What's this? Day Trading Help Needed.
I've been reading thru day trading threads and have stumbled upon some terms that are important that I don't know. Pls explain to me what they mean if you can. Thanks!
Equities
Credit Spreads
Options
Equity Options
FX Market
ETF's
FX trading
Swing trading
Derivatives
Futures
Silvers Futures Contract
Commodities
Swing Options
Spy Options
Exotic Instruments
I know that these are different things you can trade but what's so different about them? What do you trade and why do you trade it? What do YOU think would be best for someone with limited computer access while the market is open to trade? The markets open at 8:00 am and close at 4:00 pm and I have school for 8:45 to 1:53/2:45(tues and thurs). And what would be best for someone with a LIMITED amount of capital to trade( say about $1k-$3k....$5k would be stretching it)? Thanks in advance for all helpful responses.





wait for the next low volume
wait for the next low volume rally and buy $5K of November or December puts on XIV
Can anyone recommend a good
Can anyone recommend a good reggae club in NYC?
If the glove don't fit, you must acquit!
Buy the SPY. You can't beat
Buy the SPY. You can't beat the market.
Nobody wants to work for it anymore. There's no honor in taking the after school job at Mickey D's. Honor's in the dollar, kid.
^ that's the wrong attitude
^ that's the wrong attitude to have, sir. i say ride the beta to riches. you can call it alpha after the fact.
What?
What?
Learn Programming, Lectures by Professor Mehran Sahami for the Stanford Computer Science Department
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkMDCCdjyW8
there's a million and one
there's a million and one places you can look this shit up on the internet bro
Ive come to love this forum,
Ive come to love this forum, as one of the few that gives smarmy answers to questions.
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=equities
; ) buyside
“...all truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.”
- Schopenhauer
^ LMAO
^ LMAO
This is a troll post right?
This is a troll post right?
Under my tutelage, you will grow from boys to men. From men into gladiators. And from gladiators into SWANSONS.
I would google it but I still
I would google it but I still have opinion questions that I want to ask here. Some of my questions cannot be answered by just searching it on a search engine. Please help me instead of just telling me, "there's a million and one places you can look this shit up on the internet bro". Thanks !
Learn Programming, Lectures by Professor Mehran Sahami for the Stanford Computer Science Department
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkMDCCdjyW8
1.Go to FAQS WSO finance
1.Go to FAQS WSO finance dictionary.
2. Get laid.
I probably shouldn't be
I probably shouldn't be arguing with a high schooler but if you can't find a basic definition for everything on that list with a Google search that you should give up on finance. Ask informed questions once you have a baseline amount of knowledge and you'll save everyone time.
Im sorry buyside, but i have
Im sorry buyside, but i have to agree with whatwhatwhat. You are asking about really basic terms - check out investopedia, or better yet buy a basic finance text book. I actually dont know if this a serious post: your username is buyside which presuposes knowledge or understanding of what 'equities' are.
Capitalist
Buyside wrote: I would google
I would google it but I still have opinion questions that I want to ask here. Some of my questions cannot be answered by just searching it on a search engine. Please help me instead of just telling me, "there's a million and one places you can look this shit up on the internet bro". Thanks !
Then ask those questions. You have to do your homework before asking for help. You can perfectly understand what equity or fx or futures are just by using google/wikipedia/investopedia
Nebular wrote: 1.Go to FAQS
1.Go to FAQS WSO finance dictionary.
2. Get laid.
Holy shit, the FAQ section of this website is amazing. Thanks.
Sorry, I know those terms
Learn Programming, Lectures by Professor Mehran Sahami for the Stanford Computer Science Department
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkMDCCdjyW8
Why don't you try paper
Holy shit, it's like he's
Under my tutelage, you will grow from boys to men. From men into gladiators. And from gladiators into SWANSONS.
Flake wrote: Holy shit, it's
Learn Programming, Lectures by Professor Mehran Sahami for the Stanford Computer Science Department
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkMDCCdjyW8
buyside... Flake is the 6'
Buyside wrote: Flake
"I swear, by my life and my love of it, that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine."
Buyside wrote: Flake
Reality hits you hard, bro...
mom is going to ground you
hehe
ivoteforthatguy wrote: ^
Nobody wants to work for it anymore. There's no honor in taking the after school job at Mickey D's. Honor's in the dollar, kid.
Macro Arbitrage
Nobody wants to work for it anymore. There's no honor in taking the after school job at Mickey D's. Honor's in the dollar, kid.
Equities- ownership shares
"It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed."
Theodore Roosevelt
^ props
Something Creative
Learn Programming, Lectures by Professor Mehran Sahami for the Stanford Computer Science Department
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkMDCCdjyW8
Low margin futures just means
"It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed."
Theodore Roosevelt
Something Creative wrote: Low
Learn Programming, Lectures by Professor Mehran Sahami for the Stanford Computer Science Department
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkMDCCdjyW8
Is the site
Learn Programming, Lectures by Professor Mehran Sahami for the Stanford Computer Science Department
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkMDCCdjyW8
Buyside wrote: Is the site
Under my tutelage, you will grow from boys to men. From men into gladiators. And from gladiators into SWANSONS.
If you want a more realistic
Global Zen trader is nice.
Reality hits you hard, bro...
MMBinNC wrote: Global Zen
"I swear, by my life and my love of it, that I will never live for the sake of another man, nor ask another man to live for mine."
Macro Arbitrage
Reality hits you hard, bro...