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How to Trade Options for Beginners

Have you traded stocks and now want to learn how to trade options? Then you’ve landed in the right spot. Although this guide is primarily for beginners, more experienced option traders can still learn something new.
The video above covers how to place an option trade using an online trading platform. Also, if you’re interested in option trading strategies and the many investment opportunities out there, you’ll find a whole world of useful ideas here at Investment U.
Option Trading Platforms
To trade options, you’ll need to go through a licensed broker. And thanks to new technologies, anyone can set up a trading …read more […]

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Best & Worst Monthly Performers: November 21 Edition

Here is a look at the 25 best and 25 worst ETFs from the past trading month. Traders can use this list to find prospective candidates that have deviated too far from their longer-term trends, thereby serving as potential starting points for those looking to take on either short or long positions. Likewise, traders can also use this list to spot potential trend reversal opportunities that may offer a generous risk/reward. As always, investors of all experience levels are advised to use stop-loss orders and practice disciplined profit-taking techniques. To get access to all ETFdb.com premium content, sign up for …read more […]

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Should You Bother Investing in Emerging Markets?

In the 1990s, emerging markets earned top returns, but the picture looks a lot different today.
Nicholas Vardy discusses whether emerging markets should be part of your ETF portfolio.

Emerging markets investing has an image problem.
I say that with a heavy heart. After all, I earned my investment spurs in the 1990s as an emerging markets mutual fund manager.
It was an exciting time.
The Soviet Union had been wiped off the map. China was about to join the World Trade Organization. Emerging markets around the world were embracing capitalism. The buzzword of the day was “convergence.” All the world’s nations were on the …read more […]

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Tesla picks a fight with Detroit by going after the pickup market

Analysts expect the Tesla pickup, which Musk has said would combine the performance of a Porsche 911 sports car with the functionality of Ford Motor Co’s industry-leading F-150 full-size truck, to debut in late 2021 or early 2022 with a starting price of under $50,000. “Making an electric pickup truck that sells in the same price range as an F-150 and making it profitable will be tough,” said Sam Fiorani, vice president of global vehicle forecasting at Auto Forecast Solutions. As Musk pushes to take a bite of Detroit’s profits, Ford and larger rival General Motors Co are …read more […]

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Rio Tinto faces having to renegotiate terms of Mongolian copper project

Rio Tinto faces renegotiating the terms of an agreement underpinning its Mongolian copper mine project, after lawmakers on Thursday approved plans to revise the deal to make it more beneficial for Mongolia. The Oyu Tolgoi mine, Mongolia’s biggest foreign investment project, has already been subject to delays and ballooning costs, leaving Mongolian lawmakers impatient for income, while Rio Tinto says it has invested billions. …read more […]