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A Short Introduction to Forex
A Short Introduction to Forex Forex is the world’s largest and most liquid trading market. Many consider Forex as the best home business you can ever venture in. Even though regular people have had the opportunity to take part in trading foreign currencies for profit (in the same way banks and large corporations do) since […]
Forex Trading, What Hours Should I Be Ready for Trading?
Forex Trading, What Hours Should I Be Ready for Trading? Once you have decided to enter the Forex trading world you will find that FX trading has many advantages over other capital markets. Including among others; very low margins, free trading platforms, high leverage and around-the-clock trading. It is my main concern in this article […]
Interested in Forex Trading?
Interested in Forex Trading? The foreign exchange market (Forex) has no central exchange location yet it is the largest financial market in the world. It is over 3x’s the size of the stock and futures markets combined and operates via an electronic network of a banks, corporations and investors. Foreign exchange consists of a simultaneous […]
Introduction to Forex Trading
Introduction to Forex Trading There are many markets: markets for stocks, futures, options and currencies. These are probably the most accessible markets for everyday traders like you and I. People easily understand the basics of trading shares, so I will occasionally use examples from that market. I began trading shares first and then I moved […]
Forex Glossary 1 – 3
Day Trading Speculative trading in which the trader takes positions that are expected to be closed out before the end of the trading session. Drawdown The decline in value of an account due to trading positions moving against the account. Often when systems or trading records are discussed the “maximum drawdown” is disclosed to further […]
Forex Glossary 1 – 2
Cable Trader’s slang for the British Pound. Candle A graphical representation of price movement on a chart for a specific period of time. A filled candle for a specific time period represents that the closing price was lower than the opening price while a hollow candle represents that the closing price was higher than the […]
Forex Glossary 1 – 1
Arbitrage The act of discovering a price discrepancy for a commodity or a financial instrument on different markets and profiting by simultaneously buying at the lower price and selling at the higher price. Ask The price at which the broker/dealer is willing to sell. Also known as the “Offer” price. This is the price where […]
The Best Forex Trading Hours
The best time to trade on the Forex (Foreign Exchange) is when the market is most active. When more traders are active, trading spreads the difference between the bid price and the asking price tend to narrow. The result is that less of your money goes to the market maker the specialist who trades the […]
ACCOUNT PREFERENCES
Minimum Account Deposit The minimum account deposit is important for all traders. Forex beginners don’t want to risk much money before understanding what is really going on in the Forex market. Furthermore advanced Forex traders may wish to deposit only a few hundred bucks in a Forex Broker in order to test its real trading […]
BID, ASK and SPREAD
ASK: the price of the base currency at which the dealer is willing to sell in exchange for the quote currency. In simple words, the ask is the price at which you will buy. SPREAD: the difference between the ask and the bid prices. In other words, it is the difference between the market maker’s […]