The Traderszone Network

Ahead of Sunday’s first round of the French election, we have previously provided several perspectives on the political and economic outcomes, including a permutation matrix of all six possible outcomes in terms of “high” vs “low market risk” (from BofA), why the market may be too read more

In my IB statement, under the interest header, I see a small credit for December, (USD Net Short Stock Interest for Dec-2016) and a smaller debit for March. Just out of curiosity, what determines whether I get a credit or debit for shorting stock? And why would I ever receive a credit for shorting stock?

Just a few short years ago, Valeant Pharmaceuticals (NYSE: VRX) was a red-hot stock. The company’s CEO at the time, Michael Pearson, was hailed as a genius and was the toast of Wall Street. Several big-name hedge funds even piled into the stock with the hope of striking it rich. 

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You can’t trust the guy
The market didn’t make a big move on Friday on the news that Trump was going to be releasing his tax plan on Wednesday. The S&P 500 climbed about 5 points; USD/JPY rose 30 pips.

IDC forecasts that small and medium-sized businesses, or SMBs, are going to spend $668 billion on IT products and services in 2020, as compared to $564 billion last year, outpacing the growth of the overall IT market. One of the ways to take advantage of this market is through Cisco (NASDAQ: CSCO), as it has been aggressively rolling out products targeting this space.

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Financial advisers debate whether you can ever have too much in the bank.
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