Forex
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Stocks
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Largest
and most liquid market in the world
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Liquidity
dependent on stock’s daily volume
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24-hour
trading action for 5.5 days a week
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Less
than 7 hours of trading time per day
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Can
profit in both bull and bear markets
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Most
people buy stocks instead of short-sell
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Can
short-sell anytime
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Need to
obey uptick rule in order to short-sell
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Minimum
slippage and order errors
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More
room for slippage and error
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100:1
leverage on standard-sized accounts
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2:1
leverage to the average stock investor
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