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The New Trader's Handbook

If you are new to the world of trading, it is critical to be educated on the basics.

Some of my educational threads cover these basics well, so I have collected them into a "New Trader's Handbook" bookmarkable meta-thread.

Check it out below!

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1/ Margin Trading 101
2/ Short Selling 101
3/ Short Squeeze 101
4/ Derivatives 101
5/ Call Options 101
6/ Put Options 101
7/ Futures 101
8/ VIX 101
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In 1822, a Scottish military general named Gregor MacGregor made a fortune selling settlers and investors on the dream of a new South American paradise.

The only problem? It was all an elaborate lie.

Who's up for a story?

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1/ General Gregor MacGregor was in need of a new adventure.

The former British Army officer had become a mercenary, fighting on behalf of Venezuela and New Granada in their struggles for independence against the Spanish.

He was not an idealist. He only sought one thing.

Glory. Image
2/ After Venezuela was liberated from Spanish rule, MacGregor led various private campaigns in Latin America.

In 1820, he landed on the Mosquito Coast, a 200-mile stretch of coastline on the Caribbean side of modern day Nicaragua and Honduras.

Here, he would find his glory.
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Futures 101

Over the last several weeks, I've hit on the basics of some common forms of derivatives, including call options and put options.

But there is more work to be done. Let's go Back to the Futures.

(sorry, I'll show myself out)

Here's Futures 101!

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1/ Futures are a common form of derivatives.

For a bit of background on derivatives, the thread below covers the basics. It may be helpful as context before diving in on this topic.

2/ A futures contract is an agreement to buy or sell a specific amount of an asset at a specific price on a specific future date.

Whereas an option gives the holder THE RIGHT to buy or sell an asset, futures are AN OBLIGATION.
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Short Squeeze 101

If you follow financial markets (or if you watch Billions), you've heard the phrase "short squeeze" used quite frequently.

But what is a "short squeeze" and how does it work?

Here's Short Squeeze 101!

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1/ First, the basics.

The "short" in "short squeeze" refers to the concept of short selling.

The basics are covered in my thread below.



TL;DR - short selling is a way of betting against a stock - i.e. betting that its price will decline.
2/ "Short interest" is a measure of how heavily an asset is shorted by the market.

It is the total number of shares that have been sold short (borrowed and sold), but have not yet been covered (bought and returned).

It is usually measured as a % of the # of shares outstanding.
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