Skip to content
Smarter Investing
Back Home
by InteractiveAdvisors
  • Outlook
  • Strategies
  • Sustainability
  • Reflections
  • About
  • Search
Back Home
by InteractiveAdvisors
  • Outlook
  • Strategies
  • Sustainability
  • Reflections
  • About
Strategies

Why speculation and gambling are different

by Interactive Brokers Traders Insight|Published December 16, 2020

Steve Sosnick, Interactive Brokers’ chief strategist, discusses the recent initial public offerings and the liquidity in the market.

We are seeing record IPOs this year with such companies and Airbnb and DoorDash.

Sosnick explains why investors need to be discerning in evaluating this market. 

Photo Credit: Scouse Smurf via Flickr Creative Commons

AUTHOR

Interactive Brokers Traders Insight
Interactive Brokers Traders Insight
Interactive Brokers Traders’ Insight (IBTI) is a venue for market-related articles and commentary covering an array of asset classes and topics. All articles published on Traders’ Insight are simultaneously published directly to our trading platform (TWS).
282 posts

You may also like

cinco-de-mayo
Published May 5, 2014

Cinco de Mayo: Investing in Mexico

We explore Mexico, an often-overlooked emerging market, for Cinco de Mayo.

Published March 22, 2021

Which inflation figures to watch

Inflationary pressure can surface via a number of economic channels

Published May 24, 2011

The end of QE2 means small-caps may underperform – M. Wager (TASR, CRME, NTWK)

Manager: Mike Wagner Model: Small-Cap Swing Trader Disclosure: Long TASR, CRME, NTWK, CYTK, ALVR as of time of writing   April started […]

Is that tech stock you’re buying really a tech stock?
Published January 18, 2012

Is that tech stock you’re buying really a tech stock?

Pop quiz: Which is the tech stock, Dell or 3M? Crazy question, right?!

Our Newsletters

By pressing Subscribe, I understand I will receive the Smarter Investing newsletter by email from Interactive Advisors, and I can unsubscribe at any time by using the links provided in those emails. I agree to Interactive Advisors Privacy Policy on our Forms and Agreements page.

✔ Thank you for requesting to receive the Smarter Investing newsletter by email. You may unsubscribe at any time by using the unsubscribe link provided at the bottom of each newsletter or by emailing us at clientservices@interactiveadvisors.com.

✘ Subscription failed. Please check you have entered a valid e-mail address.

Recent articles

  • Wall Street Erases November Losses on Black Friday
    Wall Street Erases November Losses on Black Friday
    1 day ago
  • Foggy Roads and Policy Potholes
    Foggy Roads and Policy Potholes
    6 days ago
  • Fed Watch: A House Divided
    Fed Watch: A House Divided
    1 week ago
  • AI-ming For Trust
    AI-ming For Trust
    1 week ago
  • The Tokenization of Everything
    The Tokenization of Everything
    1 week ago
  • Nvidia Post-Earnings Flows Contain Shares in Tight Range
    Nvidia Post-Earnings Flows Contain Shares in Tight Range
    2 weeks ago
  • Washington D.C. Resumes Business
    Washington D.C. Resumes Business
    2 weeks ago
  • Markets Await Clarity on AI, Jobs Prior to Making Bold Wagers
    Markets Await Clarity on AI, Jobs Prior to Making Bold Wagers
    2 weeks ago

Post navigation

  • Previous post Small caps surge: What’s ahead in 2021
  • Back to post list
  • Next post Is the long value drought coming to an end?

Covestor Ltd, also known and doing business as Interactive Advisors, is an Interactive Brokers Group Company. It is an investment advisor registered with and regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Registration does not imply a certain level of skill or training nor does it imply endorsement by the SEC.

The content of the Interactive Advisors blog includes commentaries written by third-party portfolio managers, freelance writers and Interactive Advisors employees and does not necessarily represent the opinions of Interactive Advisors or any of its officers, directors, employees or staff. The content, whether or not provided by Interactive Advisors, is offered for informational purposes only, does not constitute investment advice, and is not an offer to buy or sell any security. The content of this blog is not a substitute for obtaining professional financial advice from a qualified person or firm. For additional information or questions about this blog, please contact editorial@interactiveadvisors.com.

For more information and disclosures about the Smarter Investing blog, view our legal disclosures.

© Covestor, 2025. All rights reserved

Designed with the Customizr theme