Archive for September, 2011

September 8, 2011 | In: General

What Is the Average Fill Price?

In my previous article clarifying how stocks prices are set, I have mentioned the term average fill price. So, what is the average fill price and how is it calculated? When I first started trading, I used to only trade very liquid stocks such as BAC...

September 8, 2011 | In: General

Who Sets the Price of Stocks?

Many beginners in the stock market, as well as would be part-time stock traders, want to know who sets the price of stocks. They think that there's an entity/organization who is responsible of setting the price of a stock. Now while stocks in the US are...

I have previously explained wash trading, which is an illegal and prohibited practice for a long time now. However, there is a similar stock trading activity that is legal in some situations and practiced all the time, it is called a wash sale. A wash...

More and more investors are suddenly finding the company they have shares in going private. What does that mean for the stock and the investors? Before answering the question, let's briefly discuss why companies go private. Companies go private for...

September 3, 2011 | In: Opinion

Is Stock Trading a Sin?

Most people that don't trade stocks, especially those with not-so-great-education or in developing countries, believe that stock trading a sin. They think it's a form of gambling, because one has a chance of winning and has a chance of losing. However,...

September 2, 2011 | In: General

What Is Wash Trading?

I have written this article on one of my other financial websites. Since I have now decided to deprecate the other website, I thought the article can be of good use here. Wash trading is an illegal practice where an investor buys and sells the same...

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