Shares and Indices

Shares and Indices

US share or option trader: Managing currency risk?

  Many traders utilise shares or options amongst their investment strategies either for income or capital growth. One key factor that such traders may consider in their choice of specific markets to trade is liquidity, with a higher trading volume impacting positively on the ability to get in and out of trades at a fair price. Other...

November 26, 2019
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Apple Reports Third Quarter Results

Apple Reports Third Quarter Results Apple announced its financial results for the June quarter after the closing bell on Tuesday. The Company reported revenue of $53.8 billion, which represents a 1% increase from the year-ago quarter. It is the first time in years that the iPhone revenue ($25.99bn) is less than half of Apple’s total revenue. ...

July 31, 2019
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The “Dovish” or “Hawkish” Rate Cut

A “Dovish” or “Hawkish” Rate Cut The Federal Reserve (Fed) is poised for its first-rate cut in a decade-long of economic expansion. Trade protectionism and a slowing world economy are the two primary factors behind the global push towards easing policies. As the world’s central banks are in a race to cut interest rate to stimulate thei...

July 31, 2019
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Record-Highs in the Stock Market

Record-Highs in the Stock Market Global Stock Market Record Highs Amid geopolitical tensions, mixed earnings report and less-dovish central banks, this week, we still saw some more record highs in the stock market. Nasdaq Composite closed at a record high at 8,321.50 on Wednesday as technology stocks rallied on strong earnings, trade optimism, ...

July 26, 2019
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Tesla Second Quarter 2019 Update

Tesla Second Quarter 2019 Update Tesla, the electric car maker, reported its second-quarter earnings on Wednesday in late US trading hours. Despite record production and deliveries, Tesla missed revenue estimates. The company reported a net loss of $408 million. Its share price fell by more than 20% since the beginning of the year after reaching a...

July 25, 2019
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Share CFD chart of the day – Todays REAL market example attached and how it works

As many of you know GO Markets now offer ASX Share CFDs (and will soon add US Share CFDs to the products you can access). Alongside the launch of access of these we offer an online course for those who are interested in learning, and potentially ultimately trading, this financial instruments in combination with other vehicles you are currently tra...

July 19, 2019
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Netflix’s Second-Quarter Results Analysed

Netflix’s Second-Quarter Results Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) has released its second-quarter 2019 earnings report on Wednesday after the US close. The company tumbled by more than 10% in after-hours trading as the streaming giant missed new memberships forecasts. Below are the main highlights of the financial results: New paid membershi...

July 18, 2019
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ASX Share CFDs: Timing Entry: “The professionals close the market”?

Traditionally, one of the long-lasting market clichés is that the “amateurs open the market the professionals close it”. Although this may be a little simplistic, there is no doubt that commonly trading volume in equity markets is at it’s highest at the beginning and the end of the day, but of course there are active market participants thr...

July 9, 2019
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Share CFDs: Know Your Costs

Many traders have the prudent approach that treats trading as you would a business. A critical component of this is to have a thorough knowledge of your expenditure in relation to your trading activity. With Share CFDs these are potentially fourfold, namely: Your cost of trading (e.g. brokerage) Your cost of holding a position The...

June 18, 2019
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Share CFDs: Know the costs.

  Many traders have the prudent approach that treats trading as you would a business. A critical component of this is to have a thorough knowledge of your expenditure related to your trading activity. With Share CFDs these are potentially fourfold namely: a. Your cost of trading (e.g. brokerage) b. Your cost of holding a position c. T...

June 13, 2019
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Dividends and ASX Share CFDs

  Trading Share CFDs gives you exposure to the movement of underlying shares. There are a few issues that are specific to Share CFDs and differ from for example trading Forex or commodity CFDS. One of these issues is that of company dividends. This article aims to clarify the potential impact of dividends of the CFD trader. How do dividend...

May 7, 2019
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ASX200: the Top 5

GO Markets recently announced the addition of ASX (Australia Securities Exchange) Share CFDs to the product offering, increasing the number of instruments available to its clients to over 250, which also includes Forex, Commodities, Indices. The latest addition will enable clients to trade multiple assets from one single platform. In this artic...

April 17, 2019
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GO Markets Launches ASX Share CFDs; Flags Release of US Shares CFDs

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – 27 March 2019. GO Markets is pleased to add ASX shares to its CFD product range, increasing the number of instruments available to more than 250. With a previous focus towards Margin FX (Forex), CFD commodities and Indices, the move is expected to open the door to traders seeking multiple assets within a single platform....

March 28, 2019
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Trading Opportunities from Japan’s Shock Interest Rate Decision

After looking at the reasons why the Bank of Japan decided to opt for negative interest rates in the first part of this series, we will now see the factors that can help explain why the yen is not going south. When there is nothing out there: As discussed earlier, part of BOJ’s decision to go into negative rates was to push financial institutio...

February 25, 2019
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Earnings Report: Brambles Limited

The Logistics Company has reported a 27% decline in net profit (after tax) for the six months ended 31 December. The drop in profit is mainly due to higher costs on: Fuel Transport Brexit-proofing costs. The company was also deprived of the one-off tax benefit of US$130 million from a year ago. Below is a summary of key metrics: Sour...

February 18, 2019
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