Money does not sleep: investment in the weekend

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You no longer have to wait for Monday to trade stocks, but some stock indices and financial instruments are available on weekends. In recent years, the option of operating in financial products has been opening during Saturdays and Sundays, including markets as innovative as virtual currency.

Sea cual sea el caso, el principal inconveniente para satisfacer este deseo es que es muy difícil operar con estos mercados desde el runners and Spanish financial intermediaries. There will be no other solution than to detect an entity that charges this special financial service. And in any case, under some more demanding commissions than in European or North American equities. Where the intermediation margins can be doubled or even tripled to open positions in listed securities.

Simpler, and at the same time effective, is to go to the markets as if it were the Commerce Out of time in United States. In particular, to carry out derivatives operations during these days of the week. With great chances of obtaining large capital gains due to the dynamism of its prices, but with a latent risk that exceeds that of other financial instruments. However, one of the most active markets during the last days of the week is equity futures. For this, you will have no choice but to focus on the large international equity indices: Dow Jones, Nasdaq or Eurostoxx. They are in continuous activity every day, with little rest.

Operate in international markets

Faced with the turbulence of the weekends, they act with great volatility for the conformation of their prices. Therefore, investors who like to be in contact with the world of money will be able to operate in these markets with total freedom from the most important financial platforms. The differences in the price are higher than the traditional investment and as a result of this characteristic opportunities are opened for the operations to be more profitable.

A través de esta strategy además es viable negociar con futuros de índices asiáticos que son muy receptivos a este tipo de movimientos en la renta variable. Como a modo de ejemplo, en centros de referencia como Nikkei 225 or China's Hang Seng. Whatever the case, these markets make it possible to anticipate taking positions when opening to the markets of the old continent. As of midnight they will be in operation for any type of purchase or sale of shares or futures.

Investing in virtual currencies

One of the options to cover this gap in investment on weekends is represented by some of the CRYPTOCURRENCY most relevant of the moment. As in the specific case of bitcoin that is listed on the Chicago regulated market. On the other hand, it is also represented by the futures of this virtual currency or by its changes with the main currencies of the market: dollar, euro or Chinese yuan. This time, from some online investment platforms.

If you are thinking that virtual currencies are a model for the most profitable investment, make sure you are not wrong. But definitely, since approximately much more aggressive approaches than those previously exposed. Not surprisingly, the risks you take in trading are beyond question. To the point that you can leave a good part of the invested capital. The moment of reflection will come and you will wonder if it is really important to emphasize opting for this risky investment. You have a lot to lose with these special but innovative financial assets.

Operate in national markets

If you want to invest your money at the wrong time, in other words, outside of conventional hours, the national equities, decidedly, which offers you less possibilities than in the international markets. To the point that the opportunities are minimal and especially very limited in terms of the offer that these financial assets offer you at this precise moment. You simply have to resort to the futures markets of the Spanish Stock Exchange. But in any case, under much more complex operations that may not satisfy your interests in the investment sector.

On the other hand, you cannot forget at any time that this alternative to traditional investment usually more expensive for commissions that their operations entail. With a rate increase that can reach levels very close to 30%. It's like wondering right now if you really want to access these special markets. Fundamentally when you have other more attractive outside our borders. At the same time, with a much more latent risk in each of the operations carried out in these financial markets.

Advantages in this type of investment

You should also ask yourself what are the benefits of adopting these operations in the stock markets. Because at the end of the day we are talking about a substantially different investment in almost all its mechanics. In this regard, it is convenient that you know what are the advantages that you are going to obtain by opting for this type of investment so atypical. At least when it comes to small and medium investors with a more defensive or conservative profile. And among those that stand out are those that we expose below.

• You should not limit yourself to conventional schedules and in this way you are in a position to expand your opportunities to make profitable your personal savings. Even when it is at the cost of hiring greater risk in operations.
• can choose different financial assets. From some of the most traditional to some really innovative and with very little time in the financial markets. You will have a wide offer where you will be able to deposit your savings from now on. Depending on the conjunctural moment that the international economy is going through.
• As it is well said that money never sleeps, you can enter markets until a few months ago explored by financial intermediaries. Some of them can be very profitable and this is the possibility of opening positions in them.
• In this class of investments you can improve the growth expectations that offer you other types of much more conventional operations. To the point that they can contribute to making the most of all types of operations, and almost without limits in the strategies used from now on.

Risk in these operations

On the contrary, the option of markets outside the usual hours needs special care due to the very special characteristics of these operations in the equity markets. Among others those that we point out below.

• You must provide a Greater experience in this class of operations. Because they are more complex movements that require you to be more used to operating with these financial assets.
• Can I leave you many euros down the road and in a much shorter time than you might think from the start.
• You will be much more hooked on the world of money since you will carry out the operations when you can enjoy your free time. In this regard, do not doubt that you will lose quality of life by being with your loved ones.
• It is more difficult to detect channels where you can operate with this type of investment. To the extent that you must look for alternative platforms. With which you should have a greater familiarity in the operations and that only with experience you will be able to achieve.