Mining chatter

While we are not actively covering many stocks at present owing to our other commitments, some themoneynarrative readers are aware of our other recommendations, which we incidentally touch upon from time to time.

When regulators are confused about protecting investors

The Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) is the national self-regulatory organization that oversees all investment dealers and trading activity on debt and equity marketplaces in Canada.

Trading tips

Traders can do well with results well in excess of the success threshold, which is consistently being right more than half of the time, by following a few simple guidelines.

First, pick a solid company that has a clear relationship to certain benchmarks as well as good daily trading volume (benchmarks need to be available in real time).