Market Journal
The emergence of the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus has caused individuals, nations and investors to react with fear and concern. The variant was first reported to the World Health Organisation (WHO) on 24 November, with the first confirmed specimens found on 8 November in South Africa, and on 9 November in neighboring Botswana….Read More
Introduction 2020 took the world by surprise, and countries scrambled to curb the insurgence of COVID-19. Many believed that vaccines would be “the” way to eradicate this virus and allow our lives to return to a pre-COVID norm. However, things took a different turn. Despite vaccination rates seeing an uptrend in 2021, mutations of the…Read More
Here we feature some of the more popular US stocks – not in any order of ranking – traded by POEMS customers in November. At a glance: Three indices retraced after hitting all-time highs. US President Joe Biden announced the Chair and Vice-Chair of the Federal Reserve. US to release 50 million barrels of oil…Read More
The following lists some of the more popular stocks – not in any order of ranking – traded by POEMS customers in the month of October. At a glance: Three indices hit record highs despite previous month’s low. Disappointing labour market report caused a brief dip. Volatility Index (VIX) closed below 2021 average. Companies are…Read More
In today’s internet of things, we hardly need to type “www” when we surf the internet. However, the World Wide Web or ‘www’ had in truth sparked off a revolution, leading to many innovations we see today, powering the global economy beyond brick-and-mortar, unconstrained by space nor time. In 1989, the World Wide Web was…Read More
What this report is about: The Rule of 40 is a metric investors use to sieve out quality software companies. Shortlisted stocks that may have the potential for long-term capital appreciation, based on the Rule of 40. How to incorporate the Rule of 40 with other traditional metrics like the price-to-sales ratio. Investors are constantly…Read More
What are they and how do they affect an Investor? What is a Corporate Action? A corporate action is any activity that brings material change to an organisation and impacts its stakeholders including shareholders, both common and preferred, and bondholders. Types of Corporate Actions 1. Types of Dividends 2. Capital Repayments 3. Stock Splits/Reverse Stock…Read More
What is a DLC? Daily Leverage Certificates (DLCs) were first introduced in Europe in 2012.In July 2017, SGX became the first in Asia to offer DLCs products for trading on its exchange. Issued by a third-party financial institution, DLCs are traded in the secondary market. They are exchange-traded financial derivative products which enable investors to…Read More
The following lists some of the more popular stocks – not in any order of ranking – traded by POEMS customers amidst with major stock announcements in the month of September. At a glance: After a long rally, the three major indices closed lower in September.. Market sell-offs were a result of poor job market…Read More
What this report is about: Understand what a Stock is Difference between Common and Preference Stocks Where and how to purchase Back in March 2020, the investing world got into a frenzy during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, retail and institution investors hurried to purchase shares on the cheap. As one without any prior…Read More