July 3rd, 2007 by Elizabeth Blackwell
Limit Orders for Stock Market InvestingA market order is the worst kind of buy order you can possibly use. What that means is an order to buy stock at whatever the current price is - the market price. However, you do not control when the order is filled or the price you may pay for [...]
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June 16th, 2006 by jhampton
With the recent craziness of this week’s markets, it’s refreshing to see a calmer day on Wall Street today. The Nasdaq, an exchange that is rather tech heavy, fell slightly on the news that Bill Gates would reduce his day to day involvement at Microsoft after 30 years at the helm. Instead, Gates wants to [...]
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February 24th, 2006 by jhampton
Following the stock market is exciting at times. This week one internet company, NetEase.com, increased their share price by $10.60 to finish trading at $86.10.
That’s a substantial increase on this NASDAQ stock.
Big movers this week on the New York Stock Exchange included:
Home Depot Inc., up 5 cents at $41.63 News of their plans to increase stock [...]
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