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When doing your research, the cash flow statement can be a valuable tool for determining which investments may be right for your portfolio. The cash flow statement allows you to view the sources of all cash inflow and outflow during a specific period by combining data from a company's balance sheet and income statement.

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Uninvested funds in your account are sometimes called cash drag because your cash is not participating in the market and has no upside or downside potential.

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Learn how to read and interpret a cash flow statement.

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Refers to cash or items easily convertible to cash. Read More

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The loan value of marginable stocks, plus or minus any available money balance. Read More

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Proration occurs when available cash or shares are not sufficient to fulfill the offer tendered by shareholders during a corporate action. Read More

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In Scottrade Options First®, you can trade covered calls, long options, cash-secured puts, equity debit spreads, index debit spread and credit spreads on European cash-settled indexes.

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Securities Investor Protection Corporation. The SIPC insures the cash and securities held by clients of member brokerage firms against the firm's bankruptcy. Read More

Investment Education

It is important to choose an allocation model that best fits your goals and financial situation. When you begin allocating assets within your portfolio, start by choosing the percentage of the total that you'd like to invest in various asset classes. Read More

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To view a company's financial information, enter the company stock symbol in the Get a Quote field and choose Financials from the drop-down box on the Summary screen. From the Financials screen, you can view a company's income statement, balance sheet and cash flow using the buttons provided. Read More

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