ADVFN Toplists
These lists are a great way to look out for shares on the move. The lists are compiled by a computer which has been given certain criteria. File Edit View History Bookmarks Tools Help im cmn tl mo vers.php3 cb l 188292468 Monitor Quote Charts Trades ews Financials 1 Toplists Alerts Portfolio Level 2 Free BB PBB , Tradlndex.com Financial Spread Betting made easy CHARTS amp RESEARCH I FOREX 5 DERIVATIVES I WORLD EXCHANGES Percentage Gaineis Percentage Loseis Volume Leaders Price x Volume Leaders...
PE ratios
You'll hear a lot about PE ratios and you may r be surprised to learn I don't take an awful lot I like my PEs to be in of notice of them. Also, I just know the t'ie region 12-20. moment I mention them you'll close the book and go off and do something else. Have you gone For those of you left What the hell is a PE ratio and why do people go on about them It means price-earnings ratio and it is calculated as the share price divided by the earnings per share. But forget about the formula, it's...
Normal market size
This is an important topic because you can rule out buying some shares you like the look of, just because of the shares' normal market size. You may think you can buy as many shares as you like in any company, but it doesn't always work like that. It might be true for FTSE 100 stocks, but one has to be very careful when buying a smaller company. Normal market size usually abbreviated to NMS is the number of shares market makers guarantee to sell or buy at quoted prices. If you want to buy or...
Ramping
Rampers is a term applied to those who continually talk up a share they are holding in the hope others will buy in and so raise the price of the share in question. They then hope to quickly sell in the strength generated and make a profit. They will say or write anything to make you buy. They will often claim to have inside information or say there's a 'bid coming' or there's an amazing 5 - More Knowledge Bulletin Boards 'chart breakout'. They pick on the smallest shares in the market and make...
A Day In The Life Of A Naked Trader
What the hell is 6am I know people in the Sunday Times' Day In The Life column always wake up at 6am, go running for five miles, have power breakfasts-, make executive decisions and are dressed and at their desks by 7am . But this day in the life is an honest one. I will be asleep. And if you try andwakemeup I will kill you . It is really quite simple. Get woken by my ancient cat who I've had more than 22 years -at this rate she will be the oldest cat in the UK She scratches at the door to...