Equities

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STOCK TRADING: A SUCCESSFUL INVESTOR REALISTICALLY EXAMINE HIS STRENGHTS AND WEAKNESSES
Financial Pacific offers access to stock trading on more than 23 major stock exchanges accessible through FP Direct (please feel free request a demo account without obligation). This is far better market coverage than many so called: “online brokers”. We offer fixed commissions on stock trades, no hidden fees, no inactivity fees or additional charges. You can access and trade stocks at anytime: Australian Stock Exchange Ltd. (ASX), Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Xetra), London Stock Exchange (LSE), New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), American Stock Exchange (AMEX), Sistema de Interconexión Bursátil Español (SIBE), Toronto Stock Exchange.

Stock trading is supported through our online trading platform; FP Direct. The platform supports a variety of trade orders to be used in conjunction with direct stock trading: including a full array of stop limit, trailing stop, Good Till Cancel (GTC) orders. FP Direct is specifically designed to facilitate participation in the equity markets, containing a variety of equity analysis tools and research to support your investments decisions.

WHY INVESTORS TRADE STOCKS WITH FINANCIAL PACIFIC?
Financial Pacific allows you to reuse up to 60% of your stock investments as collateral for margin-based trading. The percentage depends on the stock’s risk level.

FP Direct has a built-in technical analysis tool that identifies stock trading opportunities according to your own trading style and sends trading alerts directly to your inbox. Investors can access comprehensive background information on companies and indices, as well as read the latest news and market research, directly through the platform.

Through the platform’s built-in chat function, investors can contact skilled sales traders who can provide information regarding strategies, trading and investment ideas.

Flexible chart module that allows investors to create customized charts, setting the timescale, chart type and technical studies to use when analyzing the movements of a particular stock. Chart settings can be saved, thus eliminating the need for investors to setup charts every time you access the platform.

Integrated account and risk management tools that allow investors to monitor open positions and keep track of their exposure. Through the platform a complete overview of the account is available plus a variety of trade and status reports, open stock order management all in one easy to use interface.

VALUABLE INFORMATION ON INVESTING: MORE MONEY DOES NOT MEAN MORE RISK

“Common sense is not so common”.
Voltaire (1694-1778) French writer and historian.

*James P. O’Shaughnessy gave us some indications about investing that are important to understand because he provides key information about investing and how anyone can apply effectively these steps into stock trading or other investment instruments:

Money Managers do not have a superior insight, intelligence and ability to pick winning stocks, yet 80% are routinely out performed by the S&P 500 index.Investors prefer personal experience than simple basic facts or base rates. They prefer intuition to reality. Most investors prefer complex rather than simple formulas. There seems to be this idea that if the formula is not complex and difficult it cannot be a good formula.

Keep it simple is the best rule for investing. Investors tend to complicate things, fall in love with stocks (not using stops), follow the crowd, buy sell on tips. Often with no underlying consistency or strategy. Investors must look at how well strategies, not investment instruments, perform. It is important to study long-term results and find a strategy or group of strategies that make sense, therefore, once we know based on statistics the possible outcomes, and then is time to following the rules of those strategies.

Although markets are now computerized, block traders dominate, history does repeat itself. (with a few changes)  
*What works on Wall Street: A Guide to the Best Performing Investment Strategies of All Time, by James P. O’Shaughnessy.

Options on US stocks
OPTIONS TRADING: VERSATILITY TO PROTECT YOUR INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO
If you need to hedge against certain losses, or just want customized positioning in your investment portfolio, stock options are an excellent method to pursue. Because stock options do not obligate you to sell your asset or purchase assets in the way that futures do, there is some flexibility. However, options are a binding financial contract, and you can lose money if the markets don’t perform in the way you expect. The option to buy or sell for a specific price within a specified timeframe is only useful if you have in-depth knowledge about the underlying asset.

Because options involve a substantial amount of risk, you must choose a reputable investment firm to handle your options trading. Financial Pacific has a solid reputation for reliability and transparency when it comes to handling global trades, including options.
**Currently traded offline. Multiple options strategies may require specific minimums in your t-investment account, traded during market hours.