Best Free Mobile Apps for Investment Research
Being based in Asia, having a full time job and not being able to access to my spreadsheets at work means having mobile apps that...
Forex (FX) Basics
Currency Pairs USD/ SGD USD = base currency SGD = quote currency i.e Buy USD, sell SGD Minimum Price Increment: 0.00001 ( 0.1 pip) Settlement: T+2 e.g...
Order Types on Interactive Broker
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Type of Interactive Broker Trading Platforms
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How to Convert from Base Currency to Trading Currency in Interactive Broker
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6 Steps to a Trading Decision
1. State your Forecast – important to be specific about price of stock and time frame e.g. XXX stock will rise from $10 to $15...
Trading Strategies
1. Stock- Oriented Strategy – Covered Straddle – Normally price rise, sell shares to realise profit. Price drop, buy more shares. – BUT Alternative to...
Option Price Behaviour
1. Strike Price – if the stock price don’t move beyond the strike price, then the option will expire worthless 2. Time to Expiration (time decay) –...
Option Strategy – Long Stock; Stock UP/ DOWN since Purchase – what next?
Long Stock, Stock UP since purchase Next steps 1. Take no action – monitor price and change strategy if price outlook sours 2. If want...
“Best” Option Strategy for each Implied Volatility rank
Implied Volatility percentile Strategy Net Buyer 0 to 50 Debit Spread Calendar Spread Ratio Spread Diagonals Net Seller 50 to 70 Credit Spread Iron Condor...