Penny Stocks Outshine Mega - Caps

While some Wall Street herds may be stumbling over themselves to gobble up the record setting Dow index, the numbers show that bigger is not always better.

My Experiences Trading Sugar Commodity Futures Contracts and Options

Sugar trading is romantic! Here's some valuable hints and kinks taken from actual trading experiences. Currently, an account margin of $1200 will control about $13,000 worth of sugar.

The New World Of Online Stock Trading

The world of investment will always be in existence. But the manner in which it exists will continue to evolve to meet the ever-changing needs of investors. Online stock trading is today's answer to modern investment, providing consumers with the best of all worlds.

A Financial Analysis of Eaton Corp

The industrial electric equipment industry is one without a lot of recognition. While there are a few large capitalization companies such as Rockwell Automation, ABB, and Nidec, only Eaton Corporation (ETN) seems to receive any type of coverage from news outlets. Nevertheless, I believe a lot of such coverage is warranted, as this company has the proper fundamental and strategic business plans to excel and contribute to capital gains for your portfolio.

My Experiences Trading Cotton and Lumber Commodity Futures Contracts and Options

COTTON futures and options trade on the NYBOT. (The New York Board of Trade) Cotton has low to medium volume and liquidity; just enough to get by. An account margin of $1300 controls 50,000 pounds of cotton, worth about $30,000. One full point of price movement equates to $500.

Stock Market Crash of 2007 - How To Trade Stocks During The Bearish Corrective Wave

When the stock market has crashed, and a strong pullback is in progress, it is wise to wait for the market to stabilise. Statistics have shown that stocks fall around 3 times faster than they have taken to move up in price. But how do you go about selecting stocks to trade during a bearish period? Would you benefit from the next trend to come?

Million Dollar Challenge

I have entered CNBC's Million Dollar Challenge, a 10-week contest to see who can invest a million dollars the best. My plan is to use the 80/20 Principle to pick the best performing stocks for my portfolio with an added edge, forward view.

Stock Trading Strategies - Learn These Simple Yet Highly Profitable Strategies For Trading Stocks

Stock trading is carried out by stock traders who for the most part need an intermediate such as a brokerage firm or bank to carry out the trades. Find out more ...

Trading Stocks With Support And Resistance Levels

Trading with support and resistance levels can be daunting for beginner traders. Here are an easy explanation and solution on how to apply this trading concept in your daily trading.

Trading Commodity Futures - Intuitively Day Trading The S&P 500 And E-Mini - PART 4

Every trading market has its own special patterns and oddities that will communicate its intentions. Patterns don't always work every time of course, but even that can be a clue of underlying extreme weakness or strength. Just like knowing a spouse well, learning to read your special market can pay dividends. Read on to learn more...

What's So Exciting About Stock Option Trading

Option Trading seems to be more popular now than ever before. We all know that options can help leverage the money that you trade or invest. But, for the beginning stock trader, the concept of options trading can be a little confusing. In this article, I will to talk about what options are and the different types of options. I will also show the advantage that the options trader could have over people who do not trade options.

Confident Investors Boost Penny Stock Index

Penny stocks, those little gems of companies that can deliver startlingly good returns regardless of what their large cap peers are doing, have been performing exceptionally well these past few years.

A Financial Analysis of Barrick Gold Corp

The basic material industry encompasses a lot of what long term investors are looking for. With low multiples and high returns on equity, there is a lot of optimism by committing capital to industries such as oil, gold, or silver. More particularly, the gold industry has a lot to offer during this period when commodity prices are suspect to severe fluctuations. With market leading companies such as Lihir Gold, Newmont Mining, and Compania de Minas Buenaventura SA, there are a lot of options where to go when looking for the cheapest equity. One stock in this industry that I find really interesting is Barrick Gold (ABX). With a strong strategic business plan, competitive fundamentals, and good technical support, this company has a lot to offer for investors.