Short & Long positions refer to selling or buying. When you sell you are entering a short position. When you buy you are entering a long position. Bear & Bull market refers to whether the market trend is convincingly up or down. In a bear market prices are falling whereas in a bull ...
ETFs are mutual funds whose shares are traded at any time during market hours on a stock exchange. Typically regulated under the UCITS framework like other European funds, they are most commonly designed to track an index of securities. Buying and selling an ETF ETFs can be bought and sold...
This popular UK broker is a specialistCFD tradingplatform, which means you can’t buy Vodafone shares in the traditional sense, but you can trade CFDs with up to 1:5 leverage. With no commission, very tight spreads and no withdrawal fees, Plus500 is among the most affordable brokers in t...
Beginners on the platform will also have access to the Tradestation Simulated Tool (demo account) where they can practice how to buy and sell using the highly sophisticated trading platform. There are two types of trading accounts offered by Tradestation, the TS Go account for relatively new trad...
Rideshares are a convenient and cheap way to travel medium and long distances. Instead of taking the train or a bus, you can use ridesharing apps to find locals and travelers who you can, for a small fee, share a ride with. It’s a popular option in Europe and, while usually not as...
It’s a reminder that seemingly small differences have a major impact when it comes tocompound interest. In terms of annual return, the difference between investing in shares in the U.K. versus the U.S. doesn’t look like that much: ...
Once a year, you can request up to four return economy reward seats to any Virgin Australia domestic destination, or any international destination to which Virgin Australia flies or codeshares on. This is a useful, under-publicised perk that could see you nab seats to a popular destination dur...
The business negotiates with suppliers on farmers' behalf, shares technical knowledge with them and helps them sell their produce directly to customers. During the pandemic, they developed a delivery system app so customers could get farm fresh produce delivered to their door. All ...
Don’t try to cram “In the final two weeks before the run, it’s important not to try and ‘cram’ thinking that you haven’t done enough. Run small amounts to keep the legs moving but don’t over exert yourself and stress the body. Make sure you hydrate for those weeks so they...
households owned stocks in 2022, according to the Federal Reserve’s survey of consumer finances released this fall. That is up from 53% in 2019 and marks the highest household stock-ownership rate recorded in the triennial survey. The cohort includes families holding individual shares directly ...