By Augustin Eden, Analyst Bitcoin Tracker One (BTO), an instrument that allows investors to expose themselves to Bitcoin without actually owning the coins themselves, began trading on the NASDAQ Nordic exchange in May 2015. But if you thought NASDAQ’s Nordic exchange was simply a testing ground, or the only stock exchange mad enough to launch…
By Augustin Eden, Research Analyst I love Uber. Its digestible prices have allowed me to feel illustrious enough to travel by taxi rather than the night bus. I’ve had some great chats with Uber drivers too. It’s on a par with the black cab, that’s for sure – but I still love black cabs. The…
15 May 2015 As my colleague points out, we’re already half way through this month and the ‘Sell in May and go away’ theory isn’t really working. To be fair though, it’s still early days with over three months to run for a trading adage suggesting investors avoid the stock markets over the summer to…
Are you looking to breathe new life into your daily 9 to 5? Do you want to work in a field in which no two days are ever the same? Then a role within the all-action world of stocks and shares could be what you’re looking for. Stockbrokers work on the cusp of the financial…
8 May 2015 ‘UK Conservatives win overall majority’. Well, nobody saw that coming did they? The pollsters shouted about the closest UK election since WW2, while early exit polls suggested only a slim win for the Tories. For weeks and months we were being geared up for a knife-edge contest, with uncertainty from a possible…
19 March 2015 While quarterly financial updates provide much information about a company’s operational and financial performance, they are seldom written for the retail investor, rather for city analysts paid and experienced in deciphering the coded messages contained within and who have the opportunity to regularly question top-tier management. Based on the understanding that shares typically…