small cap trading risk
Halted Trading: The Mechanics (Pending News vs. Regulatory Halts)
You’re watching a small cap and the quote just freezes. No bid, no ask, no trades going through. Something stopped it, and figuring out what actually happened matters more than the panic that first freeze tends to trigger. What a Trading Halt Actually Is A trading halt suspends trading in a security temporarily, and CIRO’s…
Short Selling Small Caps: Why It’s Harder and Riskier Than It Looks
Short selling a large, liquid stock is a fairly mechanical trade. Short selling a small cap trading a few thousand shares a day is a different exercise entirely, and the differences aren’t small ones. This lesson covers what actually changes, and Canada’s specific rules around it. What Short Selling Actually Is A short sale means…
Why Market Orders Are Dangerous on Thin Volume (and How to Use Limit Orders)
Our lesson on market makers and bid-ask spreads covered why that gap between the buy price and the sell price widens on a thinly traded stock. This one covers the part that actually costs you money if you get it wrong: which order type you use to place the trade. Two order types handle almost…
