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5 stocks to buy for the second half from investors

CNBC: Investing

The first half of the year was characterized by high volatility, as President Donald Trump's escalating trade war cast a shadow over the market. In the same time period, the S & P 500 has gained 1.5%, while the Nasdaq Composite has inched up 0.7%. Earlier this month, the U.S.

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Trading at the frontier

The TRADE

Markets are constantly challenging and that’s the key aspect to our role.” If a portfolio manager wants to execute a trade days after such an event, they need to understand that liquidity may be reduced, and they must be confident in their strategy if they’re willing to pay more in the bid-offer spread.”

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Building success in a fragmented US

The TRADE

I ran to the bookstore within the first week of working on the exchange and I bought books on the market like Inside the Fed and ‘a Barron’s guide to financial definitions’, and I just ate it all up, she explains. What’s happening right now? It’s all machine-driven. That’s a big deal.

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