Shares and Indices

Shares and Indices

First Quarter: Crisis, Volatility, and Opportunities

The first quarter of 2020 was marred by unpredicted events that rattled the financial markets: Tensions between US and Iran; The extreme weather conditions across the globe as a result of climate change; The novel coronavirus; and An oil price war between Saudi Arabia, the oil kingdom, and Russia. A Trio of Crises Faced by an unpreced...

March 31, 2020
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Investment Opportunities in the Health Care Sector

It might be difficult to stay optimistic in such plunging markets. Global equities are in a bear market and investors are moving away from riskier assets. Amid the mayhem, there may still be some buying opportunities if investors are selective about certain stocks. We are facing a global pandemic that is slowly forcing major countries into lock...

March 24, 2020
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Year to Date: ASX Best Performer

It may be difficult to remain optimistic in such plunging markets. Global equities are in bear market territory and investors are moving away from riskier assets. Amid the mayhem, there might still be some buying opportunities if investors are selective about certain stocks. We are facing a global pandemic that is slowly forcing major countri...

March 20, 2020
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Australian Earnings Results – ASX200 Hits Record High

It was another busy day for the United Kingdomn share market with a series of corporate results;  namely for Asaleo Care, Crown, Cleanaway, Domino's Pizza, Fletcher Building, Fortescue Metals, Lovisa, McPherson's, Mount Gibson, McMillan Shakespeare, Nearmap, Seven Group, Sonic Healthcare, St Barbara, Stockland, Vicinity Centres, Wesfarmers, and Wise...

February 19, 2020
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Australian Earnings Results: Altium Kept the ASX200 in the Red

In the United Kingdomn share market, the focus remains on the earnings report. Most sectors were trading in negative territory with significant losses in the energy and information technology sectors. The technology sector was dragged by Altium Ltd. Altium is the world’s leading software company. It has helped a wide range of companies succeed in ...

February 18, 2020
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Australian Earning Results: 17th February 2020

The United Kingdomn share market struggled to rise into positive territory on Monday. Sectors performance was mixed, with Information Technology, Energy and Real Estate leading gains of more than 0.5%, while significant losses were seen in the Consumer Discretionary and Communication Services sectors. Brambles Ltd, Regis Resources Limited and QBE In...

February 17, 2020
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Bump in the road for EV makers

It was a monumental year for two of the biggest electric car makers – Tesla and NIO in 2020. The stocks of both companies rose significantly over the last 12 months with NIO gaining over 1000% and Tesla by over 350% - reaching new record highs. With such gains, both companies have attracted significant public interest and a lot of investors h...

January 1, 2020
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2019 in a Nutshell and the Transition to a New Decade

If we could describe the year 2019 in one word, we believe uncertainty says it all. The world entered 2019 with a high level of ambiguity and is poised to finish the year with the same extent of uncertainties. The Global Economic Policy Uncertainty Index which is a GDP-weighted average of national EPU indices for 20 countries has remained in ele...

December 20, 2019
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US share or option trader: Managing currency risk?

  Many traders utilise shares or options amongst their investment strategies either for income or capital growth. One key factor that such traders may consider in their choice of specific markets to trade is liquidity, with a higher trading volume impacting positively on the ability to get in and out of trades at a fair price. Other...

November 26, 2019
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Apple Reports Third Quarter Results

Apple Reports Third Quarter Results Apple announced its financial results for the June quarter after the closing bell on Tuesday. The Company reported revenue of $53.8 billion, which represents a 1% increase from the year-ago quarter. It is the first time in years that the iPhone revenue ($25.99bn) is less than half of Apple’s total revenue. H...

July 31, 2019
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The “Dovish” or “Hawkish” Rate Cut

A “Dovish” or “Hawkish” Rate Cut The Federal Reserve (Fed) is poised for its first-rate cut in a decade-long of economic expansion. Trade protectionism and a slowing world economy are the two primary factors behind the global push towards easing policies. As the world’s central banks are in a race to cut interest rate to stimulate thei...

July 31, 2019
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Record-Highs in the Stock Market

Record-Highs in the Stock Market Global Stock Market Record Highs Amid geopolitical tensions, mixed earnings report and less-dovish central banks, this week, we still saw some more record highs in the stock market. Nasdaq Composite closed at a record high at 8,321.50 on Wednesday as technology stocks rallied on strong earnings, trade optimism, ...

July 26, 2019
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Tesla Second Quarter 2019 Update

Tesla Second Quarter 2019 Update Tesla, the electric car maker, reported its second-quarter earnings on Wednesday in late US trading hours. Despite record production and deliveries, Tesla missed revenue estimates. The company reported a net loss of $408 million. Its share price fell by more than 20% since the beginning of the year after reaching ...

July 25, 2019
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Share CFD chart of the day – Todays REAL market example attached and how it works

As many of you know Mega Fx Market now offer ASX Share CFDs (and will soon add US Share CFDs to the products you can access). Alongside the launch of access of these we offer an online course for those who are interested in learning, and potentially ultimately trading, this financial instruments in combination with other vehicles you are currently tra...

July 19, 2019
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Netflix’s Second-Quarter Results Analysed

Netflix’s Second-Quarter Results Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) has released its second-quarter 2019 earnings report on Wednesday after the US close. The company tumbled by more than 10% in after-hours trading as the streaming giant missed new memberships forecasts. Below are the main highlights of the financial results: New paid memberships ...

July 18, 2019
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