Category: Learn to Trade

Learn to Trade

Wall Street Survivor Trading Simulator & Education Review

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If you are looking for a bunch of information about learning how to trade stocks and also are ready to be hit with free offer after free offer then this is the site for you. The upside is the gamification of the site with investing leagues etc. can really fuel your competitive nature. Since Wall Street Survivor is not a brokerage you also do not need to open up a trading account and provide sensitive information. Here is the downside about all paper trading accounts, trading demos, and trading simulators. They do not replicate the actual fear and greed that comes when you have your real hard-earned money on the line. The actual process of signing up for Wall Street Survivor is as simple as filling out a form and password. Since it is browser-based there is no need to install trading software. I think this site is really great for someone that is wanting to learn the basics of trading stocks and is willing to sift through the offers to find the free trading course content. What I really do not like about the site was there is nowhere to create a watchlist that you can monitor a basket […]

Learn to Trade

Trade Orders Explained

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Trade Execution in the Financial Markets A bit about how trading works.   Trading is best described as an auction market.  On one side there are buyers who are bidding to purchase a security like Amazon or a cryptocurrency like Bitcoin.   On the other side are sellers who are asking for a price to sell a stock like Amazon or a cryptocurrency like Bitcoin.  These are commonly referred to as the Bid and Ask or Bid and Offers for a given market.  The best way to visualize this is to stack them up in two columns one side is the buy-side and the other is the sell-side with the trading prices in the middle.  Those bid and offers also show how much volume I behind those prices. Basic Order Types 1. Market Order A market order is a trade order to purchase or sell a stock at the current market price. A key component of a market order is that the individual does not control the amount paid for the stock purchase or sale. The price is set by the market at the time the order is executed. When you are buying with a market order you will be matched with […]