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How to begin trading in the Indian stock market?
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Hi everyone, I've never traded and don't have a demat account but I've developed interest in this and want to start. Where do I begin, how/where to research and learn about the Indian stock market or investing in general? I'd like to learn before investing real money, so are there any apps or websites I can use for that?
Top Comment: by learning how to reddit search and google to find 1000 people before you who might have thought of asking the same question
HCLN - Canadian clean energy ETF to begin trading today
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I know a few, like me, were curious about this ETF that was announced last month. Good news! It starts trading today!
https://harvestportfolios.com/etf/harvest-clean-energy-etf/
It has a total of 40 holdings at the moment and a MER of 0.40%, which is in line or better than other clean energy ETFs like ICLN, QCLN or PBD.
Few things I noted from their ETF factsheet:
- it seems way more regionally diverse then most other ETFs in that sector with only 27% in the US and 12% in Canada.
- it's biggest holding are all pretty much at 2.5% which means it seems to be an equal weight ETF (40*2.5 = 100%). I like the no big holdings compared to QCLN that has 9% in one stock and ICLN with 11%
- It doesn't seem to invest in electric cars. I don't have their entire holdings, but going off of categories and their top 10, I don't see electric vehicles. Batteries yes (Plug Power for example), but not cars. (That one is important to me holding CARS TO it'd be a bit redundant). Still needs to be confirmed.
EDIT: The PDF confirms it is equal weight. Also all the holdings are there, but only their logo which is a weird choice.
The Harvest Clean Energy ETF invests in a portfolio of the 40 largest Clean Energy Issuers selected from the Clean Energy Investable Universe. The universe includes Equity Securities that are listed on select North American, European and developed Asian stock exchanges that are categorized as renewable energy or renewable energy generation. The portfolio is equally weighted and follows a systematic process in selecting the top 40 largest Clean Energy Issuers measured by market capitalization and is reconstituted and rebalanced semi-annually.
https://harvestportfolios.com/wp-content/uploads/why_invest/Harvest_Clean_Energy_ETF_Why_Invest.pdf
EDIT EDIT: Video that goes into details of what this ETF is and how they choose companies (Disclaimer: its not my video, I just thought it was a good analysis of the fund and answered a lot of questions people had in the comments below)
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If this moves like ICLN it will be a good long-term hold.
Quant will begin trading on Kraken on March 29th
Main Post: Quant will begin trading on Kraken on March 29th
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This is great, finally a QNT/EUR trading pair on a big, reputable exchange š„³!
[Seravalli] Trade Targets: Let the bidding begin for Vancouver Canucksā Bo Horvat (Horvat is #1 on the list of trade bait.)
Main Post: [Seravalli] Trade Targets: Let the bidding begin for Vancouver Canucksā Bo Horvat (Horvat is #1 on the list of trade bait.)
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Well, we went through a whole year of trading JT Miller last season. Now its Bo Horvat this season. Elias Pettersson will be the topic of next year as an expiring contract. Different season, same shit.
When does the trading day begin and end with Bitcoin (or any other cryptocurrency)?
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Newbie here. I'm aware there is after hours trading, but when does the day begin and when does it end? It just seems like there is buying and selling at every second of the day. Thanks.
Top Comment: It opened on 3rd January 2009 and has never closed since then. It is not NYSE or NASDAQ with a fixed opening hour. Now, when it comes to data providers, that's their own business. To calculate daily open-close, some follow EDT, some follow UTC, or some may follow any preferred time zone. BTC never sleeps. As long as even a single mining node is running. There is a reason (actually, more than one) it is the future of finance.
How do I start trading?
Main Post: How do I start trading?
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Buy high sell low lol
What is and how to get into stock trading
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I am a sophomore in high school and I am looking to get into stock trading for a 100 bucks that my dad is willing to give. Do you guys have any resources and videos for this(I prefer videos). Idk if it helps but I am doing AP macroeconomics which is probably useless.
The main reasons I am doing this is for money, learning the market and trying to do taxes lol. I heard I can do stocks with a custodial account that my dad owns right? Is robinhood a good app to do stocks with?
Thanks in advance :)
EDIT: Idk why I am getting downvoted for this...
Top Comment: I personally, would hold that 100 and keep adding to it what you can for a few years all while hitting books and studying. Practice paper trading until you develop a solid winning strategy, then, go and put money in and start trading 1% of it, to get the feel of risking/ losing/ winning. You'll get it
Advice for someone who wants to start trading stocks
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Hello I'm a freshman college student who just turned 18. I want to start trading stocks but don't know where to start. What apps to use etc. But I also have a question. I receive financial aid for college. What happens I start investing? Will my financial aid be cut by half or won't receive much or anything? If so how can I prevent this from happening?
Top Comment: This is INVESTING for beginners, not TRADING for beginners. Investing is a get-rich-slow scheme that has helped millions & works consistently when the investor is patient enough. Buy & hold for decades. More in a moment. Trading is a get-rick-quick scheme that rarely works except for those pushing it. Even most professional fund managers underperform their benchmarks. āThe stock market is a device to transfer money from the āimpatientā to the āpatientā.ā Warren Buffett, Chairman, Berkshire Hathaway www.bogleheads.org/wiki/Getting_started has some great free resources to learn about investing. After a few hours reading the articles, and, especially, watching the Bogleheads Philosophy videos, most beginners can learn how to get better results than most professionals. Bogleheads is named after John Bogle, founder of Vanguard. I retired at 57 years old. Investing doesn't have to be complicated or costly to be successful; simple & inexpensive is most effective. I invest 100% in total-market, index-based, low-cost mutual funds. Specifically, I use mostly Vanguard's Total Stock Market, Total Bond Market, Total International Stock Market, & Total International Bond Market funds. I've been investing this way for 35+ years. It's effective, simple, & inexpensive. My asset allocation (ratios of the funds mentioned) is based on my need, ability, & willingness to take risks. Market conditions are not a factor. Vanguard's investor questionnaire (personal.vanguard.com/us/FundsInvQuestionnaire) helps me determine my asset allocation. Buying individual stocks or sector funds creates unnecessary & uncompensated risk; I avoid doing so. Index funds are boring, but better for making money. If I wanted to talk about my interesting investments at parties or wanted a new hobby, I might invest 5-10% of my portfolio in individual stocks. As it is, I own pretty much every publicly-traded company in the world; that's interesting enough for me. All of the individual stocks & sector funds are being followed by thousands or millions of other investors. Current prices reflect their collective knowledge of future expectations for each one. I'm a member of the Triple Nine Society, but I'm not smarter than all of them. If I found a stock or sector that looked like a bargain, the most likely explanation would be that the others know something I don't. I prefer mutual funds, but ETFs could also work well. The differences are usually trivial for a long-term investor, especially if they're the Vanguard funds I mentioned above. Actually, the Vanguard funds I mentioned above have both traditional mutual fund shares & ETF shares; they both represent a piece of the same fund. The funds I use comprise Vanguards target date funds and LifeStrategy funds; these are excellent choices for many investors. Using the component funds allows some flexibility that can have tax benefits, but also creates the need for me to rebalance them periodically. Expense ratios are slightly higher than for the components but are well worth it for many investors. Other companies have funds similar to the ones I own that would work well. I prefer Vanguard because they've been the leader in this type of investing for decades & because Vanguard's customers are also Vanguard's owners. I hope that helps! I'd be happy to help w/ further questions. Best wishes!
Where to begin learning?
Main Post: Where to begin learning?
Top Comment: Here is what I got for you, it might take years off of your learning curve: https://www.jigsawtrading.com/free-order-flow-analysis-lessons/ (the first 3 lessons, for now) https://www.nobsdaytrading.com/introduction/ https://www.nobsdaytrading.com/free-info/for-inexperienced-traders/ https://www.nobsdaytrading.com/free-info/for-experienced-traders/ I'm also a beginner in futures trading and found a lot of value in these. From there, there are a lot of resources online to help you succeed. Good luck
How to begin
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Hi all- I have always been intrigued by the idea of being a day trader. However I know it is very hard to be profitable. I know it requires a lot of work, and that itās not as glamorous as how itās portrayed of being able to just make a few trades from a beach somewhere and call it a day.
Excuse my ignorance here but I just wanted to learn more from those experienced day traders. How did you get started? How did you learn to day trade? How long did it take you to be profitable? How much are you making per month/ year?
If I want to begin day trading, where do you recommend I start?
Thanks in advance.
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Youtube. You can learn anything on Youtube and by paper trading. Paper trading is when you trade the real market with fake money in a simulation to gain experience.