There are two groups of market participants: institutional and retail investors. The majority of market participants aren't small and independent individuals but large institutional investors who manage massive capital. In this article, we'll explain the difference between institutional and retail investors with some simple examples.

There are two main types of stocks on the public market: common and preferred. Why do we need to have two distinct types of shares and what's the difference between them? In this article, we'll take a look at these two types of stocks (shares) to figure out which one would be a better choice for an investor.

We all used to recognize companies by their names but there are many other ways to identify a particular company. Every company needs a so-called “ticker symbol” in order to be tradable on a stock exchange. Apple Inc, an American IT giant is also known as “NASDAQ: AAPL” and Nestle SA, a Swiss conglomerate, is also known as “SWX: NESN”.

What is a successful trade? Well, we may say that any trade that generates profit might be considered well executed and it's usually done by buying some asset, waiting for its value to appreciate and then by selling it for a higher price.

The idea of generating passive income was always popular. It's such a dreamy scheme: to receive money without doing any work. Maybe the whole idea of passive income is some kind of a scam? Maybe, on average, you'd be better off just by having an ordinary job?