It's no secret that 2011 was brutal to many investors in the United States, though the market only dropped by about 3.8 percent. After an extremely volatile year, the American stock market emerged flat, with little change from 2010. Most American investors were comforted only by the thought that at least we're not Europe. Not every market in the world was dismal, though. ... Read More

In concept, foreign stock markets work in much the same way as domestic markets, such as the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Most people don’t quite understand how even domestic markets work, however, so there are some important factors to understand about those markets first. A stock market is a private organization. ... Read More

If you are new to the world of investment and various currency exchange rates, you might want to learn how to use a Forex Pip calculator. If you are unfamiliar with the term, a Pip is simply the smallest common measure of change in a pair of different currencies. ... Read More

Fears of stock market volatility and the weakening dollar, as well as the potential to earn a large profit, may prompt investors to seek out popular foreign currency investments. Investors most commonly trade foreign currencies through the Foreign Exchange Market (Forex), a global network of people who trade around four trillion dollars worth of investments on a daily basis. ... Read More

Nasdaq is one of the largest stock markets in the world. Though now a proper noun in its own right, the name Nasdaq was originally an acronym for National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation. The Nasdaq is the world's first automated, computerized stock market trading and price quoting system, and was established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers. ... Read More