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Advocating Patience, Top Gurus Undaunted by Red Week (eToro Blog) Over the past week, quite a few OpenBook traders and even a few gurus were caught on the wrong side of a trade or when the crisis in the Eurozone escalated well beyond investors’ comfort zone. The Euro trended lower and refused to retrace, much to traders’ collective chagrin. With the uncertainty of [...]
Fri, 18 May 2012 18:59:45 +0000
Traders Count the Minutes till the Facebook Frenzy Really Begins (eToro Blog) The debate and speculation is finally over and all that’s left now is the shouting. Late yesterday, Facebook executives announced that it would price its 421.2 million shares of stock at $38.00 per share, the high end of the anticipated range. At that price, Facebook shares would trade at better than 100 times [...]
Fri, 18 May 2012 11:12:28 +0000
Jean-Claude Trichet Has an Idea that Could Save the Euro, but Will it Fly? (eToro Blog) Jean Claude Trichet, the former president of the European Central Bank, yesterday presented a bold but sure to be controversial plan that could go some way to saving the Eurozone. Many of the problems that currently exist in the Eurozone can be blamed on the lack of a political or fiscal union, a [...]
Fri, 18 May 2012 07:55:33 +0000
Slap the Penguin – Reclaim Your Rankings My name is Tzvi Raphael and I’m a Marketing Specialist at eToro. My job is to assist our affiliates and partners with their marketing efforts (yes, I’m going to teach you how to make even more money promoting eToro). So why should you listen to me? For starters, I was a successful Super Affiliate for [...]
Thu, 17 May 2012 15:23:55 +0000
Weekly Review and OpenBook Roundup (eToro Blog) In the U.S., economic data continues to be eclipsed, at least in the media, by the financing frenzy surrounding the Facebook IPO which is set to launch tomorrow. Nonetheless, there were some events worthy of note in the U.S.; yesterday, the Federal Reserve released the minutes of its most recent policy meeting. While [...]
Thu, 17 May 2012 12:05:53 +0000
Facebook IPO Prepares for Lift Off (eToro Blog) Barring any unforeseen emergencies, Facebook will launch its long-awaited, super-hyped Initial Public Offering when Wall Street opens tomorrow. While the Eurozone’s impending implosion could put a damper on the rest of Wall Street indices, analysts believe that the NASDAQ, where FB will be listed and publicly traded, is likely be well insulated from [...]
Thu, 17 May 2012 09:34:36 +0000
Japan’s Economic Recovery Blasts Past Peers as Q1 GDP Tops Forecasts (eToro Blog) It’s been slightly more than a year since the horrific earthquake and tsunami which decimated a good portion of Japan and its economy, but the latest data suggests a recovery that speaks volumes to the resilience and commitment of the Japanese government. Recent data shows that Japan’s economy is powering well ahead of [...]
Thu, 17 May 2012 07:44:15 +0000
Leverage – The Best and the Worst of It Written by UKTrader Leverage or risk level (as eToro puts it) is a very important part of forex trading. There has always been a debate on the right levels and right use of it. In this blog post, I try to describe some of the features of leverage and how they can be used [...]
Thu, 17 May 2012 06:16:48 +0000
Building Permits, Housing Starts Signal Mixed Housing Market Building Permits tracks the change in government issued new building permits from the prior month. Housing starts tracks the change in the number of new residential buildings that began construction during the month. Both signal to the health of the US housing market. Larger-than-expected increases in housing starts and building permits suggest increased household [...]
Thu, 17 May 2012 02:00:25 +0000
Could Advertising Risks Threaten Facebook’s Success? (eToro Blog) The countdown for Facebook’s IPO launch on the NASDAQ continues (T-minus 2 days and 3 hours, give or take a few minutes) and spoilsports are already practicing their “I-told-you-so” speech, ready to whip it out at the first sign that the social media giant won’t be able to raise the targeted $100 billion [...]
