Do you know all the ways to place a trade and check an order status on tdameritrade.com? Thanks to the Trade tab, SnapTicket® tool, and the easy-to-use features that work in concert with them, you’re never more than a click (or a tap) away from placing an order or reviewing order status. Here’s what you need […]

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Key Takeaways Financial education is invaluable whether you manage your own finances or have outside help Identify your goals and investment style and then decide which path to follow Choose from a number of educational tools to help you pursue your long- and short-term financial goals Learning how to trade or invest in stocks can […]

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Key Takeaways Know how to use Volume Profile charts to analyze supply and demand dynamics Learn how to identify potential support and resistance levels with the value area of the Volume Profile chart Understand the significance of where most trades took place, or the point of control (POC) Are you tired of trying to guess […]

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Key Takeaways Understand the different factors that make call options prices move Learn how the theoretical price tool can help project options prices  Estimate your options premium at a given price and on a given date to help decide if the potential return on a trade is worth the risk Suppose you’re eyeing a stock […]

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Key Takeaways Learn how to use the thinkBack tool in thinkorswim® to backtest options strategies Determine various profit and loss (P&L) scenarios and see simulated trades play out Know the different ways to view P&L for simulated trades When it comes to the stock market, history may not repeat itself. Yet, looking back in time […]

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Key Takeaways Seasonality is the tendency for a stock to perform better during some period(s) of the year and worse in others  Learn how Seasonality charts in the thinkorswim platform can help investors identify past seasonal trends in stocks, ETFs, mutual funds and indices  Have you ever heard of a Santa Claus rally? Or how […]

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Key Takeaways Learn about beta weighting and how traders and investors can use it for portfolio risk management The beta-weighting tool on thinkorswim helps standardize all your positions so you can assess the overall risk of your portfolio Understand which positions have more risk in terms of beta-weighted delta If someone asked you how risky […]

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Key Takeaways Know that it’s harder to keep emotions in check when you know the money is real Pull and assess a sample of paper trades as a simulation of potential profitability Be honest with yourself Paper trading—aka simulated trading, such as on the paperMoney simulator on the thinkorswim® trading platform—allows us to answer a lot […]

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Key Takeaways You can backtest just about anything—stocks, options, futures, and forex trading strategies Backtesting can help transform untested investment ideas into a time-tested strategy Backtesting may help you make better calculated risks, but know that past performance doesn’t guarantee future outcomes It may sound strange, but three common phrases you often hear in the […]

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Key Takeaways The screener tool allows investors to find potential investment ideas by filtering through stocks, options, mutual funds, and ETFs Screeners can help investors focus on equities that meet their investing strategy and criteria Selecting a good stock or mutual fund to invest in isn’t always easy. Oftentimes, the selection process can be overwhelming […]

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