Education Articles
More people than ever are taking control of their finances and exploring the world of investing. But, the stock market can be a tricky and daunting thing to navigate if you don’t know what you’re doing.
Thankfully – we’ve got you covered. Our education section provides in-depth guides and articles across a range of topics to help you become a pro in no time.
Financial Glossary
List of Education Articles
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What is the Fear and Greed Index?
Find out how understanding the fear and greed index can help you to work out the right time to invest in order to maximise your returns and avoid...
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How to Buy TSX Stocks
The Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) primarily features innovative small-cap and micro-cap stocks. There are over 3,400 companies listed on TSX and TSXV.
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How to Buy CSE Stocks
The Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE) primarily features innovative small-cap and micro-cap stocks. There are around 780 companies listed on the CSE.
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How to Buy OTC Stocks
Over-the-counter (OTC) refers to buying and selling securities outside of an official stock exchange.
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What does YOLO mean in stock trading and investing?
YOLO means 'You Only Live Once'. Retail investing has revived this term across social media with renewed vigor.
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What is Value Investing?
Value investing means searching for undervalued companies, with the hope that their share price will become a true reflection of the company's value.
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What is Market Value?
Market value is used to determine if a company is under- or over-valued. It takes many factors into account, but there is no set way of calculating...
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What is Stablecoin?
Backed by a reserve asset, Stablecoin is a class of cryptocurrency that strives to offer price stability.
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What is a Meme Coin?
Meme coins are a type of cryptocurrency that is made as a result of a joke derived from the internet. Popular meme coins include Dogecoin and Shiba...
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What is Due Diligence?
Due diligence means carrying out a thorough background check before embarking on a financial transaction, joint venture or merger.
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What is Appreciation?
Appreciation is the increase in value of an asset as a result of stronger demand, weakening supply or economic changes such as inflation.
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What is Ethereum?
Ethereum is an open-source blockchain platform that has its own cryptocurrency and operates its own programming language called Solidity.
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What is a Start-up?
A start-up is a company that is in its first stages of operations. They are typically founded to develop a product or service for which there is a...
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What is a Rebound?
A rebound is the period of recovery following a period of negative activity or losses.
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What is Proof of Stake?
Proof of Stake (PoS) allows an individual to mine or validate transactions within a blockchain according to how many coins they hold.
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What is Proof of Work?
Proof of Work (PoW) is a decentralized system that requires individuals to solve mathematical puzzles to stop malicious uses of computing power.
