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Fundamental Analysis (FA)

How To Read A Company’s Income Statement

How To Read A Company’s Income Statement

In a company’s income statement, you’ll be able to see how company’s performance over a period of time. Typically, the top-most figure is the gross revenue (GR) that the company has generated. Next, you should see the company’s operating expenses. These are the Selling, General and Administration (SGA) expenses, the Research and Development (R&D) expenses, [...]

How To Read A Company’s Cash Flow Statement

How To Read A Company’s Cash Flow Statement

In a company’s cash flow statement, you would be able to see the amount of cash flowing in and out of a company. Typically, cash flow statements consist of three sections: Cash Flow from Operations Cash Flow from Investments Cash Flow from Financing Activities Cash Flow from Operations Cash Flow from Operations is an accounting [...]

Technical Analysis (TA)

Universal Principles of Successful Trading Review

Universal Principles of Successful Trading Review

This is a review of the trading book, “Universal Principles of Successful Trading: Essential Knowledge for All Traders in All Markets“, by Steve Burns. This book is excellent for traders that are ready for it. You need a foundation in trading to understand its importance and take the principles seriously. Once you are through the [...]

Parabolic SAR Indicator

Parabolic SAR Indicator

The Parabolic SAR indicator was developed by J. Welles Wilder. The indicator shows dots below the current price bars if there is an up-trend, and vice versa. The formula for this indicator is complex, but is described in great detail in Wilder’s revolutionary book, New Concepts in Technical Trading Systems. How To Trade Using The [...]

How To Perform Line Studies in MetaStock

How To Perform Line Studies in MetaStock

Metastock is an essential tool to the serious stock trader because of the charts and TA analysis that it easily provides of your stocks. You may be a stock investor, a stock trader, a professional, or an amateur, but the insight and analysis that Metastock opens up to you is invaluable and can save you [...]

Singapore Stock Market Help

Are Dividends Taxable in Singapore?

Are Dividends Taxable in Singapore?

Dividends are distributions by a company to its shareholders, and represent returns on a shareholder’s capital, which may be paid in cash or in kind. For instance, instead of cash, a company may pay its shareholders in the form of the company’s shares. In Singapore, dividends have different tax classifications depending on what kind of [...]

How To Sell Odd Lots of Shares in Singapore

How To Sell Odd Lots of Shares in Singapore

Normally, Singapore stocks are traded in even lots – e.g. 1000 shares, 2000 shares, and so on. If you end up with odd lots, e.g. 100 shares, 300 shares, and so on, then you need a way to sell them off. You might have gotten odd lots through a bonus issue or some other mechanism, [...]

Singapore Stock Market Hours

Singapore Stock Market Hours

The Singapore stock market opens and follows the following time schedule: Trading Hours: 0900 – 1230hr,1400 – 1700hr Pre-Open: 0830 – 0859hr Non-Cancel: 0859 – 0900hr Adjust Phase: 1230 – 1359hr Non-Cancel: 1359 – 1400hr Pre-Close: 1700 – 1705hr Non-Cancel: 1705 – 1706hr  

Metastock

How To Perform Line Studies in MetaStock

How To Perform Line Studies in MetaStock

Metastock is an essential tool to the serious stock trader because of the charts and TA analysis that it easily provides of your stocks. You may be a stock investor, a stock trader, a professional, or an amateur, but the insight and analysis that Metastock opens up to you is invaluable and can save you [...]

How To Apply Indicators To Charts in MetaStock

How To Apply Indicators To Charts in MetaStock

Metastock is an essential tool to the serious stock trader because of the charts and TA analysis that it easily provides of your stocks. You may be a stock investor, a stock trader, a professional, or an amateur, but the insight and analysis that Metastock opens up to you is invaluable and can save you [...]

How To Use Templates and Layouts in MetaStock

How To Use Templates and Layouts in MetaStock

Metastock is an essential tool to the serious stock trader because of the charts and TA analysis that it easily provides of your stocks. You may be a stock investor, a stock trader, a professional, or an amateur, but the insight and analysis that Metastock opens up to you is invaluable and can save you [...]

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| August 2, 2012 | 0 Comments

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Quotes For The Investor and Trader

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| December 12, 2011 | 0 Comments

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| December 12, 2011 | 0 Comments

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