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Stock Market SPX Topping Valuations :: The Market Oracle …

Stock Market SPX Topping Valuations

Stock-Markets / Stocks Bear MarketNov 15, 2013 – 05:19 PM GMTBy: Zeal_LLC

2013’s incredible stock-market melt-up persisted this week, with the flagship American stock indexes surging to fresh record highs. The euphoric bulls continue to claim today’s lofty stock prices are justified by reasonable valuations. But nothing […]

How to trade stocks in Australia? | Hello Suckers …

If you live in Australia you may have noticed that the Australian stocks market ASX has experienced quite substantial growth in the last decade. The first 8 years the Australian market boomed like no other market.This boom sparked attention of many investors who attempted to start their own investing. Why people invest in the market? The main reason in most […]

How the Stock Market Is Rigged, According to a Robo-Trading …

“If you’re on Wall Street, you would just assume that you’re being ripped off, unless you were the one doing the ripping off,” says Dave Lauer, who has helped build robotic systems at top firms like Citadel.This is the opening of The Wall Street Code, a new documentary on the mysterious and sometimes incomprehensible world of high frequency trading produced […]

Cyprus Crisis Stock Market Investing in Action :: The Market Oracle …

Cyprus Crisis Stock Market Investing in Action

Stock-Markets / European Stock MarketsNov 11, 2013 – 05:17 PM GMTBy: Casey_Research

By Nick Giambruno, Senior Editor, International ManStocks in Cyprus Are Down 98%—Time to Start Edging In?Readers who have been with us for a while know that I’ve been hinting at the project Doug Casey and I have been […]

'The Stock Market Is Not About To Crash,' Say … – Business Insider

REUTERSA trader on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange yells a trade at the opening bell February 13 in New York. In early trading, the Dow Jones Industrial average passed the 7,000 point for the first time.See AlsoBe Prepared For Stocks To Crash 40%-55%The Sum Of All Stock Market Fears In One Epic ChartCREDIT SUISSE: We Are Experiencing […]

Twitter may trade below IPO price if history is guide | Financial Post

Twitter Inc.’s initial public offering may be a great opportunity for investors, but there’s significant risk of a disappointing payoff in the early days and weeks following the social media giant’s debut, says Colin Cieszynski, a market analyst at CMC Markets Canada.“Analysis of previous technology and social media IPOs with high public profiles over the last ten years shows that, […]

Has The Stock Market Become Dysfunctional? [SPDR S&P 500 ETF …

While it’s great fun and can be extremely rewarding to play the stock market (our own tips have performed pretty well as well), the main function of the stock market is to allocate capital.The joint stock company with public listing of shares started in our native Amsterdam at the beginnings of the 17th century, and it was clearly a very […]

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 […]

Will the Internet Destroy the Stock Market? – Harvard Business Review

Last week, the NASDAQ exchange froze for three hours due to a faulty connection. On Monday, Europe’s largest derivatives market shut down for an hour because of a glitch. Last month, 14,000 people in rural Iowa lost internet access after a minor car crash crushed a cable. In 2011, the entire country of Egypt had a total internet blackout after […]

Will Rising Rates Kill the Stock Market?Pragmatic Capitalism …

By Lance Roberts, CEO, StreetTalk AdvisorsIf you have been watching television, or reading headlines much as of late, you are undoubtedly aware that interest rates have risen.  The current belief is that rising interest rates are a sign that the economy is improving as activity is pushing borrowing rates higher.  In turn, as investors, this bodes well for corporate profitability which […]