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Fundamental AnalysisPrice and Value: Why the Market Can Quote a Company Differently From What It Is Worth
Price is set by the market and value depends on what the business generates. Learn to value with discounted cash flows and multiples, and what a margin of safety is.
Fundamental AnalysisWhat changes when three stock exchanges merge
What changes in liquidity, depth and diversification when three stock exchanges merge, and what stays the same for an investor in Colombia.
Fundamental AnalysisForex Without the Myths: What It Is, How to Read a Currency Pair and Its Risks
Forex means exchanging one currency for another, not any asset on a platform. Learn how to read a pair, what moves price and why the market is volatile.
Fundamental AnalysisPlatform and Broker Are Not the Same: What to Look for in a Trading Platform
The platform is the channel for charts and orders; the broker is the company behind it. Learn what a platform should offer and how to set it up.
Fundamental AnalysisWhat Rights a Share Gives You and a CFD Does Not
A share makes you a shareholder; a CFD only follows its price. Learn the rights, the dividends and the risks of each before you trade.
Fundamental AnalysisWhat a Stock Index Is and How It Is Built
An index is not a stock: it is a rule that picks companies and weights them. See how it is built and why it can rise even when most of its companies fall.
Fundamental AnalysisWhy interest rates move the price of every asset
The interest rate is the yardstick for any asset's minimum return. Understand the risk premium, the surprise versus the consensus, and market indexes.
Fundamental AnalysisAsset class, instrument and vehicle: what are you really buying?
Fixed income, ETFs and funds are not at the same level. Learn to separate nature, asset class, instrument and vehicle before you invest.