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Misconceptions in the Foreign Exchange Market
People always have misconceptions about everything. Even in the foreign exchange market, there are still some misconceptions, which can potentially bring a negative effect to anyone regardless of how long they have been engaged in the trade. In order to avoid or prevent unnecessary frustrations and stress, FOREX traders should be aware of these misconceptions. [...]
How Exchange Traded Funds Make FOREX More Simple
Exchange traded funds, or ETFs, are very similar to stocks because these are investment funds that are traded. These ETFs can be commodities, stocks or bonds. Exchange traded funds are considered to be the most well known type of exchange-traded product. The most significant reasons for this popularity are its tax efficiency, low costs and [...]
What to Do in Trade Breakouts
When trade breakouts happen in the foreign exchange market, most traders will opt to “do the right thing.” Doing the “right thing” is actually a trading strategy that traders can implement in order to generate maximum profits. In order to begin to understand this strategy, it is important to know what a trade breakout is. [...]
Currency Movements and the Prices of Commodities
For a FOREX trader, predicting the movement of currencies in the market is the main way of making money. However, putting that principle into action can be very hard to do. This is because the movement of currencies is dependent on a number of factors that it will require a trader to look beyond what [...]
FOREX Rollover Debits and Credits
Every individual who is interested in investing in the foreign exchange market needs to familiarize himself with the most common terms that he will be encountering in the trade. Two of these most common FOREX terms are rollover debit and rollover credit. A rollover debit is a deduction of interest if the positions are maintained [...]
Forex – threats and opportunities
When economic times are good, growth is high and global economies are booming, it is easy to make money; anybody can be a winner in a bull market. It is when the tide changes and boom turns to bust that the tough really get going and see all the opportunities to win in bear markets. [...]
Concerns over the Swiss Franc
Concerns over the growing strength of the Swiss franc due to foreign investment in the currency has led to fears of a possible recession in the country. Switzerland, long considered a strong and stable economy, is fearing for the worst as, paradoxically, the value of their currency rises to make them unfavourable for foreign businesses. [...]
Dealing with Debt Issues
As any forex trader will tell you, staying on top of your finances is crucial to turning in a profit. But quite often this doesn’t happen and many traders will, at some point in time, find themselves in debt. Sometimes getting in debt is the result of circumstances beyond our control such as losing a job… but often it is as a result of being over-ambitious with forex trading or chasing a loss.
Hedging
On occasion, Forex traders might seek something of an “insurance” against an undesirable switch in exchange rates. If so, they will use a method known as hedging.
Mini Forex Accounts
If you are just dipping your toe into the world of Forex, you might be a little apprehensive about starting out in a completely new form of trading with a full-blown trading account.