Spread Betting: Trailing Stop Orders
September 27, 2009 9:41 pmVideo
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Because of the way the trailing stop order is set up, you, the investor, do not have to monitor on a daily basis how a stock playing out. Therefore, you are able to simply invest your money by purchasing stock in a company that you feel comfortable with, place a trailing stop order on it, and then sit back, stress free allowing the investment to grow. Also to be noted, the trailing stop order is free to use, so do not allow your broker to forget to mention it to you and do not forget to use this investment option because it is there help you. However, there is not one particular strategy in place in order to keep a stop price from being activated. It is suggested that if you have invested in long-term stock options to set your trailing stop loss at 15% or more, but if have invested in a short term stock option; you would want to set your trailing stop loss at around 5%. Another restriction on the trailing stop order is that you may not use them on certain stocks, such as penny stocks. The higher the risk on the stock purchase, the less of a chance you will have to use your trailing stop order.
As a final note, only use the trailing stop order when you actually own stock that you feel is about to drop. If a particular stock is about to drop, this type of order ensures that you will be able to sell the stock to ensure that you receive a return in investment. As quickly as the stock market fluctuates, it is important to utilize this type of order, especially on stocks that you have bought, but later feel that they will drop in price when you decide to sell them. For instance, you bought let’s say you bought stock in a restaurant chain that you felt was going to gain a tremendous amount of profit, however, at the quarterly review of your portfolio, you and your broker discover that your restaurant stock has only gained 2% in four months. This is an extremely lower than the estimated 25% gain that was predicted for this stock. When you bought the stock, you placed a trailing stock order on it in order to prevent your rate of return from dropping. Therefore, you make the decision to sell the stock because, after the consultation with you broker, you feel that the stock is not going to increase any time soon. By placing the trailing stop order on your restaurant stock, you basically ensured that a high rate of return was locked in so that you would not lose very much money when purchasing the stock.
Trailing stop orders tend to be a little confusing, however, just know that by placing them on all the stock that you possibly can ensures that you will receive a high rate of return. It’s like an insurance policy on your purchased stocks.
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