Managing Your Stocks: 5 Considerations!

Edna B. Shearer

Although, some politicians, etc, emphasize, how the stock market, is performing, rather than the broader – picture/ scope, of the overall economy, it seems, very few, are properly prepared, and/ or, ready, to handle the principal necessities, of investing in stocks. It takes an open – mind, and the ability […]

What Are Merchant Banks?

Edna B. Shearer

Merchant banks are the financial institutions that offer financial services, solutions, & consultation to organisations. According to a notification of the Ministry of Finance in India, a Merchant Banker in India is defined as ‘any person engaged in the business of issue management either by making arrangements regarding selling, buying, […]

Understanding the GCC Market Structure

Edna B. Shearer

What is a financial market? A financial market is a spectrum term which means a marketplace where buyers and sellers trade in assets in the form of stock, currencies and derivatives. The demand and supply forces determine the price of these assets. Depending on what is traded, there are mainly […]

Forex – The Rise of Online Forex Trading

Edna B. Shearer

Chances are, if you’re talking about online trading, you’re talking about online forex trading. Which brings us to the topic of this article, the forex markets. Forex stands for the Foreign Exchange, where currencies are purchased plus sold each day all over the world. The foreign exchange market is the […]

Credit Rating Agencies – Need For Reform

1. Crisis – Spotlight on Credit Rating Agencies “Credit-rating agencies use their control of information to fool investors into believing that a pig is a cow and a rotten egg is a roasted chicken. Collusion and misrepresentation are not elements of a genuinely free market ” – US Congressman Gary […]