Once you have decided to invest in the stock market then you start hearing the terms common stock, preferred stock, type A and type B.

If you are going to be investing in the stock market you are going to have to keep track of each transaction whether it is a gain or a loss.

When the stock market drops it is sometimes easy to panic and sell based on fear alone and not rational thought.

Equity and debt prices for internationally listed companies mining in large parts of Latin America have deteriorated sharply in recent weeks in the face of changes in government policies. What does the future hold for those invested in South American mining?

What do the terms "bull market"a and "bear market" mean and what does investing have to do with bulls and bears?

Stock prices go up and down daily on what stock market investors perceive the value to be and not necessarily what the company is really worth.

Is option trading really as risky as most laymen seem to believe? This article contends that option trading is frequently less risky than trading the underlying financial instrument. It also covers the fundamental definition of what options are and the advantages they offer the typical private trader.

There is an almost religious faith in TV economists and other such 'experts'. This article warns against this tendency and points out many fallacies in the fundamentalist approach to forecasting financial markets, as well as and why it can actually damage your online trading!

The advantages and disadvantages of online stock trading are discussed, as well as the main differences compared to traditional offline stock trading.

There seems to be on the immediate horizon an entire flock of black swan events that could easily qualify as last straw events. The probability that at least one black swan will descent from the flock and bring grief to financial markets is high.