Stock markets are public exchanges on which company shares, also referred to as stocks, are traded. The London Stock Exchange (LSE), the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), the Paris Bourse, the Deutsche Boerse and the Tokyo Stock Exchange are among the best known stock markets in the world. Stocks can be speculated on by a [...]
Stock market trading involves the buying and selling of a company’s shares on the stock market. In addition to actual ownership of a company’s stock, traders could spread bet on the rise or fall of a company’s share price. In spread betting , you speculate on the underlying value of a share. Consequently you do [...]
If anyone regularly trades the gold market they will know that any Dollar negative news often translates into support for higher gold prices. This is not a surprise when the key gold market is traded in US Dollars per Troy Ounce.So even without supply and demand affecting the price of gold, the market can swing [...]
Investing through a fund manager or other financial professional does have its benefits; however it tends to reduce your ability to have direct control your investments. It also tends to reduce your ability to react to market moving events and reposition your investments accordingly. Therefore some people like to access the markets directly and on [...]
Day traders tend to speculate on the financial markets within the time period of a single day. With this form of trading, positions are often closed by the end of the day. With typical day trading products like spread betting and Contracts for Difference (CFDs) it is possible to trade stock markets indices, the foreign [...]
NI Trading Academy offers a range of courses and classes, which aim to enhance your trading experience.
Who are NI Trading Academy?
NI Trading Academy, based in Belfast Northern Ireland, is a proprietary trading company specialising in the training and development of individuals wishing to pursue a career trading the live financial markets. [...]
Commodity prices can be significantly affected by external events, such as political instability, changing levels of demand and the ability of producers to supply sufficient quantities of a particular commodity. Many investors use spread betting as a convenient way of speculating on the future price of commodities / commodity price fluctuations, although you can also [...]
Contracts for Difference (CFDs) are a financial derivative product that can be traded in a number of different markets. Opening a CFDs account normally allows you speculate on individual shares, stock indices, forex markets and commodities.Speculation is always, in some measure, uncertain and the future movement of an underlying market cannot be predicted with total [...]
Eighteen months ago every newspaper and blog was running stories on the financial meltdown. Today, in general, it looks like we have avoided any such crisis. Many countries did enter recessions but the vast majority of those are now seeing growth again albeit rather fragile growth.US jobless claims are improving, although there are still the [...]
With the global economy in recovery mode, many people are still questioning how the financial markets got so out of control. They are also questioning something a little closer to home, their own finances.Tax efficiency, planning investments, diversifying existing investment portfolios, opportunities in fluctuating markets are all priorities. After the credit crunch everyone should understand [...]