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Stocks Jump to Begin 2012
U.S. stocks opened the first session of 2012 in a rally mode, with Wall Street optimistic after positive manufacturing data from China, and expectations for the same in the United States. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lately gained 226.07 points, or 1.85%, to 12,443.63. The S&P 500 rose 22.31 points, or 1.77%, to 1,279.91. The…
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Top Buy Stocks: BPOP, GNW, HMC… (Dec 30)
NASDAQ: BPOP (Popular) NASDAQ: BPOP (Popular) has closed at $1.39, its traded Volume was 11008.8K shares, BPOP opened the Day at $1.35, it made an intraday Low of $1.34, and an intraday High of $1.48. BPOP’s close price is above its Short term MA, short term MA is below mid-term, and below long term MA.…
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52-week High Stocks: CDK, CXE, DRU…(Dec 30)
AMEX: CDK (Bank Of America Corp.) AMEX: CDK (Bank Of America Corp.) has closed at $11.5 and made 52-week high or yearly high today, its traded Volume was 400K shares, CDK opened the Day at $11.5, it made an intraday Low of $11.5. CDK’s earning is $0 per share, Next quarter estimated EPS is $0,…
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52-week Low Stocks: ARYX, ATRN, CGR…(Dec 30)
NASDAQ: ARYX (ARYX) NASDAQ: ARYX (ARYX) has closed at $0.01 and made 52-week low or yearly low today, its traded Volume was 166.1K shares, ARYX opened the Day at $0.01, it made an intraday High of $0.01. ARYX’s earning is $0 per share, Next quarter estimated EPS is $0, current year estimated EPS is $0.…
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Stocks Ended Mixed Year, Only the Dow Up for 2011
U.S. stocks declined Friday, as investors closed the books on a volatile year largely driven by Europe’s uncertain efforts to stem its debt crisis. The Dow industrials lost 69.48 points, or 0.57%, to close Friday’s session at 12,217.56, leaving it up 5.5% for 2011, its second straight annual advance. The S&P 500 shed 5.42 points,…
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Put options
Put options give the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to sell a specified amount of an underlying security at a specified price within a specified time. This is the opposite of a call option, which gives the holder the right to buy shares. If you choose to buy or go long a put…
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Call Options
Call options are agreements that give an investor the right, but not the obligation, to buy a stock, bond, commodity, or other instrument at a specified price within a specific time period. The agreed upon price of the exchange is called the strike price. The date on which the agreement expires is the expiry date…
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Asset Allocation with ETFs
Investors should spend most of their time on overall asset selection and ignore individual stocks for the most part. according to research, about 95% of money managers’ performance can be explained by their selection of asset classes, not by their selection of individual stocks. Asset allocation is not necessarily easy, but it is less detailed…
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ETF – Exchange Traded Fund
An exchange-traded fund (or ETF) is an investment vehicle traded on stock exchanges, much like stocks. An ETF holds assets such as stocks or bonds and trades at approximately the same price as the net asset value of its underlying assets over the course of the trading day. Most ETFs track an index, such as…
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Stocks Start the Final Trading Day of 2011 Lower
U.S. stocks began the final trading day of the year mildly lower with Europe’s troubles in view. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lately fell 14.95 points to 12,272.09. The S&P 500 shed 0.72 point to 1,262.30. The Nasdaq Composite fell 0.51 point to 2,613.23. Germany’s finance minister says he is confident that Europe’s politicians will…
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