Modern Portfolio Theory was introduced to the investment world in the early 1950s and through its evolution has fundamentally changed the way that investments are managed and portfolios constructed. Though there are much more complex and detailed extrapolations of the concept, at the core of modern portfolio theory is the idea of the mean [...]
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Keeping the Candlestick Burning
OK, now we are back to learning after a short vacation. Before we step into this section, let’s establish a platform for the basics in which we already know.
What we now know…about the white candlestick
-Long white candlesticks show strong buying pressure
-The longer the white candlestick is, the greater the close is above the open (***large [...]
Economy
Short Selling To Be Controlled?
WASHINGTON – U.S. securities regulators will consider new short-sale restrictions on Wednesday, more than a year after the financial crisis provoked cries to rein in investors who bet on a stock’s decline.
The Securities and Exchange Commission is expected to vote on rules that would restrict short selling in a company’s stock if that stock fell [...]
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Learn Finance 2/8/10 (Commercial Paper)
Afternoon All!
To start off our Learn Finance Series lets begin by setting the format.
Term Followed by a definition.
Should this be something that is in the news in a substantial way a link or brief description will follow.
With that being out of the way, lets get into it.
Commercial Paper
Commercial paper is a money-market security issued by [...]
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