What happens to a CFD short position during a capital rising like a rights issue or placement?
We will use a hypothetical example to illustrate. Ronnie undertook research on the Australian market and following his research he took a negative view of XYZ Department Stores Ltd. He believed the future for XYZ was quite bleak because their buildings were run down, staff were currently striking due to a pay dispute, and to…
What happens when a warrant is out-of-the-money, or in-the-money?
What happens when a warrant is out-of-the-money, or in-the-money? Can you give me an example of both please. Response Warrants are financial instruments that derive their value from another underlying instrument and are issued by banks, governments and other institutions. They are commonly and broadly split into two categories; investment style warrants, which are longer…
How do I select the size of each trade?
Hello Experts – should I always trade the same size or different sized amounts, and should the size of the trade depend on the risk? Can you give me ideas of how other traders deal with this. Your help is appreciated. Clive Dear Clive and readers, Your question touches on a concept that is one…
What happens if the stock that I have margin lent against falls off the approved list?
Brokers from time-to-time may reduce or remove the Loan to Value Ratio (LVR) on particular stocks. If this does occur to you and your Loan to Security Ratio (LSR) increases to a level higher than your margin call LSR, then a margin call will trigger and you will required to reduce your gearing level by…
What happens if your CFD stock gets suspended from trading or worse, goes under?
What happens to your CFD trade if the stock that you’ve gone long or short gets suspended from trading or worse, goes under? In the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), listed companies can either voluntarily or be ordered by the exchange, to have their securities placed in to a status where trading is restricted. This status…
What is the ideal mix of companies?
There is no such thing as a universally ideal share investment, because all investors are different. In particular, different investors have different attitudes to risk, liquidity and investment horizons. Brokers often try to help their clients choose stocks by producing lists of companies classified in various ways – for example, growth companies and value companies….
What is the price/earnings ratio of the overall market?
By Nick Renton AM Share investors are no doubt familiar with the concept of the price/earnings ratio for an individual stock. This ratio is defined as the market price of a share expressed in cents divided by the earnings per share also expressed in cents. The ratio can be described as the number of years’…
What news, indicators and events move stocks the most?
he share market is so volatile at the moment that it can move sharply the instant any economic news is released. Investors can feel obliged to react quickly and then regret their actions, but it is hard not to be swayed by the news of the day. How does the investor or trader filter through…
Should I buy a warrant on the primary or secondary market?
What is the difference between buying a warrant from a warrant issuer and buying it on the ASX? What are the pros and cons of each? Response: Buying a warrant from a warrant issuer is often referred to as purchasing through the primary market. Buying a warrant on the ASX is referred to as a…
What does it mean to be positively or negatively geared with margin lending?
What does it mean to be positively or negatively geared with margin lending, and what circumstances would you use each? Response: An investor has a positively geared margin loan when the dividends payments exceed the interest costs. In such a case the income stream from the investment is (more than) self-funding. If the investor is…
