stock market

What is Short Selling? (Trading Stocks, Currencies, and More)

August 7, 2018 by Ray L. 1 Comment

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Some time ago, the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) announced that they will introduce “short selling” by October 2018. The ability to do short transactions has been available abroad long ago, but in the Philippines, not a lot of people know what it is.

So what is short selling or shorting anyway? While most experienced or veteran investors know that this is how you profit from a declining stock price, not a lot of beginners know how it works so we’ll discuss the basics of short selling here.

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5 Tips para Maintindihan ang Stock Market

June 27, 2017 by Ray L. Leave a Comment

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Alam ng karamihan na ang stock market ay isang lugar kung saan pwede kang bumili at magbenta ng bahaging pagmamay-ari ng mga negosyo o kumpanya. Ang tawag sa mga ito ay “stocks.” Sayang lang at iniisip ng iba na walang katuturan ang pagbabago ng presyo ng stocks at ang pag-invest dito ay katulad lang ng paglaro ng lotto. Habang alam natin na may kumikita sa paginvest dito, baka naman isipin mo na kapag IKAW ang sumubok siguradong talo ka lang.

Kapag naintindihan mo kung paano gumalaw ang stock market, magkakaroon ka ng realistic na expectations mula dito at pabababain mo ang peligrong haharapin mo kapag ikaw ay mag-iinvest.

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5 Tips for Understanding the Stock Market

June 27, 2017 by Ray L. Leave a Comment

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Most people know the stock market as a place where you buy and sell partial ownership of businesses, also known as “stocks”. Unfortunately, most people get the idea that the stock market’s price changes are random and that investing is no better than playing the lottery. While you KNOW some people can profit by investing in it, you might think that if YOU try you’ll end up losing… BADLY.

Well, if you understand how the stock market works and why it moves the way it does, then you can have realistic expectations and you’ll minimize the risks you’ll face when investing.

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