Day trading requires intimate knowledge of market actions and the ability to read various charts to gain actionable insight. It can be high risk, but it can also be high reward. Day trading is an area ...

Success in the modern markets requires that you select the best financial trading software available today. Investors need ...

Trading ticks define the smallest price change a security can make. Decimalization in 2001 shifted tick measurements from fractions to decimals. Understanding ticks helps investors grasp detailed ...

Troy Segal is an editor and writer. She has 20+ years of experience covering personal finance, wealth management, and business news. Gordon Scott has been an active investor and technical analyst or ...

TECH TUESDAY is a weekly content series covering all aspects of capital markets technology. TECH TUESDAY is produced in collaboration with Nasdaq. Recently we’ve covered the new SEC proposals and the ...

As most of you know, we have studied quite extensively (some would say too much) how round lots and tick sizes affect trading and stock valuations. In short, a one-size-fits-all tick creates ...

There is an optimal tick size, and regulators should enforce it. That is the conclusion of a report by broker CA Cheuvreux, 'Navigating Liquidity 6 – a global menu for optimal trading'. There is an ...

Our recent note discussed the merits of our new Intelligent Ticks Proposal. One of the ways this proposal differs from tick limits set in other countries’ markets is to “let the market decide” what ...