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Questions tagged [trading]

Trading means exchanging one item for another such as goods for money. In finance, trading refers to the buying and selling of securities such as stock, options, or futures. Related tags are day-trading, trading-volume, and online-trading.

To be used for questions related to trading. Typically used for Stocks trading, can be used for Options or other trades. Related tags are day-trading, trading-volume, online-trading.

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Beginning to trade from a mathematics background

I'm from a mathematics background and I'm curious to understand the skill of profiting off the stock market as an individual. Is it ones ability to predict successful businesses? Is quantitative trading viable anymore for individuals? Is it a lot of…
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Algorithmic trading in linux using python

Is there any real time trading platform in linux in which one can test automated trading scripts written in python by ordering to a broker in a trial or demo account? Is IbPy the way to go? But IB does not offer any trial account.
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Is real (physical) money traded during online trading?

In Islam, it is a common ruling that the product that a person buys should exist physically (i.e. you are not allowed to sell something that does not exist), which brings up a very real concern when dealing with online trading (where I'm not…
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Is the Investopedia simulator an accurate representation of real stock trading?

I've been trying out trading stocks on Investopedia, and I made a decent, consistent rate of return. I'm wondering if the simulator is accurate of real stock trading? What factors between the two would be different, and would the differences…
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Connection between gambling and trading on stock/options/Forex markets

Although this question may look like it belongs in the realm of religion, it is actually asking about the mechanics of trading on the stock / options / Forex markets. Some background information: Questions and answers about gambling on the…
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Understanding how this interpretation of kelly criterion helps the trader

I was reading a cheat sheet about Day Trading on dummies site. There I encountered an interpretation of kelly criterion that says "In its simplest version, the percentage of your account that you trade is equal to the probability of the trade going…
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Is it accurate to say that if I was to trade something, my probability of success can't be worse than random?

I'm just trying to visualise the costs of trading. Say I set up an account to trade something (forex, stock, even bitcoin) and I was going to let a random generator determine when I should buy or sell it. If i do this, I would assume I have an equal…
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Why having large capital is advantageous to trading

Why is it said that people with large amounts of capital are better suited to trading the financial markets? Does it apply to a particular type of trading on a particular underlying on a particular market? Or is it a general truism? I can…
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What are the most efficient ways to bet on an individual stock beating the market?

Say I wanted to bet on MSFT beating the S&P 500 (i.e. I want to make money if they both go down, but MSFT goes down less). Of course, I could short SPY and go long MSFT. Are there better strategies?
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Looking for the name of a trading strategy

Someone vaguely explained a trading strategy where a trader monitors the probability of large volume buy or sell by large investment institutions like Berkshire Hathaway. The idea is that such institutions who maintain an index usually buy or sell…
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Does Degiro charge per order or per transaction?

I'm learning the basics of stock trading using Degiro with a UK account. I'm currently holding a long position in EZJ (100 shares) on London Stock exchange. Let's say that I no longer want to hold on to that position and I want to sell. If I set up…
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Do stop orders work in overnight trading

I directed my broker to place a 5% stop order on a stock in my portfolio selling in excess of $100/share. Some weeks later while still holding the stock the price dropped 30% in overnight trading. The 5% stop order did not execute. Can you explain…
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Bollinger bands - 20 days or 20 candles?

When speaking of Bollinger Bands, most of the sources say that the recommended period is 20 days while saying that this could be used on different time frames - for example see the first chart…
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Trading: How do you earn a good income when there is such a small change in price (pips)?

I don't understand how one can make more than pennies on a trade when the price will only increase in minuscule amounts - pips.
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Which is the spread fee formula in eToro?

In their official website (in a pdf fees document), the equation they mentioned does not match reality (depending on my practice with their demo trading account), nor logic. My equation is: spread fee = (ask-bid) * number of units in their pdf file…
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