What is the CAPM (Capital Asset Pricing Model)?
The capital asset pricing model - CAPM for short - is a model that explains price formation on stock markets.…
Which brands belong to the VW group?
Nowadays, nearly everyone knows the brand Volkswagen: "Das Auto" ("The Car"). With a turnover of €202 billion in 2014, Volkswagen…
The dividend kings of shares
If you look at large, globally successful companies, you will soon notice that there are companies with an incredibly high…
Pros and cons – buying shares on credit
Buying and trading shares are established measures in today's economy. So it is no surprise that private and business investors…
How does dividend payment work?
In the exchange rate tables of the daily newspaper and the financial news, you can often read or hear the…
What does Best Execution mean?
The term best execution stands for the order execution principles of financial services institutions. These principles are applied if the…
What is an ETF savings plan?
ETF funds are investment funds that are traded on the stock exchange. The abbreviation ETF stands for "exchange traded fund".…
Is it possible to buy shares without a custody account?
Theoretically yes, by having the shares of your choice delivered to you as so-called actual securities. In practice, however, this…
How do you calculate the Value-at-Risk?
The Value-at-Risk (VaR) is an in the entire financial sector widely used risk measure. It is basically the standard measure…
How can I buy shares? A guide to buying shares for small investors
Summary for those in a rush: Shares should be bought by small investors exclusively via the stock exchange using a…