International Finance

Category : Fintech

Importance of PMI Index

The Purchasing Manager Index is a key parameter to gauge the business and economic conditions in any economy. 25th August 2013 European shares picked up steam after a period of calm activity on strong data forecasts from Europe and China. The Markit Eurozone PMI Composite Output Index showed the largest monthly increase in business activity...

Trading on “Dead Cat Bounce” Pattern

It implies a short rise in price of a stock, which has suffered a fall in its prices and refer to those securities or stocks which have poor past performance and are unlikely to recover. 23rd August 2013 Newspaper articles and television commentaries have different audiences,  Journalists use metaphor in an attempt to make the...

Forex Trading Strategies

The strength and weakness of global currency fluctuates continuously and the objective of currency trading is to anticipate a rise in a currency’s value in relation to other currencies. 21st August 2013 Online currency trading takes place all over the world, throughout the day for five days a week. When online currency trading began, only...

What does FTSE 100 Actually Mean?

The FTSE is actually FTSE Group and is a joint venture between the London Stock Exchange and Financial Times, (hence it is known as Financial Times – Stock Exchange). 17th August 2013 The FTSE 100 ended lower on Wednesday, with losses for companies going ex-dividend offsetting the impact of positive macroeconomic data, which lifted financial...

Measuring Risk with Financial Parameters

These risk measurements are intended to help investors determine the risk-reward parameters of their investments. 9th August 2013 There are five main indicators of investment risk that apply to the analysis of bonds, stocks and mutual fund portfolios, Alpha, Beta, R-Squared, Standard Deviation and the Sharpe Ratio. These statistical measures are historical predictors of investment/risk...

Difference Between Mutual Funds and Exchange Traded Funds

Since ETF’s can be bought and sold in real time prices that change throughout the day, they can be used for certain hedging strategies typically associated with stocks, such as buying on margin and selling short. 5th August 2013 Mutual Funds have been a popular way to invest for several decades while Exchange Traded Funds...

Difference Between the Two Largest Stock Exchanges in the U.S.

The National Association of Security Dealers and Automated Quotations is the largest stock exchange in terms of daily traded volume with 3,200 listed securities, it is a self regulatory body that licenses brokers and oversees trading practices. 5th August 2013 NASDAQ and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) are two premium exchange centres of stock...

Relief For Apple as Obama Government Overturns Ban

Apple had been ordered to stop importing versions of the Chinese made iPhone 4 and iPad 2- 3G designed networks run by AT &T, T-Mobile U.S. Inc, and two regional carriers in Alaska and Texas. 5th August 2013 In a major blow to Samsung, The Whitehouse stepped into a patent war between Samsung Electronics Company...