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Getting introduced to the world of trading as a mathematician
I'm a mathematics undergrad. My economic/financial knowledge is very rudimentary because this world has never caught my attention - until now.
I like algorithms. I'm a good programmer and know machine ...
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Can one earn only converting assets with different spread?
Can one earn only converting assets with different spread?
Example:
buy asset Y with asset X (i.e. BUSD/BTC)
buy asset Z with asset Y (i.e. BTC/BNB)
buy asset Y with asset Z (i.e. BNB/BUSD)
and get ...
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When should I use EAR (effective annual rate ) and APR (annual percentage rate)
Okay I know that the effective annual interest rate takes into account the effects of compounding, which reflects the real return.
I have 2 word problems:
A firm is considering purchasing or leasing ...
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Started earning money, have significant savings, would like to invest [duplicate]
I am in the last year of university and got myself a well paid part-time job. My expenses are negligible for now. Since I was 18 I was always making money here and there, so I managed to gather over ...
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Why Might A Company Have a Payout Ratio > 100%?
I'm trying to up my knowledge in dividends and sometimes I will see a company that has a payout ratio greater than 100% and I think that typically speaking somebody would see that and consider it to ...
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How should I approach learning about investing and the stock market [closed]
Background: I am a 14 year freshman in high school
I wanna get into the stock market and begin investing.
I often try to learn new things through a strict procedure. I have one of each of the ...
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Day/swing trading: Making 30 USD per day with 10000 USD capital possible?
Is it possible to make 30 USD per day starting with 10000 USD? How much risk would I have to take to get this return? What knowledge/skills do I need to get this return?
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Should I take advantage of "interest-free" credit when buying something? [duplicate]
If I buy something like a smartphone or a new PC, when you have these choice:
Pay all the cost at the moment.
Pay it in 6/12/18 months (with loan but without any interest rate and any extra cost).
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How do I change my mindset/morality to be more aggressive towards earning money? [closed]
For some reason, I cannot ask for more. When applying for a job, I only ask a slight increase compared to my previous job. When I am selling something, I only charge a little bit more than what I ...
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How and where should invest poor country's employee to get $1 million in 20 years [closed]
In the poor country, an employee has ~$300 monthly salary and $200 monthly is enough not to die from the hunger.
How to use remaining $100 to get rid of his poverty and to start having $2000-$5000 ...
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How does the Bloomberg website chart calculate the "Rate of Change"?
This is a follow-up to the question: How does the bloomberg website chart calculate the MACD?
When selecting a quote in the Bloomberg Market site (e.g. this quote), you are given the choice to add ...
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How does the bloomberg website chart calculate the MACD?
I am looking at SeekingAlpha and Bloomberg.
On SeekingAlpha, I have added the MACD indicator, and get the following chart for 1 Month data:
On the Bloomberg website, I change the time length to 1-...
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What are the must know topics for personal accounting? [closed]
I'm 18 years old; last year I finished high school. I attended a school oriented in accounting, and even though I didn't care much about it at the time, now I realize how important is to know how to ...
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Learning stock trading financing etc for someone from mathematical background [duplicate]
First let me be clear here， I thoroughly understand that economy in general is very convoluted and volatile. I am not expecting myself to somehow do well especially in practical terms in a short ...
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Advantage of Financial Times vs. free news sources for improving own knowledge of finance?
I am a student living in the UK and I am trying to improve my 'commercial awareness' for applying to finance related jobs. (In particular, algorithmic trading.)
What advantages, if any, does reading ...
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