Exploiting the benefits of the stock market

Banking on the ability of the Internet and other digital technologies to level the playing field for individual investors, a seminar series on the many benefits of stock market investing and online trading for both newbie and practiced investors will be sponsored by CitisecOnline on April 18-25.

Citisec Online is the leading innovator on online trading.

According to Juanis Barredo, CitisecOnline vice president, the Internet makes available to individual investors information previously filtered by stockbrokers in the traditional stockmarket set-up.

In contrast, live and transparent market information and streaming data, among other CitisecOnline features, have empowered online investors, he said.

"We have packaged all these to give investors a lot of trading muscle," he said.

Barredo said CitisecOnline’s comprehensive research done by in-house financial and technical analysts has been greatly appreciated by its online traders who include residents from various parts of the country. CitisecOnline also allows them to track the progress of stock positions live throughout the day, as well as make order placements off-hours. These are forwarded to the Philippine Stock Exchange at the start of the next trading day.

"Essentially, we have provided investors the capacity to be financially independent," Barredo said.

Barredo, who has a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy degree, said the seminars also aim to demystify the stock market for everyone – from whatever academic background.

In sessions exclusive to those with little market experience, Barredo will teach the simplest but most effective forms of stock analysis.

Through technical analysis, participants will be able to identify trends in the marketplace and use these to their advantage.

The CitisecOnline seminar will assist them in spotting upward market movements early so they can exploit them as well as downward slides which they can avoid.

They will also be introduced to fundamental analysis which focuses on a particular company’s growth prospects in the context of its asset size and earnings and industry and against the general business environment.

All seminars start at 2:30 p.m. and will be held at the CitisecOnline office, 2701-A, Philippine Stock Exchange Center, Exchange Road, Ortigas Center, Pasig City. For more details, e-mail [email protected] or call 633-3777.