3rd April 2010 was a historical day for gadget world, more importantly from Future Money view point it is a historical day for business. The great titan of computer and electronic gadget Apple Inc release their latest gadget – IPad. More than hundred of people queued up out side the New York city Apple store before it even started business, some people camped out side the store since more than 24 hours prior to the day. So what is this IPad? It is a 9.7 inch multi-touch tablet that has the capability of browsing internet website, watching movie, reading e-book, games, etc. To put it simple, it is the large version of Ipod touch or IPhone excluding phone capabilities. [...]
What is warrant? Warrant gives owner (buyer of warrant) the right to buy the issuer’s share at a certain price (which we call it exercise price). Warrant is usually issued by the listed company itself. Why do we buy warrant when we can buy the stock right away? Warrant enable the owner to buy the underlying share at a discounted price when/if the stock price is higher than the exercise price. Besides, short term traders buy warrants because of high leverage it gives with considerable low investment [...]
Stock market went down to rock bottom last October, banks and insurance companies failed, investors lose huge amount of money, and followed by raise of unemployment rate. Government gave out hundreds billions dollar tax payers’ money in the form of bailout just to keep the economy afloat. More than a year later, economy is almost back to positive, from the look of it. However, one must not deny it is getting more risky to get into the market nowadays, consider the stock market has rallied beyond the economy fundamental (In my opinion) when unemployment rate is still high and many companies are still losing money. Any negative news will send the stock market into a major correction. As stock investor, it is important for us to learn what are the major mistakes we could possibly make thus to avoid [...]