Better Trades on Twitter

One of the most popular forms of social media today is Twitter, a microblog that enables its users to send brief messages to a list of subscribers who follow what that person has to say. The comments are limited to 140 characters that are displayed on the author's profile page and delivered to those known as "followers." Because of the desire to create more interaction between the company and the students, BetterTrades has established its own presence on Twitter.

As the premier stock market education company in North America, at lot of people are interested in what BetterTrades has to say about the stock and options market. BetterTrades has more than 1,800 followers on its Twitter list, most of them interested in the breaking market news, company earnings news and economic reports that come out each day. BetterTrades encourages those interested in the market to register to receive its regular tweets.

Among the regular messages disbursed on Twitter through the BetterTrades are:

• Selections by analysts: Which stocks are hot and which stocks are not? Who got the upgrade and who got the downgrade? It may help you when it comes time to select trading candidates for the next day.
• Hot commodities: Which sector has been on the move and which stocks are on board with the move? Why not get involved in the early stages and capture the most profit?
• Breaking news: When Ben Bernanke speaks you'll want to know about it! Don't let news from the Fed sneak up on you and potentially cost you money.
• Topical articles: Highlights of articles are offered, with links to the entire article taking the reader to the complete information package. Some of the articles are written by BetterTrades analysts for Forbes.com, a trusted company partner.
• Who's at support? You'll definitely want to know when a stock is at a critical level of support or resistance. Such information could trigger a buy order or give you a heads up to exit a trade while still profitable.

The information flows on a regular basis throughout the day in a timely manner. The material is some of the best available on the market and is delivered to Twitter by the company's dedicated staff and highly trained stock market educators.