Prajna Capital - An Investment Guide

There are several types of trading styles that persons seeking to profit from short term trades in the market may wish to use. Here is a brief description of the most widely used short term trading styles. Day Trading Day traders buy and sell stocks throughout the day in the hope that the price of the stocks will fluctuate in value during the day, allowing them to earn quick profits. A day trader will hold a stock anywhere from a few seconds to a few hours, but will always sell all of those stocks before the close of each day. The day trader will therefore not own any positions at the close of any day, and there is overnight risk. The objective of day trading is to quickly get in and out of any particular stock for a profit anywhere from a few cents to several points per share on an intra-day basis. Day trading can be further subdivided into a number of styles, including: Scalpers: This style of day trading involves the rapid and repeated buying and selling of a large volume of stocks...

IN AN economic slowdown, when the salaries are either on a freeze or going south - every penny counts. This is, in fact, a good time to review the loyalty programmes that retail chains, credit card companies and banks have on offer. If used wisely, these programmes can make purchases weigh lighter on your wallet and can even bring you a gift or two occasionally. But to use loyalty programmes to the best of your advantage, you need to plan a bit. To begin, you must compare the value of the rewards against your spend. The value of points can be calculated by checking worth of the reward against spends made to earn that reward. Therefore, you should chose a programme offering higher reward earning potential. You must also compare the minimum number of points required for rewards. A programme that offers one point per Rs 100 spend and rewards start at 2,000 points, for example, is a better deal than one that offers two points per Rs 100 spent and rewards start at 20,000 points. Bu...