Market capitalization refers to the total dollar market value of a company’s outstanding shares. Market capitalization is calculated by multiplying a company’s shares outstanding by the current market price of one share. Also known has “market cap.”
Investors use the market cap to determine how big or small a particular company is.
How market cap is calculated…
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When it comes to the stock market people always say they are trading stocks, but there is really much more to it than that.
When it comes to stocks there are two distinct classes of stock traders, and you should find out the type of the people you are following.
Trader
First, there is the trader. These are [...]
You probably hear it all the time now. It seems like over the last couple of years, traders are looking to broaden their diversity like a mutual fund, but seek the same returns and benefits of stock. Thanks to exchange-traded funds (ETFs). This is all possible.
The official definition of an exchange-traded fund is (according to [...]
First off, averaging down is the process of buying more shares at a lower price to try and bring down your average price, hence the name.
Quick example: You buy shares of Stock X at $20. The stock goes down to $10. In order to try and limit your risk and losses, you buy the same [...]
When it comes to the stock market there are numerous amounts of ways to execute an order to buy or sell and order. Most people are familiar with the theory of buying or selling at a set price and then moving on… but how your options have grown.
The following are a list of some of [...]
One of the things most associated with the stock market is the bull. In fact, there is a statue of a bull somewhere on Wall Street. Often you may hear the terms bull and bear tossed around, but what do they really mean?