Chances are you know that elemental sodium and elemental chlorine are both absolutely deadly. Put some sodium in water and it immediately blazes into white-hot flames. Inhale a few breaths of 100% pure chlorine (the stuff you pour into swimming pools is only 2% chlorine), and you will have no further concern about the national […]

Over my 30 years as a broker and investor, I have often heard stock, options, and futures traders (who should know better) and brokers (who REALLY should know better) make the assertion, “I never use stop orders” or the sometimes foolish pronouncement, “I always use stop orders.” My guess is that misunderstanding the stop order […]