To manage an effective risk management solution requires more than the calculation of VaR. Ultimately a successful risk management program requires the execution of an effective hedge. Technical analysis is a vital element of this strategy.Recent market reversals brought about by the Sub-Prime mortgage melt down is clearly a significant market correcting event. No matter if you work in the risk department of a large bank with many employees or a...more
When considering a Forex trading system, the first and foremost thing to consider is proof of its profitability. Who would want to waste their time and money learning and implementing a strategy that only incurs losses? Trend Forex has been overwhelmingly proven to be immensely successful. How about CONSISTENTLY making over 3000 pips per month? How about NEVER having a losing month? Trend Forex has an exceptionally low drawdown of only...more
Health leads generally relate to finding people who are interested in health insurance. Many people are searching for health insurance coverage, but are totally confused and overwhelmed by the choices and options. The best health leads generation systems filter your leads so that it is not hard for you to find the right leads.It is extremely hard for insurance agents to continually chase cold leads. It is nowadays very difficult to approach thousands of people with the hope that a few will buy your insurance policy. In the days of old, people were less self-educated and were not aware of the choices available. Nowadays people conduct their own research on the Internet and as such, insurance companies are vying for the attention of a highly educated public. You truly need to know your audience to convert your health leads into sales.One tip to get health leads is simply to ask people you know for referrals. This is a surprisingly simple, yet effective tactic. You can ask family, friends, acquaintances, and anyone else. After all, everyone is human and most people require health insurance. It helps if you have a friend or family member who is influential and associates with a lot of...more
Getting mortgage leads is easy - converting them is the hard part. But it does not have to be that hard as long as you follow a plan of attack.The Internet provides a cheap and easy way to generate mortgage leads. You can either buy leads, or generate them yourself using a plethora of free and paid methods. It truly has never been easier to get...more
It used to be very time consuming to generate sales leads for a business. But besides the time involved, the expense was even more concerning and could really limit the number of leads that you could generate. These days you can use the Internet to generate sales leads. The Internet makes it easier, more affordable, and quicker to find qualified...more
Many people enter trading, whether it be stocks, options, commodities or other markets, after having been very successful in their primary occupation. Many of these new traders are perfectionists by nature and driven to be successful. This often leads to a couple of fatal flaws in trading:1) The novice trader stays with a losing trade too long because of a reluctance to admit the original analysis was incorrect. His or her ego and sense of success are intertwined with the trade.2) The novice trader does not understand that losing trades are a necessary cost of doing business.The reality of the trading business is that a large percentage of ones trades will be losers. Every business has overhead expenses, or costs of simply opening the doors for business. Trading is no different and trading losses are a large part of those overhead expenses. Once one accepts that aspect of trading, it becomes much easier to close losing trades early with minimal emotional attachment. It is also crucial to post audit your trading every month. I evaluate each trade that lost money and categorize it as a losing trade or a bad trade. The bad trade is the one where I did not follow my own...more
Beginning options traders often are confused about the organization of option chains. This paper covers the basic concepts surrounding which options are available at any given point in time, and how that may affect the options you trade.Equity...more
It is common to see web site banners or other advertisements similar to the title of this article, touting the benefits of options trades with probabilities of success of 85-90%. Technically, these trades indeed have a high probability of success,...more
Perhaps the most critical characteristic shared by successful investors and traders is their psychological approach to the market. All forms of financial investments have foundational knowledge that is essential to success in that market. I am not...more
Many people think of options trading as very risky and suitable only for the high rollers. This article briefly surveys how options can be used in conservative financial portfolios to boost the income from your stocks.For the purposes of this...more
You have probably heard people refer to options as a risky enterprise, akin to gambling. And it is true that options trading can be very risky, especially when engaged in with minimal knowledge and preparation. The average stockbroker or financial...more
One of the most misunderstood topics in real estate is Seller Financing. This is probably because the topic of seller financing is usually discussed from the perspective of the buyer. And in most cases the buyer is a beginning investor who is...more