Market capitalization (or market cap) refers to the total value of a publicly-traded company’s shares that allows investors to evaluate how much a company is worth. To determine...

In 2020, the popularity of investing in options hit a record-high, with 7.47 billion contracts traded, marking a significant 52.4% increase from the year prior, according to The...

The foreign exchange market is a global decentralized or over-the-counter (OTC) market to trade currencies. Interestingly, there are no physical buildings that function as trading venues for the...

Forex trading and CFDs (contract-for-differences) are popular investment options with many similarities, including a similar trade execution process that offers several benefits to traders in the financial markets. ...

OTC markets are electronic networks allowing two parties to trade with each other using a dealer-broker as the middleman. It is essentially the stock market version of “for...

While individuals looking to invest in publicly traded companies can easily do so by purchasing shares, it is worth noting that there’s more than just one type of...

Inflation is the sustained rate of change in prices across the economy, resulting in a loss of purchasing power over time. It means that what you get for...

In November 2019, Interactive Brokers became the first major online broker to offer fractional shares trading, giving investors who previously had limited capital and were largely restricted to...

Exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, can be an excellent entry point for new investors and those looking to diversify their portfolios for long-term growth. Like bonds, ETFs can hold...

As brokers continually add innovative features to enhance interaction between traders, social trading has increasingly grown in popularity in recent years. However, not everyone who wishes to participate...

In 2014, Robinhood disrupted the financial technology industry, pioneering the idea of commission-free trading.  Soon many brokerages, including eToro, Schwab, TD Ameritrade, Degiro, and TradeStation, started following the...

Think of bonds the same way you would when buying a house.  House bonds typically serve as an IOU for homeowners to pay back a loan to the...