The Bitcoin halving is just around the corner, and it's the most significant event the cryptocurrency market has ever seen. Each event has a huge impact on supply, demand, and price appreciation after the halving. But since the price of Bitcoin has already hit new all-time highs before the first halving, how might this change the performance after the halving?

The Financial Sector Conduct Authority(FSCA) of South Africa has kickstarted the process of issuing crypto licenses to crypto firms and exchanges. With this process, the country is taking a huge leap forward concerning crypto regulation. The move also aligns with the agency’s vision to increase consumer protection and eliminate financial crimes like financial terrorism in the country’s crypto landscape.

The question of “are ETFs better than stocks?” is regularly brought up because every trader has certain investment requirements. This makes it essential to understand the distinction between trading ETFs vs stocks in order to make informed trading decisions.

Those interested in equities can trade various types of stock and major stock indices, or they can put their money into mutual funds or ETFs - tradeable securities that each encompass a range of different stocks and other assets. But what are the largest and most popular ETFs? In this piece, we’ll give some background on the largest ETFs both overall and by type.

An ETF is a popular investment product that allows speculators to trade a variety of assets in one package. Read on for more on the different types of ETFs and the potential benefits of trading them.

Traders with a strong understanding of technical indicators are usually better equipped to navigate the financial markets than those that lack this knowledge. While personal investing goals, risk appetite and trading style will help to determine a strategy and trading plan, knowing what technical indicators to use in your approach can help to determine possible entry and exit points.

Differentiating between the stock market and bond market can help investors appropriately allocate their funds based on their goals and risk tolerance. After all, a diversified portfolio is generally recommended by market professionals under the same logic of not ‘putting all of your eggs into one basket.’ This is because investing in different financial instruments that each react differently to the same event can help to smooth out risk-adjusted returns rather than being solely dependent on the performance of a single asset or asset class.

The aim of stock trading and investing is to benefit financially from favorable movements in the price of a stock or a portfolio of stocks. However, this is where most of the similarities end. Stock trading and investing can differ greatly in terms of approach and methods. Investing usually involves the physical purchase of stocks through a stockbroking account while stock traders simply look to take a speculative position on the underlying market, which can be through the stock itself or a related derivative such as an options contract.

First it was known for the Black Friday stock market crash – then for being the biggest shopping day of the year. The meaning may have evolved, but today, Black Friday is still a subject for stock market scrutiny. Which retailers look set to benefit? What can we learn from the price action of past years? And what factors help you trade the period? We’ll find out. But first, a history lesson.