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Hedging

A Beginners Guide to Hedging

Hedging is an important aspect to understand when getting into the stock market.  It can be a life saver when markets are selling off and you need to protect your positions. Read on to learn more! Intro to Hedging If you’ve ever sat at a blackjack table, you know that gut punch feeling of seeing […]

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How to Find Stocks to Swing Trade

How to Find Stocks to Swing Trade

Knowing how to find stocks to swing trade is just the beginning of your journey, but a crucial step towards your success. Swing trading enables you to capture a much larger piece of a market move compared to day trading, but also leaves you open to overnight risk. In comparison to day trading, swing trading […]

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UGMA Account

What is a UGMA Account and How Do They Work?

What is a UGMA Account? A Uniform Gifts to Minors Act (UGMA) is a special type of account that is utilized for buying financial assets in the name of a minor. The act was initially established in 1956 and revised in 1966. This account is like a trust-fund in that the assets are pledge to […]

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Descending Triangle

Descending Triangle Pattern for Beginners

Ascending triangle, descending triangle, head-and-shoulders, flag, pennant, cup-and-handle – all of these titles are chart patterns. And that isn’t even all of them! In the Encylopedia of Chart Patterns by the great Thomas Bulkowski (by far the leading expert in chart patterns), he identifies over fifty different chart patterns. In Technical Analysis, chart patterns are […]

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How Old Do You Have to Be To Buy Stocks

How Old Do You Have to Be To Buy Stocks?

If you are not well-versed in the basics of the stock market, you are probably asking yourself, ‘What are stocks?’ ‘How do they work?’ and ‘How old do you have to be to buy stocks?’ Investing in stocks in one of the few time-tested ways to build wealth, providing you start early enough to reap the […]

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SureTrader Closing Down

SureTrader is Closing Down: What You Need to Know

If you’ve been thinking about opening a day trading account at SureTrader, you need to think again because SureTrader is closing down. As of late 2019, the broker-dealer has closed its doors for good. The company had a history of strained relations with securities regulators at home and abroad. Quiet Exit SureTrader quietly shut down […]

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