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The World Banks of Foreign Exchange Trading |
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Here is a brief overview of the major banks involved in the forex markets. |
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Chart
Reading: The Basics |
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To be profitable in today's
world technology and advancement, one must
be proficient in reading and more importantly
understanding chart patterns and basic technical
indicators. The following is just a few basic
points to help your understanding of technical
analysis and currency chart reading. |
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Calculating
Profit & Loss |
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For ease of use, our online trading platforms
automatically calculates the P&L of a
traders' open positions. However, it is useful
to understand how this calculation is derived. |
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Economic
Indicators / Economic News |
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While on the surface it
might seem that an advanced degree in economics
would come in handy to analyze and then trade
on the glut of information contained in these
economic indicators, a few simple guidelines
are all that is necessary to track, organize
and make trading decisions based on the data. |
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Forex
vs. Equities |
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If you are interested in trading currencies
online, you will find that the Forex market
offers several advantages over equities trading. |
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Forex
vs. Futures |
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The global foreign exchange
market is the largest, most active market
in the world. Trading in the forex markets
takes place nearly round the clock with over
$1 trillion changing hands every day. It is
the main event. The benefits of forex over
currency futures trading are considerable. |
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Fundamentals
Affecting the US Dollar |
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An overview of common factors that affect
the US Dollar. |
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Forex
Currency Trading Basics - Part 1 |
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This tutorial provides
a brief overview of common trading terminology.
It explains exchange rate, spread, and buying
and selling. |
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Forex
Currency Trading Basics - Part 2 |
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This tutorial provides
a brief overview of basic Entry and Exit rules,
explanation of direct/indirect/cross rates. |
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Introduction
to Forex |
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This tutorial will give
you a brief look into the history of forex. |
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Leverage
in Currency Trading |
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How a small investor can trade such large
amounts of money. Understanding leverage is
a crucial part to trading successfully. This
tutorial gives a brief look at understanding
leverage. |
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Forex
Trading different roles in the FX Market |
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Governments, Banks, Hedge
Funds, Corporate Businesses and the average
person...see how the following all affect
the FX Market. |
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Understanding
Fundamental Analysis |
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Fundamental analysis comprises the examination
of macroeconomic indicators, asset markets,
and political considerations when evaluating
one nation's currency relative to another. |
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Understanding
Technical Analysis |
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Technical analysis examines past price and
volume data to forecast future price movements.
This type of analysis focuses on the formation
of charts and formulae to capture major and
minor trends, identify buying/selling opportunities,
and assessing the extent of market turnarounds. |
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The
Great Debate: Fundamental vs. Technical Analysis |
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One of the dominant debates in financial
market analysis is the relative validity of
the two major tiers of analysis: Fundamental
and Technical. |
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Basic Types of Charts |
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A large majority of traders use charts extensively.
Therefore, it is important to have a sound
understanding of the basics of technical analysis.
The following tutorial explains Line, Bar
and Candle Stick Charts. |
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