Can commodity prices close to wheat or other grain be pushed up through speculation?
Or is it automatically adjusted to supply and constraint?Answers: absolutely. the purchasing of adjectives contracts in the souk really manipulate prices. 'backwardation' can drive commodity prices reasonably high
Yes they can.
If the weather forecast is for a cold snap and freezing temperature in Florida, the price of Orange Juice features jump immediately. The supply have not changed (yet) nor has the constraint but speculators push the price up. If the cold snap is not as severe as thought and no damage is done to the crop the prices will drop withing a afternoon or two. This also is due to the speculators.
But the speculators are what keep the open market liquid. If it weren't for them it might run days for a farmer to provide his future crop. With the speculators surrounded by the equation he can sell his entire crop or any portion of it withing second, guaranteeing the price he will get when it is harvest months from now.
It is used to to supply and demand. Speculation is a form of constraint. If people devise the price is going to go up nearby is a demand from them to own it for speculative reason. Thus supply and demand is within balance, there's newly an "artificial" demand propping the price up.
How to look at a mutual fund?
How are some ways to look at mutual funds to determine whether they will grow or not?Answers: You might want to look at what Investopedia has to propose regarding mutual fund analysis. Typically you look for a fund officer with a long track text of success at defeat the index he or she is compared to as your number one priority. As far as researching individual funds is concerned, Morningstar is the leading mutual fund research firm, however you can find information on Yahoo! Finance and similar websites. I own included the links to the above sites. I hope this helps.
Best of luck!
Brendan Prewitt
President, New York Capital Investment Group LLC
Has the fund regulator had a devout track record against his index over the finishing 1 - 3 - 5 year time period.
Otherwise buy low cost index funds.
Every time you want to invest within a mutual fund, they send or email you a prospectus in the past you are allowed to invest. In the meantime, take a look at Vanguard or Morningstar. They rate sundry mutual funds generally on diverse factors (such as expenses, returns, risk, etc.). This will administer you a basic scenery of the funds and allow you to compare them.
I agree with the above answerer who suggests looking at Yahoo Finance and Bankrate.com. You might also purloin a look at MSNBC.com at their business/stock section. They hold links and advice to assist you.
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I need a mentor for stock trading and portfolio mangement,,,,,,,,,how do i find one. where do i get trained?
Answers: If you're looking to do it for free, there are great resources on the internet. Investopedia is one of the premiere sources, providing a variety of tutorials on portfolio management, investing and trading techniques, valuation analysis and more. Combining this with the research information found on Yahoo! Finance, you can analyze any company you wish. Of course, like anything else, investing takes practice. Therefore, I would suggest practicing in a virtual portfolio such as one found on The UpDown. They give you a $1 million virtual account to trade with. That way, you can practice the investing techniques you learn while not risking your money in the process. Best of all, they pay you money if you outperform the market.
If you are looking to learn in person, you might want to consider finding a full service broker, or a financial advisor, however they are relatively expensive. You could also try to find a seminar in your area that covers topics of interest. Another way would be to purchase the Series 7 study materials on eBay or elsewhere.
I hope this helps.
Brendan Prewitt
President, New York Capital Investment Group LLC
Here's what I did AND what I continue to do:
We bought software program. I read the books and traded as a "loner" for a while.
We paid for coaching and mentoring. It helped A LOT - BUT not as much as I was told it would help. MAYBE it was my fault, MAYBE it was the company's fault. MAYBE it was a combination.
We bought another software program. It was better, but not exactly what I was hoping for. THEN that 2nd software program started promoting User Groups - for folks who purchased that software and wanted to get a fair return on that investment.
I joined that User Group. Its been THE BEST money I could ever invest! We have a chat room - for that software's owners only. We have monthly meetings at a few libraries AND on-line meetings.
There is subscriber-supported, computer-generated trading programming for 12 hours each trading day. Its wonderful!
To get to the answer to your Q: You COULD do an on-line search to see if there is an investment group in your area.
You could ask a friend or relative who trades to show you how they do it.
You could put an ad in your local paper to see if there is any one in your area who will show you what he/she does and how AND why he/she does it. Of course, that person will want to be paid - in some way.
You could do all the learning on your own through GREAT trial and error. This is very frustrating and aggravating.
You could think of something else or another way to get the training you'll need to begin trading.
I CAN tell you this: IF you'll go back through my answers, you'll get about 95% of the answers you need to start training and paper trading, yourself.
Thanks for asking your Q! I enjoyed answering it!
VTY,
Ron Berue
Yes, that is my real last name!