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#1.

Never place market orders (those with no specified buy or sell price) before
the opening of the trading day.

Strange things can happen at the opening bell, so you may find yourself paying much
more than you intended on the buy side, or you may receive far less than you
expected on the sell side. This is always a risk with a market order, but it’s most
acute at the opening, when orders tend to pile up from traders reacting to last
night’s (or this morning’s) news. If you must trade at the opening, protect
yourself with a limit order.

#2. The best time to trade “at the market” is usually in the afternoon, from about
1 to 2:30 p.m. EST.

By then, the whole country is at work, including the West Coast, and everyone has
had a chance to digest the day’s important news. Market-shaking government
statistics are almost always released in the morning. So are most corporate
earnings reports.

#3. Always check the “bid size” and the “ask size” for any exchange-listed stock
before entering a buy or sell order.

A good real-time quote system will tell you not only the last price of a stock, but
also the bid price, the ask price and the number of shares being bid for or offered
at those prices. When the bid size is larger than the ask, it’s a sign of
underlying demand for the stock , so don’t hold out much longer if you were
planning to buy. By the same token, a large position on the ask side implies there
are lots of sellers eager to get out. Don’t shilly-shally if you were intending to
sell.

What if the bid and ask sizes are almost equal? That’s a perfect situation for
entering a limit order exactly halfway between the bid price and the ask price.
Chances are, your order will be executed right there in the middle.

#4. The best time of the month to buy stocks is around the 18th through the 22nd.

That’s when cash flows into the market (from pension funds and dividend
reinvestment) tend to be at their low ebb, along with prices. The best time of the
month to sell is during the first two and last two days. Also, you should be an
aggressive buyer during the months of September and October, when the market has a
strong seasonal tendency to bottom. Plan to do most of your selling in April and
early in May.

Robert Ariel przebadał dla nas (a raczej za nas) efekt miesiąca, polegający na tym,
że cały miesięczny wzrost następuje w ciągu pierwszej połowy tego miesiąca. Efekt
weekendu, którego polska wersja mogłaby nosić nazwę „nie lubię poniedziałku”,
został przeanalizowany przez aż trzech amerykańskich uczonych. Wykazali oni, że
średni zwrot z poniedziałku był znacząco ujemny. Statystycznie rzecz biorąc, rzecz
jasna. Ta prawidłowość obowiązuje nie tylko na rynku akcji, ale także amerykańskich
weksli skarbowych. Ta sama trójka odkryła przy okazji, że przeciętna stopa zwrotu w
pozostałe cztery dni tygodnia jest dodatnia. No i całe szczęście. Robi się coraz
przyjemniej. Korzystając z efektu miesiąca przeciętny inwestor zajęty jest tylko
przez pierwsze dwa tygodnie. W tym - zgodnie z efektem weekendu – dwa poniedziałki
ma wolne, a w pozostałe statystycznie zarabia. Dzięki Lawrence Harrisowi inwestorzy
mogą zaoszczędzić sobie jeszcze więcej cennego czasu. Odkrył on bowiem, że w ciągu
pierwszych 45 minut po rozpoczęciu handlu, w poniedziałek ceny zazwyczaj spadają, a
w pozostałe dni tygodnia w tym samym czasie rosną.

________________________________________________________________________
To summarize, here are the ETF characteristics I prefer to see:
Fund objective is simple and tracks an understandable index
Diversified by sector (no more than 25%) and stocks (no more than 5%)
Expense ratio less than 0.3%
Portfolio turnover less than 25%
Total assets greater than $500 million
Fund inception at least three years ago
________________________________________________________________________

Movies to watch:
Wall Street
Margin Call
The Big Short
Inside Job
97% Owned
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room#1. Never place market orders (those with no
specified buy or sell price) before the opening of the trading day.

Strange things can happen at the opening bell, so you may find yourself paying much
more than you intended on the buy side, or you may receive far less than you
expected on the sell side. This is always a risk with a market order, but it’s most
acute at the opening, when orders tend to pile up from traders reacting to last
night’s (or this morning’s) news. If you must trade at the opening, protect
yourself with a limit order.

#2. The best time to trade “at the market” is usually in the afternoon, from about
1 to 2:30 p.m. EST.

By then, the whole country is at work, including the West Coast, and everyone has
had a chance to digest the day’s important news. Market-shaking government
statistics are almost always released in the morning. So are most corporate
earnings reports.

#3. Always check the “bid size” and the “ask size” for any exchange-listed stock
before entering a buy or sell order.

A good real-time quote system will tell you not only the last price of a stock, but
also the bid price, the ask price and the number of shares being bid for or offered
at those prices. When the bid size is larger than the ask, it’s a sign of
underlying demand for the stock , so don’t hold out much longer if you were
planning to buy. By the same token, a large position on the ask side implies there
are lots of sellers eager to get out. Don’t shilly-shally if you were intending to
sell.

What if the bid and ask sizes are almost equal? That’s a perfect situation for
entering a limit order exactly halfway between the bid price and the ask price.
Chances are, your order will be executed right there in the middle.

#4. The best time of the month to buy stocks is around the 18th through the 22nd.

That’s when cash flows into the market (from pension funds and dividend
reinvestment) tend to be at their low ebb, along with prices. The best time of the
month to sell is during the first two and last two days. Also, you should be an
aggressive buyer during the months of September and October, when the market has a
strong seasonal tendency to bottom. Plan to do most of your selling in April and
early in May.

Robert Ariel przebadał dla nas (a raczej za nas) efekt miesiąca, polegający na tym,
że cały miesięczny wzrost następuje w ciągu pierwszej połowy tego miesiąca. Efekt
weekendu, którego polska wersja mogłaby nosić nazwę „nie lubię poniedziałku”,
został przeanalizowany przez aż trzech amerykańskich uczonych. Wykazali oni, że
średni zwrot z poniedziałku był znacząco ujemny. Statystycznie rzecz biorąc, rzecz
jasna. Ta prawidłowość obowiązuje nie tylko na rynku akcji, ale także amerykańskich
weksli skarbowych. Ta sama trójka odkryła przy okazji, że przeciętna stopa zwrotu w
pozostałe cztery dni tygodnia jest dodatnia. No i całe szczęście. Robi się coraz
przyjemniej. Korzystając z efektu miesiąca przeciętny inwestor zajęty jest tylko
przez pierwsze dwa tygodnie. W tym - zgodnie z efektem weekendu – dwa poniedziałki
ma wolne, a w pozostałe statystycznie zarabia. Dzięki Lawrence Harrisowi inwestorzy
mogą zaoszczędzić sobie jeszcze więcej cennego czasu. Odkrył on bowiem, że w ciągu
pierwszych 45 minut po rozpoczęciu handlu, w poniedziałek ceny zazwyczaj spadają, a
w pozostałe dni tygodnia w tym samym czasie rosną.

________________________________________________________________________
To summarize, here are the ETF characteristics I prefer to see:

Fund objective is simple and tracks an understandable index


Diversified by sector (no more than 25%) and stocks (no more than 5%)
Expense ratio less than 0.3%
Portfolio turnover less than 25%
Total assets greater than $500 million
Fund inception at least three years ago
________________________________________________________________________

Movies to watch:
Wall Street
Margin Call
The Big Short
Inside Job
97% Owned
Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room

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