Tag Archives: Intermediate
Bonds Trading: How to Profit from Fixed-Income Securities
Bonds trading is a fundamental component of the financial markets, allowing investors and traders to engage with fixed-income securities. These instruments are essentially loans made to governments, corporations, or local authorities, with the promise of regular interest payments and the return of the original capital at maturity. Many market participants consider bonds as a wayContinue Reading
Buffered ETFs Compared: Which Option Offers the Best Protection?
Exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, are a special investment fund that pools some assets that may or may not be from a single asset class. ETFs can thus be traded on the market like any other asset. Each ETF can be designed to serve a purpose. For example, the S&P 500 ETF was designed to trackContinue Reading
Black Monday 1987: What Happened, Why It Happened, and Why It Still Matters
On 19 October 1987, global financial markets experienced one of the most dramatic and sudden crashes in history — a day now known as Black Monday 1987. In just a few hours, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) plunged by over 22%, marking the largest single-day percentage drop ever recorded. The shockwaves of this collapseContinue Reading
