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• bank of newyork emerging markets 50 adr index | BLDRS Emerging Market 50 ADR Index Fund (ADRE)
  
  
• Bull Markets and Bear Markets
  Bull Markets and Bear Markets The stock market moves up and down every day, but when movements continue downwards for a period of time the market is referred to as a 'bear market'. Upward moving markets are 'bull markets'. If a particular stock is doing well, it is said to be bullish. If it is losing value it is bearish.
  
  
• Do You Need A Stock Broker?
  The question in the title is misleading. Most individuals have no choice whether to use a broker, since they're not members of an exchange.
  
  
• Fundamental Analysis Part One
  Fundamental Analysis Part One The investor has many tools at hand when making decisions about which stocks to buy. One of the most useful of these is fundamental analysis – examining key ratios which show the worth of a stock and how a company is performing.
  
  
• Fundamental Analysis Part Two – Tools
  Fundamental Analysis Part Two – Tools Although the raw data of the Financial Statement has some useful information, much more can be understood about the value of a stock by applying a variety of tools to the financial data.
  
  
• Getting started
  Getting Started Anyone with money to invest can buy and sell stocks. Stock trading has its own specialized vocabulary but once you have the basics under your belt you can understand better how the market works. As with any investment, the more knowledge you have about stock trading the more successful you are likely to be.
  
  
• Government Influence on Share Prices
  At the end of fiscal year 2005, the U.S. Federal debt was approximately $7.9 trillion. Yes, you read that correctly.
  
  
• How To Evaluate Stocks
  Stock picking is akin to weather prediction - no one can predict with certainty five hours from now if the price will rise or fall, much less five years from now.
  
  
• How To Research Stocks
  As with gamblers in Las Vegas so it is with stock investments, 'everybody's got a system'. The goal of research, however, is to make the activity a lot less like gambling and a lot more like investment.
  
  
• Online Stock investing
  Once upon a time there was no Internet. OK, now take a deep breath. It's alright because there is one now. For several decades (roughly from 1960 to 1990), large companies such as Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley were able to trade among themselves electronically, but these trades took place over private networks.
  
  
• Penny Stocks
  Penny Stocks Penny stocks are low-priced stocks – usually with a value of less than $5 – of small companies. These stocks are traded on the Over-The-Counter-Bulletin-Board (OTCBB) and the Pink Sheets.
  
  
• Pink Sheets Stocks
  Pink Sheets Stocks If you are interested in penny stocks you are sure to hear about the Pink Sheets. It is an electronic quotation system for many Over-The-Counter (OTC) securities. The name comes from the colour of the paper the quotes were originally printed on. Today the Pink Sheets publishes quotations on the Internet, and most of its listings are so-called penny stocks.
  
  
• Program Trading - Should You Care?
  Probably you know by now that the big boys don't play nice. In the stock market, institutional and other investors with large sums have much more influence on events than the average trader.
  
  
• Securities Regulation - Necessary Evil or Valued Partner?
  The history of regulation is almost as old as the securities markets. Stock exchanges, then called bourses, were born in the 15th century in Burgundy's northern trading centers.
  
  
• Stock brokers
  Stock Brokers Brokers handle most of the buying and selling on the stock market, and the average investor will use a brokerage service to handle his trades. There is a broad range of brokerage services available. There are brokers who offer many services for aiding their clients meet their investment goals. These 'full-service brokers' can give advice about which stocks to buy and sell and often have full research facilities for analyzing market trends and predicting movements.
  
  
• Stock indexes
  Stock Indexes Stock indexes are a statistical average of a particular stock exchange or sector. Indexes are composed of stocks which have something in common – they are all part of the same exchange; they are part of the same industry; or they represent companies of a certain size or location.
  
  
• Stock Market Help
  The term 'Stock Market' is commonly used to encompass both the physical location for buying and selling stocks as well as the overall activity of the market within a certain country. When we hear an expression such as 'The stock market was down today' it refers to the combined activity of many stock exchanges i.e. the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), Nasdaq etc. in the United States.
  
  
• Stock options
  Stock Options Stock options are contracts to buy (or sell) a stock at a certain price before a certain time in the future. Buyers of options have the right to buy the stock at the specified price, but they are not obligated to exercise their option. Sellers of options have the obligation to sell the underlying stock if the buyer of the option wishes to exercise it.
  
  
• Stock prices and quotes
  Stock Prices and Quotes In glancing through the stock prices listed in the newspaper one might wonder how stocks are priced and what affects price movement. After all, there is a wide variety of prices and some well-known companies are traded for relatively low prices while obscure listings may sell at high prices.
  
  
• Stock Splits
  Stock Splits One of the alluring myths that surrounds the stock market is the prospect that a certain stock may split, giving stock holders twice as many shares as before. What is poorly understood by the outsider, though, is that although the investor has more stock after a split, the value of each share is reduced.
  
  
• Stock Trading Signals
  Stock Trading Signals By following a trading system, market condition will at times be favourable to buy and at other times be favourable to sell. Clearly defined conditions give 'signals' that the educated investor can read and act on. Signals are not as crucial for the long term investor. For these people, market conditions and the value of particular companies can be watched on a daily basis. For day-traders, however, signals are crucial for acting quickly on stock market movements.
  
  
• Stocks basics | stock investment advice
  Stock Basics Understanding the stock market starts with understanding stocks. A stock represents partial ownership of a company – the smallest share possible. Company's issues stocks to raise capital and investors who buy stock are actually buying a portion of the company.
  
  
• Stocks versus Bonds
  Stocks versus Bonds Whereas stocks give investors part ownership of a company, bonds are loans made by investors to corporations or governments. Rather than benefiting from company profits the way that stock holders do, bond holders receive a fixed rate of return – a percentage of the bond's original offering price. The return is called the 'coupon rate'. Bonds have a maturity date at which time the principal amount is returned. Bonds can be issued for any period of time – some take up to 30 years to mature.
  
  
• Stocks versus Mutual Funds
  Stocks versus Mutual Funds A mutual fund is a diverse holding of stocks that are managed on behalf of the investors that buy into the fund. A mutual fund allows an investor to take advantage of a diversified portfolio without having to invest a large sum of money.
  
  
• Technical Analysis Part One
  Technical Analysis Part One Technical analysis is the art and science of examining stock chart data and predicting future moves on the stock market. Investors who use this style of analysis are often unconcerned about the nature or value of the companies they trade stocks in. Their holdings are usually short-term – once their projected profit is reached they drop the stock.
  
  
• Technical Analysis Part Two – Indicators and Patterns
  Technical Analysis Part Two – Indicators and Patterns When glancing at charts the untrained eye may simply see random movements from one day to the next. Trained analysts, however, see patterns that are used to predict future movements of stock prices. There are hundreds of different indicators and patterns that can be applied. There is no one single reliable indicator, but when taken into consideration with others, investors can be quite successful in predicting price movements.
  
  
• Tips on Buying and Selling Stocks
  The first thing to consider about investing isn't technical at all. EPS, P/E, P/S, MA and EMA, RSI and dozens of other indicators are all important. But start at the beginning by looking not outside, but in.
  
  
• Trading On Foreign Exchanges
  The New York Stock Exchange is not the oldest operating securities market. Though measured by total market capitalization, it's among the largest at $12 trillion - yes that's twelve trillion dollars. The Paris bourse goes back to 1724 and the Deutsche Boerse is even older: founded in 1585.
  
  
• Trading Strategies | Stock market strategies
  Trading Strategies There are two basic ways to trade the stock market – shooting in the barrel or using strategies to determine which stocks to buy, when to sell, and how to protect your investment dollars. Needless to say, strategies outperform barrel shooting by a large margin. There are, however, hundreds of trading strategies to choose from.
  
  
• Types of trading
  Types of Trading The stock market is a reliable indicator of the actual value of companies which issue stock. Values of stocks are based on verifiable financial data such as sales figures, assets and growth. This reliability makes the stock market a good choice for long term investing – well-run companies should continue to grow and provide dividends for their stockholders.
  
  
• Why Do Share Prices Rise and Fall?
  The question in the title might be a little unfair. After all, if share prices are inherently unpredictable (and in one sense, they are - more on that later), there's no answer.