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Our resident guru ponders the short-term strategy of scalping options, and explains beta and option pricing tools on the trading platform.
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Compare interest-rate-sensitive stock sectors that could benefit or suffer at the hands of a Federal Reserve that’s soon to hike rates.
Learn tax reporting requirements—including cost basis—before the stress of tax-filing season hits. More tax-law changes take effect in 2016. Your tax professi
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Like the changing leaves outdoors, fall signals a change in the historical patterns of the stock market. Learn what the “best six months” has in store.
Major indexes engineered a rebound from Friday's sell-off despite missile strikes on Israel by Iran over the weekend. Volatility eased but still remains near highs. Retail sales jumped 0.7%, above consensus expectations of 0.4%. The strong dollar and rising Treasury yields, along with concerns of a possible Israel response, could remain headwinds.
Big banks kick off Q1 earnings season Friday after a strong quarter for financials as the U.S. economy sprouted some green shoots. Stable rates were another positive, but more recent inflation fears and rising yields could trim optimism.
Compare interest rate-sensitive stock sectors that could benefit or suffer at the hands of a Federal Reserve that’s predicted to continue to hike rates.
In low-interest rate environment, investors sometimes look to dividend-paying stocks as a mean of generating income.
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