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A private equity fund (PIF) is a type of mutual investment fund (MIF) that inverts funds in promising industries and companies. At the same time, the DIF acquires at least 10% shares of a promising company, and sometimes even a controlling stake, taking an active part in management. The activity of Private Equity Funds is aimed at long-term stimulation of the most promising industries of the country. Private equity funds buy existing shares of a company by repurchasing them from shareholders, and also buy new shares issued by an additional issue. PEFs have the right to participate in the management of the investee company, as well as to influence the company itself by having a representative on the board of directors. The Private Equity Fund takes a supervisory...
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При принятии финансовых решений многие специалисты, профессионалы с многолетним опытом работы, испытывают противоречивые чувства. В чем причина такого беспокойства? Интерес к этой теме существует уже давно, однако до недавнего времени исследования этой области были достаточно поверхностными, что с нашей точки зрения несправедливо, ведь трейдеров волнует не только результат – решение, но и процесс его принятия. В данной статье я хотел бы подробно рассказать о том, как работает наш ум и наш мозг и как возникает тот или иной тип поведения, когда мы принимаем финансовый риск. Мантра дисциплины Несколько лет назад Saxo Bank нанял консалтинговую компанию, которая использовала методики социальных наук…
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Moving Average is a moving average that follows the price movement. The essence of this indicator is to determine the trend direction and its smoothing. When calculating the moving average, mathematical averaging of the price of any instrument for a selected period is used. There are different types of Moving Average indicator. For technical analysis of the market use such muving as simple, exponential, smoothed and weighted. Simple Moving Average (simple moving average) is the sum of closing prices of any instrument for a designated number of unit periods, divided by the number of these periods. When calculating the Exponential Moving Average, a certain share of the current closing price is added to the previous moving average value. In calculating the Smoothed Average, there is also a greater weight...
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What is a long? A long or buy trade is the name of a buy trade that a market participant opens in the expectation of profiting from an increase in the price of an asset. The very name of the transaction to buy long or long bargain, is slang and appeared on the stock exchange, because the rise in stock prices is considered to be a longer process than their fall. Market participants who open buy trades, that is, play to increase the price of an asset, are called bulls. Bulls are thought to push the price upward with their horns. The opposite of a long trade is a sell trade or Short (short, short trade), respectively, market participants playing down...
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In this article I propose you to consider such a wonderful harmonic pattern of Gartley as "Pasavento Butterfly". The harmonic pattern "Pasavento's Butterfly" was discovered by students and followers of Harold Gartley - Jill Moore and Harry Pasavento and is an ideal model of the pattern "Gartley's Butterfly". The main characteristics of the pattern "Butterfly Pasavento" by Fibonacci levels Formation of the top B at the level of 78.6% from the segment XA - the most basic unshakable and the most empirically tested level for this top in the ideal model of Gartley's Butterfly. Of course, sometimes other variations of this point location are allowed, but such signals are very doubtful, so it is better to ignore them. Formation of the top C is allowed to 38.2%, 61.8% and 78.6% from...
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We continue our series of articles on CFDs. And today we will talk about the differences between this financial instrument and futures. Common features of futures and CFD contract Futures contracts and CFDs do have quite a lot of common characteristics. The main ones are: Presence of the underlying asset; Nachilie margin; Loss of interest rate on investments. CFDs do not accrue interest for the reason that the dealer accepts the client's account as a deposit. It follows that the purchase of the asset is on credit, even when the deposit amount is greater than the purchase price. As for futures, the logic is even simpler. The starting price of the futures...
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The parameter FTc (ForTrader coefficient) is a coefficient of performance of the trading account, which uses its most important indicators in its calculations: the size of the deposit, profit, floating drawdown and number of transactions. Formula FTc FTc = (P + PR)*100/D*S, where - P - the maximum floating drawdown; - PR - the fixed profit; - D - the deposit; - S - the number of executed deals. The information on FTc is updated together with data on the trading account. The ratio of the indicators in the FTc parameter shows how risky is the trader's trading: the lower the indicator, the lower the risk. Useful Links: Trading Strategies Indicators for MT4
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What is the stock market? The stock market is a part of the monetary and financial market turnover. The essence of the RCB is the purchase and sale of securities and their issuance. The securities market is represented by a network of banks, stock exchanges and other specialized financial institutions. Through the RCB, there is an accumulation of funds of individuals and legal entities, as well as the state. The securities market interacts with the system of bank credit. Usually RZB and the stock market are equated, but there is a significant difference: since not all securities originate from monetary capital, the stock market cannot be fully attributed to the financial market. Insofar as the RZB is based on money as...
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Consumer Sentiment Index (CCI, Consumer Confidence Index) is a significant indicator for assessing the development of the consumer market of the country in question. This index is used worldwide as an indicator of potential changes in consumer demand and inflation in subsequent periods. The Consumer Confidence Index is calculated on the basis of the University of Michigan methodology. It is based on a sample survey of households in the country. One thousand persons in the age range from 15 to 59 years take part in the survey. Each of the participants of the study is asked 5 questions: About the financial situation in the last 6 months; About plans to change the financial situation in the future; About the participant's forecast of the future economic situation in the country; About the likely development of...
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American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) are securities of non-U.S. companies acquired by a U.S. depository bank in the process of their placement in the United States. ADRs are freely tradable in the U.S. and Europe, can be listed on stock exchanges and used to raise capital on the international market. It is also one of the investment options other than the market (Forex). As a rule, ADR issuers are publicly traded companies or companies transforming into publicly traded companies that wish to have international investors and a certain stock flexibility. Issuing ADRs has a number of advantages. Through the issuance of American Depositary Receipts, an expansion of the securities market is achieved through extensive supply,...
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What is a limit order? A limit order is a group of pending orders in which the opening of a position is made at a price better than the current one. The price is supposed to rise or fall to a certain limit, after which it will reverse in the desired direction. Limit orders are characterized by the word limit which is used in the name of the order. What types of limit orders are there? There are 2 types of limit orders: Buy Limit Buy Limit is a limit order for purchase. A position to buy is opened when the price decreases to the value shown in the order. A Buy Limit order is usually used for purchasing when the price decreases to the support line of the uptrend or to the lower limit of the flat when calculating the...
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What is the LIBOR interest rate? LIBOR is the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) calculated as a weighted average interest rate on interbank loans provided by banks that offer funds for terms from 1 month to a year in various currencies. The LIBOR rate is calculated for currencies such as the US dollar, euro, Japanese yen, pound sterling, Danish and Swedish krona, Swiss franc, as well as New Zealand, Australian and Canadian dollars. How is the LIBOR rate determined? The LIBOR rate has been fixed by the UK Banking Association since 1985. As an authorized agent of the U.K. Banking Association, Thomson Reuters checks with 16 first-rate banks at 11:00 a.m. Western European time each day to determine the price...
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What is a broker and a brokerage company? A brokerage company or broker (from English broker - broker, broker, intermediary) is a legal entity acting as an intermediary in the securities and currency markets. A broker performs the functions of buying and selling securities, exchange commodity or currency. The brokerage company's activity is based on the realization of trade transactions. In this case, the broker connects the seller and the buyer of a financial instrument. What services does a broker provide? First of all, the broker provides access to the trading platform, which allows you to enter the currency market and perform trading operations. The trading platform is the main tool of any trader. With its help you can open and close trading positions and, in addition, get the most up-to-date quotes....
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Who is an investor? An investor is an individual or legal entity that invests its own or borrowed funds in various investment projects. The investor's investment capital is represented in the form of property, resources or intellectual product. Often investors invest in long-term projects. Investors can be individuals, the state, enterprises, organizations, entrepreneurs, as well as players in the securities market. The investor independently chooses the size, direction and efficiency of investments. Certainly, investor activity is associated with risk. The investor himself determines the ratio of profitability of future investments and the degree of risk associated with the investment. The best result of investing is achieved by diversifying the investment portfolio, i.e. dispersing funds across...
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What is a bill of exchange? A promissory note (from German Wechsel - exchange) is a security and represents a debt obligation executed in writing and in a strictly established form. The owner of the bill, otherwise - the bill holder, has an indisputable right to demand payment by the debtor of the amount indicated in the bill after the expiration of the term specified in the bill. What is the essence of a promissory note? A promissory note, in essence, is a debt paper. It can be presented exclusively in documentary form, that is, executed on paper according to all the rules. The promissory note is issued piece by piece, it is a non-issue security. Why do I need a bill of exchange? When performing trade operations on an international scale a bill of exchange acts as one of the basic elements in settlements and crediting.....
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Relative Strength Index (RSI - abbreviation from English relative strength index) is one of the indicators of technical analysis. RSI helps to determine the probability of a change in the direction of price movement, as well as the strength of the trend. The essence of the indicator is that the price can not move indefinitely in the same direction, and sooner or later there will be a trend reversal. RSI has only one line on the time scale and is located below the price chart. The indicator always moves in the corridor from 0 to 100%. It should be noted that an RSI value below 20% is considered an oversold zone, and above 80% is considered an overbought zone. The space between the overbought and oversold zones is called...
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It is time to resume our course. During the forced break in replenishing the piggy bank of stock exchange knowledge, have you, dear friends, tried yourselves as fundamental analysts? Have you learned to trade on news? Now it is the turn of technical analysis. For someone, working with charts will seem simpler than the complicated science of analyzing a company. You do not need to make a difficult choice - choose the method of market analysis that is convenient and most understandable to you. Or combine the best of different methods of stock price forecasting. Let me remind you that for our knowledge survey we use the program of the "Beginner" course of the FINAM Training Center. Chart type in technical analysis of the stock market The first question that we will deal with when starting...
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We continue our series of articles on CFDs. And in this article we will talk about the main pros and cons of this marginal instrument. What is the reason for the current popularity of CFDs? When trading CFD contracts, a trader is provided with a wide range of different assets on any exchange platforms. This branch of the trading world is available to both professional traders and beginners who do not yet operate large deposits. Thus, there is no need to invest in expensive assets, if there is an opportunity to get profit from the difference in their prices from the time of opening to the moment of closing the transaction. Working with CFD contracts has both pros and cons. Pros...
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Despite the fact that recommendations to trade in the direction of the current trend remain relevant to this day, traders never tire of searching for effective methods of finding a trend reversal with the help of technical analysis figures. After all, sooner or later the trend will end, and one successful entry will allow you to make semi-annual or even annual profitability. Graphical models of trend reversal in the classical TA Methods based on divergence or other signals given by indicators are not always effective, and are also poorly understood, which makes traders more often turn to the tools of graphical analysis. According to the theory of classical technical analysis, a bullish trend change can occur if one of the following...
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Good afternoon, dear trading beginners and practicing traders! We continue our fascinating course of lectures on the topic of Gartley harmonic patterns. And today we will talk about such a wonderful figure as the harmonic pattern "Gartley's Butterfly"! The history of discovery of the harmonic pattern "Gartley's Butterfly" The pattern "Gartley's Butterfly" was graphically "discovered" in 1935, but all the ratios of Fibonacci levels to clarify the "wings" of the butterfly were calculated in a later period by students and followers of the great Gartley. It was they who developed and gave mathematical definition to several basic variations of this harmonic pattern with different Fibonacci levels. To begin with, let's consider the reference classical patterns - the most beautiful and harmonious ones. Gartley's Butterfly pattern - there is a place for...
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