There are no comrades for taste and color here. However, we can offer a number of well-established traditions in trading (see Table 1).
Table 1. On the issue of choosing a trading instrument.
Tool | Advantages | Application Features |
Trading currency pairs (FOREX) | Your money is protected from inflation against the US dollar. In addition, the exchange gives huge shoulders for currencies up to 15x. | Use only the main currency pairs: USD RUB, EUR RUB, CNY RUB (excellent correlation with the US dollar) |
Trading in American stocks | Protection against inflation. This instrument has the highest liquidity and good price dynamics | You need to choose growing stocks related to the food industry or the oil industry. High fees and taxes |
Trading in Russian stocks | Good dynamics of price changes, very low commissions. | Choose blue chips |
FLB trading | Use it for passive accumulation on coupon income | Choose FLB with the highest percentage of income on coupon payments |
Bond Trading | The bonds of strong companies or state-owned companies that have fallen in price are interesting | When choosing high-yield bonds, carefully monitor the issuer’s actions. |
Futures Trading | Low commissions. Interesting futures on the RTS index | Don’t forget about hedging risks to make working with futures more comfortable |
Options Trading | Built-in large shoulders, interesting options on the RTS index | Good for sharing with futures or stocks |
Cryptocurrency Trading | High-margin trading. | To reduce risks, trade only bitcoin or Ethereum. When working with balconies, be attentive to the features of this tool |
Cryptocurrency Stacking | We earn in dollars. | This strategy is good when the market is flat. |
Cryptocurrency Futures Trading | Low commissions, asset prices are the same, very high interest per day. | The strategy is good when the market is in motion |
Participation in mutual fund | It looks very attractive in the descriptions. Good ideas | Very specific strategy, requires analysis |
Gold Trading | Protection against dollar inflation | The price of gold in dollars can fluctuate significantly (up to 30% down). |
Bank deposit | Modest interest, but there is no risk of drawdown of the asset | You get exactly as much as you expected. Dollar inflation risk |