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To invest or to speculate: which is the best trading strategy to increase your capital?
When wanting to increase your capital via the financial markets, you can choose to invest or speculate (what is commonly known as “trading”). Both approaches are not necessarily polar opposite, they actually have a few similarities. For instance, both share the same cold and concrete goal of increasing one’s capital and making a profit.
Is it possible to invest in the stock market without having studied finance?
Investing in the stock market has never been so popular. Companies such as Amazon and Tesla perform so well that many believe investing in the stock market is easily profitable. For instance, investing £100 in these companies in 2019 would have yielded a 700% return in 2020. The truth is that investing in the stock market only seems easy in hindsight. It is actually a profession in its own right, and requires knowledge, strategy, money, patience and luck. This is why the wealthy usually delegate the management of their portfolio to professionals.
Joe Biden victory: which consequences for the markets?
The US elections are taking place in a couple of weeks and both candidates have polar opposite policies.
José Mourinho becomes XTB’s official ambassador
For the next two years, José Mourinho will be one of the faces representing online brokerage company XTB. If his name sounds familiar, it is because Mourinho is a famous Portuguese football manager who has coached great European teams. He is currently the head of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club.
Discover the XTB xStation mobile application
Famous online broker XTB is launching its mobile application xStation in order to be able to stay connected and optimise its online trading at all times.
The rise of Bitcoin: an upward trend to be confirmed
The virtual currency has made several leaps in recent weeks, including one of over 10% that reached the psychological threshold of $12,000 a share.
UK economy: the country is in recession for the first time since 2009
With a decline in GDP two quarters in a row, the UK is officially in recession for the first time in 11 years. The GDP fell by 2.2% between January and March 2020 and shrank further by 20.4% between April and June. This is the country’s worst crash since quarterly records began in 1955.
What is ethical investing and why you should care
A large number of ethical investing opportunities have emerged in recent years as investors seek ways to use their money more consciously and responsibly.
