by j87as6 | May 19, 2020 | Brokers
Electronic communications networks (ECNs) are electronic limit books that match up buyers and sellers while bypassing middlemen and market makers. Many of the earliest and largest ECNs have expanded and evolved into Alternative Trading Systems (ATS) that operate like...
by j87as6 | May 19, 2020 | Day Trading
Zero-commission trading became increasingly popular with fintech apps and eventually migrated to the mainstream online brokers. The notion of paying no commissions on trades appealed to the masses as evidenced by the parabolic growth of the client-bases of certain...
by j87as6 | May 19, 2020 | Day Trading
Exchange traded funds (ETFs) have grown in both popularity and utility over the years. They’ve gone mainstream thanks to marketing campaigns and financial fintech apps centered around Modern Portfolio Theory (MPT) based investment strategies. With over 2,000 ETFs, the...
by j87as6 | May 18, 2020 | Day Trading
Your trading platform serves as both weapon and armor when engaged on the battlefield known as the stock market. The best defense is not necessarily a good offense as millions of customers discovered when their zero-commission fintech trading apps went down, locked...
by j87as6 | Apr 14, 2020 | Day Trading
Imagine if you had to physically collect and take possession of the paper stock certificates whenever you bought stock in the publicly traded markets. Even before placing a trade, you would have to find a way to confirm that the seller actually owned the shares, and...