what is trading on equity?
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In stocks, you can buy on margin. If you already own stock you can borrow against the value of the stock (your equity) and buy more stock. Your broker is the one that usually let you borrow the money. \n\nIf you price goes up, you can make  more money, but if the stock goes down you can get a margin call which mean you have to provide money immediately or your broker will sell your stock.\n\nSome people have done this with real estate, but it usually requires a market with high liquidity for the broker to be willing to loan you the money.
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trading by following the direction of the stock without regard to fundamentals. if the stock is moving up, momentum traders buy into the upward movement. similar for down movements, short into it.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stock_exchange\n\nwikipedia is really good for information!\nhope this helps!
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It means submitting several trades to the broker to be carried out at the same time (ie: buy the index, sell technology, buy VOD, hedge below a certain price level).
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are you referring to the physical act of transferring the assets or the investment options after the transfer?\n\nanyway, prior answer Vanguard is great for mutual funds. if you are going to trade stocks, they are currently priced higher than most for commissions and they don't clear there own trades. I would look at Schwab/Fidelity/Tradeking/Ameritrade \nfor stocks & fund combinations.
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Derivatives are contracts to sell or buy (or trade) some underlying asset, at some future point in time.\n\nFor example, let’s say Microsoft stock is selling on the market today at a price of $100 per share.  You and I enter into a contract in which I agree to buy 10 shares of Microsoft from you in two weeks.  We further agree that the price of that sale will be $100, no matter what the market price happens to be on that day.  Two weeks go by, and on the appointed day I transfer $1,000 dollars to you, in fulfillment of the contract, and you transfer 10 shares of Microsoft to me.\n\nIf the market price on that day is still $100 per share, then neither of us has profited or lost from the transaction.  But if the price has risen, say to $105 per share, I have come out ahead, because I have purchased shares worth $1,050 for a price of only $1,000.  I can turn around and immediately sell my shares on the market, thereby making a profit of $50 from our contract.  You, on the other hand, have suffered a $50 loss by selling your shares for $1,000 when they are really worth $1,050.\n\nHowever, if the price had dropped, say to $95 per share, I would still obligated to pay $1,000 for 10 shares.  Under this scenario, I would be buying shares that are only worth $950; therefore, I would take a $50 loss, and you would come out $50 ahead.\n\nAs you can see, derivatives contracts are essentially a form of gambling.  In the above example, I am betting that the price of Microsoft will rise over the intervening two weeks, and you are betting that it will fall.\n\nDerivatives are useful, primarily in hedging risk.  For example, say I am a farmer of green beans, and historically, green beans sell for about $10 a bushel, but this price varies widely depending on growing conditions in any particular year.  I might enter into a contract with a speculator to sell all my crop at a price of $9 per bushel.  In doing so, I guard against the possibility of a steep drop in the price that would wipe me out.  On the other side, the buyer accepts the risk of a drop below $9 per bushel, but will come out ahead if the price is greater than that, because he will turn around and sell my green beans at that greater price.
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Share is you buy a share in a company (by buying 10 shares you own that part of the company). If the company makes profit, you gain ..if it loses you lose money.you can lose your entire money if the company goes bankrupt.\n\nBonds: you lend money to the company by buying bonds. the returns are fixed, your investment is guaranteed based on the Securities exchange comission rules. \n\nBonds reduce the chance of making good money when the stock price shoots up.
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A guaranteed equity bond is an investment where all or a portion of your initial investment is guaranteed and, on top of that, you are given an amount which is linked to an equity market.   Things to look out for:  You get no interest on your money (that is used by the provider to obtain equity exposure).  The products are usually linked to equity indices that do not include dividends (so you will lag equities by about 4% per year).  Usually you only get a portion of any rise in equities (eg 50% of any rise in the FTSE). The products are for a fixed time - say 5 year - and the guarantee only applies at the end of the time (if you need to exit before that time, you may lose money).  Typically these are high margin products for the providers (guess who is paying their margin).
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A stock market is a market for the trading of company stock, and derivatives of same; both those securities listed on a stock exchange as well as those only traded privately\nMore information below.
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99.99% of the time you loose it if it is equity. Equity is the last obligation to be settled.  There is seldom anything left.
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Stock is ownership in a company. You buy shares of a company. Let's say Company A is worth $30.00 per share. You can buy however many shares at that price. Each day, the value of that share fluctuates (goes up or down).\n\nIdeally, you want to buy the shares at a low (cheap) and sell at a high (expensive).\n\nYou can earn the most money by investing in stocks, compared to bonds and money markets. (You can also lose a lot, so be careful.)
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it sounds like you are talking about something called "buying on margin". it is basically taking out a loan from whatever brokerage firm you trade with. You will have to pay interest on whatever money you borrow. Anywhere from 6-10%  This practice is percieved as risky though since if you lose the money you were loaned you will have to pay it back + the interest on the principal
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Trade is Wholesale (transaction in Warehouses)  if you sell in bulks and at a cheaper price (list price).\n\nTrade is Retail when you are selling at stalls or stores using the standard price.  Wholesale prices are usually marked up to the suggested retail price (SRP).
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You can trade shares online.\nA popular format for online investors is FOREX trading (foreign exchange) .. it takes a few weeks to learn but you can make big bucks. however you can lose out as well.
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hedging as in hedging your bet... putting smaller amounts on more possibilities.. the winnings are smaller but you increase your odds of winning. its the same as diversifying
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It deals with the capital structure of the company.  As the company has more debt and less equity, it's more highly levered and thus more risky, leading to a higher P/E.  With more stock than equity, there's less risk, which would probably trade at a lower P/E.
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Insider trading is when the officers of a company trade the stock of the company they work for. Usually it's the sale of their stock options or stock they already hold. The regulations that pertain to it are pretty much there to make sure they don't capitalize unfairly with the "insider knowledge" that they have. So they are usually limited to a specific amount that they can trade a year or how long they have to hold any stock that they get in the form of options before they can sell etc... The SEC also requires that these insiders file a public notice when they trade their shares. There are a whole slew of regulations, but these are probably the most commonly seen ones. I hope that answers your question.