The adage "buy the rumor and sell the news" is a popular one with traders. This phrase is a great illustration of some of the difficulties that traders have with news reports on individual...

 You may be wondering whatever happened to those bright fellows that were creating the institutional financial products (like swaps and securitized mortgages) a few years ago. We don't know...

 Investors beginning to use options will frequently start with covered calls. This options strategy provides the benefits of reduced portfolio volatility, monthly income and increased risk...

          Ford has gone from needing a government bailout to a billion dollar profit while at the same time CIT announced a pending bankruptcy. Distressed companies present interesting and...