29-08-2017, 12:57 PM
Fundamental analysis in accounting and finance, is the analysis of the financial statements of a company (generally to analyze the assets, liabilities and profits of the company); Health and its competitors and markets. When applied to futures and forex, it focuses on the general state of the economy, and considers factors such as interest rates, production, earnings, employment, GDP, housing, manufacturing and management. When analyzing a stock, a futures contract or a currency using a fundamental analysis, there are two basic approaches that can be used: bottom-up analysis and top-down analysis. These terms are used to distinguish such an analysis from other types of investment analysis, such as quantitative and technical.
The fundamental analysis process has fallen significantly in difficulty over the past 10 years. Since computers became a household product, people have built software designed to make life easier for the investor. Fundamental analysis is one of the most time-consuming forms of analysis. In addition, with the 21st century fast paced trading style, where markets are dominated by HFT companies and day traders, it is difficult to keep up with the market in a timely manner. One way to reduce the time for analysis is to subscribe to free or paid services. Screening services will allow you to search the entire market for stocks that match the quantitative fields you are looking for. These types of software will then automatically give results, therefore reducing the time spent sifting through SEC filings.
The fundamental analysis process has fallen significantly in difficulty over the past 10 years. Since computers became a household product, people have built software designed to make life easier for the investor. Fundamental analysis is one of the most time-consuming forms of analysis. In addition, with the 21st century fast paced trading style, where markets are dominated by HFT companies and day traders, it is difficult to keep up with the market in a timely manner. One way to reduce the time for analysis is to subscribe to free or paid services. Screening services will allow you to search the entire market for stocks that match the quantitative fields you are looking for. These types of software will then automatically give results, therefore reducing the time spent sifting through SEC filings.