Tuesday, April 30, 2019

Learn The Trade In Trading Rooms

By Gregory Stevens


The stock market is a financial market where buying and selling of stocks took place. Some financially able and business minded people like to invest in the stock market. They study the stock market each business day. They took notice of which fund is falling and which is rising in prices. What the majority was not aware of is that all the financial trades happen in the trading rooms.

Traders buy and sell various securities in these rooms such as stocks, commodities, and foreign exchange. They represent their respective clients in their work. Trade occurs either via online trade markets, phone calls, and others.

Aggressive is the term most likely suitable for this kind of environment. As such, traders must have the qualities and characteristics under the belt to better prepare them in handling trade. They must be knowledgeable in understanding the stock market. Experience will gain them bonus points in handling financial loses. Due to that, they will make use of their risk capital which is a pool of funds that they can give up to achieve major financial gains in investments.

Strategizing is the most important quality that they should have. It gives them an advantage over others in minimizing financial loses and evading risks. They could either adapt trading news, mergers and acquisition, arbitrage, or swing trading in to their disposal. Of these, only the last one can give high rewards and high risks to traders. They also must have discipline to not get mentally affected by failures and financial loses. It happens from time to time. Financial gains and profits will eventually materialize.

Open outcry method is the only and main method of communication in doing business in these rooms. As the name suggests, traders shout and use hand gestures to get attention and transfer information. This is a fast paced environment where if one blinks, he will miss the vital information.

To communicate their offers and bids, there are three specific ways to do this. The first is for them to scream really loud to share information. Second is wildly waving their arms and body to grab attention. Lastly are hand signals which are the tamest action when compared to the first two.

Deals are made between the two traders. Upon agreement, the clearing member of both parties will inform the clearinghouse about their deal. The clearinghouse will try to match their deals with each other and if it does, the traders will claim acknowledgement on the said deal.

In the event that the opposite occurs, then the deal is defined as out trade. There are two reasons why this happen. One, parties have not come into an understanding. Second, one of them made an error on the agreement. They will try to get this resolved before the next trading day which is costly on their part. However, both will try to find a way to resolve the issue and seal the deal.

It is common for informal contracts to occur. With all the shouting and wild gestures happening, no one is able to make time to write one. These informal contracts are considered binding and sealed. Trust is implied and implicitly given between traders. Should breach of contract happen then the stock exchange will be affected the next business day.




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