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A “Futurehunter” Examines the Dangers of Stock Trading at the …

GREED IS GOOD? Too much reliance on certain technologies in the finance world can be dangerous.
Image: From “Humanity in the Machine: What Comes after Greed? (Volume 1),” by Brian David Johnson. Published by York House Press, Ltd.
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“Futurehunter” Examines the Dangers of Stock Trading at the Speed

In this excerpt from Humanity in the Machine: What Comes after Greed? futurist Brian David Johnson describes his job as a “futurehunter” and his fascination with both algorithmic trading and high-frequency trading (HFT). Both methods use computer programs to automate and accelerate the execution of certain financial transactions. Yet heavy reliance on such technology in the finance world can be […]

It's tough to trade Amazon stock: BGC analyst Colin Gillis – CNBC.com

“The bull case, which I also understand, is that you take the market caps of Wal-Mart, Netflix, Salesforce, roll them all together—boom, that’s what you’re going to get,” he said. “The bear case is that, hey, this is a commodity retailer, and a commodity-retail play margin is about 5 percent,” Gillis said. “If you look […]

How to Trade the VIX Stock Market Fear Index :: The Market Oracle …

How to Trade the VIX Stock Market Fear Index

InvestorEducation / VolatilityOct 07, 2013 – 11:44 AM GMTBy: Money_Morning

It’s time to learn something all serious investors should know: how to trade the VIX Indicator (VIX).While most investors are scrambling to figure out whether the market is headed up or down, savvy pros use the VIX both as […]

Paralyzed Nasdaq Chose Caution Not Speed in Restoring Trade …

Mark Lennihan/APBy Jed Horowitz, Lauren Tara LaCapra and Herbert LashNEW YORK — Thirty minutes into the crippling outage that hobbled the Nasdaq stock market Thursday afternoon, stopping all trading in $5.9 trillion worth of U.S. equities, exchange officials had the problem fixed.It was another 2½ hours, however, before they were ready to flip the switch and turn the all-electronic […]

L&L Energy, Inc. (LLEN): L&L Energy: Buy This Coal Stock Trading …

L&L Energy Inc. (LLEN), a US-based coal producer, has seen phenomenal growth despite the challenging environment for American coal producers in the past two years. Year-to-date, LLEN shares have gained more than 41%, while hordes of American coal producers got hammered. But this is not the end of the LLEN play – this stock has a lot more firepower left […]

Assessment of a Supply Chain-based Indicator for Stock Trading …

Lucena continuously engages in the evaluation of specialized data sources that could potentially provide insight into certain aspects of the financial markets. Our main goal is  primarily to ascertain the data’s price move predictive nature. In many cases we find that combining these unique data elements with our core 300 or so technical & fundamental indicators can yield interesting results.Lucena CTO Tucker […]

Women With Children Shouldn't Trade Stocks (But They're Not the …

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Women with children should not trade stocks … at least, not according to Paul Tudor Jones.Last week, the billionaire founder of hedge fund management company Tudor Investment set the Internet rant-o-sphere on fire when a video of him speaking at an investment symposium at the University of Virginia leaked out.Paul Tudor Jones (Getty Images)
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SunGame: A Penny Stock Trading For $2.1 Billion – Seeking Alpha

Editors’ Note: This article covers a micro-cap stock. Please be aware of the risks associated with these stocks.SunGame Corporation (OTCQB:SGMZ) is the most expensive penny stock I have ever seen. In fact, it is safe to say that this one stock completely disproves the “efficient market hypothesis,” which is so loved by academics. Not only is this stock grossly overvalued, […]