markets again, Dell has been diversifying and re-mixing its shareholder relationship. This article tracks Dell’s…

Swing trading has been referred to as the “sweet spot of trading styles” it is quicker than long term investing and slower than day trading. Swing trading allows you to time trades and analyze price trends. Traders can make money on price movements that normally take place over days and weeks of time. But the…

Understanding Analyst Stock Ratings What Analyst Ratings Mean Analyst ratings are shorthand ratings that provide a perspective on a stock’s expected relative performance. The ratings encompass research, forecasts, and judgements to create a simple to understand signal — a good starting point for investors who do not want to read the report. Ratings are distortions…

What Is XAU/USD and How Does It Work? Fundamentals of Gold Trading XAU/USD is the ticker pair used to price one troy ounce of gold in U.S. dollars. For traders and investors, the symbol is shorthand for making gold exposure that is denominated in U.S. dollars — whether that exposure originates from spot markets, futures…