A home mortgage is a loan that allows you to purchase a property. Traditionally, mortgages are paid off over a period of 15 or 30 years. However, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) has recently proposed adding a 40-year mortgage to their list of loan options. In this blog post, we will explore the pros and cons of a 40-year mortgage.
Ever since I started becoming active participant in the stock market over 7 years ago, I have always swing traded. But over the last 2-3 years I attempted to day trade futures, stocks and sometimes options.
This video is long over due on my talking about my favorite app to use for investing in my favorite companies in the stock market!
Since we are starting out in a new year, I thought what better time to talk about a few things that I know will help you become more successful in trading than 2020, whether you are new or have some experience.
The stock market ended the week in a bullish fashion closing at the highs. A lot of stocks are showing bullish sentiment and I think that will continue into next week. I expect the SPY to test the 325 and then the 330 areas as long as we continue to make higher highs and higher lows.
ThinkOrSwim is one of most widely used trading platforms out there because of powerful features enabling you to perform technical analysis quickly.
As you begin your journey as a trader, one of the most basic things you need to know is the different types of orders and when they are appropriate.
In this post I am going to talk about connecting our brand new AMP Futures account to CQG data feed inside Sierra Chart. Also how to use the DOM (Depth of Market) to place orders in Sierra Chart.
The brokerage account that I use is with AMP Futures. I have a lot of reasons why I love AMP besides their awesome customer service, which include: no monthly inactivity fees, $500 account minimum and $400 day trading margins for minis, $100 account minimum and $40 day trading margins for micros, extremely low commissions (round trip ~$4 for minis and ~$0.70 per contract)., CQG data feed, and free trading platforms to connect data feed. Let's go through the steps in detail for how to open up a brokerage account with AMP. You can also view the video if you prefer learning in that format.
A 401k is a type of retirement savings account that is offered by many employers in the United States. Investing in a 401k can be a great way to save for your retirement, but it can also be confusing if you don't understand the basics.