Bavan Arumugam, Author at HowTheMarketWorks

What Is a Short Stock

Bavan Arumugam — Thu, 31 Aug 2017 15:00:28 +0000

A short stock is an expression used when you sold shares of a company that you did not own beforehand. Let’s say you expect a stock’s price to drop. Shorting a stock would involve a strategy where you borrow shares from another party (usually a broker) and sell it on the market. Borrowing from a Read More...

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What Is A Long Stock?

Bavan Arumugam — Thu, 31 Aug 2017 14:49:17 +0000

Long Stock What is a long stock? A long stock is an expression used when you own shares of a company. It represents a claim on the company’s assets and earnings. As you increase your holdings of a stock, your ownership stake in the company increases. Words such as “shares”, “equity” and “stock” all Read More...

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UpDown closes & The Best Alternative

Bavan Arumugam — Tue, 01 Aug 2017 18:18:45 +0000

As of 8/01/2017, UpDown.com publicly announced that it closes its doors. UpDown was a stock market game with a real-time stock market game. UpDown users could invest in a simulated portfolio starting with $1 million and were paid based on their ability to consistently out-perform the S&P 500. We would also like to take this opportunity Read More...

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