When placing an order to buy or sell your stocks, you may have noticed there are a few options you can choose from - market order, limit order or a stop order. Each order type has its advantages, and can be used in different situations, depending on what you are trying to achieve. Understanding what these order types mean, and how to execute them, will help you manage your risk and return. The most basic, and common, order type is the market order. In this episode we explain what it means and how it's executed. You would have heard us talk about the 'stop loss' and how it can be used to lock in your gains or limit your losses. If you've always wanted to know what we're talking about, then this is the episode for you. This is the last episode in our lesson series for Australia's Next Top Trader. We'll continue to bring you market updates and stock tips each Monday for the remainder of the comp, and will return to the regular Equity Mates content!

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Knowing when to buy and sell may be the difference between making a lot of money in this competition, and actually winning the trip to New York. So in this episode we offer some tips & tricks to help you think about the right time to get in or out of a stock. In this episode you will learn: • 3 possible strategies for timing your buy & sell decisions for this trading competition • Some key considerations when thinking about how much to buy and sell decisions Stocks and resources discussed: • Equity Mates Investing Glossary

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No, we're not talking about the volume of your speakers. We're talking about the volume of trades. Volume, or the amount of a stock traded each day, is a key metric many investors use to help them make buying and selling decisions. When a stock is in demand, its price tends to go up, as there are more people wanting to buy than sell. Conversely, when a stock is out of favour by investors, and more are wanting to sell than buy, the price tends to be pushed down. Volume helps give you an indication of the favour of the stock - if it's in demand or not. This episode, we dissect volume, and how you can use it to benefit your investing decisions.

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At this point, you're a week into the competition and hopefully have started to make some money. As we enter Week 2, it is important you understand all the different options out there. So in this episode we break down the major categories companies are divided into on the share market, these are known as 'sectors'. Hopefully they give you a greater idea of all the investment options available to you. In this episode you will learn: • The 11 sectors the market is divided into: • Finance • Utilities • Consumer Discretionary • Consumer Staples • Energy • Healthcare • Industrials • Technology • Telecommunications • Materials • Real Estate

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With the second week of trading behind us, it's time to recap the week that was, and look forward to what's coming this week! The markets finished the week down, with a very bumpy ride on Friday night. Volatility shot up, gold hit highs, and utility companies performed well. Tech was hit, and weed cooled. In this episode we: • review the markets in the US for the last week • recap the trades that we made, and how they performed • discuss our strategy for the coming week • get some professional insight into the markets from Matt • talk about volatility, and how it can be traded • look at one of the hottest stocks of the year • get an insight into 4 stocks that are on Matt's watchlist A reminder that there is still time to win the competition if you haven't yet joined, or placed a trade. We have 4 weeks to go - a lot can happen in the markets during this time. Head to https://www.nexttoptrader.com.au to enter.

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The investing universe is massive. From individual companies to gold, from real estate to government debt - the options available to investors these days is unprecedented. However, this choice can also cause problems for investors, simply overwhelming them with choice and causing some of the best opportunities to never be found. In this episode, we're going to help simplify the options available by covering off the largest 3 - Stocks, ETFs and LICs (called closed-end funds in America). While there are more options out there, these are the major options available on Stake. In this episode you will learn: • Quick recap on stocks • About Exchange-Traded Funds and the options available for the competition via Stake. • What Listed-Investment Companies are, (aka Closed-End Fund in America) and what the offer for investors

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This is the final episode of our short 'pardon the jargon' series, and we're focusing on an individual company level. When analysing an individual company you'll often come across terms and metrics that are not clear. We're hoping to make it slightly clearer in this episode today. In this episode you will learn: • What the term Market Cap means and how you can calculate it • How to understand Earnings and Earnings per Share • What Trading Volume measures • How you should understand the Price/Earnings ratio and what it tells you about the price of a company Stocks and resources discussed: • Equity Mates Investing Glossary

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Part 2 of our 3 part Pardon the Jargon series. If you're a week into the competition and feeling a little unsure of yourself - this is a great place to start. Don't get put off by the terms you haven't heard before and are struggling to understand - we're heard to break them all down.In this episode we're going to break down some of the key trading terms you'll hear.In this episode you will learn: • Quick recap of Stock and ETF's and the difference between the two • How to understand the term Index, and examples of it in an investing context • What Stop Losses are, and how you can use them to minimise risk of losing money • The difference between a Bid Price and an Ask Pricetocks and resources discussed: • Equity Mates Investing Glossary

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As a podcast, we hate jargon. We think it is one of the main reasons people never start investing, and we want to help people break through this barrier. So in this episode (and the next couple to come) we're going to break down some key investing terms that you'll come across during the competition and in the course of your investing life.In this episode you will learn: • What is meant by the acronyms NYSE and NASDAQ • How to think about Bull and Bear markets • Definitions for terms; Asset, Bonds & Interest RatesStocks and resources discussed: • Equity Mates Investing Glossary

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We've made it to the end of the first week of competition, and with American markets opening again 12:30am Tuesday morning, it's time for us to do a wrap-up of the first week.In this episode, we discuss how our trades performed over the past week, what we bought and what our strategy will be going into the second week of trading.We get some insight into the strategies of the Top 10 traders on our leaderboard - it's all about cannabis at this point!Make sure you head to the game website for more information about the game, to sign-up if you haven't already (there is still time to win!), and to check out the leaderboard. You can refer your friends into the competition as well, and both you and your friend will receive $5 into your trading account.

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