You are probably here because you were looking up the price of $CART and saw a company called “Maplebear Inc?” What does this mean? What is Maplebear and is the stock website I’m on making a mistake? The answer is no. Maplebear Inc is the same company as Instacart Maplebear Inc is a Delware C-Corp […]
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How do Mutual Fund Splits work?
Mutual fund splits are a rare occurrence, but are just as important as stock splits, even if less common. Mutual Fund splits work similarly to stock splits where there is a consolidation of shares, resulting in a price increase or decrease, but the net asset value remains the same. While these events are rare, it […]
Making Sense of Mutual Fund Prices for Investors
Mutual fund prices are available for any investor to see and fairly easy to calculate, with transparency on the current, real-time, and historical returns a fund has generated. Mutual funds are a portfolio of investment assets, such as stocks, shares, bonds, and other securities. When you invest in a mutual fund, the fund itself is […]
13 Essential Crypto Trading Strategies You Should Know
People have been trading financial markets for nearly as long as they have existed. Whether it’s the vast liquidity of the foreign exchange (forex), shares of companies like Coca-Cola, or government bonds, people have long used trading platforms to make money off of market volatility, price action, the subjective values of market participants, and many […]
Investing in Volatility: How to Trade the VIX
The Volatility Index (VIX) is managed by the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE). It measures, monitors, and reflects how the market feels about the near-term volatility (30-day projections) of the S&P 500 Index (SPX) options price expiration dates. Hence, the CBOE VIX can be used to trade on and profit from market volatility and fear- […]
What Is AI Stock Trading, and How Does It Work?
AI stock trading is not a new concept. Algorithmic or automated trading has been around for years and plays a vital part in the movement of markets and the global economy. However, since the emergence of OpenAI’s ChatGPT and its more advanced successor, ChatGPT-4, the financial sector has taken notice and started to leverage a […]