Investment can be defined as investing capital or money,  in the aim to get profitable returns, for example in the form of income, interest or value appreciation. It involves a company's or an individual's choice, after analysis and thinking, to put or lend money in an instrument, asset or a "vehicle" if you like.

This can be stocks, derivatives, (i.e. options or futures) commodities, bonds, real estate, currencies, foreign assets denominated in that country's currency, etc., which gives the possibility of returns over time. An investment involves the risk of losing the principal amount, if the investor turns out to be wrong in his analysis. Some instruments can be highly risky to use.

The Free 12 Day Email Course offered on this site, gives the basics of stock investing and how the stock market works. Read this Part 1 as an example of what you can get.

After the course is completed you will be invited to sign up to the free email newsletter available at the sister site oextradingresources.com for more advanced stock market analysis, reports, guides and tutorials. The subscription includes Free Stock Market Updates with charts and comments, using Momentum & Trend Indicators, Support/Resistance, Fibonacci, Gann, Elliott Wave, Cycles, Seasonal Patterns, Neural Nets and more.

Examples of markets covered: OEX, (S&P 100) S&P 500, Nasdaq, ETFs (i.e. QQQQ, Nasdaq 100 Index Tracking Stock) Dow Jones 30 & Transport, Gold, XAU, Real Estate, USD, Yield, Forex - EUR/USD Currency, VIX (Volatility) and more. A stock market timing secret, (pdf report) which could be a useful tool in your trading tool box, also comes with this other subscription.

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