Tag Archives: trading software

Starting out with Stock Trading Unlike day trading the futures markets, stock trading offers a wider variety of investment opportunities including access to shares in companies like  Coca-Cola, Wal-Mart, and others. Many publicly held companies use a stock exchange such… + More

Things I thought everybody knew, but it turns out they don’t. For those of you that don’t know, I am obsessed with workflow automation and efficiency. This personality train can be very frustrating for those people that work with or live… + More

An “e-mini” is an electronically traded futures contract that represents a portion of a standard futures contract. As futures contracts, the e-minis constitute an agreement to buy or sell the cash value of the underlying index at a specified future… + More

Creativity, perfection, and cheating the impossible. I recently watched this inspiring Ted talk by Philippe Petit (high wire artist and death-defying magician).  He is the real-life person that inspired the recent the movie The Walk, the docudrama of his amazing real-life… + More

It sounds like a kid’s joke doesn’t it? Yet recognizing which “Leg” of a move the market is on can be very helpful in gauging how much “life” is left in the move. We all want to maximize the profitability… + More

In this Trading Game, Wall Street meets Monopoly. CHECK IT OUT! http://indicatorwarehouse.com/trading-board-game Game Highlights: Keep all players engaged the entire game, every turn matters Educational twist; exposes players to basic concepts of finance Fun, illustrative design; impress the art-lovers Tons of… + More

Twenty four hundred years ago, Plato, one of  history’s most famous thinkers, said life is like being chained up in a cave forced to watch shadows on a stone wall. This made me think of all the false truths fed to self-directed retail… + More

Don’t Overlook the Benefits of having a Good Futures Broker So how do you go about choosing a futures broker? Whether you ultimately decide to go with a full service, discount, or electronic brokerage you should consider more than just… + More

Trading Profits – The Difference between Realized and Unrealized  When discussing profits, there are two different types of profits from making trades. The easiest way to differentiate the two kinds of profits comes down to a simple question – are you making money… + More

What’s the difference between a Weatherman and a Trader? I asked this question in a private user group a little while ago and stumped quite a few people. Do you know the difference? On the surface, they seem the same, but… + More