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Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: Does the bid/ask concept exist in dealer markets? ### Answer: Why would there not be a bid and ask? Dealers make their money in the spread between what they buy it from one entity for and what they s...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: GAAP or non-GAAP numbers in nasdaq.com? ### Answer: You're interpreting things correctly, at least at a high level. Those numbers come from the 10Q filing and investor summary from Microsoft, but are ...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: Does negative P/E ratio mean stock is weak? ### Answer: P/E is the number of years it would take for the company to earn its share price. You take share price divided by annual earnings per share. Y...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: Do stocks give you more control over your finances than mutual funds? ### Answer: In my opinion, the ability to set a sell or buy price is the least of my concerns. Your question of whether to choose...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: Do stocks give you more control over your finances than mutual funds? ### Answer: Exchange-traded funds are bought and sold like stocks so you'd be able to place stop orders on them just like you coul...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: Do stocks give you more control over your finances than mutual funds? ### Answer: The issue with trading stocks vs. mutual funds (or ETFs) is all about risk. You trade Microsoft you now have a Stock R...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: Schwab wants to charge me interest on the money I received for selling TSLA short ### Answer: Brokers have the right to charge interest on any stock that they lend you. Since you borrowed the TSLA to ...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: Schwab wants to charge me interest on the money I received for selling TSLA short ### Answer: I agree with Mark. I was quite confuse about the short position at first but then I did a lot of learning...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: What happens to options after a stock split? ### Answer: It will be similar to what you have said -- the options price will adjust accordingly following a stock split - Here's a good reference on diff...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: What happens to options after a stock split? ### Answer: Since you asked about Apple, and I happen to have two positions - This is what happened. I was long the $500, short the $600, in effect, bett...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: How much is one “lot” of EUR/USD? ### Answer: A lot (sometimes called a round lot) always refers to the quantity of physical good that you're getting, like a carton of eggs or a barrel of oil. The tr...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: Algorithmic trading in linux using python ### Answer: A couple options that I know of: Interactive Brokers offers a "paper trading" mode to its account holders that allows you to start with a pretend...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: Algorithmic trading in linux using python ### Answer: You can have a look at betabrokers. It's an simulated stock trading platform which is entirely email-based. You start with 10 000$ and you make t...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: Algorithmic trading in linux using python ### Answer: I don't think any open source trading project is going to offer trial or demo accounts. In fact, I'm not clear on what you mean by this. Are you ...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: Algorithmic trading in linux using python ### Answer: In Japan, there's a competition well-lasting since 2004 or so where you can run your own software agent in a virtual market. Market data is updat...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: Understanding the symbols next to the Ticker ### Answer: I don't understand what the D, to the right of APPLE INC, means. This means the graph below is for the "D". There is selection at top and you c...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: Understanding the symbols next to the Ticker ### Answer: BATS here means your data feed is coming from BATS only. You're not seeing up to date prices from NASDAQ, NYSE or any other of the ECNs. For a ...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: Does selling mixed-term stocks with a LIFO tax strategy make sense? ### Answer: Your question is missing too much to be answered directly. Instead - here are some points to consider. Short term gains ...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: Bid-Ask at market open, which comes first? [duplicate] ### Answer: When you place a limit sell order of $10.00 (for a stock on an option) you are adding your order to the book. Anyone who places a bu...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: Bid-Ask at market open, which comes first? [duplicate] ### Answer: The options market requires much more attention to avoid the situation you're describing. An overnight $10 ask will remain on the boo...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: Why did Apple instantly become the most volatile stock in the US? ### Answer: I looked at data from Sept 2010 to present: Standard deviation is what shows the spread shape of returns over time, and it...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: Trading with Settled / Unsettled Funds (T+3) ### Answer: The issues of trading with unsettled funds are usually restricted to cash accounts. With margin, I've never personally heard of a rule that wi...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: Tools to evaluate REITs ### Answer: REIT's are a different beast than your normal corporate stock (such as $AAPL). Here is a good article to get you started. From there you can do some more research...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: When following a buy and hold investment strategy, on what conditions should one sell? ### Answer: Buy and hold doesn't have an exact definition, as far as I know. In my opinion, it's offered as a co...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: When following a buy and hold investment strategy, on what conditions should one sell? ### Answer: Here's an easy test... Look at the investments in your portfolio and ask yourself whether if you ha...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: When following a buy and hold investment strategy, on what conditions should one sell? ### Answer: You talk about an individual not being advised to sell (or purchase) in response to trends in the mar...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: If I have all this stock just sitting there, how can I lend it out to people for short selling? ### Answer: One alternative strategy you may want to consider is writing covered calls on the stock you ...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: If I have all this stock just sitting there, how can I lend it out to people for short selling? ### Answer: Typically, as an individual, you can't just decide you want to lend out some securities. The...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: If I have all this stock just sitting there, how can I lend it out to people for short selling? ### Answer: You just disclosed that you are new investor to the stock market. I'd advise that you first ...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: If I have all this stock just sitting there, how can I lend it out to people for short selling? ### Answer: Lending of securities is done by institutional investors and mutual funds. The costs of deal...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: How to read options prices ### Answer: This is exactly how I started, starting a simulation account on the CBOE website just to see what situation was profitable because it was all greek to me. Actual...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: What is the effect of a cancelled stock order on a stock and the market? ### Answer: That article, like almost any article written by a non-expert and quoting only "research" from lobbying groups, hug...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: Who owned my shares before me? ### Answer: The answer in theory is yes. The answer in reality is no. Let me explain: Combine all of these lists and perhaps you could get a complete record. ###end
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: Who owned my shares before me? ### Answer: Not sure about US. In India all Demat shares have a unique identity. Incase of splits or merging of shares, new ID's are created maintaining the linking of o...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: Who owned my shares before me? ### Answer: Shares do not themselves carry any identity. Official shareholders are kept at the registrar. In the UK, this may be kept up to date and publicly accessible...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: Who owned my shares before me? ### Answer: A lot will depend on wether you have in your possession the physical share documents or just numbers in your brokerage portfolio. Electronic shares are not t...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: Why would anyone buy a government bond? ### Answer: Great question. There are several reasons; I'm going to list the few that I can think of off the top of my head right now. First, even if institutio...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: Why would anyone buy a government bond? ### Answer: Building on the excellent explanation by "Miichael Kjörling": Why would you rather "term deposit" your money in a bank and only earn interest of cer...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: Why would anyone buy a government bond? ### Answer: There are a few other factors possible here: Taxes - Something you don't mention is what are the tax rates on each of those choices. If the 4% gain...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: Why would anyone buy a government bond? ### Answer: Why would a bank buy government bonds? Why couldn't they just deposit their money in another bank instead? Generally, banks are limited by laws and...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: Should a retail trader choose a broker with access to dark pools ### Answer: That's like a car dealer advertising their "huge access" to Chevrolet. All brokers utilize dark pools nowadays, either the...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: Stock market transaction cost calculation ### Answer: An order is your command to the broker to, say, "sell 100 shares of AAPL". An executed order (or partially executed order) is when all (or some) o...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: Are there any market data providers that provide a query language? ### Answer: You can give YQL a try. I'm not sure it can do the query you want, but for example you can do: (try it here) And this be...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: If I buy a share from myself at a higher price, will that drive the price up so I can sell all my shares the higher price? ### Answer: This probably won't be a popular answer due to the many number of...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: If I buy a share from myself at a higher price, will that drive the price up so I can sell all my shares the higher price? ### Answer: No, this isn't possible, especially not when you're trading a hig...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: If I buy a share from myself at a higher price, will that drive the price up so I can sell all my shares the higher price? ### Answer: Yes it is possible but with a caveat. It is a pattern that can b...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: If I buy a share from myself at a higher price, will that drive the price up so I can sell all my shares the higher price? ### Answer: The market maker will always compare the highest bid and the lowe...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: Advice on strategy for when to sell ### Answer: I bought 1000 shares of a $10 stock. When it doubled, I sold half, no need to be greedy. I watched the shares split 2 for one, and sold as it doubled an...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: Advice on strategy for when to sell ### Answer: It's impossibly difficult to time the market. Generally speaking, you should buy low and sell high. Picking 25% as an arbitrary ceiling on your gains se...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: Advice on strategy for when to sell ### Answer: It was not 100% clear if you have held all of these stocks for over a year. Therefore, depending on your income tax bracket, it might make sense to hol...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: Advice on strategy for when to sell ### Answer: Consider trailing stop losses maybe 5% below your profit target, if you want a simplistic answer. ###end
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: Advice on strategy for when to sell ### Answer: You sell when you think the stock is over valued, or you need the money, or you are going to need the money in the next 5 years. I buy and hold a lot. ...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: Why deep in the money options have very low liquidity ### Answer: There is less liquidity because they are less volatile. Option traders aren't exactly risk averse (read: are degenerate gamblers) and ...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: Why deep in the money options have very low liquidity ### Answer: One reason might be the 100% margin requirement on long options. Suppose I want to go long AAPL. I could get a deep ITM call or buy...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: What is the meaning of “writing put options”? ### Answer: Write means sell to open. It is called that because options writers are creating (i.e. writing) new contracts. No such thing as "reading" an ...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: What is the meaning of “writing put options”? ### Answer: Apple closed Friday 9/23 at $403.40. This is what the Puts look like, note the 2013 expiration. (The rest is hypothetical, I am not advisin...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: What is the meaning of “writing put options”? ### Answer: Writing a put for a stock means you are selling the right to sell you stock. Simply put (er no pun intended), "writing put options" means you ...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: What is the meaning of “writing put options”? ### Answer: Writing options means "selling" options and "put" options are contracts to sell a defined security (the underlying), at a specific date (expir...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: What is the meaning of “writing put options”? ### Answer: Suppose you're writing a put with a strike price of 80. Say the share's(underlying asset) price goes down to 70. So the holder of the put will...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: Trading on exchanges or via brokerage companies? ### Answer: Yes when I place an order with my broker they send it out to the exchange. - For individual investors, what are some cons and pros of tradi...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: Trading on exchanges or via brokerage companies? ### Answer: I was wondering what relations are between brokerage companies and exchanges? Are brokers representing investors to trade on exchanges? Yes...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: How to find SEC filings that are important to stock market ### Answer: 10-Q is the quarterly report, and accordingly is filed quarterly. Similarly, 10-K is the annual report. 8-K is a general form for...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: What is the best way to learn investing techniques? ### Answer: All the things you suggest are good, but I think like everything else the key is practice. Study some topics, then try them out. There...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: What is the best way to learn investing techniques? ### Answer: First, you need to figure out what your objectives for the money are. Mostly, this boils down to how soon you are going to need the mon...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: What is the best way to learn investing techniques? ### Answer: Given what you state you should shop around for an advisor. Think of the time required to pursue your strategies that you list? They alr...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: Price/Time priority order matching - limit order starvation ### Answer: Market orders do not get priority over limit orders. Time is the only factor that matters in price/time order matching when the...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: Sale of jointly owned stock ### Answer: It depends on when she became the shareholder of record. When your wife received the stock, was ownership clearly transferred to her? If it was, then she shoul...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: Sale of jointly owned stock ### Answer: They may be confused. The combination of "my wife received stock when younger" and "her father just died" leaves questions. A completed gift, when she was a kid...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: Sale of jointly owned stock ### Answer: It depends on when, where and how the account was setup. If the state has an UGMA (Uniform Gift to Minors) law, the account was probably opened under that -- i...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: Sale of jointly owned stock ### Answer: The question seems to be from the point of view actual sales and not its impact on one's taxation. In case you just want to sell, why brokers will respond diffe...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: How do 401k handle rate of return ### Answer: Your employer sends the money that you choose to contribute, plus employer match if any, to the administrator of the 401k plan who invests the money as yo...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: How do 401k handle rate of return ### Answer: A 401(k) is an investment just like any other investment. You generally get two types of return lumped into that number, but there can be more and you sho...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: Why are American-style options worth more than European-style options? ### Answer: According to the book of Hull, american and european calls on non-dividend paying stocks should have the same value. ...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: Why are American-style options worth more than European-style options? ### Answer: I'm sorry, but your math is wrong. You are not equally likely to make as much money by waiting for expiration. Share...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: Why are American-style options worth more than European-style options? ### Answer: OK, my fault for not doing more research. Wikipedia explains this well: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Option_style#Dif...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: Why are American-style options worth more than European-style options? ### Answer: An option is an instrument that gives you the "right" (but not the obligation) to do something (if you are long). An ...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: Why are American-style options worth more than European-style options? ### Answer: Differences in liquidity explain why American-style options are generally worth more than their European-style counte...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: Why are American-style options worth more than European-style options? ### Answer: An option gives you an option. That is, you aren't buying any security - you are simply buying an option to buy a se...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: Why are American-style options worth more than European-style options? ### Answer: The value of an option has 2 components, the extrinsic or time value element and the intrinsic value from the differe...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: Why are American-style options worth more than European-style options? ### Answer: Think of it this way, if you traveled back through time one month - with perfect knowledge of AAPL's stock price over...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: Why are American-style options worth more than European-style options? ### Answer: If you're into math, do this thought experiment: Consider the outcome X of a random walk process (a stock doesn't beh...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: Are spot market ,regular market and ready market same in stock trading if not then what is the difference? ### Answer: So, the term "ready market" simply means that a market exists in which there are ...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: What are the gains from more liquidity in ETF for small investors? ### Answer: One of the often cited advantages of ETFs is that they have a higher liquidity and that they can be traded at any time ...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: What are the gains from more liquidity in ETF for small investors? ### Answer: ETFs are both liquid (benefits active traders) and a simple way for people to invest in funds even if they don't have the...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: What are the gains from more liquidity in ETF for small investors? ### Answer: In my opinion, if you are doing long-term investing, this is a non-issue. The difference of hours in being able to trade...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: Brief concept about price movement of a particular stock [duplicate] ### Answer: There isn't a formula like that, there is only the greed of other market participants, and you can try to predict how g...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: Brief concept about price movement of a particular stock [duplicate] ### Answer: It depends completely on the current order book for that security. There is literally no telling how that buy order wo...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: Brief concept about price movement of a particular stock [duplicate] ### Answer: The problem with predicting with accuracy what a stock price will do in any given situation is that there are two main ...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: If my put option reaches expiration on etrade and I don't log in to the site will it automatically exercise if it's in the money or be a total loss? ### Answer: There are a number of choices: I prefer...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: If my put option reaches expiration on etrade and I don't log in to the site will it automatically exercise if it's in the money or be a total loss? ### Answer: I have held an in the money long positi...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: What can we conclude/learn from inst. own %? ### Answer: There are a LOT of reasons why institutional investors would own a company's stock (especially a lot of it). Some can be: The company is in one...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: What financial data are analysed (and how) to come up with a stock recommendation? ### Answer: The short answer: it depends. The long answer.. Off the top of my head, there are quite a number of facto...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: What financial data are analysed (and how) to come up with a stock recommendation? ### Answer: Let me start with a somewhat sarcastic statement: There are probably as many things done to analyze a sto...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: Options for dummies. Can you explain how puts & calls work, simply? ### Answer: Here's my attempt at "Options for Kids" "Hey kid... So you have this video game that you paid $50 for that you want to s...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: Options for dummies. Can you explain how puts & calls work, simply? ### Answer: Put options are contracts to sell. You pay me a fee for the right to put the stock (or other underlying security) in my ...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: Options for dummies. Can you explain how puts & calls work, simply? ### Answer: I'm normally a fan of trying to put all the relevant info in an answer when possible, but this one's tough to do in one ...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: Options for dummies. Can you explain how puts & calls work, simply? ### Answer: (buy these when you expect the price to go down) You 'lock in' the price you can sell at. If the price goes down below t...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: Options for dummies. Can you explain how puts & calls work, simply? ### Answer: A 'Call' gives you the right, but not the obligation, to buy a stock at a particular price. The price, called the "strik...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: Options for dummies. Can you explain how puts & calls work, simply? ### Answer: Great answer by @duffbeer. Only thing to add is that the option itself becomes a tradeable asset. Here's my go at fillin...
Below is an instruction that describes a task. Write a response that appropriately completes the request. ### Question: Options for dummies. Can you explain how puts & calls work, simply? ### Answer: An Xbox currently sells for $200 but you don't have the money right now to buy it. You think the price of the xbox is g...