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Observations and Insight Boca Bits & Pieces, Day Two Sarah Rudolph – JLN Wednesday’s big news came from Nasdaq, which announced plans to enter the energy futures market, challenging the dominance of the CME and ICE. Named Nasdaq Futures (NFX),...

Covered call writing and selling cash-secured puts obligates us to buy or sell shares at the strike price by the expiration date. Exercise will generally occur if the strike is in-the-money by 4 PM ET on expiration Friday (usually the 3rd Friday of the...

Since we are learning the 300th technical word commonly used in financial markets today, i have attached the document containing all 300 terms and their definitions. Definition of 'Soft Loan' A loan with no interest or a below-market rate of interest...

Jin Lee/Bloomberg/Getty Images Just how easy has it been to make money in the stock market these past five years? Consider this scenario. In January 2009 a savvy Canadian tucks away $5,000 in a newfangled Tax Free Savings Account, investing the money...

The vast majority of people who have money saved have it invested in the stock market, be it stocks, bonds, mutual funds, ETFs or warrants, and have it “managed” by their financial advisor/planner. Very, very few individuals manage their...