We recently updated our Intern’s Guide to the Market Structure Galaxy. Today we graduate to discussing how trading works. In our guide to market structure, we talked about how all stocks have quotes ...

Options are versatile financial instruments that offer traders and investors a unique way to engage with the markets. Whether you're looking to amplify gains, hedge against potential losses, or ...

Portions of this article were drafted using an in-house natural language generation platform. The article was reviewed, fact-checked and edited by our editorial staff. Trading in the stock market ...

A pivot point is a technical indicator used in trading that helps traders determine probable support and resistance points in a given financial market. It is designed to identify possible price levels ...

The forex market is decentralized, as all trades are placed and processed online. Several forex brokers use automated electronic communications networks (ECNs) for trading, as they directly match buy ...

Every weekday at 9:30 a.m. EST, a bell signals the opening of the New York Stock Exchange and the beginning of the trading session that runs until 4 p.m. EST. This is the period when most trading ...

Those interested in what TD Ameritrade forex-related offerings are available will not be disappointed. A major attraction of dealing forex via TD Ameritrade is that the online broker lets you use the ...

Forex stands for “Foreign Exchange” and refers to the active trading of currencies — exchanging one currency for another. Investors buy one currency while selling another (known as currency pairs) in ...

The traditional U.S. trading window is 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., excluding weekends and holidays. Twenty-four/seven trading allows investors to continue trading certain assets outside these standard market ...