Nasdaq 100 vs. Single Stocks

[xpinvest]

Hi guys,

General question for everyone. If you're familiar in investing both single stocks and indices, given the way the markets are moving, if you had a preference to trade one going forward which one would it be?

Why I'm asking

Research for our product (https://www.xpinvest.io/) Currently you can trade Nasdaq 100 index using your bitcoin and settle in bitcoin. Going forward the equity markets are starting to look more and more unstable. Are people moving their money out of single stocks to bonds/banks or are people still long on the equity market in the short term and are moving their money to buying indices instead.

Will be very helpful for us to know what the general market sentiment is, and also good for me to know on a personal level since I am currently invested in only single stocks (all tech, yes I'm crying a lot these days)

[OgNasty]

It depends on a lot of factors. Generally, I’d advise people to invest in a couple funds, VTI, VEU, BND make a good example of a nice diversification with very few trades. This could be beneficial to people who don’t want to research individual stocks or take a lot of risk. More experienced investors with a larger budget might be willing to eliminate maintenance fees by selecting individual stocks. Either way, diversification should be a priority and the NASDAQ 100 wouldn’t be my choice if I were looking to make a single investment.

[shaw1]

Hi guys,

General question for everyone. If you're familiar in investing both single stocks and indices, given the way the markets are moving, if you had a preference to trade one going forward which one would it be?

Why I'm asking

Research for our product (https://www.xpinvest.io/) Currently you can trade Nasdaq 100 index using your bitcoin and settle in bitcoin. Going forward the equity markets are starting to look more and more unstable. Are people moving their money out of single stocks to bonds/banks or are people still long on the equity market in the short term and are moving their money to buying indices instead.

Will be very helpful for us to know what the general market sentiment is, and also good for me to know on a personal level since I am currently invested in only single stocks (all tech, yes I'm crying a lot these days)

I prefer to keep my crypto separate from my fiat investments as a general rule.

However.
Were I to invest in a crypto based CFD platform, I'd probably want to be able to invest in indices. Mostly personal preference.
Nasdaq 100 wouldn't probably be my first choice, as I'd prefer something a little larger.

What about adding IVV?
The S&P 500 is widely considered a staple for a lot of buy and hold investors.

Might get you guys some extra hits by including it.

But seriously now. If you guys were to start allowing investments from stablecoins, and I'd probably start investing.
Crypto doesn't necessarily have to mean bitcoin.

[xpinvest]

That's actually really great feedback! Thanks so much for sharing that! We've been exploring which stablecoin to support and if you have a preference happy to learn more.

Hope you had a chance to check out the virtual trading account. We're always looking for ways to improve the platform and better serve our users

[magneto]

You'd have to tell on a case on case basis.

If you're a serious investor, have done extensive research on an individual company, then obviously investing in a single equity would probably yield you better results than investing in an index which could offset any gains that you make from certain stocks with losses in others.

On the other hand, indices have more derivative products offered, and offer more stability, which is why certain pension funds etc. invest in them. Ultimately, depends on your risk profile.