Currency Trading Friends

What Is The Absolute Fastest Way To Learn To Trade On The Forex Currency Market

2009-03-03T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Peter Vine

Technology is opening doors for us everyday. It's making the world smaller, communication faster and making restrictions obsolete. It endows you with the power to do many things, to change the way you work and live, and to be heard. Beyond that, the internet revolution has given you more ways to make money. The fastest growing one is forex trading and with it, forex currency trading training. Think about it. So many people are out there looking to make money with forex trading, but so many lose money or break even. Qualified traders can sometimes lose money on the exchange. Isn't it important to take time to gain some good solid forex currency trading training?

One way to do this is to use brokers to manage your account by signing up with a brokerage firm that deals in forex trading. They will handle the account, at a price, and you can be involved at every step until you are confident that you are ready to take over. This is expensive and you might find yourself leaving things to them instead of following the trades and learning. Another way to get forex currency trading training is by using the free trial demos that trading firms offer, and perfecting your trading skills by practicing regularly until you feel able to cope with the real market in place of the simulation. This is a good way to learn what mistakes you can make and how to avoid them. It can also help you become comfortable with your risk appetite and invest only what you can spare. However, this method by itself cannot teach you best strategies and technicalities.

Joining a forum of small time investors gives you access to their shared knowledge and grass root techniques used by a variety of investors. You can get an idea of what amounts others are investing and how much money they are making with that amount. The benefits of this type of forex currency trading training are also limited. The most effective way to learn to trade forex is to learn from professionals. Financial gurus write manuals, conduct seminars and offer courses that help you learn to handle your own portfolio, think like a pro and translate strategies into money. While many of these supposed experts can be frauds, there are lots of genuine professionals out there, dispensing useful tips. So research carefully into their credentials and pick ones that are well-known. Understand the strategies and try to think for yourself to make them more effective in making cash.

Finally, be aware that there is a learning curve when you start trading and you will get better as you go along. Don't expect to make lots of money as soon as you start and don't invest your life savings. Begin with a mini-account and play it safe till you are ready to use your topped-up capital on riskier trades. Forex trading can be highly profitable so don't let the downside scare you off. Start cautiously and invest in good forex currency trading training, that's the key to continued success!

Peter Vine is the author of the Forex education website http://www.fastforexeducation.com, where you will find quality information on where you can learn Forex trading techniques that guarantee consistent results. Click through to find reviews of Forex trading online, courses.

How To Trade Forex Successfully Forex Trading Risk Management

2009-03-02T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Alex Nekritin

Trading the Markets

Trading the markets for speculation purposes is a challenging task that numerous amounts of people have embarked on. Do you know anyone who successfully makes money trading? The answer is most likely no. If you do I recommend you become as friendly as possible with the person and learn everything you can from him, unless he is charging for his services. That usually means he is not a successful trader.

With the type of leverage that is offered in the futures, options and forex markets, I personally find it hard to believe that anyone who has a successful system that is right for them will be too eager to teach it. Why should they teach if they can be trading the daylights out of it and be making millions with the 400:1 leverage that some forex platforms offer.

On the other hand numerous people have made millions trading. Look at the list of CTA's on IASG.com, look at John W. Henry, Max Ansbacher, Warren Buffet, Peter Lynch and all the Market Wizards. I recommend reading the market wizards book for some inspiration.

The problem is that most traders go into trading with the wrong attitude. Have you ever heard this phrase "I am tired of working I need to trade to get rich." It takes 7 years to complete medical school and there is no green arrow red arrow system for performing heart surgery. Trading will pay you much more than doctors make so you should expect to have to do more work than doctors do for a longer period of time to get wealthy and become a market wizard. While you start and practice it is imperative that you do so at a low cost, meaning you don't blow out your account on bad trades due to poor risk management.

It has been hypothesized that, with proper risk management, a simple system like flipping a coin to buy or sell could be successful. However having the slightest edge should enhance the traders chances a great deal. By edge, I mean something that will make the trader make more money than he looses. An edge can be discretional or algorithmic as long as the trader makes money in the long run.

A perfect example of this is the game of blackjack. The house has a very slight edge less than not more than 2%. But by repetitive play they consistently end up profitable. This is because they have a set approach, and edge, and they don't get emotional when a player goes on a winning streak. Good traders put themselves in the position of a casino.

Traders can make money discretionally by following support and resistance levels, watching the volume, size and market action. Or, traders can create a trading system by back-testing a certain edge. Calculate the systems expectancy, develop trading and risk management rules, and follow those rules religiously to generate profits. Numerous people will try to sell systems.

It is very important that with any system traders create a reevaluation point. By reevaluation point I mean a point where the trader starts to question the systems effectiveness and begins to look for other systems that he expects to fair profitable over time. The reevaluation point should be decided upon before trading begins. It should be based on the back tested data, and you must take into account concepts that we will discuss such as a drawdown, consecutive loosing sessions, reward risk ratio.

Want to learn more about systematic trading? The key is to develop and utilize a system that fits your trading style and personality. We can help you with finding profitable trading systems, backtesting them, and our programmers will even code your system into your trading software for you!

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If you are a beginner trader my company can: set you up on a free demo account work together with you to develop your forex trading system, provide you with free educational material, and provide you with a cash bonus for opening a live account.

If you are already trading my company can lower your transaction costs, rebate you on every trade that you make, and even work with you to develop enhance and program your trading system.

Alex Nekritin is professional forex, stocks and equities trader of 5 years, averaging steady 12% gains every single year.

Trading The Forex Market Offers You Huge Leverage On Your Time And Money

2009-03-01T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Carrie McLain

More and more people are beginning to hear about FOREX trading. FOREX stands for FOreign Currency EXchange Market. It was once available only to the large banks, multinational corporations, governments,and other financial markets and institutions; however it was de-regulated in 1997, and now anyone may participate.

Many with experience in stocks and/or commodities trading who have then discovered FOREX, prefer it for its many advantages over stock and commodity trading. Many who have never invested before are also now successfully trading the FOREX market.

The FOREX market is open 24 hours a day, except weekends, so you can participate whenever you have time. Trading is now done online and transactions are almost instantaneous.

The FOREX market offers 100:1 leverage, so you can control large amounts of money on the market while using much less of your own money. You can start with a mini-account for as little as $300, and with a strategy, steadily build your account and confidence, until you can open a regular account. You can grow that $300 seed to substantially more money in 6 months with the right application of sound strategy. And, you can set the level of risk you're willing to accept; and you can do this with very minimal risk.

FOREX is the world's largest, most liquid trading market. It is the best trending market, moving in the same direction (up or down) over 78% of the time, and you can learn to profit on either trend. Technical analysis works very well in this market, and there are many tools that aid in this.

Because most FOREX trading is focused on 7 major currencies, you have much less to learn than when trading stocks or commodities. Of course you'll want to learn as much as you can about FOREX, but this can be done to your satisfaction much sooner than you might think. There are many training courses and also lots of free information available on this subject.

FOREX trading is fun and challenging, and FOREX is quickly becoming one of the investing world's hottest, most rewarding opportunities.

Learn more about FOREX, and take your wealth development into your own hands if you want to accumulate real wealth!

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Ecurrency Exchange Can Darwing Be Applied To It

2009-02-28T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Charles Cruz

How would you feel if you doubled your invesment within your first month? Do you know this is possible with E-currency Exchange ?

To some people it may sound like it's not something they can do. I actually hadn't given it much though, but I must say I was pleasantly surprised when I realized I had actually doubled my investment in less than 30 days. The only reason why you wouldn't be able to get this results for yourself would be because you don't get the proper education for yourself.

Most people don't realize that when a pro teaches you directly in his area of expertise, you start to learn much faster and gain understanding of things that could take you years to learn for yourself. The same can be applied when you want to get into E-currency Trading. What takes months to figure out you can learn in hours when you decide to learn directly from a pro.

This is one crucial principle most people must start applying it into their lives to become succesful: Learning from others means becoming succesful in half the time.

What happens when you learn E-currency Exchange directly from a pro?

If you think about it the impact this could have could be life changing, imagine knowing exactly how the system works and being able to double your money as a result.

The most important aspect that changes is that you now learn strategies that generate more money. Once you learn and follow this strategies your bank account statements start showing it and you'll realize it's something you can do. You'll know what it feels like to be a succesful investor, Your life becomes more comfortable and You'll be able to brag to your wife about how good of an investor you are.

While you're getting into E-currency Investing, you might find yourself asking "How does it work?" Well, here is the answer.

This is the concept behind Electronic Currency Exchanging : Every day, a lot of money is being made through transactions of money on the internet. This is what we call "internet money", which requires to have a physical backup of every cent traded. Since this happens daily, the same day you decide to provide the financial backup for the "internet cash", that same day you'll start to make money with it.

The easiest path to learn from a pro: Take a training program that will transfer all the knowledge the professional has directly into your mind. You'll start to think, act and trade e-currencies like a pro.

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Trading In Black And White Forex Trading Newsletter 51706

2009-02-27T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Eddie Yakubovich

Ok, we admit it, this is even a good trading week for us. A couple of weeks ago, when we made 700 pips we did it in a market that was incredibly volatile. There were 300 pip ranges throughout the week.

This week, however, we have caught the entire range of Monday's trading, Netting us 40 pips on one trade and 100 pips on another.

Using the same trading levels we got long last night, and again netter 140 total pips.

Although there were some great reasons to go long during the pullback to 1.8850 at 8:00 pm EST, we didn't take the long because we weren't in front of the screen. That's ok, no crying over spilled milk for us.

So, in the last two days there has been a total of a 160 pip range. We have grabbed 100 pips of itYAY! Generally, the goal is 60% 70% of the total move. So in this case we are right in that spread. Granted it's the lower part of the range, but we are thrilled.

Our goal, even with all of our trading experience, is 100 pips per week. In the "Trading In Black And White Forex Trading Course" we go over a very detailed compounding schedule and money management system that explains this in detail.

So, now on to tonight's trading.

Just like yesterday there is no clear cut resistance level to play. Also, just like yesterday we're going to point out that there is a "make-shift" resistance level to watch if you are in front of the screen when price gets there. This is.drum roll1.9000.

Face it, even just looking at that number makes you jittery, nervous, excited, SOMETHING! Whole numbers have that affect on traders as well. We like to watch them for interesting trading activity. We discuss an entire trading strategy in the "Trading In Black And White Forex Trading Course" that revolves solely on big figures.

So, if you are around if and when we get to 1.9000, pay close attention to price action. You might be able to find a good short or a good long based on what happens at that level.

Again, like yesterday, beginners should not be looking to trade at a level that does not present a more clear picture of resistance.

As far as support goes, we will be watching a few different levels. Admittedly, we are conservative in our trading so you'll be able to guess which level we will be watching most closely in a minute.

On the other hand, many of our traders are more aggressive than we are so we'd like to share all of our thoughts with you.

1.8890, 1.8860, 1.8820, 1.7760 are all "valid" support levels. Obviously, you have to be sure that you get good price action, especially at the higher levels.

We are going to keep an eye on the 1.8860 and below. That does not mean that 1.8890 is not a good trade. We have found a trading style that works for us, and we stay true to it. So far, out of all the styles we have tried with the FOREX, this has been the most consistent and profitable one.

You should take the time to learn how to develop YOUR OWN trading style. Too many so called Forex gurus teach you to mimic their trading styles. Well what good is that? What if their style no longer works, how are you going to adapt?

With the proper Forex trading education you'll be able to decipher any of their systems, and ultimately develop your own. Believe me, there is no better feeling than being an independent trader.

We find these support and resistance levels using a set of technical indicators and other variables that we have found to be most successful for us. We use several other indicators and a variety of technical analysis techniques to enter and exit all of our trades. Every trader will have a different combination of indicators that makes the most sense to them. Learn how to develop your own successful Forex Trading style with our Elite Forex Trading Course or Forex Seminar.

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Forex Scam How To Catch A Scammer

2009-02-26T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Jovan Vucetic

FOREX is huge business. It's the mamma of all industries. Almost $3 trillion dollars is exchanged on the Forex currency market every day. With all that money going around, it's no surprise that there are scammers and hyenas everywhere. You don't hear of too many scams in the Bonsai tree market, do you?

There is a forex scam problem in the education section of the market in particular, because it isn't as regulated as the other sections the forex dealer, broker, institution side. The latter need licenses, government certificates etc., to operate. However, these so called "forex gurus" that show you how to make a killing following their trading systems - they don't need any certification to operate. They spring up like weeds and no one really keeps them in check.

Ok, I'm going to show you now a quick 1 minute test that you can do to spot if a product, company or a "guru" is a forex scam. Don't do or buy anything until you do this:

Go to google and search:

"Name of product/person" and forums

"Name of product/person" and scam

"Name of product/person" and refund

People who have been scammed usually complain in forex chat forums. People who want to purchase forex products also visit these forums to hear the opinions of others. There are also a few independent websites around which keep tabs on these scammers. You'll dig up a lot of good, quick information and if you don't and the company or product has been around in the market for a while, you are most likely fine and it's all legitimate.

Other things to do? Use COMMON SENSE.

1. Price. If they're selling an educational product and the price is too low it could be a 'teaser' type, meaning they're trying to catch you only to sell you something more expensive later. If its way too expensive it's an automatic red flag.

2. Refund. If there is no money back guarantee, don't even bother. Move on.

3. Pages. Don't be fooled by pages. If they are advertising their product with "You Get 14352" pages as their main selling point, it's a forex scam. They've more likely than not copied the information from some freely available place where you could find it as well. There is probably no original content there. Why would it take someone 14534 pages to explain something that they're supposedly an "expert" about?

Common sense. That's all it is. Unfortunately, that is the only safeguard available to the retail forex participant.

Jovan Vucetic runs Margin-Strategies.info which provides unbiased reviews of Online Forex Trading Systems. Margin-Strategies.info is about helping the Forex trader develop both mind and method.

The Best Time To Day Trade The Forex Market

2009-02-25T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Cynthia Macy

The three major forex trading 'sessions' are as follows (all in Eastern Standard Time):

1. New York open 7:00 AM to 4:00 PM
2. Japanese/Australian open 7:00 PM to 3:00 AM
3. London open 3:00 AM to 11:00 AM

** Often, the best times to trade is at the beginning 3-5 hours of the above mentioned opening times, because the major currency pairs tend to move the most in a particular direction. Especially when there are economic news releases.

THE ABSOLUTE BEST TIME TO TRADE IS FROM 3 AM TO 11 AM EST.

The New York and London trading sessions overlap between 7 and 11 am EST. The volatility is much higher and trading opportunities are much more frequent with bigger moves, especially in these four hours.

The currency pair that moves the most during these hours are the Usd/Chf (#1), then the Gbp/Usd, then the Eur/Usd, then the Usd/Jpy.

This is when you can make 30-100 pips trading in just a few minutes or hours, using any of our strategies in any time frame, especially around news releases.

If you need help in converting EST time zone to your time zone, please use this world time zone converter:

http://www.worldtimezone.com OR
http://timeanddate.com/worldclock

DAILY FORECAST WEBSITES

First thing in the morning, I go to http://www.fxstreet.com to check out some forecasts and news release times for the day. I always check before I start trading and I write down the support/resistance, trend, trading range, target highs & lows, news release times, etc. on my Daily Trading Sheet, which is provided in the Day Trade Forex Advanced course.

This is an interesting forecast site that I also like:

http://www.fxstreet.com/nou/content/107780/content.asp?menu=technicalanalysis

Another place to find out when the world economic news releases are: http://www.forexnews.com and scroll down to the bottom of the website for the list of the current week news releases that impact the Forex markets.

Most often, the economic news release is scheduled for 8:30 AM EST. If you are in a trade at this time, make sure you have your stop loss at a place you are happy with. The volatility is scary and fast, but if you aren't already in a trade, you can jump in once you see the major trend, usually after the first 5-15 minutes. Look at a 30 min chart to see the major trend.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Most of the forex brokerages have now stopped guaranteeing their stops during fundamental news release times, as the volatility is so extreme, that the price can often move faster than their servers can keep up with. Thus, please be very aware that getting into and out of a trade when you want, can sometimes be next to impossible. You can possibly encounter several things during news release times: whipsaw of the price, slippage, freezing of the platform, disconnects, re-quotes of price, loss of money, etc.

Don't bother calling up any dealing desk to complain, as they are all now distancing themselves from this problem, and they all have a disclaimer on their websites. It is a buyer-beware type of situation. If you choose to play the news, you have to be aware of it's risks. The rewards can be very great in just a few minutes, or it can go against you. Make sure that you immediately put in your stop.

Erol Bortucene and Cynthia Macy are co-authors of 'The Day Trade Forex System: The Ultimate Step-By-Step Guide To Online Currency Trading'.

Visit: http://www.daytrade-forex.com

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http://www.successtrading2000.com
http://www.shortterminvestingsite.com

The Funny Sort Of Traders In Forex Currency Trading

2009-02-24T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Kevin Anderson

What is the very reason why people get into forex currency trading? The money, of course. They would not be in it for anything other than that. Although there are very few who are more interested in knowing how the foreign market and the system work. But few of them really. Forex currency trading can offer a lot of money if the trader knows how to play their cards right.

Foreign currency trading has become the best income-generating industry in the world today. It is quite understandable because people do not need years of education to get into one. Compared with other industries that require some years of expertise, traders only have to learn some basic points about foreign currency trading, online for that matter. With the many online web sites offering free trainings and instant education, it is no wonder that people can get into foreign currency trading without any hassle at all.

Many people get into foreign currency trading but not all become successful either.

Some of the factors affecting the foreign currency trading are those within the market itself. These are expected and traders should know them about them first-hand to be able to anticipate and plan the needed action to counter it.

Other reasons for not succeeding in the foreign currency trading is because of the traders themselves. lacking of discipline and poor money management to mention some. These are problems that could be prevented but was not given much attention to.

There are really no personification of the "perfect trader" because the foreign currency trading is not perfect itself. Though some advises are given, they do not really ensure smooth sailing in the foreign currency trading. they just serve as guidelines to give traders some pointers on what to do when the situation calls for it.

Here are some of types of persons who enter into foreign currency trading that people do not know about and may not get to read everyday. They may sound almost absurd but there are really some of them out there.

The type who put your investment in the safest possible market. Then try to forget about them. The fact that some traders are really not into the foreign currency trading but is trying to "make" it there is an accepted fact. There are those who just want to invest and not make time for them. This is the best advise that can be given those kinds.

If they do not have the patience to try and make their trades work then they could just invest into some stable market and have them check one in a while. Or forget them altogether. They would be surprise at how their foreign currency trading is coming along without them putting any time and work into them.

It can work too. Money is not the issue here. Some people may just want to be a part of foreign currency trading and leave everything to fate. One way or another they are at least contributing to the industry. At least, their money is.

The itchy trader. This is the traders who are the exact opposite of the first ones mentioned. This kind of trader is the impatient one. Always trying to check what has been happening to the foreign currency trading especially the trade that he or she have invested on.

This is the kind that does not play around with money. Every cent counts and if putting some of it into the foreign currency trading would multiply that sum, then the trader would do everything to make it gain some profit. If it means taking more time and dedication that is allowed, then this trader would be more than happy to spend more time in the foreign currency trading.

This is also the kind that views foreign currency trading as a sport. Should always be there to see the action taking place and not wanting to miss a thing.

It is ironic how these two types of foreign currency traders have qualities that goes extremely opposite each other. Either way, one or more of the styles they are using can also bring some money into the bag. The one thing that they have in common is the fact that they both are willing enough to take the inherent risks.

Kevin Anderson is the owner and operator of Forex Trading Center a site developed to give users the most updated information on how to trade Forex properly to make a profit.

Forex Currency Trading Tips And Hints

2009-02-23T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Francisco Solar

Hi, on this occasion we will show you how to read forex charts and the basic points associated with it. First of all, you always quote currency pair in the same way. For example: the EURUSD currency pair is always as EURUSD, with the EURO being the base currency and the USD being the terms currency and not the other way around. Therefore if the chart of the EURUSD shows that the current price is fluctuating around 1.2155, means that 1 EURO will buy around 1.2155 US Dollars.

YOUR TRADE SIZE (FACE VALUE) IS THE AMOUNT OF BASE CURRENCY THAT YOU ARE TRADING. IN THIS EXAMPLE IF YOU ARE BUYING 20,000 EURUSD, YOU ARE THEREFORE BUYING 20,000 EUROS.

BUY OR SELL

LONG POSITION: When you buy the currency pair looking at their chart to go up to profit on the trade. That is, you need the base currency to strengthen against the terms currency. SHORT POSITION: Is the reverse of the above. Sell the currency pair to short the position. You will be looking at the chart of the currency pair to go down to profit from your trade. That is, you need the base currency to weaken against the terms currency.

TIME OF ENTRY TO A TRADE

Always check the time frame displayed. Many trading systems will use multiple time frames to determine the entry of a trade. For example, a system may use a 4 hours chart to determine the overall trend of the currency pair by using indicators such as MACD or support and resistance lines, and a 5 minute chart to look for a rise from a temporary dip to determine the actual entry.

Make sure the chart you are looking at, has the correct time frame for your analysis. We suggest that you set up your charts with the correct time frames and indicators on them for the system you are trading, saving and re-using this layout.

BID AND ASK PRICE

On most Forex charts, it is the BID price rather than the ASK price that is displayed on them. A price is always quoted with a BID and an ASK (offer). For example, the current price of EURUSD may be 1.2065 BID and 1.2068 ASK (offer). Then you buy at the ASK, which is the higher of the 2 prices in the spread (range between BID and ASK), and you sell at the BID, being the lower of the 2 prices.

From the chart, you place an order to sell when the price is 1.422, then this is the price that you sell at assuming no slippage. You place an order to buy when the chart price is the same price, you will be buying at 1.422. The system will determine if your orders will be placed according to that chart price or if you need to add a "buffer" when trading (buying or selling).

NOTE: On many platforms, when you place a stop order(to buy if the price rises above certain level) or sell (if the price falls below a certain level. You can choose either "stop if BID" or "stop if offered".

WORLD TIMES

The times shown on the bottom of forex charts are set to the particular time zone that the Forex provider's charts are set to, GMT, New York time, or other. It is a suggestion to have a world clock available on your computer desktop particularly if you are waiting for announcements from Central banks or Governments around the world which could affect the currency prices.

Forex And Some Important Facts About Bollinger Bands

2009-02-22T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Adrian Pablo

Forex trading is nowadays one of the most looked after occupation for many persons of all ages around the world. This is due to its great advantages over other capital markets and its high profitability potential; among these advantages you will find that is extremely easy to access a trading platform from the best forex broker firms thanks to the internet; and also you will notice that Forex has a high liquidity along with a high leverage.

But having a good broker firm and great trading platform is only one part of what you need in order to make your forex trading career a winning and profitable one. You need to have the right knowledge and techniques in order to forecast with the best accuracy what the market will do next. One of the techniques used to predict the Forex market behavior is that based on Bollinger Bands.

These Bollinger Bands are what is called a technical trading tool and they are widely used in the capital markets (including Forex) and were created by John Bollinger in the early 1980s. These bands technique was formulated based on the need for adaptive trading bands and the discovery that the volatility of the markets was a dynamic phenomena, not a static one as was widely believed at the time.

Bollinger Bands consist of a chart of three curves drawn in relation to currency pairs prices. The band situated in the middle is a measure of the intermediate-term trend and is usually a simple moving average, that serves as the base for the upper and lower bands. The interval between the upper, lower and the middle bands is determined by the volatility of the market, typically the standard deviation of the same data that were used for the moving average. The default parameter is 20 periods and two standard deviations above and below the middle band; of course this may be adjusted to suit your needs.

In short, the purpose of Bollinger Bands is to provide a relative definition of high and low price. By definition prices are considered high when touching the upper band and low when they touch the lower band. This relative definition can be used by the Forex trader to compare price actions and as a very useful indicator when the purpose of the trader is to arrive at rigorous buy and sell decisions.

Adrian Pablo is a Forex freelance writer with articles published in a number of places. Get a free report on Fibonacci Trading and learn more about the world of trading, visit => http://www.1-forex.com

Demo Before Taking The Plunge

2009-02-21T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Kevin Anderson

Demo trading is one way to get yourself started in forex trading. This is the same as the real trading, except that you are using "pretend money". Demo trading allows the new trader to know how the market works and the events that affect its movement. Geopolitical, macroeconomics and global finance are some of the teaching that demo trading gives. All these will prove to be helpful in your future, real trade.

Demo trading also teaches about greed. To some people the only reason they have why they are into forex trading is because of the money. The more money the traders achieve, the more they are prone to greediness. In the end, it becomes a domineering factor and takes complete control of the decisions made in the trading. This is one of the important points that demo trading is focusing on.

The trader does not have anything to fear in demo trading. If you start losing badly on a demo account, you can simply start a new one. The thing that is given emphasis is your successes and not your failures. This trading does not teach you about fear because it is one of the emotions that leads to failure. Demo trading is more focused on instructing people about self-confidence. Being confident in how you go about your trade and the decisions you will be making without having to think about the possibility of making wrong judgments in the process of forex trading. The most common fear that traders experience is the fear of losing money that would eventually lead them to cut their losses without taking the risks that they might start to rise anytime.

The capitalization in the demo account is enough to sustain losses and will still come out on top. When it comes to the real account though, the tendency is for it to be under capitalized. If you are planning to achieve the same returns that you got on your demo account, chances are you are going to blow up quickly. That is the one of the differences between the demo and the real account. Some of the things you are capable of doing in the former will not really pattern exactly to the latter.

Every reputable forex dealer allows would-be customers to download a free demo version of their software. This is where they can test their skills and learn the basic things in forex trading. If the dealer wants the trader to be part of their team, then it is important that the trader should be acquainted with the layout and the platform that they are using. Every demo account is different because it caters to the dealers who are representing them.

Once the traders must already mastered the mechanics, they are now ready to experiment with the demo platform to get a feel of what it is like to trade. This demo software has certain features that traders can use to determine what kind of trader they would want to become and the kind of personality they will be presenting in the forex market.

Bear in mind that demo trading is in no way similar to the real trading money. You may be very calmly trading huge amount of money in the demo trading and be completely ecstatic when you earn a small amount in the process.

To make demo trading more productive, it is best to treat the account as though the money is real. That way, you will be conscious of the way you are using your money and will probably do a lot of thinking before you start "throwing" them away in a useless trade, maybe.

The judgment you will be making in a demo trading should also pattern what it is you will be doing if it is the real thing.

Demo accounts may not be the real thing but they serve as your training ground if ever you will be getting into the real thing. It is better to think of what you are doing as something that you would have done in real trading.

In demo trading, you will get to encounter situations that are very closely similar to the real forex trading. it would be useful to remember how you went about it and if successful, you can try it out on your real account.

Kevin Anderson is the owner and operator of http://www.forextradingcenter.info a site developed to give users the most updated information on how to trade Forex properly to make a profit.

Trading Psychology Adopt The Right Mindset For Big Profits

2009-02-20T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Stephen Todd

The fact is the majority of traders lose because they cannot control their emotions. Trading psychology is one of the keys to investment success.

A simple fact will illustrate the influence of trading psychology:

Why the majority of traders lose

There is one statistic that has remained constant since the beginning of investment records - the ratio of winners to losers has remained constant over time.

On reflection, this would seem a startling fact; despite the massive advance in communications and economic forecasting methods, the ratio remains the same.

The conclusion from the above is that the successful trading is dependant on something else. That something else is our trading psychology.

The influence Of Hope and Fear

In trading psychology, two emotions that are constantly to the fore are hope and fear. One of the traders who recognised this was the legendary trader W D Gann.

"Hope and fear: I have written about this often in my books and I feel I cannot repeat it too often. The average person buys commodities because they hope they will go up, or because someone advises them, they will go up. This is the most dangerous thing to do, never trade on hope. Hope wrecks more people's lives than anything else. Face the facts, and when you trade, trade on the facts, eliminating hope"

"Fear causes many losses. People sell out because they fear commodities are going lower, but they often wait until the decline has run its course and sell near the bottom - never make a trade on fear"

Control Emotions and Become a Disciplined Trader Gann, like all successful traders, realised that the only way to trade successfully was to remove emotions from trading, and trade on the facts and realised the significance of trading psychology on price movements.

To do this, he applied mathematical principles to investing that would give him the ability to trade without emotion, with discipline Gann was extremely successful, amassing a fortune of over $50 million in his trading career.

Human Nature Is Constant Exploit It for Trading Success

It doesn't matter what market you trade: commodities, stocks, currencies, or what type of trader you are, a day or position trader, the fact is, trading psychology influences the majority of traders. If you can control your emotions and trade with a disciplined plan you can gain a trading edge.

A Disciplined Plan for Big Profits

Gann was able to control his emotions by having a specific plan, which he followed, and the following three principles was the basis of his success:

1. He had a trading method, which relied on mathematical principles that he had proved over time would increase profit potential and reduce risk.

2. He traded on the facts as presented to him by his trading system and he never traded on his emotions

3. He used strict money management principles to run profitable trades and cut losses quickly

He realised that having the correct trading psychology was just as important as having a good trading method.

Essential Reading for Any Trader

After Gann's death in 1955, there have been some excellent writers on trading psychology including Jake Bernstein, Larry Williams, Dr Van Tharpe and Jack Shwager. Gann's works however, have stood the test of time proving him one of the most influential traders of all time.

Emotion is part of human nature. We cannot avoid it. All we can do is to:

"Act in a way to overcome the weak points that have caused the ruin of others"

This is what Gann set out to achieve.

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Currency Update 5 Trades Correct Last Week What Does This Week Hold

2009-02-19T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Sacha Tarkovsky

With our currency update last week we had some great trades and while we were right, we also know that if we were wrong, our risk was small for all trades entered.

We have had some fantastic profits last week but that's the past, let's look at the currencies this week and what we think will happen.

Our view last week was the longer term trend in the dollar was down and we would see this continue after, what was a good correction to the upside and we were proved correct.

As we said last week always look at the weekly chart to get the overall trend and the daily chart to time your entry. Let's look at the majors and what lays in store this week and roundup last weeks action.

US Dollar Index

The correction ended dramatically and the dollar index is falling towards its lows. The double bottom at the lows is the target and a decisive break of these will see further weakness.

Traders should focus on getting in on this move on a bounce to the mid Bollinger band or a punch through the lows and a breakout to the downside. This market looks very weak so this is the way to focus.

British Pound

All trends are up hold longs. No entry at current levels as stochastics look very over bought. We will look at a dip to enter but for now no entry point, if you are in enjoy the ride.

Euro

A great move up last week. All trends are up and an advance to the highs is on after the currency punched through the mid Bollinger band. a Break of the highs will see a far bigger advance. Again same as pound no entry.

Yen

This currency long term trend is down (in contrast to the ones above on the weekly chart) and we have had a strong correction up to the 8800 level, this is the mid Bollinger band on the daily chart and also resistance on the weekly chart and if prices stall here we should see the yen retreat but odds are not clear just yet, what will happen.

If the yen cannot move strongly early next week look for a retreat back to the lows but wait for confirmation and a downturn on the stochastics ie a crossing with bearish divergence.

The commodity currencies

We all know that the commodity markets are booming and the Canadian and Australian Dollar can help you take advantage.

This week we will also look at the Australian Dollar as well as the Canadian dollar we looked at last week

Australian Dollar

The weekly chart shows a close over the mid bollnger band and the daily chart shows strength buy dip to the mid bollinger band or breakoput of the 7600 level. This currency should become a big bull market in the near future.

Canadian dollar

The lager of the all the positions we looked at last week. We are long but we could have a test of our entry at the double or triple bottom after Friday's action. If you are looking to get in this is the area to target at present. The long term trend is firmly up on the weekly chart and this market should remain bullish for the foreseeable future.

Keep in mind!

Markets change quickly and this is snapshot of what we think before Mondays open. Keep in mind when trading these currencies:

1. Focus on the long term trend

2. Only enter at areas of clear risk reward and ALWAYS check short term momentum with the stochastic indicator ( ie its in your favor ) before trading either long or short. Always look out for stochastic crossovers with bullish or bearish divergence before entering

3. Set your stop in advance

4. Use at or in the money options for protection against volatile moves

5. Use chart support and resistance with bollinger bands to establish areas of entry.

The tolls above are simple as is the logic: Trade with the long term trend, bollinger bands and chart support and resistance to establish potential entry points and use stochastics to time entry.

These tools work in any market

We used these tools last week in currencies successfully and if you follow our other reports we also used them in unleaded gas, crude oil and copper for huge gains - they work in any trending market.

keep it simple for huge profits

Yes their simple but you can make huge profits as our recent updates show and keeping it simple is the way to go in trading, most traders think the clever they are with their method and the more complicated it is the more success they will have, but this is simply not true.

Keep it simple trade with the odds and it will elad you to big gains!

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Forex Brokerage Firms

2009-02-18T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Eric Morris

Foreign exchange brokerage firms play a crucial role in currency markets. They provide momentum to currency markets in various ways, such as by offering an interface to sellers and buyers of currencies and by executing transactions at their behest. They also offer margin account services, under which small traders can take much larger positions in the markets as compared with their deposited money. These brokers also act as advisors to exporters and importers, as well as to corporate houses exposed to currency market movement risks. In addition, they also cater to the forex requirement of miscellaneous customers like tourists and students who are studying abroad.

Margined currency trading is becoming increasingly popular with the expansion of inter-connectivity across the globe; so too are the brokerage firms providing this facility. Earlier, forex brokers' role was limited to servicing big banks as their agents, at a time when currency markets were practically off-limits to small aspirants due to high transaction costs. The Internet has also unleashed unrestricted flow of information on currency market operations, inviting small players into the forex trading business in hordes.

Forex brokers usually operate under arrangements known as limit orders, good till cancelled (GTC) orders, good for the day (GFD) orders and stop orders. Usually, buyers and sellers of currencies place an order with their broker to execute deals on their behalf. The sellers and buyers also specify time checkpoints and target rates for executing transactions. These are called limit orders. A GTC order is cancelled at the order of buyers and sellers - the dealer cannot cancel the order on his own. Otherwise the order remains active for the entire day of trading. A GFD order remains active in the market until the end of a day's trading. A stop order is issued by buyers and sellers to limit their potential losses from a transaction.

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What Is Forex Market

2009-02-17T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Kaspar Gering

Forex market is the largest financial market in the world, with a volume over $1.95 trillion a day. "Forex" comes from words "Foreign Exchange". Forex is also referred to as "FX" or "Spot FX" market. I'm sure you know what foreign exchange means. If not, well, in foreign exchange offices you can change currencies (if you're going on a trip abroad, you need foreign currencies, right?).

Forex trading is the simultaneous buying of one currency and selling of another. Currencies are traded through a broker or dealer and are traded in pairs; for example the European euro and the US dollar (EUR/USD) or the British pound and the Japanese Yen (GBP/JPY).

So how do you make money with changing currencies? Let's say you see that EUR/USD current price is $1.2600. This means that you have to pay exactly $1.2600 to buy 1 EUR.

Let's then make a deal and buy some euros, at the same time selling dollars. If you bought some euros, you expect their price to raise, so you could sell them with a higher price than you bought them. As expecting the euro price to raise against the dollar, you're also expecting the dollar to go cheaper against the euro.

This means you have to give more and more dollars to get 1 euro. If the dollar goes cheaper, euro goes more valued. So now the EUR/USD price is $1.2650. You then sell euros, at the same time buying dollars. Since you bought cheaper euros and now you're selling more expensive euros, you'll get a profit from that.

Unlike other financial markets like the New York Stock Exchange, the Forex spot market has neither a physical location nor a central exchange. The Forex market is considered an Over-the-Counter (OTC) or 'Interbank' market, due to the fact that the entire market is run electronically, within a network of banks, continuously over a 24-hour period.

A properly trained Forex trader can potentially earn BIG PROFITS in every single month, week, or day! (Of course a poorly trained Forex trader can suffer big losses as well.)

All you need to get started is a computer, a high-speed Internet connection (Why? the currencies' prices are changing constantly and you need to keep up with them) and a trading software.

A good website for a beginner is BabyPips.com. BabyPips.com was created to introduce beginning traders to all the essential aspects of foreign exchange in a fun and easy-to-understand manner. Have fun!

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Forex Basics Part 1

2009-02-16T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Gilbert Murray

This is the first in a series of articles that are intending to introduce beginning traders to all the essential aspects of foreign exchange. I will start by identifying and defining the essential aspects of foreign exchange trading, and key components that you will be exposed to as a forex trader.

Forex is an acronym for Foreign Exchange. The foreign exchange is a currency market where currencies are traded. Traders are trading one currency against another. There are very large players in this game such as, large banks, corporations, and countries. There is also the speculative trader. Most individual traders would fit into the speculative category. Speculative trading focuses on the value of one currency with regard to another. As a speculative trader you focus on or bet on which currencies will go up in value and which ones will go down. Fundamental economic news and political situations play an important roll in the fluctuation in value of a currency for any given country.

Forex is the largest financial market in the world. Daily trading volume exceeds $1.5 trillion. Comparing this to other financial markets such as equities at $50 billion daily trading volume, and the futures market at $30 billion in daily volume you can begin to realize the flexibility and infinite trading liquidity the FOREX has to offer. The FOREX is a 24 hour market. This means flexibility for you as a trader. This market never closes. You can always find good trading opportunities at your convenience. This is a 24 hour electronic online currency exchange.

Currencies are traded in pairs. Meaning when you buy one currency you are selling the cross currency. The position that you take long or short is indicative to how you think that pair will perform. For example, if you were to buy long USD/GBP, you are betting that the USD (US Dollar) will increase in value against the GBP (Great Britain Pound). You are actually buying the USD and simultaneously selling the GBP. If you were to go short on this pair you would be betting that the USD is going to decrease in value against the GBP. It can get confusing but fortunately the services that provide the trading platforms from which you will be placing trades will keep track of this for you. Everything is electronic and online, trading is done in real time. You can watch immediate results of all your trades. These are highly sophisticated programs tracking every movement in the currency market in real time.

Part 2 will focus more on currency pairs, trading platforms and charting software.

FOREX is a highly speculative market. Money can be won and lost as with any speculative venture. It is essential that you as a trader have a solid understanding of the FOREX and how to trade currencies. You can discover more about this very lucrative money making opportunity by clicking http://www.trade4xforprofit.com/

Forex Beats The Stock Market

2009-02-15T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Steve Welker

Companies issue stocks to raise capital for expansion, equipment and other projects. Stocks have been a very popular form of investment for years. Each share of a stock a person owns represents a small ownership of the company.

Stock values fluctuate based on the fortunes of the company. When the company is doing well the stock price will increase, at this time the investor can sell their stock to capture the profit or they can continue to hold it in hopes of greater profits in the future. Some companies will pay dividends on stocks; dividends are a small share of the profit per each share of stock.

To buy and sell stocks you must use a broker and go through one of the stock exchanges. In the US there are two exchanges, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System (NASDAQ). Some very large companies may have stocks on multiple exchanges but most companies will sell their stocks on one or the other.

Until recently the stock market was seen as a long-term investment strategy. Most portfolios would have a large number of "Blue Chip" stocks. These are stocks that have proven their value over a long period of time. With the addition of internet trading we are seeing what is typically known as day trading. Day traders attempt to take advantage of the daily fluctuations in the market by making multiple trades during the day. This is a fairly high-risk method of investment and is further hindered by the large number of commissions charged for each transaction.

In some cases stocks can be bought on margin. In the stock exchange your margin rates are usually about 50%, which means you need half the cost of the stock to be able to buy it.

FOREX

The FOREX exchange is significantly different than the stock exchange. On the FOREX exchange almost all trades are short-term trades, in fact a trader may only hold a currency for a few minutes before moving it again. Since there are no brokers fees in the FOREX exchange you can make numerous trades in one day without racking up large commission fees.

With over $1.5 trillion in trades every day the FOREX exchange is the largest financial market in the world. To put this in perspective all of the American stock markets combined only handle about $100 billion worth of trades a day. This huge volume causes the FOREX exchange to be the most fluid market in the world. Because so much of the world economy is dependent on moving currency from country to country there is always a buyer and a seller for every currency combination. The stock market on the other hand is not nearly as liquid, you may not always find a buyer for the stock you want to sell or a seller for the stock you want to buy.

The FOREX market is not located in a single place but is worldwide. Due to time zone changes the FOREX market is open 24 hours a day 5 days a week.

Stock exchanges are normally only open for 7 hours a day, you can not buy or sell a stock if the exchange that it is listed on is closed at the time.

FOREX is more predictable than the stock market as well. It follows well-defined patterns, you can also leverage better in FOREX than the stock market. Margin accounts in FOREX run as high as 100:1 which means you only need $1 to buy $100 worth of currency.

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Mt Metastock Part 3 Relative Strength Comparison Rsc The Key Success Tool In Trading

2009-02-14T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by David Jenyns

In Part 2, of Designing a Trading System in MetaStock I covered how to code the first two of the four major components of a mechanical entry system. I had explained the coding of price and liquidity. In this article, I will cover the steps for coding the remaining two components, trend and volatility, into MetaStock. In the end, you will have the complete codes for a mechanical entry system.

Let's begin with trend identification. Remember, 'the trend is your friend' when trading. You always want to trade with the trend, not against it. Think of it this way, if you were swimming in the sea, and got yourself caught in a rip tide, is it easier to swim with the current or against it? It is the same with trading with a trend.

There are many ways to identify trends, and it's not particularly important which method you use. You just need to use one. One of my preferred methods for identifying trending stocks is to find stocks that are trading at their current highs. You can do this by stipulating that the highest high price must have been achieved in the last 'x' number of days.

Once again, the variables you use will depend on the time frame you are trading. But for this example, you want the highest high price in the last 240 days to have occurred in the last 20 days.

Using the formula reference section in the MetaStock Programming Study Guide, you can find the syntax of the highest high function, and then plug in the details. Then, using the 'less than' symbol, you can specify the number of days must be less than 20. In MetaStock language that would be:

HHVBars(H,240) 1.5 and

ATR(21)/Mov(C,21,S)*100 1 and

Mov(v,21,s)*C > 200000 and

HHVBars(H,240) 1.5 and

ATR(21)/Mov(C,21,S)*100 < 6

You now have now a workable entry system. Not only did you construct a robust system, but it also adheres to the KISS principal (Keep It Simple Simon). This system can be cut and pasted into the Explorer within MetaStock. However, the entry is only the beginning of a successful trading system. In later parts of this series, you'll find the rest of the components that you need to design a profitable trading system.

About The Author
David Jenyns is recognized as the leading expert when it comes to MetaStock and designing profitable trading systems.

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What Influences Currency Prices

2009-02-13T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Steven Feder

In equity markets it is relatively easy to understand what influences stock prices. If the sector that stock of our choice belongs to is doing well, if earnings are meeting the expectations, our stock will generally do well. In currency markets on the other hand there are many more aspects that have the impact -if there is a labor strike in France, if a bomb explodes in the middle East, if ECB reduces interest rates, if the weather in South America is bad, anyways there are so many factors that influence currecncy rates that it is not possible for an individual trader to keep track of all of them, you would go crazy. Therefore you have adapt the credo "Anything can happen at any time and I will have to adjust accordingly."

What we need is the ability to predict the price over the next few days/weeks. You have probably noticed how sometimes even the best news can not lift the dollar and the slightest hint of a bad news puts it into a nosedive and vice verca....In those situations you need to know where the sentiment is and economic funamentals have very little importance.

Problem that most would be traders encouter is a lack of appropriate literature. Real world is inhabited with real people. And real people make unexpected decisions. Welcome to the world of currency trading

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http://www.forexsimplesystem.com

Seven Deadly Trading Mistakes Part Seven

2009-02-12T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Harvey Walsh

In this last article of the series, I'm going to look at what is perhaps the biggest mistake of all, and yet should be the easiest to overcome.

Mistake Number Seven - Not Taking Action

For every trader who opens a brokerage account and starts placing trades, there must be a hundred more who had every intention of doing so, but for one reason or another, never actually took that step.

It's a blindingly obvious statement to make I know, but you cannot make a profit from the markets if you don't actually start trading them! Why do so many potential traders buy the books, ready the forums, and study the charts, but never actually place a trade? The most common reasons I hear are these:

Fear "I'm worried I'm going to lose to much money".

If you trade on a simulator, you can't lose a penny. Today's technology makes simulated trading more accessible and more realistic than ever. Having a go risk-free will either give you the confidence to take the next step, or will prove to you that trading really isn't your thing. Either way, you've got nothing to lose by trying.

Time "I don't have time to sit in front of a computer all day learning this stuff". There are stocks and futures markets in every developed country in the world. With the wonder of the internet, we can trade them all. That means that when you have some spare time, there is a market open somewhere. There's no need to give up the day job to try out trading.

Money "I don't have enough cash to trade with". As trading becomes ever more popular, and brokers try and reach out to bigger audiences, minimum account levels are falling. If you have a few hundred spare dollars (US), you can start trading. Having said that, never trade with money you cannot afford to lose. If losing your starting capital is going to put you on the streets, you really shouldn't be trading with cash. However, there's no reason you can't paper trade while you save up that pot.

No Confidence "I don't think I can do this, it's not for me". If you really think trading is not your thing, of course there is no point in pursuing it. If however you simply fear that you won't succeed for whatever reason, then you could be missing out on a great opportunity for nothing. Get yourself some free charts and a free simulator, or even a pen and paper, and have a go. If you don't try, you'll never know!

Action: Ultimately, only you can take the next step to becoming a profitable trader. It's a sad fact that many who read this will never take their trading dream further. But those few that do, will be well on their way to success, profit, and trading freedom.

That's the end of this seven part Seven Deadly Mistakes series. I hope you've enjoyed reading it as much as I've enjoyed putting it together.

About The Author
Harvey Walsh is both a trader and trading coach. He can be contacted via his website, where you can also read more about his day trading book - http://www.day-trading-freedom.com day-trading-freedom.com

Crisis Of Confidence In The Eu

2009-02-11T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Peter Grant

The European Union (EU) constitution was dealt a double blow, first by a French "no" vote on 29-May and then by a follow on "no" from the Netherlands on 01-Jun. To add insult to injury, one low level Italian diplomat quickly called for a referendum in Italy to decide if a return to the lira was warranted. Additionally, Prime Minister Tony Blair, who took over leadership of the EU on 01-Jul, indefinitely postponed the British referendum on the EU constitution.

This news along with plenty of speculation about the repercussions dominated the international headlines for much of the month of June. Not surprisingly, all the hubbub about the EU had a direct impact on the FX market. The euro fell to a new seven month low following the French referendum, reaching a low of 1.2371 and the "single currency" has been under pressure ever since. Probes below the 1.2000 level were seen ahead of 30-Jun, suggesting additional near term downside potential toward 1.1756 and beyond.

Since the inception of the euro in 1999 central banks, especially those in Asia and the Middle East were seen diversifying out of dollars into the euro. They were not only looking to scale back their substantial dollar holdings in the face of a declining market, but they also sought the higher returns available in the eurozone. However, returns on eurozone deposits slipped below those in the United States in December and the FED's string of rate hikes bodes well for those differentials to further widen. Combine the better returns in the US and a generally more favorable dollar outlook with the specter of continued political turmoil within the EU and it seems there is little incentive to hold euros at this point.

Truth be told, the EU was facing some rather significant hurdles long before the double "noes" derailed confidence. Many of these hurdles are associated with expansion. Discontent on the part of established club members with the admission of central European countries in May-04 and general hostilities about the proposed admittance of Turkey played significant roles in the recent referendums. In addition, diverging economic performance, productivity growth, inflation and fiscal performance among member nations are all fodder for further turmoil.

Worthy of particular note is the broad based economic malaise in Italy. Italian consumer product manufacturers are losing their battle with Asia and consequently the trade balance is moving into the red. Unemployment is up, as is the budget deficit. Being part of the euro, and therefore having a relatively high exchange rate, essentially thwarts any effort to compete with Asia on price. Without its own currency, Italy is unable to devalue out of its non-competitive position. Hence, the aforementioned comments by Italian Minister Maroni. Countries such as Portugal and Greece are also in rather dismal economic health. The budget deficit of the former has already reached 7% of GDP.

Many have noted that the EU constitution may be dead, but it's not buried yet. I'm not so sure that I would agree as approval of all 25 member counties is needed for ratification. The initial thought was that any dissent was likely to come from newer or smaller EU countries and that a little economic arm twisting by the likes of France and the Netherlands might encourage them to reconsider. Unquestionably the long standing skepticism of the Brits was going to be an issue. However, rejection of the constitution by two of the founding members of the EU certainly throws a wrench in the works.

I don't believe that we need to worry about the European Monetary Union (EMU) breaking up any time soon. In other words, the euro will continue to be actively traded on the global spot market. A Reuters poll early in June suggested there is only a 5% chance of an EMU collapse within the next 15 years. However, around the same time the German weekly magazine Stern reported that the failure of the EMU was discussed at a meeting attended by German Finance Minister Hans Eichel and Bundesbank President Axel Weber. Having said that, I don't think there is any question that there is a greater risk premium attached to the euro than there was a month ago.

In the months ahead, look for continued political wrangling within the EU. Further bad news is likely to be forthcoming, which should help keep the euro under pressure, creating trading opportunities not only against the dollar, but in the cross rates as well.

Peter Grant is VP of Operations for CFS Capital Management (http://www.cfscap.com), an alternative investment firm in Lakewood, Colorado. This article is an excerpt from our monthly newsletter 'The Alternative' which can be read online at http://www.cfscap.com/news.htm. Emails may be sent to pgrant@cfscap.com

Does Your Forex Strategy Include The Fibonacci Twostep

2009-02-10T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Michael A. Jones

Fibonacci can be a very valuable addition to the tools in your Forex strategy, even if you are a reasonably new trader. Experiment with the guidelines below and learn to do the Fibonacci two-step:

Fibonacci levels indicate more often than not how far price is going to go before it stalls and pulls back. It also provides a number of levels where price can pull back or retrace before moving on in the direction of the trend.

The 4 most common retracement levels are (figures rounded off) 1. 38%, 2. 50%, 3. 62%, and 4. 79%.

The two most common extension levels are 1.27% and 1.62%.

Using the Fibonacci tool that comes with most charting packages, simply drag the tool from the most recent swing high/low to the previous swing/high or low and take special note of the 50% retracement level.

In a nutshell, the Fibonacci Two-Step means you set an entry order to be pulled in if and when price touches the Fib50% retracement level, and you set your target at the Fib1.27% extension level.

However, for these trades to be high probability with minimal risk a couple quick calculations are necessary.

What is your stop value? 25-30 pips? If it's more can your equity cover it if you lose the trade? For many traders 25-30 pips is a reasonable stop.

So before entering the trade, measure the distance between the Fib50% retracement level, your possible entry point, and the Fib79% retracement or even the 100% level. If it is more than 25-30 pips, pass on the trade. The risk is too great. If price pulls back further than the Fib50% level even all the way back to the last swing high/low, you will be in trouble.

However, if the Fib79% or 100% level are within 25-30 pips of your entry at Fib50%, you have a possible trade.

Now calculate how many pips from Fib50% to the extension at Fib127% - this will be your profit ratio. Supposing your stop is set at 25 pips, perhaps somewhere between the Fib79% retracement level and the swing point, and your target at the Fib127% extension is 36 pips, that's a good risk/reward ratio! You are risking 25 pips to get 36.

It is often advisable to set your target 3 or 4 pips above the Fib127% level as sometimes price doesn't quite make it before it pulls back.

Use this strategy in line with your other indicators and trade in the direction of the trend for minimal risk.

Why is this strategy so successful? Because it's not too ambitious. Price will often pull back to the Fib50% level and no further. It will often go to the Fib127 and no further. So using these two levels puts one on middle ground with a higher chance of getting taken into the trade with the target successfully met.

So if you are looking to improve your Forex strategy, remember the Fibonacci Two-Step In at Fib50 Out at Fib127 and dance all the way to the bank.

Michael A. Jones is a writer and webmaster with over 10 years experience who also trades the forex regularly. See an illustrated example of the Fibonacci Two-Step on this page:

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Forex Trading

2009-02-09T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Kent Pinkerton

Industry insiders estimate that only about ten percent of the active forex traders make money, and many of those who take part in this heart-stopping game of buying and selling at the slight movement of in the graphs lose large sums of money and capital.

Forex trading requires more than just pure luck. Hitting a gold mine means the application of deep knowledge and understanding of world markets and economies and the many global factors that affect the value of currencies, such as trade embargoes, political situations in certain governments and sovereigns; wars and famine; and the outbreak of dangerous diseases. But once you have become adept at the business, trading foreign currencies can be satisfying.

This market is about the only one in the world that is open 24 hours a day. It operates in what is known as the interbank market, meaning that the business of trading continues to continent after continent; from one economy to the next - wherever next the sun rises. And because forex deals with currencies, forex trading is the most liquid market on the globe.

Forex trading is often compared with equities trading because of their many similarities, foremost of which is that both operate under volatile circumstances. And both also have brokers to study and scan the market and environment for good buys and projecting the perfect opportunities to sell. Both also try to soften the blow of the volatile market by keeping and building strong portfolios of investments. As it is with buying and keeping equities, where portfolios are composed of stocks bought from companies in diverse industries, forex brokers also advise their clients to keep a diverse portfolio of currencies, to trade in high-earning but oftentimes volatile dollars, as well as stocking up on more stable currencies.

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Forex Trading Systems How To Pick One For Huge Gains

2009-02-08T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Sacha Tarkovsky

FOREX trading systems are big business now as the internet allows anyone to use one and make big profits.

The question traders need answered is - what do they look for when they buy a FOREX trading system to locate the good FOREX systems from the losing majority.

This article will give clear, concise, tips for picking a FOREX trading for huge profits and how to construct your own one for FREE!

Right, lets get started and look at getting FOREX trading systems with the potential to make huge gains.

Choosing a system from a vendor

Many traders choose to buy a FOREX trading system ready made and ready to go. Just plug it in and huge profits come quickly. Well that's the theory, the reality is different. There are good FOREX trading systems out there but you need to pick wisely, here are some tips.

1. Don't buy a system that promises 80% accuracy and has little or no drawdown.

We all know this is not true, as we all know drawdown is part of trading a FOREX trading system. These systems always come with hypothetical track records and of course, we can all trade with low drawdown when we know what happened in the past.

2. Look for a system where the rules are revealed

You need to understand the logic before trading.

This is essential as if you don't understand the logic you won't have the confidence to trade it with discipline. Avoid black box systems only trade a FOREX system you understand.

3. Look FOREX trading systems that are simple.

They should only contain a few rules or parameters.

It's a fact that simple systems work best and not ones that are complicated. All the worlds top trading systems are simple!

4. Look for a FOREX trading systems that trades ALL markets with the same rules.

One of the biggest errors traders make is falling for systems that have "unique" rules to trade different markets.

What this basically means is that the vendor cannot get the system to work on the market, so its "curve fitted" i.e. the rules fit the data in hindsight.

Never consider a system that does this!

5. Look for long term trading system

There is a huge market selling short term and day trading systems, but fact is they don't work as well as long term trend following FOREX trading systems.

6. Get verification

While past performance is no guarantee of future performance some evidence of the system trading successfully by the vendor is a must. Let's face it, if the vendor is not confident enough to invest his money why should you?

An alternative build your own

You can of course, buy a FOREX trading system and the above will help you locate the good ones, but today it's pretty easy to build your own.

Perhaps the best method is a breakout method (it's easy to understand and apply) and is described in our other articles. Simply combine it with some oscillators and your all set.

Many trading packages will let you apply your own rules and test them with realistic slippage and commission.

A FOREX trading system you have and understand yourself gives you a huge advantage, as you will be able to apply it with confidence and discipline which you will need to stay with a system, through periods of drawdown.

If you buy a FOREX system or make your own we hope you find the above tips useful.

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Stock Trading Why Averaging Down Is A Losing Proposition

2009-02-07T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Andy Swan

Many traders, especially those new to the markets, have a habit of "averaging in" to trades that aren`t going their way. The following reasoning is used: If this trade was a good entry at my earlier price, then it must be an even better entry now! On top of that, the trader gets caught up in the idea of improving his "average entry price."

Unfortunately most traders learn the hard way that this logic simply does not hold up. This is a natural response that everyone has, which is exactly why it doesn`t work in a market. The reasoning that "this trade was good then so at this price it must be even better" is based on the flawed assumption that the first entry price was a good one.

Pride tries to keep us from realizing that the very fact that the position is a loser right now is PROOF that the first entry was NOT a good entry (at least not yet). In fact, the stock or option has moved in the opposite direction the trader thought it was going to move, indicating that either the analysis/reasoning used to take the position in the first place was incorrect or at the very least the reasoning has been weakened by the market action since the position was established. This does NOT mean that the trade is no longer a good one just because you did not make your initial entry at the perfect moment (who does?) -- it just means that you probably shouldn`t be willing to put more capital at risk now that it has started to prove you wrong.

The other part of the reasoning, that "this will improve my average entry" is simply a mathematical illusion.

By "averaging in", you don`t just move your entry closer to the current price (the part Pride makes us focus on), you also double your losing position (the part we don`t want to see). Instead of 1000 losing shares at 10.25 you now own 2000 losing shares at 10.00 -- BIG DEAL -- you are still down $500 because the stock price is still at $9.75 and now you own 1000 extra shares of a stock that is in a downtrend instead of the uptrend you predicted!

Don`t get me wrong, it is not always a mistake to increase your position on a losing trade -- some circumstances (such as the stock sitting right at a very strong resistance or support level) warrant it. If you absolutely must add to a losing position, always do so with the conviction necessary to exit the ENTIRE position quickly should the trade move against you (through that critical support level you saw, etc.) from there.

On the flip side of the coin is the exact opposite reasoning and the exact opposite results over time. Adding to winning positions is a practice rarely done by even the most experienced traders, but one that can lead to increased profitability over time. This is exactly the strategy that our Day Trading Systems have used successfully since 2000. The next few times you hear pride telling you to "lock in your profits", double your position and set a stop at your new "average entry". After 5-10 of these trades you will be surprised at what a profitable (and a confidence building) method this can be.

Once again, traders who ignore pride and trade the opposite of emotion will reap extra profits and a much more pleasurable trading experience. DON`T MISUNDERSTAND ME -- you will not profit more every time you add to a winner and you won`t lose every time you add to a loser -- I am talking about trading strategies to work OVER TIME -- anything can happen in the window of a few trades.

Andy Swan is co-founder and head of trading at DaytradeTeam.com

Learn Ecurrency Exchange To Make Money Is This A Scam

2009-02-06T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Charles Cruz

Should you attempt to learn e currency exchange trading if the system a is just scam? Is what many courses like Matt Gagnon's mazu are promoting a scam? If not, why are there rumors of e currency exchange being a scam?

If you have asked yourself questions along these lines then I highly recommend you keep reading my review for whether you should learn e currency exchange or not.

First of all, let me clear something up for you. If you've heard about the e currency exchange system being a scam, chances are you heard of it related to comments from Matt Gagnon from Mazu.

Here's why I say this:

1. Matt Gagnon was the first person to create a course for people that wanted to learn e currency exchange. His website is very popular, which leads me to the fact that...

2. He sell outdated courses. He was the first one to create a course, and he never looked back on it. When you learn E currency Exchange you know this is a system that evolves constantly. Since Matt Gagnon from mazu does not update his course, the system he teaches no longer works. This mean upset customers, and on top of that...

3. Mazu does not refund people's money. Making it in the eyes of someone who has just bought their course, a scam. This is what many customers say when they review mazu.

The fact that when you want to learn e currency exchange you can make very good money without really working, mixed with the fact that the best selling course about the subject is a scam as many mazu customers review it, then that makes it very easy to believe that the entire e currency exchange system is a scam.

However, the reality about how the e currency exchange system works is entirely different from what Mazu's Matt Gagnon teaches.

First of all, let me state that from my experience and many others which I personally have heard, it is possible to make good money with the e currency exchange system. The whole system is as good as many people set it out to be.

Meaning the following things:
1. Except when you're just starting to learn e currency exchange, you really don't need to put in more than 30-60 minutes a day to be profitable. After you've done with the learning curve, things become much easier to exchange e currency.

2. You don't need to work when you want to learn how to make money with e currency exchange. This really requires no selling, no marketing of any sorts, and it just takes your checking up on your daily profits and taking a few moments to reinvest them to see even more profits. I understand why this is hard for some people to believe so they call it a scam.

3. Dxinone (the company that does the e currency exchange) is a company that keeps growing and lately has implemented new methods of making money, which shows that it's a stable company and has every intention of being in the market for a long time.

In summary it's ultimately you who has to make the decision to learn e currency exchange. Nothing in this world is completely guaranteed, but from my experience I can tell you that it's no scam. I've never seen anyone in three years loose a single cent while doing this system. So it's up to you to decide if you want to learn e currency exchange trading.

I've writen detailed reviews for the best courses about what you need to learn e-currency trading, so visit my site (http://www.currencytrading-center.com) to get detailed reviews about the best e currency training programs.

A Look Back At Forex Trading 40406

2009-02-05T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Eddie Yakubovich

Last night is what we call a good no trade night. Remember taking no trade is taking a position, and often the safest position. We had several good reasons to take a short position around 1.7360.

Unfortunately the market just dropped, all night, never taking the bounce up we look for our entry. In the morning in was obvious Cable was not going to give us our trade, we had news coming out ( ISM) at 10:00 AM, it was time to get out of the way, and in doing so we prevent a loss of from 30 to 40 Pips.

The ISM news produced a 130 pip spike. Today we have several of the Fed presidents speaking, although none of them appear significant, you need to watch any trades you might be in

Tonight we are trading around 1.7380, our first region of resistance is in the 1,7420 range, and a second region around 1.7450. The strong support From 1.7310 to 1.7280 levels was violated firmly last night. For the next support level we will look around 1.7230.

For those of you who are fans of the candlestick patterns, we had a perfect double bottom form on both the 4 hour and the 1 hour charts yesterday, right before the spike up, I hope you saw it and were able to get in a long position.

Anywhere from 100 to 150 pips could have been had on the move. The double bottom formed in the first couple of hour of the London market, those of you who actively trade the London market were the beneficiary's of a classic pattern that worked to perfection.

I on the other hand missed this as I was studying the backs of my eye lids and not the charts at 3:00 AM EST. That is the beauty of how we teach forex trading in our forex-trading course.

There are a limitless number of ways you can choose to trade the forex, and you develop the style of trading that is right for you.

We find these support and resistance levels using a set of technical indicators and other variables that we have found to be most successful for us. We use several other indicators and a variety of technical analysis techniques to enter and exit all of our trades. Every trader will have a different combination of indicators that makes the most sense to them. Learn how to develop your own successful Forex Trading style by getting a Forex trading education. Whether it's a Forex trading course or a Forex seminar.

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What Are The Critical Things You Need To Know About Forex Before You Invest Your First Dollar

2009-02-04T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Peter Vine

The latest craze among get rich quick schemes is forex currency trading. There are always people trying to learn something new, simple and quick to make a buck, so you have to be able to do it better and smarter than them to actually make any money at it. Who doesn't dream of a steady stream of money coming in with little investment and effort? With the widening usage of the internet, forex currency trading has taken off as one of the quickest growing businesses online today. All you need to do is understand the basics.

What is forex currency trading? Put simply, the exchange of a currency for another. The international markets trade in foreign currency and all around the world speculators make money by the movements of this market. A speculator is a person who takes a view of a certain currency, decides whether it will go up or down versus other currencies, in his opinion and places his money accordingly. Currencies can appreciate or depreciate, generally depending on the state of the country's economy. If you feel that the currency will appreciate, you would take a long position on that currency, meaning you would buy it at a lower price, in expectation of selling when the price goes up. This is forex currency trading.

Unlike a stock market, the forex market is open 24 hours, Sunday to Friday, and has no central location. The most commonly traded currencies are US dollar, Great Britain pound, Japanese yen, and the Eurodollar. These also indicate the largest economies in the world, where most of the business and trade takes place. Based on what you think the country's future prospects are, you can speculate whether the currency will go up or down. Thus, you are not restricted to making money only when the price goes up, as in the stock market. Also, an understanding of the factors effecting international trade and the growth or depression of a country's financial system is important to forex currency trading.

The interaction of the four variables currency, time, exchange rates and interest rates create potential for small investors to get their hand in the game. Forex currency trading is no longer the domain of large corporations, banks or wealthy individual investors. Through currency trading brokerage firms, a small investor has access to trade in the open market. Alternatively, you can work with a professional who can use the technology for you but at a price. If you have the smarts and are willing to make an effort to learn, you can do your own forex currency trading with the click of a mouse in the comfort of your own home. In fact, the online invasion has lead to the opening up of such opportunities for small players through the use of the internet.

Lots of websites and financial gurus offer information on how to go about forex currency trading. Be aware of frauds and only trust your financial future to established analysts with well known credentials. Look online or visit a large book store and search for the latest information. Many gurus will recommend useful websites from which you can gain information. You can buy a reasonably priced book or online course to get you started.

Peter Vine is the author of the Forex education website http://www.fastforexeducation.com.

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You Only Need To Be Right 25 Of The Time When Trading

2009-02-03T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Larry Potter

If you are in the stages of learning to trade, you will become a compilation of all those you learned from. You will become your own unique breed of trader. We all come to the table with certain expectations and beliefs. We all come with some emotional baggage. We all learn from reading, studying websites, and other traders. Some informally, some by paying for education in the form of trading rooms, seminars and mentors. Every time you learn something, it adds to your experience as a trader. Eventually you become the sum of all you have learned. Even if you have a mentor you have tried to emulate, you will never be like your mentor. You will be unique.

However, while no two traders are identical, most successful traders do share some common characteristics. Most have learned the value of a trading plan. Most have learned the need for stops. It takes many a long time to understand the subject of this article. The need to be right.

The topic is a simple one. Yet it eludes many traders. It seems only obvious that if we want to be successful, we need to be right in our underlying assumptions. If we want to trade stocks, we should focus on being 'right' about the direction stocks are going. Correct? Well, not really.

Most traders focus too much on their need to be right. This can be detrimental and needs to be addressed. The truth of it is, we are dealing in the stock market. There is not a system, method or pattern that can produce accurate results all the time. If there were, it would be known to all. All would be using it. Ironically, if this was the case, when all started using the system, it could no longer work. A 'catch 22' of sorts, but just goes to show that it is obvious that there will never be a perfect system or indicator.

The best we can do is to study each situation, collect the evidence, and make a high probability decision at the proper moment. What is of primary importance is how the situation is handled when the trader is right, how the situation is handled when the trader is wrong. What is the most common reason traders fail? The answer is not following stops. What is another top reason traders fail? The answer is not letting winners run.

Not following a stop is an example of handling the situation improperly when a trader is wrong about the trade. Not letting a trade hit a target is an example of handling the situation improperly when a trader is right about the trade. What good is being 'right' if you don't get paid for it? Good traders assume from the beginning that the trade may go bust. They know how much money they have risked. They know when they will get out, and they will analyze other options, such as profiting from the stock, which is now moving 'against the odds'.

Good traders also know how to balance being 'right' and being timely. I know of an advisory service that was taking credit for predicting the fall of the Dow. The only problem is that they began that prediction when the Dow hit 6000. Quite a hollow victory. Waiting for too much information may make you 'right' more often, but to what avail? It is like the trader that finally decides the NASDAQ is going higher intra-day, because it broke the high of the day. The only problem is that the NASDAQ rallied 30 points to come back to break the high of the day, it is so extended, there is no room left for profit. The trader may be 'right', but his late decision awards him no money.

Yes, we need to be 'right' a fair amount when we trade. However, if your average winner is three times your average loser, you only need to be right 25% of the time to be breaking even gross. Accept that this is not an exact science, and never will be. We are reading peoples emotions. Accept that you will be wrong a certain amount of the time and accept that graciously. Focus on how you handle your winner and loser. Make timely, high probability decisions when you have sufficient evidence, and do so consistently and objectively.

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Forex Broker Do I Really Need One

2009-02-02T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Mike Singh

Being involved in the Forex market you may have heard the term Forex broker many times before. But do you really know what this individual does or what it means? A Forex broker is one who assists not only traders and firms, but also individuals involved in the Forex market. The Forex broker's assistance can be in providing information or may be actually trading for the person or company they are representing. A Forex broker does charge a fee for any services they provide, depending on which one it is.

A list of services that a Forex broker can provide can range from general advice to real time quotes to news feeds. There are different ways that these brokers can give advice. Some Forex brokers use their own personal experience and understanding. While others rely on software to provide the information their service provides.

There have been some advantages and new benefits allowed for Forex brokers and the Forex market since the Internet has evolved. Because of this the individual Forex broker can better provide accessibility to the Forex market, impossibility in previous years. This meant that only banks or large financial institutions would have any access to the Forex market.

There has been a huge growth since then of Forex brokers, which can make it hard to choose, especially for beginning or new traders to the market. The best advice when looking for your Forex broker is to get as many referrals and recommendations as you can. This can better help you decide in finding a reputable and competent Forex broker.

In the instance where you cannot get a referral or recommendation, it is up to you to do your own thorough and careful research. You should find out the amount of trades they are conducting and with how many clients. Of course you should also find out the Forex broker's amount of experience. The most important thing to look for in your own research is a Forex broker who has learned by experience over several years and has the right amount of instinct to give the right advice. Of course you should also examine what kind of services and what variety they provide, such as mini accounts, market intelligence, market analysis, news feeds and real time quotes.

When deciding if you would like to use a broker or not, you need to take all advantages as well as disadvantages into consideration. This is a personal decision, one in which referrals and recommendations are highly recommended when looking, or at the very least extensive research on your part. Choosing the right Forex broker, in the end, can make the difference between success and failure in the Forex market.

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Find The Right Broker

2009-02-01T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Steve Welker

Most traders find that it is necessary to utilize a broker when making transactions on the FOREX exchange. A broker is a middleman that handles the actual buying and selling of orders for traders. The broker may be an individual or a company, they will often also offer advise and suggestions for their clients but they only execute orders based on the decision of the trader. Brokers earn their profit either through fees or commissions.

In the case of a FOREX broker they must be associated with a large financial institution to have access to the necessary funds for margin trades. When looking for a broker in the U.S. you need to be sure that the broker is registered as a Futures Commission Merchant by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. This will allow you to protect yourself from fraud and abusive trade practices.

To start trading in the FOREX market you must open an account with a broker. There are a large, even overwhelming, number of brokers available on the internet. To pick the right broker yourself you need to be prepared to spend some time doing some research. This will help you understand the different services available from various brokers as well as their fees and commission structures.

As with anything else there is no better way to find out the truth about a broker than to talk to someone who actually uses them. Talk to anyone you know that is involved in the FOREX market and find out which broker they use. Then ask them what they like or dislike about their broker and any problems they may have had in dealing with them.

One way to test an online broker is to contact their help desk and see how quickly they respond to your questions and how helpful the answers are. Be sure to keep in mind thought that just as it is with many other things with FOREX brokers you may find that the level of pre-sales help is significantly better than the level of help you receive after you sign up for your account.

While customer satisfaction and safety is of paramount importance they are just a couple of factors that you should pay attention to. Just as importantly is how fast the broker can execute a trade and what level of slippage you will experience with them. Any broker that is online should provide automatic execution and be able to describe their slippage policy. They should be able to provide you detailed information on how much slippage you can expect in both normal and fast moving markets.

Another vital factor is your costs. What is the brokers spread? Is this spread fixed or can it vary. If you are looking at a mini-account do they use the same spread or do they have a higher spread. Are there any other fees or hidden costs involved? Be sure to keep in mind that the cheapest broker may not be the best, the broker that has slightly higher spreads might provide extra services that more than compensate for higher costs.

Everyone needs a margin account to effectively trade in the FOREX exchange, be sure to get the details of the broker's margin accounts and fully understand them before opening an account. What are the margin requirements? What method does the broker use to calculate margins? Does the margin vary depending on the day, the currency involved or event the account type? Many brokers have different margin policies for mini-accounts.

To be successful at trading FOREX you need good trading software and you need to be comfortable with using it. Most brokers will offer free practice accounts that function just like a real account and use the same software. Sign up for several of these and thoroughly test the software paying close attention to the reliability and speed especially when the market is moving quickly.

Some other things to look into are minimum balance requirements, interest on balances, and what currencies can be traded. You should ask about lot sizes and irregular lots and be sure to see if the client accounts are insured and to what level.

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Where Is The Market Going

2009-01-31T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Malcolm Robinson

If you ask me whether the market will have moved up or down by this time next year, well I may as well flip a coin, because I don't know.

If you ask me whether the market will have moved up or down by this time next month, well again, I may as well flip a coin, because I still don't know.

If you ask me whether the market will have moved up or down by this time next week, AGAIN, I may as well flip a coin, because I don't know.

And if you ask me whether the market will have moved up or down by this time tomorrow, I am sorry, but I JUST DON'T KNOW!

But if you ask me whether the market will move up or down in next few minutes, well I will have a definite opinion. Why? Because if I can see the CURRENT state of buying and selling in the market NOW, then I can make a reasoned and fairly accurate estimate of what the market will do in the next few minutes and moments.

My prediction will not be based on some secret formula; it will not be based on some esoteric sounding indicator, nor on some complex mathematical equation. No, it will be based on my evaluation of the current state of supply and demand.

Predicting the long-term movements of the markets is a guessing game. All we have to go on is the past; all we can reasonably do is assume that what has happened in the past will continue to happen in the future. Basically that is what trend following is, making the assumption that the past equals the future.

In my trading world, the only law that works is that of supply and demand: if there are more buyers than sellers then the market will go up; and if there are more sellers than buyers the market will go down.

It matters not one iota the whys and wherefores of the buyers and the sellers. It does not matter that a trader has chosen to sell now because the 9 period moving average has crossed the 14 period; or because he has just lost his shirt; or because he is taking a profit; or because he is just plain bored.

No, I don't care why a trader has entered a buy or a sell order, I just care that they have, by their act, added to either the buying or the selling pressure.

Malcolm Robinson
LIFFE Pit Trader & Electronic Trader
InstinctiveTrader.com

Electronic Currency Exchange

2009-01-30T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Tim Rohrer

One of the easiest ways to make money online today is to learn e-currency trading. Many people have spent countless hours looking for the perfect program that will make them a millionaire over night. The truth is, these programs do not exist. Electronic currency exchange allows people to make a long-term investment that can yield substantial profits in years to come.

There are a number of courses available online that can help anyone get started and become successful in the currency exchange market. These courses offer essential resources and techniques that will help even the novice user make the most of their investment.

The first thing one would do if interested in getting started in e-currency trading is to open a portfolio. After the creation of their portfolio an initial investment is then made. The portfolio will receive daily gains of anywhere from 2.% to .4%. Therefore on a $1,000 investment a user can expect to profit very close to $5 per day. Over the course of a year it is not uncommon to turn an initial investment of $1,000 into a $50,000 portfolio where they will realize profits of $200 a day.

The most recent course that I have looked at has been the Mazu course. The course provides one on one phone support, conference calls, chat rooms, forums, and a beginner and advanced course on how to trade in the e-currency exchange market. After having reviewed the Mazu program it turned out to be a very helpful legitimate program.

Tim Rohrer is an established e-currency exchange trader. Learn how Tim Rohrer turned $400 into $3,700 in just under 2 months. http://www.mazumoney.net

Trading The Betting Exchanges

2009-01-29T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by David Carter

The numbers of people working from home utilising the talents of the Internet continues to grow at breakneck pace and one of the largest areas of growth in Britain is Online Trading, both in sports and miscellaneous markets.

There are numerous advantages of setting up and running a sports or miscellaneous trading operation from home. Firstly overheads are kept to a minimum, there is no need for expensive office accommodation or expensive staff, and there is no requirement to buy stock or any possibility of bad debts. Secondly, any and all profits are completely tax free (in Britain presently at least, though you would need to check that stat in your area.)

The markets that you can trade from home are far too numerous to mention here, but are not confined solely to sports. Political appointments and results, stock markets, even reality TV show results are avidly followed by the growing army of online traders.

So what is the difference between online trading and gambling? Simple, in gambling you back a horse or a team in the hope that it wins. In online trading you buy a bet because you believe it to be of good value, and then you can sell it to someone else for more money if you wish, thus locking in a guaranteed profit regardless of the outcome of the race or event or whatever it is. Alternatively if you believe a bet to be overvalued you can sell it first, with the idea of buying it back at less money later on to make your profit. This operation was totally impossible with a traditional bookmaker prior to the invention of betting exchanges.

So what is the difference between trading the Dow Jones closing price on the stock market, to trading the same thing on a betting exchange? In my view, absolutely nothing at all, except of course the ridiculous advantage I previously mentioned that all your profits on the betting exchanges are untaxed. Little wonder then that serious businesses and serious money have been pouring into the betting exchanges in the past few years.

They also offer a hedging vehicle to balance existing trading in more traditional markets and here too the influx of business has been heavy and sustained.

Already there are countless books and courses available supposedly to tell you and teach you how to effectively trade these exchanges. As with all business books and manuals, some are brilliant and rapidly become bibles, while others need leaving in the nearest public convenience poste haste.

All this interest in online trading has brought a huge surge in liquidity that makes it so much easier to trade. On one exchange alone during a recent cricket match in excess of forty million pounds was matched, that's about seventy million dollars. On one game!That's a stat that is bound to make anyone think seriously about online trading.

Incidentally you can still get a free thirty-dollar bet with Betfair.com, the London based exchange, if you enter the code 6CHE3VPWJ when prompted. Take a look too at Betdaq.com, an Irish exchange based in Dublin that is going from strength. They have a very nice website packed with interesting markets and a comprehensive help section.

Betting exchanges are gaining credence and influence all the time and with each month that passes seemingly another country legalises the entire operation, and it would seem that it is only a matter of time before the large exchanges are completely legalised and accepted worldwide. The exponential growth in this sector is sure to continue, governmental interference being the only possible obstacle to their onward worldwide popularity. Little wonder then that this is one of the largest growth sectors for new start-up businesses, a fact that is bound to attract even greater interest as it continues to grow.

If you are thinking of starting a new online business from home, and if you have a talent for maths, you could do a lot worse than check out the whole business of online trading. Best of luck.

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Egold And Ecurrency Exchangers

2009-01-28T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Jean-Francois Fritsch

All HYIPs use e-gold for their transactions and inorder to invest in any HYIP investment program, you'll need to have an e-gold account. If you don't have one already then get one now by clicking here.

After registering for an e-gold account, you'll need to fund that your account. e-gold cannot be funded directly, it has to be through an e-currency exchanger. There are lots of e-currency exchange companines on the Internet but the one I use is FriendlyPay. Once you open that account, you'll also open an EMO account if you wish to use your credit card to fund your e-gold account. EMO can also be useful if you intend to send Electronic Money Orders (EMO). Once you've opened these accounts, you'll be able to start funding your e-gold account and start investing immediately. However, you'll need to be verified by EMO before you can begin any transaction. Its easy and simple and will only take about 10 minutes to open all accounts successfully.

If there are any questions you have about either e-gold, FriendlyPay or EMO, you'll need to first of all read the FAQs for these programs and also, most importantly, read their terms before contacting support.

As a word of advice, always endeavour to read through the FAQs and terms of any program you intend to join so as to enable you understand the workings of such a program. This is one of the reasons why a lot of people call investment risky because they never bother to read through these vital and important information.

Go ahead and open your e-gold, FriendlyPay and EMO accounts NOW then read all you can about each of them from their FAQs and terms. If you don't find an answer to any question, then you can use the contact us link to contact support and you'll definitely get a timely response.

Remember HYIP investment programs are full of scam and hype. You would loose money if you don't bother to find out how HYIPs operate. Finding out how HYIPs operate will make you an enlightened, literate and confident investor. Follow these instructions and you'll sure attain financial freedom soon enough.

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Is The Hype About Forex Trading Real

2009-01-27T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Steve Welker

Earning big money is what FOREX trading is all about. Exchange rates change constantly on the FOREX markets and many investors have found that this volatility can lead to some very significant profits. FOREX is an abbreviation for the foreign exchange market, which is based around buying different currencies when the exchange rate is down and then selling them when it is up. You will often se this abbreviated to the even shorter moniker "FX". Trades on the FOREX market are done through a financial institution or broker; many of these same institutions also offer other forms of investing such as stock and bonds.

When you start investing in FOREX you are actually sending your money to be used in other countries. This helps stabilize hedge funds and various other trading markets in the country of the currency you purchase. When you trade in this market your money can really get around in a hurry, your money could end up in several different countries in just a few days. If you have a managed account your broker will determine the daily balances and changes. When you read through your account statement you will see that each countries currency is designated with a three-letter abbreviation.

Here are some of the more common currencies you will see: JPY is the Japanese Yen, USD is the United States Dollar and GBP is the British Sterling Pound. When you look at the individual transactions on your statement you will see entries like JPY/USD. In this case it means that your broker took your Japanese Yen and traded them for US Dollars. It is common to see many transactions trading from one currency to another and even back to the original currency in a fairly short period of time, this is done to try to capitalize on the volatility of the currency exchange.

If you are using a respected investment management firm then you can feel secure that your FOREX investments are in safe and knowledgeable hands. When you are looking for a managed account then you really want to find a company that has years of experience in the markets. I would not suggest that you start out with a new company because you are risking that their skill level may be lacking. Be very careful when choosing the company to deal with, there are many new companies available online. Many of these companies are in foreign countries and you will not have any reliable method to check their qualifications or legitimacy. Read your trading agreement very carefully and know as much as possible about the company you choose to avoid being scammed.

The minimum investing levels vary greatly from one financial institution to another. Some companies will allow you to open a mini-account for as little as $250 where as others will require much larger initial investments such as $10,000. This is determined by the brokerage company, be careful of brokers that require very small initial investments. There are scam artist out there looking to rip off honest investors.

Do you research and be sure of the company before you sign any agreements or provide them with any money.

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Parttime Trading The Best Paying Side Job You Could Have

2009-01-26T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by John Forman

I'm going to tell you a little story.

In March of this year I was looking at the markets, reviewing the price charts to see if there was anything worth trading. In this particular instance it was the foreign exchange (forex) market I was scanning and I did come across an interesting development.

You see, the Euro was setting up to making what looked to be a big break higher against the Dollar. Based on my analysis, which took all of about two minutes, I saw a pattern forming which told me to prepare for an uptrend. Now I don't want to imply that in two minutes I found a great trade. It probably took me 30 minutes to go through all the charts that day. Oh, and since I actually wrote up the analysis of the trading strategy for my report subscribers, you can add on maybe another 30 minutes. That makes an hour.

The strategy I devised that day had me buying the Euro against the Dollar at about $1.21 (meaning each Euro was worth $1.21). That was mid-March. About two months later I exited the position at around $1.28. If you are familiar with forex trading, you will know that's a nice profit. If you don't have forex experience, let me explain.

Let's say that I bought 100,000 Euros against the Dollar. That's a position size of about $121,000. Because forex is a leverage market, I would only need a margin deposit of maybe $2500 to put on that trade potentially less. At the time I exited the trade, the 100,000 Euros had increased in value to approximately $128,000. That's a gain of $7000, which is not a bad return at all on the initial $2500 deposit.

Now let's say I checked on the trade once per day during the time I held it. That's about eight weeks, which is forty trading days. If I spent five minutes each day looking at that trade - which is probably quite a generous figure then I accumulated 200 minutes of trade monitoring time. Add that to the sixty minutes I used identifying the trade and creating a strategy and you have 260 minutes. Rounding that up, we'll call it 4 1/2 hours.

So if I had put on a 100,000 Euro position I would have spent 4 1/2 hours to make $7000 - more than $1500 per hour. That's one heck of a part-time job!

This story isn't about telling you how great a trader I am. Rather, the point is that I was able to make those kinds of profits in the market without having to spend hour upon hour in front of the computer screen watching the charts and trying to interpret news events. This is something you can do as well.

Let's face it. There are a heck of a lot more people who trade part-time than full-time. The day traders, though, account for more of the noise and they have a great many people convinced that one has to be dedicated heart and soul to the markets to make good returns. That just simply isn't true.

Part-time traders are at least as capable of doing well in the markets and making a positive contribution to their financial well-being as those who spend long days focused on the market. It is just a question of managing their time well and finding an approach which suits their situation.

John Forman is author of the forthcoming book Time Crunch Trading, which is focused on helping part-time traders achieve the results they seek in the time they have available. He is a near 20-year veteran of trading and investing in the markets, and author of the Amazon Top Selling book, The Essentials of Trading.

Currency Options Four Simple Tips For Bigger Profits

2009-01-25T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Stephen Todd

Options in theory give you unlimited profit potential and limited risk. Sounds good? In theory it does, but keep in mind that 90% of options that are bought expire worthless, so that's a 90% chance of losing your money - if you don't know what you are doing.

Getting the Odds on Your Side

You can however increase your odds of success with currency options by knowing which options to buy and sell and by knowing how foreign exchange markets work.

Four Simple Tips to Increase Your Odds of Success

Let's assume you want to buy an option and the price of the British Pound is at 1.60, you are expecting the British Pound to go to 1.90. What option do you buy?

1. Potential Rewards are not what they seem

The first points to consider when buying an option is how much time value you want and what strike price you wish to buy.

There are two points to consider

. Time to expiry . How far out of of the money the strike price is

2. Get time on your side

Keep in mind your option does not just need to go your way from when you bought it; it needs to trade in the money by expiry.

3. Buy realistic strike prices

If you want to make money in options trading, buy strikes that are in the money or close to the money, with plenty of time to expiry.

4. How to buy options in longer term trends

If you are trading currencies and trading the longer-term trend, position yourself into the trend in the following manner.

· Identify the long-term trend via trend lines.

· Wait for a dip in the market to position yourself in the trend.

· Watch for dips to nearby support and then look for confirmation with stochastic crossovers, or other momentum tools to enter the option.

· Another way of buying options in the long-term trend is to look for moves to the middle of a Bollinger band to time entry. This is a great tool in strongly trending markets.

· The above will work well in strongly trending markets and if you buy in the money options or realistic strike prices with plenty of time on your side, you will increase your odds of success dramatically.

The above is a simple strategy and one that can help you make big profits from currency trading buying options.

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Many traders think the more complicated the strategy the better the chances of success but this is not true in currency options.

There is no correlation between how complicated a strategy is and its chances of success.

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Forex Trading A Basic Overview

2009-01-24T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Michael Russell

Forex trading is becoming more popular as time goes by. Perhaps you have heard of forex trading, or heard things such as "the dollar fell sharply against the yen". Not sure what all this means? Here is a basic overview of forex trading.

The foreign currency exchange market (forex) is the largest market in the world. Much larger than the stock market! Some of the reasons for its popularity are that leverage allows maximum usage for your money and there is very high liquidity. The forex market is also open 24 hours a day, although some hours are much better trading times than others.

Forex is traded on margin. This means that you can control a large amount of money for a small bit of cash. With a 1% margin, $1000 in cash would leverage you one hundred thousand in the forex market trading. What this basically means is that your rate of return (or ROI) is going to be 100% for each percentage change upwards. Of course, this means that your loss would be equally as great if the market went against you.

Forex trades are always done in pairs. You always purchase one currency at the same time as you sell another. While there are many pairs in the forex market, there are really four major currency pairs: USD/JPY, USD/GBP, GBP/USD and USD/CHF. These pairs see the most market activity.

When you work with forex trades, you do not pay a commission fee per trade, unlike the stock market. What you do pay is a spread. That is the difference between the asking rate and the bid rate of the currency pair. The spread is determined by the trading company you work with. The spread is how they make their money. Be careful in trading, as some brokers will increase the spread during big news breaks (such as non farm payroll announcements), or during off peak hours.

Since you are buying and selling currencies at the same time, it doesn't matter whether the market is up or down. You can make money either way. For example, if the GBP/USD is going up, it means the pound is stronger than the dollar. If you think good economic news is coming for the dollar, you may want to sell the GBP/USD and buy USD/GBP.

Price quotes are based on pips - which is the smallest unit that a pair can trade at. It is the very last number on the right of a quote. For example if a currency bid is 1.0345 and the ask is 1.0347 - the difference is equal to 2 pips. This is the spread that was mentioned earlier.

There are two types of forex traders, those that are technical traders and those that are fundamental traders. Technical traders base their trades on a lot of different statistics and parameters. Viewing past patterns the currencies form will give a technical traders strategies on which pairs to buy or sell. Technical traders don't necessarily take news into consideration and often don't trade during big news breaks. Fundamental traders work only with news. They have a calendar marked with big market news days, such as job numbers, consumer confidence, retail sales, etc. They then plan their strategy to buy and sell based on what those numbers are predicted to be.

If you are interested in learning more about forex, there are many website with free training available, or you can purchase courses to learn. Take the opportunity to open a free 'game' account, such as at oanda.com - and practice trading whichever strategy you want to follow until it becomes second nature. This is a great tool before you actually put real money into the market!

Michael Russell

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Stock Market Day Trading

2009-01-23T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Marcus Peterson

Stock market day trading is a great means of making money with a little of gambling. You have to have some strategy to follow when participating in stock market day trading. However, once you enter into stock market day trading, you have to be ready to devote your life to it, as you practically become married to the stock market.

The stock market is a very volatile market that has many ups and downs in a single day. When participating in stock market day trading, it is important to keep a note of all shares and the way they may turn during the day. Each trader has his or her own strategy to maximize earnings. Using the various day trader tools, one can easily learn the secrets of stock market day trading to earn maximum results.

Stock market day trading does not necessary have to be done with computers. While there are many day traders who do their trading using only the computer, there are others who trade using telephone and mobile phones. However, whichever method of stock market day trading you adopt, it is important that you first study the market thoroughly. When trading with the stock market, it is important that you avoid listening to any worthless rumors about companies. It is even worse to make trades based on unconfirmed company reports and tips.

The secret of stock market day trading, or any trading for that matter, is to always buy stocks low to sell high. If you can't make the right judgment in the beginning, over the course of time, you will improve these skills to become a better stock market day trader. One point to remember in stock market day trading is that there is a limit on the gains from a single share. This is the reason for it being better to always buy and change stocks freely and frequently. So when you find that you have reached the limit in stock market day trading, you can just exit from that stock to choose another more feasible stock.

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Chinas New Currency Regime

2009-01-22T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Peter Grant

The base unit for the renminbi is the yuan, which is how the Chinese currency is most commonly referred to. The official ISO abbreviation for the yuan is CNY, but it is also commonly abbreviated in the forex industry as RMB.

The yuan had been pegged at 8.28 to the dollar since 1994. While China has been openly discussing scrapping the dollar peg for several years, many traders weren't expecting a move until later in the year.

The PBC declared that the new regime would be a managed floating exchange rate based on supply and demand in relation to a basket of currencies comprised of the U.S. dollar, euro, yen and the Korean won. The yuan s central rate against the dollar was then adjusted by just over 2% to 8.11. Keep in mind that the RMB exchange rate is quoted in dollar terms, in other words, the dollar is the base rate of this currency pair. A 2% positive revaluing of the RMB results in a 2% decline in the dollar rate versus the Chinese currency.

According to the PBC, the RMB will now be allowed to fluctuate up to 0.3% on any given trading day with the daily closing price then serving as the midpoint of the next day's trading range. That could mean as much as a 6% move in either direction in a month. However, the PBC is very unlikely to allow for that kind of movement and has in fact already intervened in the forex market to prevent the yuan from straying too far from 8.11. With over US$700 billion in currency reserves they certainly have the power to enforce their wishes and it's doubtful that forex speculators will be willing to test the resolve of the PBC in any meaningful way any time soon.

While the floating of the yuan, albeit tightly controlled, is a significant policy shift, the initial revaluing of the RMB is seen as largely symbolic. Chinese president Hu Jintao visits Washington in September and the modest revaluation may have succeeded in heading off a face to face showdown on China's exchange rate policy. Critics contend that the yuan is undervalued by more than 20%, affording China an unfair trade advantage. U.S. manufacturers have demanded as much as a 40% revaluation. A more significant move than 2% is needed to truly affect the massive trade imbalance between China and the U.S., so there will undoubtedly be calls for further RMB appreciation.

So where might the renminbi be headed longer term? One year non-deliverable forward contracts in Singapore rose to RMB 7.64 before edging higher again, suggesting scope for an additional 6% of RMB gains over the next twelve months. More aggressive projections suggest potential for 7% appreciation by year end and up to 15% gains by the end of 2006. However, traders can be assured that any such projections will only be achieved if the PBC will allow it.

Given the tight constraints of the new renminbi regime it is unlikely that CFS clients will see any RMB trades in their accounts any time soon. First of all it will take several months of operation to allow traders to get a handle on how the new managed float will operate. There's just very little transparency at this point.

While there may not be any trading opportunities in the RMB any time soon, China's move has created opportunities elsewhere. Other Asian currencies such as the Japanese yen rebounded on the news, but quickly retraced when it became apparent that the RMB wasn't really going anywhere. The yen is likely to remain under pressure as the dust settles, although near term losses may be a little more tentative while focus remains on China.

The biggest reaction to the policy shift by China, and likely the most sustainable, was seen in the U.S. treasury market where yields shot higher. The new exchange regime suggests that China is likely to be a less reliable buyer of U.S. treasuries as well as the dollar. Higher treasury yields will net higher mortgage rates which may prick the U.S. housing bubble, dampening home sales and the consumer spending commonly associated with the purchase of a home.

Higher corporate lending rates are likely to negatively impact stock prices and the broader U.S. economy. Ultimately we could see a resumption of the long term downtrend in the dollar. While this assessment may seem bleak in a broad sense, this is exactly why alternative investments, such as the Managed FX products of CFS, are an integral part of a diversified portfolio.

The burning question now becomes: are we better off having forced China's hand on their currency policy? I don't think there's any question that the ideal is a free floating and open exchange rate, where market forces set the price and government intervention is limited. However, the pains associated with the aforementioned scenarios may be greater in the near term than any competitive advantage the U.S. might gain as a result of higher yuan.

Peter Grant has spent the majority of his career involved in the global foreign exchange (FX) market. He is the Vice President of Operations for CFS Capital Management http://www.cfscap.com and may be reached at pgrant@cfscap.com or by calling 303-940-7777.

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Stock Index Trading Systems Learn From One Of The Greatest Traders Of All Time

2009-01-21T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Stephen Todd

Trading using stock index trading systems has become increasingly popular in recent years, as they offer traders a great speculative vehicle to seek above average profits.

There are plenty of stock index trading systems, but which is the best?

Stock Index Trading Systems Catch and Follow the Trends!

For profitable stock index trading, you need to be able to lock into, and run the big profitable trends, and the best way to do this is by using technical analysis to spot, and act, on these trends.

The best way to do this is to find a stock index trading system that has stood the test of time.

Stock Index Trading Systems and Gann's Methods for Profit

W D Gann was a trader and legend in his own lifetime. Even today, a half a century after his death, he remains one of the most influential traders of all time.

Gann had an astounding trading record and amassed a fortune of over $50 million dollars in his trading career. Many of his recommendations are on record, for example:

Each year Gann published a forecast for the following year. In 1928 he published a forecast, which predicted the date of the September 1929 US Stock Market high, and that a black Friday would occur, a year in advance of the actual events.

In 1932, he recommended buying stocks at the all time low in the Dow in June and July.

History repeats itself allowing us to Predict the Future Gann's major contention was that certain laws governed not only the markets, but nature as well, and were universal in scope.

He argued that human nature repeated itself and that by looking at the past we could make predictions about the future.

In "Wall Street Stock Selector" Gann said.

"Just remember one thing, whatever has happened in the past in the stock market and Wall Street will happen again. Advances in bull markets will come in the future, and panics will come in the future, just as they have in the past. This is the working out of a natural law " and, "It is action in one direction and reaction in the opposite direction. In order to make profits, you must learn to follow the trend and change when the trend changes."

How Gann Can Help You Become a Better Trader

If you are looking at stock index trading systems, then Gann is one of the best traders to consider. While Gann wrote much of his work at the turn of the century, it still is as significant today as it was then.

Gann was aware that human behaviour repeats itself repeatedly. Since price patterns reflect shifts in human psychology, one can assume that certain patterns, cycles and trends, will repeat themselves again. A simple formula reinforces this concept

PRICE + TIME = VALUE

We all associate value with a certain price that we are accustomed to paying over time and Gann developed this concept.

Gann combined price and time to generate signals to trade the market. Gann believed crucial price movements happened when price and time converged. These points usually indicated an important trend change was imminent. If however, price and time were not coordinated, or did not converge, time always held priority over price.

Time was therefore considered by Gann as the ultimate indicator, because time governs all of nature.

Exploring Gann's Methods

There are many stock index-trading systems, but Gann, with his unique methods and insight into trader psychology, makes his work as relevant today as when he first wrote it.

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Introduction To Bollinger Bands A Great Help In Forex Trading

2009-01-20T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Adrian Pablo

Forex trading has become one of the most looked after occupation for many persons around the world. This is due to its great advantages over other capital markets and its high potential profitability; among these advantages we can find its extremely easy accessibility thanks to the internet and its high liquidity and high leverage.

But in Forex as in all other speculative activities in the capital markets there is a major problem new and experienced traders will face every time they open their forex trading stations. This is how to predict the behavior of the Forex market over time in order to make the highest amount of profits and with the less risk possible.

One of the techniques used to predict the Forex market behavior is that based on Bollinger Bands.

These Bollinger Bands are what is called a technical trading tool used in the capital markets (including Forex) created by John Bollinger in the early 1980s. These technique was formulated based on the need for adaptive trading bands and the discovery that the volatility of the markets was a dynamic phenomena, not a static one as was widely believed at the time.

The first thing you should notice about Bollinger Bands is that they consist of a set of three curves drawn in a forex chart in relation to the currency prices. The middle band in the forex chart represents the intermediate-term trend, and it is usually a simple moving average, that serves as the reference base for the upper and lower bands. The interval separating the upper and lower bands from the middle band is calculated by using the volatility of the market; typically the standard deviation of the same data that were used for the average.

The default parameters used with these analysis technique is 20 periods for the average and two standard deviations for the gap between the bands. These parameters may be adjusted to suit your particular trading purposes.

In a future article I will talk about how these bands will give you a very good prediction on what the market will do next, based on the parameters and statistics built in the Bollinger Bands.

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Why Is A Mentor Necessary To Succeed At Forex Fx Currency Trading

2009-01-19T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Dusty Blackwell

Forex (foreign exchange) trading, which is buying one currency while concurrently selling another, is getting a considerable amount of press as an attractive alternative to trading on the stock exchange. Among the reasons of Forex trading becoming a popular alternative is that Forex provides a 24-hour market, lower transaction fees, and no one entity can corner the market because of its sheer vastness. The drawback is that it is not easy to learn Forex trading on your own. While it can be done, the lessons can be relatively expensive.

A Forex mentor will help you learn the ropes of Forex currency trading. With so many people out there offering the same service with different methods of delivery, how do you determine which method of learning is best for you?

With all the e-courses, videos, books, and seminars that are easily available online and offline for a price, it is difficult for you as the consumer to guess which one will be the one that clicks for you. You have to examine several options before purchasing one that works and some people go through several methods and never find one that actually helps them learn Forex trading. While this is not rocket science, it can be quite confusing and a little knowledge can be more dangerous and expensive than a true education.

I'm not saying that a four-year degree is necessary, nor are college courses in Forex trading, but a proper education is never a bad idea, especially when you're putting your money on the line. Investing in books, videos and seminars is a great plan if those things work for you and you feel that you are prepared properly and adequately for Forex trading once you've completed the material. If this is the case, then it is money well spent. Most people, however, end up with more questions from these sources than answers.

This is why I suggest a mentor to assist you in the process of learning Forex. A mentor is a teacher, guide and companion on your journey. A Forex mentor is someone who will use his experiences in Forex trading to teach you the necessary skills to be successful. He will use his past successes and failures as examples to help you get started. He will help you identify your best method of learning and choose materials that will assist you according to what you need. A mentor will save you countless hours of research that will not help you as well as thousands of dollars purchasing ineffective material. You are also likely to find that you are making profitable currency trades much sooner than you would have been without utilizing the services of a mentor.

Dusty Blackwell is a retail Forex trader. To learn more about his favorite pivot point trading system visit http://www.learn-forex-trading-now.com And Get Your 'Forex Freedom' eReport here http://www.tradebit.com/usr/etrademan/files.php/1002

10 Resolutions Of Top Traders

2009-01-18T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Tim Wreford

Every day we should all strive to become better traders. Here are 10 ways to help achieve that ambition:

1. Do not feel compelled to always have a trade on or to trade everyday. Capital preservation is the key to successful trading and sometimes that just means waiting when the odds are not in your favour.

"Throughout all my years of investing I've found that the big money was never made in the buying or the selling. The big money was made in the waiting." Jesse Livermore

2. Develop your own proven trading system - accept that losing trades will be part of that system.

3. Do not let emotions influence your trading decisions.

4. Trading is a business, be strategic and logical.

5. Learn something new everyday that will help to maintain or increase your edge.

6. Keep a trading journal and review why your actual trades vary from your trading plan.

7. Do not fight the market, it's easier to run with the wind than against it.

8. Always trade with a stop loss and never move that stop further away or remove it completely. Do not allow a day trade to become a long term investment.

9. Become an expert, know your market inside out. Be it options, futures or an individual stock - you should strive to become the World authority in it!

10. The market will rarely do what it 'should' be doing. Instead focus on what it is doing.

Tim runs Online Futures Trading, a website that provides information and resources for traders. Tim also provides a free day trading system.

Forex Introduction To The Foreign Exchange Market

2009-01-17T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by George Polizogopoulos

Are you researching the topic of Forex and the foreign exchange market for education? Or are you a trader who is looking for other markets to play around with? Well hopefully, we will give you an introduction to the Forex markets that will accommodate both your needs and inform you of the basic concepts and issues that intertwine with the world's currency exchange market. Foreign exchange markets are always in a constant state of flux, and for the budding forex trader, it can be a rather daunting place to invest and trade your money, or for the student it is a rather confusing topic to master. We introduce you into the world of the foreign exchange market.

The Australian foreign exchange market alone turns over some $US81 billion daily. And that figure only represents a fraction of the worldwide forex market. The foreign exchange rate can be defined as the agreed price of one currency expressed in terms of another currency. For example, the EURO and USD (EUR/USD) currency pair can be quoted as "1.2204". This would mean one EURO can be exchanged for $1.2204 US dollars. On the other hand, the (mathematical) inverse relationship is that one US dollar would fetch 0.8194 EURO. As you can see dealing with the foreign exchange market can get confusing pretty quickly if not for some simple high school arithmetic: some fractions and ratios.

Most currencies that trade in the worldwide foreign exchange market are floated with the exception of some that have a fixed currency value. Mid 2005 had the Yuan supposedly floated but the value of the Ren Min Bi (RMB the other name Chinese currency is given besides Yuan) is still strictly controlled by the Chinese government. Trading the foreign exchange market involves taking advantage of the floating values of currencies worldwide. The currency floating system is where exchange rates are allowed to change in price in response to the primary market forces of supply and demand. There are many things that influence supply and demand and the value of currencies too many to describe here but a lot of the indicators are tied to the health of the country's economy.

As these floating currencies fluctuate in the foreign exchange market fluctuate and change, traders take advantage of the price differences across the currencies and buy and sell into and out of trades to make a profit. Again, with the EUR/USD currency pair: if the value of this figure goes up it can be said that the EURO has gone up in value against the USD. On the other hand if the value falls, it can be conversely said that the USD has grown in strength while the EURO was weaker.

This brings us to the end of our short introduction to the foreign exchange markets. You may have picked up a few things (or not) about trading forex. We have covered the basic concepts of how the foreign exchange rates work, we've touched on why the value goes up and down and about the floating exchange system. We talk about the intricacies about forex trading and more detail into the technicalities of trading the markets at our website.

George Polizogopoulos is a staff writer for MyShareTrading.com, an information hub for traders: forex, shares, derivatives, CFD's. MyShareTrading.com also provides free blogs for traders who wish to share their market experiences.

This article "FOREX: Introduction to the Foreign Exchange Market" can be found in our Foreign Exchange (FX) Markets category.

Day Trading Indicators And Indicator Trading

2009-01-16T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Barry Lutz

Did You Begin Day Trading As An Indicator Only Trader?

Did you start day trading after buying a book on technical analysis, and getting a charting program - probably a free one that you found online - in order to save money? While reading your book you learned about trading indicators which could 'predict' price movement, and what do you know, the 'best' indicators were actually included in your free charting program - let the games begin.

Now that you have all the day trading tools that are necessary, the book for education AND the free charting program with those 'best' day trading indicators, you now need a day trading plan so you can decide which ones of those 'magic' day trading indicators you are supposed to use. This really is a great book, besides telling you how to day trade using indicators to 'predict' price - it also said that you need a trading plan to day trade.

So what should this plan be? The book told you about trend following using an indicator called macd, and it also told you how it was possible to pick the top or bottoms using an indicator called stochastic; my guess is that you picked the stochastic indicator to start your day trading - this must be the 'best of the best' since this indicator was going to ensure you of entering your trades with the 'best' price. Amazing, simply amazing how easy this day trading stuff really is. In fact, why even bother taking the trades, each time your indicators give a signal - just call up your broker and tell him to stick $100 in your account.

My book was Technical Analysis of the Futures Markets. My charting program was TradeStation with an eSignal fm receiver; that was the one that if you hung the antennae wires just right, and you put enough foil on the tips, you might even get quotes. I had sold a business before I started trading so I did have some capital - isn't that how everyone gets into trading, you either sell a business or you lose your job? My indicator was the macd as I had decided that I was going to be a 'trend follower' instead of a 'top-bottom picker'. I also decided that I was going to be 'extra' clever, if one indicator was good than two indicators must be better, so I added a 20 period moving average. My first trade was a winner, then after many months of extensive therapy, I was finally able to forget the next twelve months - ahhh the memories 

Learning To Day Trading - The Learning Progression

Beginning to day trade, or learning to day trade, as an indicator trader is very typical. This is also logical when you consider - HOW are you supposed to initially learn how to trade? Trading indicators are available to anyone who has a charting program, and simply using line crosses, or histogram color changes, provide 'easy' signals to understand. If you will also take the time to learn the arithmetic behind your indicators, as well as learning what each indicator is specifically intended to do, not only is this a logical way to begin, it is also a good 'step' in your learning progression - understanding the WHAT you are doing, instead of attempting to create 'canned' indicator only trading systems, without any regard as to WHY you are trading this way.

This does become one of the 'sticking' points in your learning progression, as you come to find out that you are unable to profitably trade indicators as signals only - now what? Now what - you 'can't' develop your own indicators, so you start doing google searches for day trading indicators and start buying your 'collection' - they don't 'work' either. Now what - you buy a mechanical trading system - what does hypothetical results may not be indicative of real trading or future results mean? Now what - you start subscribing to signal services OR you start joining the 'latest and greatest' chat room - am I really the only person using the signals who isn't profitable?

Now what - you never learn how to trade.

I began trading as an indicator trader, and I did try to learn everything that I could about the various indicators, as well as trying to combine indicators that were consistent with how I wanted to trade - I just could never develop a mechanical day trading system from what was available to me. I read a couple more books that didn't really help me, so I then started looking for someone who could teach me. From what I now know about gurus -vs- teachers, I am very lucky that I got involved with a money manager-trader who taught me a tremendous amount, but I still couldn't get profitable, in part because there was also 'pressure' to learn how to trade using real money. As well, any discussions or thoughts about trading psychology and the issues involved, especially to beginning traders, was non-existent.

Now what - learning but losing - I stopped trading. Learning to trading using real money, and 'scoffing' at trading psychology as simply individual weakness, really was something that I now regard as misinformation. I always mention this as I now feel that this cost me as much as a year of time, and was very close to costing me my trading future, as stopped trading was VERY close to quitting trading. How can't trading psychology be real to a beginner, when you consider that you are risking losing money at a very fast pace as a day trader, and when you further consider that you are also doing this when you really don't know what you are doing - this is NOT by definition being weak. And if trading psychology is real, how are you going to learn to make 'good' trading habits with real money while you are fighting the implications?

Now what - not trading and not ready [quite] to quit - still studying and searching.

Probably the single most important 'thing' that got me to a next step in learning how to trade, was the concept of a trading setup, and that a setup and a signal were not the same. This was extremely meaningful to me, as it also led to an understanding of how to better use trading indicators for the information that they can provide, but not to use them as trading signals - in essence I began learning about trading method where discretion could be consistently applied -vs- trading system that was mechanical and arithmetic rules.

Traders who are indicator only traders, are also what I refer to right side only traders, that is they are always looking at the right side of their charts for an indicator signal. BUT what about the left side of the chart, what about price and patterns, what about market conditions - WHAT about the relevant 'things' that are 'moving' price, instead of indicators only as an arithmetic derivative of price, and thus, one that is dependant on the time frame that you have chosen to trade from? These 'thoughts', along with the concept of trade setup, became instrumental in the development of a trading method, and how I came to turning my trading around.

When I think about the steps in my learning progression - I would list them as follows:

2/95 - 6/96
indicators only
teaching service that included signals
learning to trading with real money and trading psychology issues
stop trading

6/96 - 3/97
understanding of trading psychology issues
learning about trading setups concept
trading method -vs- trading system
trade setup - trade trigger are not the same method development
understand the importance of the left side of the chart and what is happening 'across' the chart
related trading setups and how/when they triggered
indicators + pattern
indicators + pattern + price
indicators + pattern + price + market conditions

3/97 - 11/97
able to paper trade profitably
able to real money trade profitably
able to trade for a living

Indicator Only Day Trader - Setup Including Indicators Method Day Trader

I have attempted to discuss the way I started day trading, and the way I think many-most traders typically begin. Along with this, I have pointed various issues and problems that I had - those regarding how to learn to trade, and then progressing into a profitable trader. My experiences have been both personal, as well as those of many traders that I have worked with over the last 8-9 years through Tactical Trading - that a very large number of these problems are due to day trading only with indicators, the specific indicators used, along with trying to turn these indicators into a mechanical trading system. This is not to say that this can't be done - I simply couldn't do it. However, I would strongly suggest that anyone who is in the early stages of day trading, or struggling with their day trading, consider these things that have been discussed.

This discussion, along with chart examples of various trading indicators and trade setups, is continued at http://www.tacticaltradingmethod.com/indicator-trading.html As well, additional discussions about trading psychology and trading method can be found at The Tactical Trader, http://www.tactrading.com

Trading Trends For Profits

2009-01-15T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Frank Kollar

In the financial markets, a trend is generally understood to be the current market direction. Markets can be trending higher, trending lower, or trending sideways.

But defining a trend so that it can be profitably traded is something else entirely.

Many would say the S&P 500 Index is currently in a bullish trend. But at the same time, the Nasdaq Composite and Nasdaq 100 Index have been trading sideways for months. So trends can obviously exist for one sector while another is going nowhere.

Just saying that a trend consists of "rising" prices, or "declining" prices is not enough. Every day is different. A trend must be clearly defined in order to be profitably traded.

And what about time frame? Are we talking about a trend on a 5 minute bar chart where it could last an hour? Or is it of longer duration; days, weeks, years?

It is easy to determine trends on a chart of prices that have already occurred. Developing a trading strategy that will keep you on the right side of future trends is needed to profit from trend trading (market timing).

Successful market timers know and use several facts about trends that give them an edge in trading them:

1. While financial markets may spend time in consolidation (sideways trends), they are more often moving up or down for sustained periods of time.

2. A timing strategy that defines trends can be used to take advantage of continued momentum in the market place.

3. Trends tend to go higher, or lower, than most investors expect. So correctly identifying and trading a trend can be very profitable.

4. Profitable trends occur only once or twice a year. The rest of the time the markets trend sideways. The Nasdaq, for example, would have to be considered as being in a sideways trend over the past several months.

Because tradable trends only occur once or twice a year, market timers must be prepared to sometimes wait months before catching that one highly profitable trend.

a. To be consistently successful over time, market timers must have clear rules telling them when to enter, and when to exit.

b. When in a sideways trend, market timers often have multiple trades that result in small losses, or small gains. These small losses and gains "must" be accepted because timers "must" trade every identified trend change. There is no way to know "ahead of time" which trend will be the highly profitable one.

c. Market timers usually make the majority of their profits in only one or two trades a year. If you don't take every trade, you will likely miss the one that makes most of your profits.

d. When the markets are in a bullish or bearish trend, trading position changes may not occur for months at a time as the trend progresses. Exiting early to lock in profits can cost you dearly. The trend must be allowed to play out without making unnecessary trades because of volatile short term conditions.

e. A profitable trading strategy will "not" allow a market timer to miss that trade!

Correctly identifying and trading financial market trends with mutual funds, ETF's and even carefully selected stocks, is doable, profitable, and with a well tested trading strategy can achieve results far above "buy-and-hold" investing.

Market timing, when following a well thought out trading strategy, is actually "less" risky than a buy and hold approach.

The active investing style used in FibTimer's market timing strategies (identifying and trading trends) prevents huge losses in the inevitable bear markets (or any large decline that is of substantial duration).

If bearish strategies are used in the timing strategy, declining markets actually add to profits.

Market timers, when following a well defined and tested timing strategy that identifies market trends, will consistently beat the market over any fair time frame.

Editor Fibtimer.com market timing services

What You Need To Know About An Online Forex Trading Broker System

2009-01-14T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Dan Ho

Although the primary function of an online forex broker system is to provide a trading platform from which the trader can get real-time accurate quotes and execute fast, reliable trades, some provide a host of other services to drawn in potential customers.

For example, some of these places may even provide forex trading training for people new to currency speculation. Others even offer automated trading services for people who want to invest in forex, but don't have the inclincation, time, nor desire to manage their own forex account.

Even if you're not looking for an online forex trading broker system with all the bells and whistles most of them offer charts and breaking news that affects the currency markets, in addition to free "demo" accounts that allow unseasoned forex traders to trade with fake money in real time so they can get a feel for how things work.

Forex trading training is even more imporant than it is for other types of speculation and investing like equities and options because forex is a more sophisticated "game."

This is because many things can influence the value of currencies, and that's why you should find an online forex trading broker that provides education and analysis, and scrolling news that alerts you to relevant news that's important to know if you're a currency trader. For example, interest rate decisions by the Federal Reserve shouldn't have to be hunted down at other resources.

Even if you've gone through quality forex training, smart traders subscribe to newsletters written by professional currency traders that offer both fundamental and technical analysis on the markets. The best of these newsletters will even alert you to set ups for particular trades and are packed with ideas to make you money.

Remember, in the end, if you're just getting started in currencies, forex training is paramount because the leverage is so high in this game; fortunes can truly be made or lost in days, hours, and even minutes.

Find out more about an online forex trading broker system and learn about what forex trading newsletters and training courses we recommend at http://www.forex-trading-reference.com

Forex Options Market Overview

2009-01-13T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by John Nobile

The forex options market started as an over-the-counter (OTC) financial vehicle for large banks, financial institutions and large international corporations to hedge against foreign currency exposure. Like the forex spot market, the forex options market is considered an "interbank" market. However, with the plethora of real-time financial data and forex option trading software available to most investors through the internet, today's forex option market now includes an increasingly large number of individuals and corporations who are speculating and/or hedging foreign currency exposure via telephone or online forex trading platforms.

Forex option trading has emerged as an alternative investment vehicle for many traders and investors. As an investment tool, forex option trading provides both large and small investors with greater flexibility when determining the appropriate forex trading and hedging strategies to implement.

Most forex options trading is conducted via telephone as there are only a few forex brokers offering online forex option trading platforms.

Forex Option Defined - A forex option is a financial currency contract giving the forex option buyer the right, but not the obligation, to purchase or sell a specific forex spot contract (the underlying) at a specific price (the strike price) on or before a specific date (the expiration date). The amount the forex option buyer pays to the forex option seller for the forex option contract rights is called the forex option "premium."

The Forex Option Buyer - The buyer, or holder, of a foreign currency option has the choice to either sell the foreign currency option contract prior to expiration, or he or she can choose to hold the foreign currency options contract until expiration and exercise his or her right to take a position in the underlying spot foreign currency. The act of exercising the foreign currency option and taking the subsequent underlying position in the foreign currency spot market is known as "assignment" or being "assigned" a spot position.

The only initial financial obligation of the foreign currency option buyer is to pay the premium to the seller up front when the foreign currency option is initially purchased. Once the premium is paid, the foreign currency option holder has no other financial obligation (no margin is required) until the foreign currency option is either offset or expires.

On the expiration date, the call buyer can exercise his or her right to buy the underlying foreign currency spot position at the foreign currency option's strike price, and a put holder can exercise his or her right to sell the underlying foreign currency spot position at the foreign currency option's strike price. Most foreign currency options are not exercised by the buyer, but instead are offset in the market before expiration.

Foreign currency options expires worthless if, at the time the foreign currency option expires, the strike price is "out-of-the-money." In simplest terms, a foreign currency option is "out-of-the-money" if the underlying foreign currency spot price is lower than a foreign currency call option's strike price, or the underlying foreign currency spot price is higher than a put option's strike price. Once a foreign currency option has expired worthless, the foreign currency option contract itself expires and neither the buyer nor the seller have any further obligation to the other party.

The Forex Option Seller - The foreign currency option seller may also be called the "writer" or "grantor" of a foreign currency option contract. The seller of a foreign currency option is contractually obligated to take the opposite underlying foreign currency spot position if the buyer exercises his right. In return for the premium paid by the buyer, the seller assumes the risk of taking a possible adverse position at a later point in time in the foreign currency spot market.

Initially, the foreign currency option seller collects the premium paid by the foreign currency option buyer (the buyer's funds will immediately be transferred into the seller's foreign currency trading account). The foreign currency option seller must have the funds in his or her account to cover the initial margin requirement. If the markets move in a favorable direction for the seller, the seller will not have to post any more funds for his foreign currency options other than the initial margin requirement. However, if the markets move in an unfavorable direction for the foreign currency options seller, the seller may have to post additional funds to his or her foreign currency trading account to keep the balance in the foreign currency trading account above the maintenance margin requirement.

Just like the buyer, the foreign currency option seller has the choice to either offset (buy back) the foreign currency option contract in the options market prior to expiration, or the seller can choose to hold the foreign currency option contract until expiration. If the foreign currency options seller holds the contract until expiration, one of two scenarios will occur: (1) the seller will take the opposite underlying foreign currency spot position if the buyer exercises the option or (2) the seller will simply let the foreign currency option expire worthless (keeping the entire premium) if the strike price is out-of-the-money.

Please note that "puts" and "calls" are separate foreign currency options contracts and are NOT the opposite side of the same transaction. For every put buyer there is a put seller, and for every call buyer there is a call seller. The foreign currency options buyer pays a premium to the foreign currency options seller in every option transaction.

Forex Call Option - A foreign exchange call option gives the foreign exchange options buyer the right, but not the obligation, to purchase a specific foreign exchange spot contract (the underlying) at a specific price (the strike price) on or before a specific date (the expiration date). The amount the foreign exchange option buyer pays to the foreign exchange option seller for the foreign exchange option contract rights is called the option "premium."

Please note that "puts" and "calls" are separate foreign exchange options contracts and are NOT the opposite side of the same transaction. For every foreign exchange put buyer there is a foreign exchange put seller, and for every foreign exchange call buyer there is a foreign exchange call seller. The foreign exchange options buyer pays a premium to the foreign exchange options seller in every option transaction.

The Forex Put Option - A foreign exchange put option gives the foreign exchange options buyer the right, but not the obligation, to sell a specific foreign exchange spot contract (the underlying) at a specific price (the strike price) on or before a specific date (the expiration date). The amount the foreign exchange option buyer pays to the foreign exchange option seller for the foreign exchange option contract rights is called the option "premium."

Plain Vanilla Forex Options - Plain vanilla options generally refer to standard put and call option contracts traded through an exchange (however, in the case of forex option trading, plain vanilla options would refer to the standard, generic forex option contracts that are traded through an over-the-counter (OTC) forex options dealer or clearinghouse). In simplest terms, vanilla forex options would be defined as the buying or selling of a standard forex call option contract or a forex put option contract.

Exotic Forex Options - To understand what makes an exotic forex option "exotic," you must first understand what makes a forex option "non-vanilla." Plain vanilla forex options have a definitive expiration structure, payout structure and payout amount. Exotic forex option contracts may have a change in one or all of the above features of a vanilla forex option. It is important to note that exotic options, since they are often tailored to a specific's investor's needs by an exotic forex options broker, are generally not very liquid, if at all.

Intrinsic & Extrinsic Value - The price of an FX option is calculated into two separate parts, the intrinsic value and the extrinsic (time) value.

The intrinsic value of an FX option is defined as the difference between the strike price and the underlying FX spot contract rate (American Style Options) or the FX forward rate (European Style Options). The intrinsic value represents the actual value of the FX option if exercised. Please note that the intrinsic value must be zero (0) or above - if an FX option has no intrinsic value, then the FX option is simply referred to as having no (or zero) intrinsic value (the intrinsic value is never represented as a negative number). An FX option with no intrinsic value is considered "out-of-the-money," an FX option having intrinsic value is considered "in-the-money," and an FX option with a strike price at, or very close to, the underlying FX spot rate is considered "at-the-money."

The extrinsic value of an FX option is commonly referred to as the "time" value and is defined as the value of an FX option beyond the intrinsic value. A number of factors contribute to the calculation of the extrinsic value including, but not limited to, the volatility of the two spot currencies involved, the time left until expiration, the riskless interest rate of both currencies, the spot price of both currencies and the strike price of the FX option. It is important to note that the extrinsic value of FX options erodes as its expiration nears. An FX option with 60 days left to expiration will be worth more than the same FX option that has only 30 days left to expiration. Because there is more time for the underlying FX spot price to possibly move in a favorable direction, FX options sellers demand (and FX options buyers are willing to pay) a larger premium for the extra amount of time.

Volatility - Volatility is considered the most important factor when pricing forex options and it measures movements in the price of the underlying. High volatility increases the probability that the forex option could expire in-the-money and increases the risk to the forex option seller who, in turn, can demand a larger premium. An increase in volatility causes an increase in the price of both call and put options.

Delta - The delta of a forex option is defined as the change in price of a forex option relative to a change in the underlying forex spot rate. A change in a forex option's delta can be influenced by a change in the underlying forex spot rate, a change in volatility, a change in the riskless interest rate of the underlying spot currencies or simply by the passage of time (nearing of the expiration date).

The delta must always be calculated in a range of zero to one (0-1.0). Generally, the delta of a deep out-of-the-money forex option will be closer to zero, the delta of an at-the-money forex option will be near .5 (the probability of exercise is near 50%) and the delta of deep in-the-money forex options will be closer to 1.0. In simplest terms, the closer a forex option's strike price is relative to the underlying spot forex rate, the higher the delta because it is more sensitive to a change in the underlying rate.

John Nobile - Senior Account Executive
CFOS/FX - Online Forex Spot and Options Brokerage

Online Currency Trading Why Its Harder Today Than Ever Before

2009-01-12T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Stephen Todd

There are many who believe that the markets today, require the same skills as 30 years ago - but today's markets are actually much harder to trade.

It may surprise you, but markets have changed and are now harder to trade - but if you know why, you can increase your profits dramatically.

If you don't already understand why online currency trading has made making money harder, then you need to know - because you can then make huge profits, at the expense of other traders.

The Internet has Increased Volatility

Online currency trading has brought all the trading tools, once reserved for institutional investors, into the hands of any trader with an Internet connection.

This means that traders anywhere in the world can get all the news in a split second just 30 years ago, this was not the case. Then the information flowed out more slowly - this meant that volatility was lower and trends were smoother - making it easier to catch, and follow the trends.

Online currency trading has now made this much more difficult.

Today, volatility is higher than ever, and pullbacks are more severe - causing traders big problems when trying to stay in a trend, without getting stopped out.

A Common Problem

Today, all traders get into moves at the same time - which increases volatility.

Example:
The market moves in the perceived direction quickly, and then recoils back (stopping traders out) - the market then continues but many traders are stopped out, and left frustrated - as the trend continues the way they thought it would but instead of making thousands of dollars in profit, they're stopped out at a loss.

Does this sound familiar? - All traders face this problem.

So how can we trade more effectively with these changes in online currency trading?

Here are some tips to help you gain an edge over the other traders:

1. Staying power

As the chances of being stopped out on reactions are greater, you need staying power - so options are an ideal tool - if they're used correctly.

Make sure you only use "in the money" and "at the money" options, to increase your odds of success.

2. Don't Predict!

Don't try and predict market moves in advance - wait for confirmation.

The best way to take advantage of a move, is to use a breakout method that will confirm the move - you should already have your orders set to take advantage when you reach your specified levels.

3. Trade Long Term

One thing that has not changed is that currency trends last a long time - months or years. These are the trends you need to milk for serious profits.

Forget day trading, with its high levels of volatility, and the impact of commission - all you will do is lose.

4. When in a Trend don't worry about Pullbacks

Today, pullbacks can be severe - and no one likes losing short term. Don't be deceived, if the longer trend is up - stick with the trend.

Don't trail stops to close - allow for the volatility, you have to take it short term, to win long term.

Some traders are so obsessed when online currency trading, to protect their losses, that they can never follow a long-term trend.

5. Trade Infrequently

Don't trade frequently - have patience.

Only trade the big moves and make sure you hold them.

Keep in mind, that the big trends last months, or years - and these are the ones to milk for maximum profits.

Forget, the commonly touted phrase: "If I am not in the market I may miss a move" - you won't, if you focus on trades selectively.

6. Money Management

Don't fall into the trap of you should only risk 5% on a trade - which is a frequent number touted by many authorities on trading.

On a $10,000 trade, that's just $500.00 - if that all you're risking, your chances of losing, or being stopped out are high.

Use 10 30% on trades that look good - and have the guts to go for the trade, if you believe in it.

Volatility is greater than ever - but so to is opportunity, if you know how to deal with it.

Following the above advice, you could be making big profits from online currency trading.

Good luck!

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Learn Forex Trading Forex Strategies Forex Software Forex Investment

2009-01-11T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Jhon Ericsson

What is FOREX (Foreign Exchange)?

Forex (Foreign Exchange) simply means the buying of one currency and selling another at the same time. In other words, the currency of one country is exchanged for those of another. The currencies of the world are on a floating exchange rate, and are always traded in pairs Euro/Dollar, Dollar/Yen, etc. In excess of 85 percent of all daily transactions involve trading of the major currencies.

Four major currency pairs are usually used for investment purposes. They are: Euro against US dollar, US dollar against Japanese yen, British pound against US dollar, and US dollar against Swiss franc. The following notation is used for these currency pairs: EUR/USD, USD/JPY, GBP/USD, and USD/CHF. You may consider them as "blue chips" of the FOREX market. No dividends are paid on currencies. The investment profits come from well known "buy low - sell high".

If you think one currency will appreciate against another, you may exchange that second currency for the first one and stay in it. In case everything goes as planned, some time later you may make the opposite deal - exchange this first currency back for that other - and collect profits.

Transactions on the FOREX market are fulfilled by dealers at major banks or FOREX brokerage companies. FOREX is the world wide market, so when you are sleeping in the North America some dealers in Europe are trading currencies with their Japanese counterparties. Therefore the FOREX market is active 24 hours a day and dealers at major institutions are working in three shifts. Clients may place take-profit and stop-loss orders with brokers for overnight execution.

Price movements on the FOREX market are very smooth and without gaps that you face almost every morning on the stock market. The daily turnover on the FOREX market is about $1.2 trillion, so investor can enter and exit position without problems. The fact is that the FOREX market never stops, even on the day of September-11, 2001 you could obtain two-side quotes on currencies.

The currency foreign exchange (http://www.123forex.blogspot.com) market is the largest and oldest financial market in the world. It is also called the foreign exchange market, or "FOREX" or "FX" market for short. It is the biggest and most liquid market in the world, and it is traded mainly through the 24 hour-a-day inter-bank currency market - the primary market for currencies. The forex market is a cash (or "spot") inter-bank market. By comparison, the currency futures market is only one per cent as big.

Unlike the futures and stock markets, trading of currencies is not centralized on an exchange. Forex literally follows the sun around the world. Trading moves from major banking centers of the U.S. to Australia and New Zealand, to the Far East, to Europe and finally back to the U.S.

In the past, the forex inter-bank market was not available to small speculators due to the large minimum transaction sizes and often-stringent financial requirements. Banks, major currency dealers and the occasional huge speculator used to be the principal dealers. Only they were able to take advantage of the currency market's fantastic liquidity and strong trending nature of many of the world's primary currency exchange rates.

Today, foreign exchange market maker brokers such as FX Solutions are able to break down the larger sized inter-bank units, and offer small traders the opportunity to buy or sell any number of these smaller units (lots).

These brokers give virtually any size trader, including individual speculators or smaller companies, the option to trade the same rates and price movements as the large players who once dominated the market. Market makers quote buying and selling rates for currencies, and they profit on the difference between their buying and selling rates

Why Trading FOREX?

The cash/spot FOREX markets possess certain unique attributes that offer unmatched potential for profitable trading in any market condition or any stage of the business cycle:

A 24-hour market: A trader may take advantage of all profitable market conditions at any time; no waiting for the 'opening bell'.

Highest liquidity: The FOREX market with an average trading volume of over $1.5 trillion per day is the most liquid market in the world. That means that a trader can enter or exit the market at will in almost any market condition minimal execution barriers or risk and no daily trading limit.

High leverage: A leverage ratio of up to 400 is typical compared to a leverage ratio of 2 (50% margin requirement) in equity markets. Of course, this makes trading in the cash/spot forex market a double-edged sword the high leverage makes the risk of the down side loss much greater in the same way that it makes the profit potential on the upside much more attractive.

Low transaction cost: The retail transaction cost (the bid/ask spread) is typically less than 0.1% (10 pips or points) under normal market conditions. At larger dealers, the spread could be less than 5 pips, and may widen considerably in fast moving markets.

Always a bull market: A trade in the FOREX market involves selling or buying one currency against another. Thus, a bull market or a bear market for a currency is defined in terms of the outlook for its relative value against other currencies. If the outlook is positive, we have a bull market in which a trader profits by buying the currency against other currencies. Conversely, if the outlook is pessimistic, we have a bull market for other currencies and a trader profits by selling the currency against other currencies. In either case, there is always a bull market trading opportunity for a trader.

Inter-bank market: The backbone of the FOREX market consists of a global network of dealers (mainly major commercial banks) that communicate and trade with one another and with their clients through electronic networks and telephones. There are no organized exchanges to serve as a central location to facilitate transactions the way the New York Stock Exchange serves the equity markets. The FOREX market operates in a manner similar to the way the NASDAQ market in the United States operates, and thus it is also referred to as an 'over the counter' or OTC market.

No one can corner the market: The FOREX market is so vast and has so many participants that no single entity, even a central bank, can control the market price for an extended period of time. Even interventions by mighty central banks are becoming increasingly ineffectual and short-lived, and thus central banks are becoming less and less inclined to intervene to manipulate market prices.

Unregulated: The FOREX market is generally regarded as an unregulated market although the operations of major dealers, such as commercial banks in money centers, are regulated under the banking laws. The conduct and operation of retail FOREX brokerages are not regulated under any laws or regulations specific to the FOREX market, and in fact many of such establishments in the United States do not even report to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The currency futures and options that are traded on exchanges such as Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) are regulated in the way other exchange-traded derivatives are regulated.

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Understanding Forex Trading

2009-01-10T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Stephen S Alison

The Foreign Exchange market, also referred to as the "Forex" or "FX" market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average turnover of well over US $1 trillion - 30 times larger than the combined volume of all U.S. equity markets. The word FOREX is derived from the words FOReign EXchange.

Spot and Forward Foreign Exchange

Forex trading may be for spot or forward delivery. Spot transactions are generally undertaken for an actual exchange of currencies - delivery or settlement - for a value date two business days later.

Forward transactions involve a delivery date further in the future, sometimes as far as a year or more ahead. By buying or selling in the forward market, it is possible to protect the value of any anticipated flows of foreign currency, in terms of one's own domestic currency, from exchange rate volatility.

Difference Between Foreign Currency and Foreign Exchange

Anyone who has traveled outside their country of residence would have had some exposure to both foreign currency and foreign exchange.

For example, if you live in the United States and travelled, lets say, to London, England you may have exchanged your home currency i.e. US $ for British Pounds. The British Pounds are referred to as a foreign currency and the act of exchanging your US $ for British Pounds is called foreign exchange.

The Foreign Exchange Market

Unlike some financial markets, the foreign exchange market has no single location as it is not dealt across a trading floor. Instead, trading is done via telephone and computer links between dealers in different trading centres and different countries.

The FX market is considered an Over The Counter (OTC) or 'interbank' market, as transactions are conducted between two counterparts over the telephone or via an electronic network. Trading is not centralized on an exchange, as it is with the stock and futures markets.

Reasons for Buying and Selling Currencies

Through the mechanism of the foreign exchange market companies, fund managers and banks are enabled to buy and sell foreign currencies in whatever amounts they want. The demand for foreign currency is stimulated by a number of factors such as capital flows arising from trade in goods and services, cross-border investment and loans and speculation on the future level of exchange rates. Exchange deals are typically for amounts between $3 million and $10 million, though transactions for much larger amounts are often done.

There are two basic reasons to buy and sell currencies. About 5% of daily turnover is from companies and governments that buy or sell products and services in a foreign country or must convert profits made in foreign currencies into their domestic currency. The other 95% is trading for profit, or speculation.

Currency Speculation

Speculators desire to trade forex for the opportunity to profit from a movement in currency exchange rates. For example, if a trader believes that the Euro will weaken relative to the U.S. dollar, then the trader can sell Euros against U.S. dollars in the Forex market. This is referred to as being "short Euros against the dollar" which, from a trading perspective, is the same as being "long dollars against the Euro". If the Euro weakens against the dollar, then the position will profit

For speculators, the best trading opportunities are usually with the most commonly traded and therefore most liquid currencies, called "the Majors." Today, more than 85% of all daily transactions involve trading of the Majors, which include the US Dollar, Japanese Yen, Euro, British Pound, Swiss Franc, Canadian Dollar and Australian Dollar.

True 24 Hour Market

Forex is a true 24-hour market and trading begins each day in Sydney, and moves around the globe as the business day begins in each financial centre, first to Tokyo, then London, and then New York. Unlike any other financial market, traders can respond to currency fluctuations caused by economic, social and political events at the time they occur - day or night.

As with all financial products, FX quotes include a "'bid" and "offer". The "bid" is the price at which a dealer is willing to buy - and clients can sell - the base currency for the counter currency. The "offer" is the price at which a dealer will sell - and clients can buy - the base currency for the counter currency.

The US Dollar is the Centre-piece

The US dollar is the centre-piece of the Forex market and is normally considered the "base" currency for quotes. In the "Majors," this includes USD/JPY, USD/CHF and USD/CAD. For these currencies and many others, quotes are expressed as a unit of $1 USD per the other currency quoted in the pair. The exceptions to USD-based quoting include the Euro, British pound (also called Sterling), and Australian dollar. These currencies are quoted as dollars per foreign currency as opposed to foreign currencies per dollar.

What Affects the Currency Prices

Currency prices are affected by a variety of economic and political conditions, most significantly interest rates, inflation and political stability. Moreover, governments sometimes participate in the Forex market to influence the value of their currencies, either by flooding the market with their domestic currency in an attempt to lower the price, or conversely buying in order to raise the price. This is known as Central Bank intervention.

Any of these factors, as well as large market orders, can cause volatility in currency prices. However, the size and volume of the Forex market makes it impossible for any one entity to "drive" the market for any length of time.

Currency traders make decisions using both technical factors and economic fundamentals. Technical traders use charts, trend lines, support and resistance levels, and numerous patterns and mathematical analyses to identify trading opportunities. Fundamentalists predict price movements by interpreting a wide variety of economic information, including news, government-issued indicators and reports, and even rumour.

Rewards and Risks in the Forex Trading Market

Trading foreign currencies is a challenging and potentially profitable opportunity for educated and experienced traders.

However, there is considerable exposure to risk in any foreign exchange transaction. Any transaction involving currencies involves risks including, but not limited to, the potential for changing political and/or economic conditions that may substantially affect the price or liquidity of a currency.

Moreover, the leveraged nature of FX trading means that any market movement will have an equally proportional effect on your deposited funds. This may work against you as well as for you. The possibility exists that you could sustain a total loss of initial margin funds and be required to deposit additional funds to maintain your position. If you fail to meet any margin call within the time prescribed, your position will be liquidated and you will be responsible for any resulting losses.

Before deciding to participate in the Forex market, you should carefully consider your investment objectives, level of experience and risk appetite. Most importantly, you should not invest money you cannot afford to lose.

As an investor you may lower your exposure to risk by employing risk-reducing strategies such as "stop-loss" or "limit" orders.

There are also risks associated with utilizing an Internet-based deal execution software application including, but not limited to, the failure of hardware and software.

Stephen S Alison is a retired "bean counter" who spent 26 years in middle management positions for major US financial institutions in Europe and a further 10 years as an adviser/consultant to a number of European financial institutions. He owns and operates a number of "hand built" niche websites including: http://www.24carat-gold.com http://www.forex-arbitrage.com

Who Should Trade A Mini Forex Trading Account

2009-01-09T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Toby Smitz

A mini forex trading account is designed for those who are new to forex trading or when the trading account balance is less then $10.000.

Mini forex account key points

- Only $250-$300 to open
- Up to 200:1 trade leverage
- 1 pip = $1 for EUR/USD and GBP/USD
- Smaller trade size

Mini forex account advantages

Build up confidence starting small

A trader can trade a mini forex account using 1 mini lot and building up lot size slowly when he makes profits in his account. A general rule is to trade ONLY 1 mini lot for every $1000 a trader has in account. For example, if an account is worth $5000, trader can take up to 5 mini lots.

Develop a forex trading strategy

Because on a mini forex account, pip value is $1 = 1 pip, trader can pay more attention on building a solid trading strategy without focusing on floating profit & Loss (P/L). Most traders with a small account balance trading on a standard account will tend to base trading decisions on profit &Loss and not on their trading strategy, they are emotionally too involved.

Their account balance fluctuations are so important that they even can't think developing a proper trading strategy. Their account size is too small for the lot size they take and every small pip loss can lead to a painful loss in their trading account.

Such traders will tend to take profits (too) soon and cut losses too late because they always hope the trade will make a reverse and come back.

Consider the following example:

A trader has a $2000 trading Account.

When trading a forex standard account, a 37 pip loss will result in a $370 loss in his trading account or 18.5% of his account balance. When taking the same trade on a forex mini account, a 37 pip loss will result in a $37 loss in his trading account or 1.85 % of his account balance.

Conclusion

By starting with a Mini account- a trader loses only a small amount on every losing transaction making it easier to stick to a disciplined trading strategy, in the long rum, this will lead to much better trading results.

Toby Smitz - Daily Operations Mini Forex Trading

Tips For Online Currency Trading

2009-01-08T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Morgan Hamilton

Did you realize that currency trading is the world's largest business? Yes, it's true. Over three trillion dollars worth of transactions take place each and every day in the world's currency markets and online currency trading is now available to everyone.

The markets are extremely volatile and fortunes can be won and lost in mere minutes. But please understand that currency trading is anything but some sort of get rich quick scheme. It is like any other investment and can be compared to the stock market. Be warned, if you are interested in participating in currency trading you had better get a sound education or you will surely lose your money.

The currency market is an informal, unlike the formal stock exchange, market where dealers buy and sell currencies in order to make a profit. Currency trading is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week because it is a global exercise. To borrow a phrase from the British Empire, the sun never sets on the currency markets.

To invest in online currency trading, you need to open an account with one of the many reliable firms that you will find on the Internet. You must deposit a minimum amount of money and fill out the requisite paperwork before paying allowed to trade such currencies as the French franc, German mark and Eurodollars. I would strongly recommend to the newcomer to take it very slowly as he embarks upon the world of online currency trading.

The market operates on a very high margin-trading basis. That means you can control a great deal of money by putting down only a fraction of it. It is called leverage and you are usually allowed approximately 10 times your cash position. That can be a big advantage for making profits. It can also cost you a lot if your trades go against you, so you have to be on top of the situation. This is not a game.

If you are going to venture into online currency trading, study the trading and the markets. Many of the larger online currency trading firms offer information and training materials that are extremely helpful. It would also be beneficial to learn about technical trading as that is what most short-term traders use to help make their buy and sell decisions. There are mountains and mountains of information available on the Internet.

Online currency trading is not gambling but you need to know what the investment is all about and how it works before you consider trading. Look for a company that has been established for a long time and has a solid track record. If you are not sure about something and by all means ask as many questions as you need.

Also, note that online currency trading is not for everyone but for the people that take the time to learn the business, it can be very profitable and rewarding. You should only use money that you can afford to lose and never trade with the mortgage or tuition money. If it's done right they can be quite exciting and lucrative. The market moves quickly and if you enjoy fast paced action, nothing beats online currency trading.

organ Hamilton offers his findings and insights regarding online currency trading. You can get interesting and informative information here at Online Currency Trading

An Overview Of Forex Trading

2009-01-07T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Jeff Lakie

Forex, is an exchange that allows investors to trade national currencies through the foreign exchange. This is the worlds largest market for currency, based on the Dollar, anywhere between 1 2 TRILLION dollars are traded upon this market on a daily basis. This type of trade is typically performed online or on the telephone. By taking advantage of the world wide web, you are enabling yourself to make your investments in a reliable, easy, safe and fast way.

Some investors are able to enjoy returns of around thirty percent on a monthly basis, this takes a great deal of experience to gain this type of enormous return on your investment. The Forex market does not have one specific place of trade like many of the other markets do, for this reason alone is why most of the trade is performed by internet, fax, or telephone. In the beginning for currency trade was not all that popular, they were bringing in only about seventy billion dollars on a daily basis, with the invention of Forex, that number grew massively.

Of course, the currencies do not only deal with the American dollar, these currencies can be translated to over 5,000 currency institutions world wide, which include, commercial companies, large brokers, international banks, and government banks. Many major countries have forex trading centers such as, Frankfurt, London, New York, Paris, Hong Kong, Tokyo, and Bombay to name a few.

When trading online there are many benefits such as, the ability to trade or track your investments at anytime day or night, from anywhere within the world that offers an internet connection. Another added benefit, is that some online exchange sites allow you to start with a small investment, known as a mini account, some with as little as two-hundred dollars. With online trading, the trade is instant. When you trade offline you have to deal with paperwork, with online trading there is no paper work involved.

The world of the internet, has allow us to do many things with just a click of a button, where else can you bank, trade, talk to your family and friends, research your investments and earn money all at the same time? Make the internet work in your best interest by implementing online trading into your portfolio. There's a whole world of money waiting for you to earn with your online investments, and it's all available at the click of your mouse button.

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Introduction To The Psychology Of Trading In The Zone

2009-01-06T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Cynthia Macy

Most amateur investors will bail out of an investment program after three straight losses.

How you handle losing trades psychologically is a cornerstone to your ability to prosper in the makets. Losing properly (by losing small and continuing to make your trades) makes winning possible.

You have to learn to accept your losses, because if you're not willing to take the chance that a trade could lose a pre-defined amount (by using a stop), you will be afraid to trade or will be scared out of a good position as soon as you get a small profit.

This defeats the goal to score big when you are right. A successful trader's mindset must accept losses as a necessary and beneficial part of the trading process when handled properly.

You must have the discipline to always cut your losses or keep them small. You must resist the temptation to say to yourself "It will come back". That type of thinking has ruined many traders.

This is the main thing that will allow you to stay in the game long enough to become successful. If you have discipline and patience, the end result will pay off for you. After all, this is the greatest game in the world, and it's the fastest way to wealth!

When I'm in the zone as a trader, I am totally focused and absorbed in the moment. Time seems to expand, my mind is clear, and I know what is coming next. My indicators speak clearly to me and I obey them automatically.

And being a part of this "now" moment is what makes me, as a trader, perform at the highest level. My ego is not dreaming of riches or fretting over bills to pay it's just along for the ride. My trading is not tied to my self-worth as a person.

You will reach your trading goals by increments once you accomplish one goal, you celebrate that success and then set another higher goal.

Peak experiences seem to occur often in what many individuals call "the zone". "The zone" is a state of transcendental well-being, an altered sense of time, or being on a high, a state of focused energy, a euphoric state of optimal performance, exhilarating, uplifting, with a sense of mastery and control and invincibility.

Others describe the zone as radiant happiness, laser-sharp intuition, a total absorption in the present moment, with no self-consciousness or distractions. This state of mind has been called "intrinsically rewarding" because it epitomizes the love for the game itself, and not so much the outcome. All great traders have a basic love for the game itself because the emotional rewards are so great.

The zone is a rarely achieved psychological state, but once you have been there, you will want to return to the zone again.

One of the keys as a trader is that you must spend the time necessary to make trading skills "automatic" and create winning trading habits. Preparation and practice make for proper skill development. By making these actions automatic, the mind can be totally absorbed within the zone.

What is the key to success? Dedication. The more you practice, the better you get. And you MUST believe in yourself and your ability to succeed. Keep your thoughts and behaviors positive, and you will increase your odds of a favorable outcome in your trading.

Trading is an art form that can be developed with time and plenty of practice.

Go slow, trade with caution, obey the indicators, and only trade when you're not tired or feeling stress.

Cynthia Macy is the co-author of 3 forex training ebooks.

For more comprehensive trading information, visit her other websites at:

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Main Economic Indicators Of The World Part 2

2009-01-04T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Anastasios Katsoulakos

National Association of Purchasing Managers (NAPM CHICAGO)

Definition: The Chicago PMI (officially known as the Business Barometer) is a monthly composite index based on opinion surveys of more than 200 Chicago purchasing managers regarding the manufacturing industry. The survey responses are limited to three options: slower, faster and same. As such, the index will not capture if a component is growing but at a much slower rate or vice versa. The index is a composite of seven similarly constructed indexes including: new orders, production, supplier delivery times, backlogs, inventories, prices paid, and employment. New orders and orders backlog indices indicate future production activity. It signals factory-sector expansion when it is above 50 and contraction when below it. The index is seasonally adjusted for the effects of variations within the year, differences due to holidays and institutional changes. Because it is an opinion survey, it is often influenced by respondents' perception of current events, as opposed to actual hard data. Also, it does not capture technological and production changes, which make it possible for production to expand, while employment contracts. Because the Chicago PMI is released the day before the ISM, it is watched in order to predict the more important ISM report, which is in itself a good leading indicator of overall economic activity. It frequently moves markets

New Home Sales

Definition: The New Home Sales report shows the number of newly constructed homes with a committed sale during the month. The level of new home sales indicates housing market trends, and economic momentum signaling consumer purchases of furniture and appliances. Simply, the volume of sales indicates housing demand. Also, the monthly supply of homes serves as an input into the level of housing pressure. However, when analyzing sales trends, one must remember to take into account unusual weather and seasonal effects

NY Empire State Index

Definition: The New York Fed conducts this monthly survey of manufacturers in New York State. Participants from across the state represent a variety of industries. On the first of each month, the same pool of roughly 175 manufacturing executives (usually the CEO or the president) is sent a questionnaire to report the change in an assortment of indicators from the previous month. Respondents also give their views about the likely direction of these same indicators six months ahead. This index is seasonally adjusted using the Philadelphia Fed's seasonal factors because its own history is not long enough with data only going back a couple of years.

Personal Income

Definition: Personal income is simply the income received by individuals, nonprofit institutions, and private trust funds. This indicator is vital for the sales sector. Without an adequate personal income and a propensity to purchase, consumer purchases of durable and nondurable goods are limited.

Philadelphia Fed Survey

Definition: A composite diffusion index of manufacturing conditions within the Philadelphia Federal Reserve district. This survey is widely followed as an indicator of manufacturing sector trends since it is correlated with the NAPM survey and the index of industrial production.

Producer Price Index

Definition: The PPI gauges the average changes in prices received by domestic producers for their output at all stages of processing. The PPI data is compiled from most sectors of the economy, such as manufacturing, mining and agriculture.

Productivity

Definition: The economic measure of efficiency summarizing the value of outputs relative to the value of inputs.

Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI)

Definition: The Index is widely used by industrialized economies to assess business confidence. Germany, Japan and the UK use PMI surveys for both manufacturing and services industries. The numbers are arrived at through a series of questions regarding Business activity, New Business, Employment, Input Prices, Prices Charged and Business Expectations. In addition to the headline figures, the prices paid components is highly scrutinized by the markets for evaluating pricing power and inflationary risks.

Retail Sales

Definition The retail sales report is a measure of the total receipts of retail stores from samples representing all sizes and kinds of business in retail trade throughout the nation. It is the most timely indicator of broad consumer spending patterns and is adjusted for normal seasonal variation, holidays, and trading-day differences. Retail sales include durable and nondurable merchandise sold, and services and excise taxes incidental to the sale of merchandise. Excluded are sales taxes collected directly from the customer. It also excludes spending for services, a large component of consumer expenditures. Retail sales is a the first picture of consumer spending for a given month. Retail sales are often viewed ex-autos, as auto sales can move sharply from month-to-month. Also, gas and food component changes are often a result of price changes rather than shifting consumer demand. Retail sales can be quite volatile and the advance reports are subject to large revisions.

Tankan Survey

Definition: An economic survey of Japanese business issued by the central Bank of Japan, the survey is conducted to provide an accurate picture of business trends of enterprises in Japan, thereby contributing to the appropriate implementation of monetary policy . The report is released four times a year in April, July, October and mid-December.

Tertiary Industry Index (Japan)

Definition: The tertiary index measures activity in six industries: utilities, transport and telecommunications, wholesale and retail, finance and insurance, real estate and services.

Treasury International Capital (TIC)

Definition: These Treasury data track the flows of financial instruments into and out of the United States. Instruments tracked include Treasury securities, agency securities, corporate bonds, and corporate equities.

Unemployment Rate

Definition: The percentage of the people classified as unemployed as compared to the total labor force.

Wholesale Trade

Definition: Wholesale Trade is the dollar value of sales made and of inventories held by merchant wholesalers. It is one of the components of business inventories. Statistics include sales, inventories, and stock/sale ratios, collected via mail-out/mailback survey of about 7,100 selected wholesale firms.

ZEW

Definition: The ZEW works in the field of user-related empirical economic research. In this context it particularly distinguished itself nationally and internationally by analysing internationally comparative issues in the European context and by compiling scientifically important data bases. The ZEW's duty is to carry out economic research, economic counseling and knowledge transfer. The institute focuses on decision-makers in politics, economics, and administration, scientists in the national and international arena as well as the interested public. Regular interviews on the situation on the financial markets and business-related service providers as well as large-scale annual studies on technological competitiveness of and innovation activities in the economy are representative of the different types of topical information provided by the ZEW. The ZEW is subdivided into the following five research fields:

International Finance and Financial Management;
Labour Economics, Human Resources, and Social Policy;
Industrial Economics and International Management;
Corporate Taxation and Public Business Finance;
Environmental and Resource Economics, Eco-management.

Anastasios Katsoulakos born on October 31th, 1976 in Athens, Greece and graduated Master of Business Administration from Economic University of Athens, in 2000. During his studies he started my working career with J.S.I (forex company based in Athens) as a broker. He has been involved in forex trading since 2000. In 2003 he started AKFOREX (http://www.akforex.com), which publishes forex strategy newsletters and handles forex managed accounts. Anastasios uses both technical and fundamental analysis in his trading, and believes that successful trading is based on psychology and having a disciplined money management.

Online Forex Trading Amp Its Trend Patterns

2009-01-03T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Adrian Pablo

Forex trading is a great option for those who want a great income from home or anywhere else. But in order to be a successful forex trader you need to learn the basics of the currency markets and familiarize yourself with the world of trading. One of the first things you will notice as you start analyzing forex charts is that the currency markets often display's some very familiar patterns of price movements. Once a clear pattern is established, it becomes the most probable course of future price action until the market changes.

Considering this, it's important that you identify and understand that there exist two types of markets; these are: trending and trend-less markets. Each market type has pretty clear and specific patterns which you will alsonotice over time.

Trending Markets are characterized by steady and elongated price movements with less than a 45 degree angel with occasional pauses, profit taking, or resting periods.

But even in trending markets you can notice the existence of other two important patterns. These are:

- Uptrends - A pattern of higher highs and higher lows.

- Downtrends - A pattern of lower lows and lower highs.

In the case of Trend-less markets, the main characteristic is the erratic price movements which are often steep ( greater than 45 -degree angle ) and that cannot be sustained therefore they must reverse in a short period of time. Although the movements can move many points in a short period of time, they often result in very little net price movement over time.

In Trend-less markets you can also distinguish tow main patterns:

- Choppy - An erratic pattern of higher highs and lower lows.

- Sideways - A narrow pattern of lower highs and higher lows.

While markets with an up-trend and down-trend behavior can offer generally excellent trading results, choppy markets often create stop outs, while sideways markets produce for little in either direction making them hard to trade, hence making it hard to make any significative profit during these trend-less periods.

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Jedi Mind Games For The Forex

2009-01-02T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Joseph Plazo

"Your worst opponent is yourself Young Jedi"

When it comes to marketing on the forex exchange, victory is a matter of the mind instead than mind atop matter. Any dealer wh's been in the game for any extent of time shall recount you that psychology has a lot to do with both your own execution on the trading floor and with the way that the exchange is progressing. Playing a superior hand depends on understanding your own shrewdness and comprehending the way that psychology moves the exchange.

Studying the psychology of the exchange is not anything new. It doesn't require a genius to be aware that any arena that rides and falls on decisions made by folks is bound to be thoroughly bested by the minds of folks. Few individuals take into account all the different levels of intellect games that galvanize the exchange, albeit. If you keep your eye on the way that psychology influences others including the mass psychology of the folks that use the currency on a regular period but overlook to comprehend what moves you, you're eventually to end up hurting your own stance. The superior forex coaches shall relate you that before you can genuinely become a well-heeled dealer, you have to grasp yourself and the triggers that control you. Understanding those will aid you suppress them or use them. Are you saying Huh? about now? Believe me, I recognize. I felt the selfsame way the first time that some person tried to elucidate how the mind games we frolic with ourselves control the trades and decisions that we contrive. Let me split it down into other teachable pieces for you.

Anything involving winning or losing big sums of currency becomes emotionally electrifying.

All precise. You've heard that playing the exchange is a mathematical sport. Plug in the fitting numbers, devise the perfect calculations and you'll advance out ahead. So why is it that so innumerable traders end up on the ungainful end of the exchange? After all, every tom has entry to the same numbers, the same information, the same rumour ! if it's math, there's just one precise answer, isn't it so?

The rejoinder lies in diagnosis. The numbers don't lie, but your intellect does. Your hopes and fears can contrive you see things that simply aren't there. When you sink in a currency, you're investing more than just savings you forge an emotional investment.

Being accurate becomes significant. Being wrong doesn't simply cost you currency when you let yourself be ruled by your feelings it costs you self-esteem. Why else would you let a loser fly in the hope that it shall leap back? It's that minuscule object inside your head that says, I KNOW I'm correct on this, dammit!

Bottom line: You can't push feelings out of the scenario, but you can discover not to let them govern your decisions.

To many folks, being correct is more significant than making revenues. Here's the deal. The way to rake in real currency in the forex exchange is to cut your losses short and let your winners ride. In order to do that, you must GOT to accept that various of your trades are going to fail, cut them free and advance on to supplemental trade. You've got to allow that picking a lemon is NOT an implication of your competence-worth, it's not a image on who you are. It's merely a loss, and the superior way to deal with it is to refrain losing currency by moving on and really progress on. Moving on implies you don't keep a running aggregate of how numerous losses you've had that's the way to paralyze yourself. This brings us to the following mark:

Profitless traders see loss as failure. Victorious traders see loss as erudition. Not too long ago, my twelve year old son told me that previously Thomas Edison conjured a working light bulb, he crafted 100 light bulbs that didn't function. But he didn't surrender because he knew that creating a birthing light from current was feasible. He stood by in his complete concept so when one pattern didn't work, he merely knew that he'd eliminated one plausibility. Keep skipping possibilities long enough, and you'll ultimately detect the possibility that works.

Victorious traders see loss in the same way. They haven' succumbed, they've mastered something novel about the manner that they and the exchange functions.

Excelling dealers can look at the overall tapestry while playing in the small field. Suppose I told you that previously, I launched 70 trades that lost big time, and 30 that brouight me the rocks. In the eyes of folks, that would make me a pathetic dealer. I'm failing 70% of the time.

Now what if I shared with you that my average loss was $10000, yet my average gain on a winning trade was $100,000? That means that I failed $70,000 on exchange yet I gaimed $250,000, making my final bottom line $170,000.

Yes, it is a pretty clear numbers game but how do you keep on playing when you are failing in trade after trade after trade? Merely remember that one trade does not make or break a dealer. Focus on the exchange on the table, thenfollow the triggers that you've set up but clarify to yourself by what really matters : the overall record and bottomline profit.

*** An expert at persuasion techniques, Joseph R. Plazo, Ph.D conducts leadership executive coaching and helps people find great jobs in the Philippines. Mine my Mind now: www.exceedglobal.co.uk

Day Trading Success The Key Is Survival

2009-01-01T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Mike Reed

Most new traders tend to focus just about all their time and energy on finding nearly perfect "setups", but trade setups, even very good ones, are *not* the key to successful trading. It's the *way* you trade your setups that keeps your losses smaller than your gains. And this is the single most essential key to trading success. To me, the process of limiting losses is more than just money management...it is survival.

I can't give you a list of mechanical survival rules that will take the place of experience and make you a successful trader overnight, but if you stick to the following principles in your trading, you'll be on track. You'll be doing just about the opposite of the crowd, and you'll eventually learn to limit your losses. Limiting your losses is the only way I know to make money in this business.

The following guidelines will sound radical, but they have guided me in making my living from trading for many years.

1. If a trade doesn't go your way within the first one to five minutes, get out. I usually get out within one or two minutes as soon as my perceived edge is gone.
2. If a trade goes against you in the first few seconds, begin drawing in your hard stop and/ or your target, trying to get out of the trade at break even.
3. Never let your hard stops get hit. When it happens, you may want to take a break and get some fresh air.
4. Hard stops are adjusted to market conditions. At the moment (July 6,2005) I am using 1.50 point hard stops on the SP futures.
5. Never move your hard stop away from your entry point, hoping that a bad trade will turn around.
6. If you find yourself *hoping* as you trade, it is a clear sign that you are not following good survival (money management) principles.

It will be impossible to put these principles together without a set of high-probability setups. Without good setups, trading is just a flip of the coin.

Mike Reed is author of TradeStalker's RBI Trader's Updates. He has been trading the Market for 23 years. When he got his start as a trader, Mike was plotting prices on paper tape as the internet had not yet been "born" as we know it today. Years of experience have really given him a feel for the Market action. His support and resistance numbers have been published on the internet since 1996. He has a wide readership that includes day traders, floor traders, locals and hedge fund managers. Mike's nightly support and resistance zones are specific and incredibly accurate. He offers an unlimited free trial of his nightly TradeStalker RBI Trader's Updates. http://www.TradeStalker.com

The Electronic Currency Exchange Business Your Personal Atm

2008-12-31T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Charles Cruz

Did you know that with The E-currency Exchange Program it's completely possible to double your investment in the first month.

This is actually not as hard as it seems. Anyone can do it if they know what they learn their way around the dxinone system. The main difference that will make you or break you in will be if you make the decision to get top education for yourself.

In any field you want to become good at, it's very important that you realize that if you make the decision to learn directly from the best, you will have an unfair advantage over the rest. The same example applies to you if you're getting into The E-currency Exchange Program. Even if you don't know nothing about it right now, learning from a pro will teach you stuff in ways that not many people can.

Most people haven't catched up that the principle of accelerated learning is in learning from others, and that's what keeps them from succeeding.

What happens when you learn E-currency Exchange directly from a pro?

When you do this your knowledge of the system will grow and you'll have results that may seem outstanding but it's simply because you're following a process that works.

The most important aspect that changes is that you now learn strategies that generate more money. Once you learn and follow this strategies your bank account statements start showing it and you'll realize it's something you can do. You feel more financially secure, You'll be able to go out to more fancy restaurants and Your life becomes more comfortable.

While you're getting into E-currency Trading, you might find yourself asking "How does it work?" Well, here is the answer.

This is the concept behind Electronic Currency Trading : Every day, a lot of money is being made through transactions of money on the internet. This is what we call "internet money", which requires to have a physical backup of every cent traded. The moment you provide the financial backup for the "internet money" you start to generate a commission which is usually around 1-5% daily on your investment.

This is why, no matter what you're understanding of the dxinone system is, you can always generate higher profits if you learn directly from an investor. One of the easiest ways you can do this is by getting a training program from a pro.

What are the best ways to learn about e-currency exchange, visit my site (http://www.electronic-currency-exchange.com) for the inside scoop on you can learn more about the E-Currency Exchange Program

Online Forex Trading Is Quickly Becoming A Booming Business

2008-12-30T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Matthew Bass

Online Forex trading is more popular now that most everyone has access to a computer and internet. Unlike the stock exchange, the Forex does not have a particular place for trading to take place. While trading takes place all over the world, online Forex trading makes this process more convenient than ever.

Transactions in the Forex are traded very rapidly. The Forex is open around the clock on every business day of the year. Trading begins every morning in Sydney, Australia and as the business day in each country begins, the Forex online trading opens around the world. Online Forex trading allows banks, financial institutions, brokers and speculators to trade their currency rapidly and with ease. Online Forex trading is also a popular way to change foreign currency because it happens in real time with no delay.

Because online Forex trading makes exchanging foreign currency so easy and accessible to millions of people, many are trying to learn the ins and outs of the Forex. Brokers and financial institutions can offer advice on investing in the Forex. Brokers will also do the actual trading for the consumer. However, many are willing to learn to trade on the Forex on their own. When learning about online Forex trading it is imperative to understand everything there is to know about the Forex. Many online websites can offer potential traders tutorials and demos on how to get started in online Forex trading. Practicing on the demos helps speculators learn the basics of online Forex trading.

Also, another tip to learning online Forex trading is to study the news, including international news and news relating to politics, economics and finances. Inflation, changes in government and taxes just to name a few all affect the Forex on a daily basis. It is crucial to understand how these changes affect trading and the value of currency.

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Seven Deadly Trading Mistakes Part Two

2008-12-29T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Harvey Walsh

In part one of this series, we looked at the problem of continually switching trading strategies in the hope of finding something better, and why that can never bring us long-term success in our trading.

In this second article, I'm going to talk about a closely related problem many traders suffer from - a lack of planning.

Mistake Number Two - Not Having a Trading Plan

"If you fail to plan, then you plan to fail". I don't know who first said that, but it's a very sound piece of advise indeed. Planning is something that is all too often overlooked by traders, and yet a well drafted trading plan is one of the most important tools for success and profit.

In talking to struggling traders, I am constantly amazed at not only how many don't have a trading plan, but how many don't even know what such a plan is. In fact a trading plan is quite simple, it's a document that details every aspect of your trading strategy. It is literally a blue-print for your trading methodology.

What should be in this document? Here are the most important areas it should cover:

Mission Statement - A defined objective for your trading; if you don't know what it is you are trying to achieve, how will you know when you have achieved it? Having a well defined goal is essential to success in any venture.
Pre-market preparation. Actions required before the market opens, setting up for the trading session, reviewing economic calendars, and so on.
Trade enty rules
Trade exit rules
Money management rules
Post market actions - trade logging and analysis.

As anyone who has traded in a live market knows, we must often overcome our natural emotional responses in order to execute our trades correctly. Cutting losses and letting winners ride can be easier said than done. By defining as precisely as possible, our criteria for entering and exiting trades, we have a reference that we can use to help us overcome these responses.

The trading plan should be kept at hand throughout the market session. When we see a possible entry coming up, refering back to our strict written entry criteria we can objectively look at the chart and make a informed decision about whether to enter or pass. The same applies to exiting, whether the trade is winning or losing. Over time, trading becomes almost mechanical and stress-free.

Action: We must have a written plan that defines all aspects of our trading, and we must commit to following it to the letter. Only by ridgidly sticking to our strategy can we honestly determine if any problems in our trading lie within the system itself or within our execution.

In Part Three, we'll have a look at one area of that trading plan outline in more detail - money management - and how position sizing can lower risk and increase profits.

About The Author
Harvey Walsh is a trader and trading writer. Through his training materials and personal coaching, he has helped numerous students learn day trading. day-trading-freedom.com

Online Forex Trading

2008-12-28T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Josh Riverside

The Forex trading industry is booming - in fact, around $1.9 trillion is traded day after day on Forex. And, contrary to popular belief, this profitable venture is not just exclusive to giants like banks, commercial, and investment or exchange-traded futures and registered futures commission merchants. You, too, can make money using online Forex trading. Here are some of the basic things you need to know to get you started.

Advantages of Online Forex Trading

Online Forex trading is making the world truly a "global" marketplace. You can now purchase one currency from a particular country using another currency, and trade for a profit virtually any time of the day. This is the main advantage over traditional stock trading. The absence of a single marketplace and strict trading hours allow essentially anybody with a computer, Internet connection, and money to trade twenty-four hours a day, from your home or office or from any country in the world. Simply access different electronic trading platforms, buy and sell your currencies, and make some money.

Not That Simple

Online Forex trading may seem simple, but it really isn't. You need a lot of training, intuition, and good old common sense to be able to grow your money and trade profitably. Do not expect to turn $1 into $200 overnight. If you do not have a solid background in finance, then seek the help of a broker or financial institution until you obtain enough training to start out on your own. You can also take classes offered either in financial learning institutions or online.

Start small once you are ready to trade. Most trading sites allow you to invest as little as $200. Grow your investment as you learn the ropes, and you will minimize the risk and increase your profit margins slowly but surely. Remember that at the end of the day, online Forex trading is just as profitable as how you manage your portfolio.

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Major Advantages To Trading Forex

2008-12-27T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Francis Gillen

When most investors hear the word forex, the words that flash through their brain are "risky," "complicated," and "tiny profit margins." This is because the information on currency trading isn't as available and easy to access as the stock market. A stock investor just needs to pick up the Wall Street Journal or turn on CNBC to instantly see what's new and exciting. When you're a stock investor, you can talk to your friends, neighbors, and co-workers about what you're buying, share tips, and brag about your profits. Everyone is familiar with the stock market. Forex is a different beast. To find information, you have to turn to the internet or privately run newsletters. You can't talk about forex with anyone in your everyday life because they won't understand the lingo and will have no idea what you're talking about. It's a shame, because our game has some major advantages over stock trading. Maybe if forex information was more public, the average investor would realize the following 5 things to be true.

One thing that most people doesn't realize is that there is no trading commission involved in currency trading. When you're trading stocks frequently, even if it's done online at $20 a pop, the fees start eating into your profits. If you're trading options, you're not only paying a commission on the trade, but you're also paying additional fees per contract. Fortunately for forex investors, the only retail transaction cost is the bid/ask spread which is usually less than 5 pips (0.05%).

Secondly, the currency market is open 24 hours a day, 5 days per week. Unlike the stock exchange, which is only active between the opening and closing bells, you can trade forex first thing in the morning or in the wee hours of the night. There are people all around the world trading at all hours, so a trader can take advantage of any market condition at any time.

Another big benefit to the foreign exchange is the huge leverage opportunity. Leverage, also called margin, is when you borrow your broker's money and add it to your own capital in order to make a larger investment. In the stock market, you have to pass your brokers strict guidelines to be approved for a margin account, and if you do, you'll get a maximum of 2:1 (which means if you invest $10,000, you can borrow $10,000). In forex, a ratio of up to 400 is considered normal. If you use that massive amount of leverage properly and hit some big winners, you can make substantial money in short periods of time. Of course, the opposite is true as well. You can lose substantial money very quickly also. But you can't get a better opportunity to use other people's money.

A fourth advantage to currency trading is it's size. Because the forex market is so huge and has so many traders active at all times, no single investor can corner the market. In the stock market, each equity issue has a finite amount of outstanding shares. For many small cap companies, a large investor could amass a large percentage of those outstanding shares, and because of the low liquidity, their choice to buy, sell, or hold will have drastic effects on the price of that particular stock. With currency, no single investor, not even a central bank, can accumulate a controlling amount of something like the dollar, pound, or franc.

The last great characteristic of the forex that we'll discuss in this article is the never ending bull market. Forex is a zero sum game. A gain is only made when one currency rises in value in relation to another currency. So this means that if one currency is going down, another is going up. In the stock market, when a bear market hits, the vast majority of stocks are all going down. If Microsoft drops 5 points, that certainly doesn't mean that GE went up 5 points. Sure, you can short stocks in a declining market, but the average investor isn't too keen on the unlimited downside risk and probably doesn't even have the margin to be able to make the trade. Just remember that something is always guaranteed to go up in the currency market.

There are dozens of other reasons why the forex is one of the best playing fields in the investment world. If you are an investor, do some research and see for yourself. Open up a demo trading account at one of the several online forex brokers and see how you do. You might just find that it blows the stock market out of the water.

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Forex Choosing The Right Broker

2008-12-26T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Michael Russell

There are a mind boggling number of forex brokers available to choose from. Choosing the right broker is the most important decision you can make for your forex venture. Here is a checklist of what you need to be looking for.

1. Regulation. Just because a broker is available does not mean they are regulated. You may want to check first what country your broker is registered in. Some countries have lax laws regarding forex brokers. In the US, brokers are regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission or the National Futures Association. If a broker is regulated, then they must regularly submit financial reports to these organizations. If these reports are not submitted, then they can be fined, or shut down. Any person can view these financial reports (similar to publicly traded companies). This regulation also give the investors avenues to pursue if there are any issues with the broker.

2. Company customer service. Check and see if there are any complaints about the forex broker with the Better Business Bureau. If there were complaints, see how the company resolved these complaints. Call or email the broker with any questions. You should not feel uncomfortable doing this, as they will be holding your money. The broker should be courteous and respond quickly to any and all questions. Does this particular broker have a lot of discrepancies between the price the trade was requested at and the actual value? This is called 'slippage' and can lead to the loss of funds if it is rampant. Some brokers will compensate you for the slippage, others do not.

3. Trading options. Not all forex brokers offer the same types of platforms, spreads or leverage. You need to decide which options are the most important to you. Some things to think about regarding options are: Commissions - does the broker take a commission and a spread? Make sure the spread is small enough to compensate for the commission. Spread - what spread is offered? Does the spread vary depending on the time of day, or is it always constant? Margin - is there a maximum amount of leverage allowed by the broker? Scalping - what is the broker's policy on scalping? Some brokers will put your account on manual execution if you scalp. This means that all your transactions have to go through a live person to be executed, which will slow down your trades and possibly keep you from getting some trades. Platform - what type of platform does the broker offer. Is it easy to use and understand? Does the platform perform quickly enough to execute trades instantly?

4. Demo account. Does the broker offer a demo account to practice with? And does the demo platform perform exactly like the live version? A demo account is a great way to test the platforms and see if you like the features the platform offers before actually sending them any funds.

Running a checklist on all the brokers you want to check out should narrow down your options and help you choose the best broker for you!

Michael Russell
Your Independent guide to Forex Trading

How To Trade Forex The Safe Way

2008-12-25T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Peter Flemming

In order to reduce losses in trading in the forex market, you will need the necessary and adequate amount of risk management systems in place. Staying afloat is essential in staying in the forex game. It will be unlikely that you will recover from a loss of money that you cannot afford to lose. A good trader will know how to reduce losses quickly and also ride profitable positions higher. Systems such as stop losses and profit caps are needed to keep losses manageable.

Stop losses are so essential to make a successful trade that most brokers will not allow you to trade without a stop-loss in place. A stop-loss is a system that automatically closes out a position when the bid or offer price reaches the given level. For example if your long (you have bought) a currency, your stop-loss will be placed below the current market price and will be activated if the price falls past this threshold. Stop losses are beneficial to traders because it is positive knowledge that you're protected from a downside risk. This is useful for novice traders because they can become 'emotionally trapped' in a falling trade.

Guaranteed stop-losses are offered by some brokers and will provide extra protection for traders. Rare intervals where the market gaps decreasing without trading at each consecutive rate and traders who have no acquired guaranteed stop-losses are only assured of getting the next available price. Factors such as central bank or government intervention, political, war or natural crises may cause falls that expose traders without guaranteed stop-losses to substantial losses. Stop-losses can be moved higher or lower to suit the trader. By reducing the stop-loss (placing it closer to the purchase price) you'll limit the potential size of your loss and by increasing it (placing it further away from the purchase price) you will increase your exposure.

Profit caps are opposite to stop-loss because you place a limit on the profits that you have made. It is beneficial for traders who leave trades unattended over night; a profit cap will be triggered when the market moves through a given threshold and will secure the profit made for the trader.

Automatic triggers are needed to limit the risk but money management is as important. This means making the decision on how much money you can afford to lose on a trade and how much you are able to invest. It is also recommended that you invest no more than 10% of your available funds in any single trade. These practices and systems will certainly help you in protecting your funds from losses. Mental discipline is also needed to become a successful trader.

I hope this is enough to inform you about what you need to trade it safe!

Peter Flemming is an Forex Trader and is a writer for ForexTradingHQ a website about forex trading and other currency related news.

Trading Options

2008-12-24T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Alexander Chong

Option is a legal agreement between buyer and seller to buy or sell security at an agreed price in a certain period of time. It is quite similar to insurance that you pay an amount of money in order that your property is protected by the insurance company. The difference between these two is option can be traded whereas, insurance policy cannot be traded. There are two types of option contracts; call options and put options. We buy call option when we expect the security price will go up and buy put option when we expect the security price will go down. We also can sell call option if we expect the security price will go down and vice versa if we sell put option. Usually, option is counted by contract, one contract equivalent to 100 unit options. 1 unit option protects 1 unit share. So, one contract protects 100 unit shares.

Before learning how to trade option, terminologies that you need to know are as follow:

a) Strike price: Strike price is the price that is agreed by both buyer and seller of the option to deal with. That means if the strike price of the call option is 35, seller of this option obligates to sell security at this price to the buyer of this option even though the market price of the security is higher than 35 if the buyer exercises the option. Buyer of this option can buy a security with a price that is lower than the market price. If the current market price is $39, the buyer will earn $4. If the security price is lower than the strike price, buyer will hold the option and leave the option to expire worthless. For put option strike price, buyer of the option has the right to sell the security at the strike price to the seller of the option. That means if the put option strike price is 30, seller of this option obligates to buy the security at this price from the buyer if he or she exercises the option even though the market price is lower than this price.

If the market is $25, the option buyer will earn $5. It looks like a lot of transactions have been involved; but actually, seller of the option will not buy a security and sell it to the buyer. The broker firm will do all the transaction but the extra money that has used to buy the security has to be paid by the seller. This means, if the seller loss $4, the buyer will earn $4.

b) Out of the money, in the money and near/at the money option: Option price comprises of time value and intrinsic price.

Time Value + Intrinsic Value = Option Price

Time value is the amount of money that the option worth due to the time the option has until its expiration date. Longer the time the option has until its expiration date, higher the time value of this option. Time value of an option will become zero if the option has expired. Intrinsic value for in the money call option is the difference between current market security price and option strike price. Conversely, in the money put option's intrinsic value is the difference between option strike price and current market security price. If the current security price is lower than the call option strike price, this option is an out of the money option. It only has time value. Call option with strike price that is lower than the current market security price is an in the money option. This option has time value and also intrinsic value. Near or at the money option is the option, which strike price is close to the current market security price.

c) Delta value: Delta value shows the amount of the option price will change when the security price changes by $1.00. It is a positive value for call option and negative value for put option. It ranges from 0.1 to 1.0. Delta value for in the money option is more than 0.5 and out of the money option is less than 0.5. Delta value for deep in the money option usually is more than 0.9. If the option delta value is 0.6, meaning that when the security price goes up $1, option price will go up $0.60. If the security price goes up $0.10, the option price will goes up $0.06. Usually, $0.06 will round up to $0.10.

d) Theta value: Theta value is a negative value, which shows the decay of the option time value. Option, which has longer time to expiry, has lower absolute theta value than option, which has shorter time to expiry. High absolute theta value means the option time value decays more than the low absolute theta value option. A theta value of -0.0188 means that the option will lose $0.0188 in its premium after passage of seven days. Options with a low absolute theta value are more preferable for purchase than those with high absolute theta value.

e) Gamma value: Gamma value shows the change of the delta value of an option when the security price increases or decreases. For an example, gamma value of 0.03 indicates that the delta value of this option will increase 0.03 when the security price goes up $1. Option, which has longer time to expiry, has lower value of gamma than option, which has shorter time to expiry. The gamma value also changes significantly when the security price moves near the option strike price.

f) Vega value: Vega value shows the change of the value of option for one percent increase in implied volatility. This value is always positive. Near the money option has higher vega value compared to in the money and out of the money option. Option, which has longer time to expiry, has higher vega value than the option, which has shorter time to expiry. Since vega value measures the sensitivity of the option to the change of the security volatility, higher vega value options are more preferable for purchase than those with low vega value.

g) Implied volatility: Implied volatility is a theoretical value, which is used to represent the volatility of a security price. It is calculated by substituting actual option price, security price, option strike price and the option expiration date into the Black-Scholes equation. Options with a high volatility stocks are cost more than those with low volatility. This is because high volatility stock option has a greater chance to become in the money option before its expiration date. Most purchasers prefer high volatility stock options than the low volatility stock options.

Actually, there are twenty-one option trading strategies, which most of the option investors and traders use in their daily trading. However, I'm only introducing ten strategies as follow:
a) Naked call or put
b) Call or put spread
c) Straddle
d) Strangle
e) Covered call
f) Collar
g) Condor
h) Combo
i) Butterfly spread
j) Calender spread

Naked call and put meaning buy call and put option only at the strike price, which is close to the market security price. When the security price goes up, the profit is the subtracting of the security price to the strike price if you buy call and the reverse if you buy put.

Call and put spread is established by buying in the money or near the money option and selling out of the money option. When the security price goes up, in the money call option that you buy will generate profit and the out of the money option that you sell will loss money. However, due to the difference of the delta value, when the security price goes up, in the money call option price goes up with a higher rate compared to the out of the money call option. When you deduce the profit from the loss, you still earn money. The purpose of selling the out of the money option is to protect the depreciation of time value of in the money call option, if the security price goes down. However, if the security price continuously goes down, this will cause an unlimited loss. Therefore, stop loss has to be set at certain level. This strategy also has a maximum profit that is when security price has crossed over in the money option strike price.

Straddle can earn money no matter the security price goes up or down. This strategy is established by buying near the money call and put option at the same strike price. The disadvantage of this strategy is the high breakeven level. The sum of the call and put option ask price is the breakeven level of this strategy. You only generate profit when the security price has gone up or down more than the breakeven level. If the security price fluctuates within the upside and downside breakeven level, you still loss money. The money that you loss is due to the depreciation of the option time value. This strategy is usually applied for the security, which has high volatility or before the release of the earning report. The maximum loss of this strategy is the total amount of call and put option price. This strategy can generate unlimited profit at either side of the market direction.

Strangle is quite similar to straddle. The difference is strangle is established by buying out of the money call and put option. Because both the options are out of the money option, therefore, both options have different strike. The maximum loss of this strategy is less than the straddle strategy, but difference between the upside and downside breakeven level is slightly higher than the straddle strategy. For this strategy, the upside breakeven is calculated by adding the total call and put option prices to the call option strike price. While, the downside breakeven level is calculated by subtracting the put option strike price with the total call and put option prices. The difference between the strike prices usually is about 2.50 or 5 depending to which stock that you select to buy with this strategy. If the security price fluctuates within the upside and downside breakeven level, you still loss the money due to the loss of the option time value. Application of this strategy is the same as the straddle strategy.

Covered call is established by buying a security at the current market ask price and selling out of the money call option. Selling out of the money option has limited the profit that generated from this strategy. If security price continuously goes down, it will cause an unlimited loss. Therefore, stop loss must be set. When the option has comes to its expiry, if the security price is not moving up significantly, you still earn the total option premium that you have received. If the security price goes up, sure you will earn a limited profit. If the stock price continuously goes down, it will cause an unlimited loss. Therefore, stop loss must be set. Usually, stop loss is set at the security ask price after subtracting by the option bid price. If this security price goes down and passes over the price that you set as stop loss, the loss that is incurred to you is about half of the total option premium that you have received. This is because the delta value of the out of the money call option that you have sold is about 0.4 - 0.5. The out of the money call option strike price must be the closest strike price to the entering security price.

Collar is also known as medium covered call. It is quite similar to covered call strategy. It is only added one more step in order that stop loss is unnecessary to be set in this strategy. This strategy is established by buying a security and near the money put option and following selling an out of the money option. Due to the put option that you have bought, it is unnecessary to set a stop loss because put option will protect the security if the security price goes down. However, out of the money option premium that you have collected has to be used to pay for the put option premium. If the security price goes down, you still loss about half of the total put option premium. This is because out of the money call option premium is less than the near the money put option premium. This strategy is for half or one year long term investment.

Condor strategy has four combinations. Two of them are for stationary market and the other two are for dynamic (volatile) market. Long call and put condor are for stationary market whereas short call and put condor are for dynamic market. The former strategy involves four steps that are buying and selling in the money and out of the money call option with an equivalent amount of contract. With this strategy, profit can be generated as long as the security price does not fluctuate out from the upside and downside breakeven level. Short call and put condor are for dynamic market, which also involves four steps like the long call and put condor strategy. The difference is that in short call and put condor, the strike prices of the options that have bought must be within the strike prices of the options that have sold. For short call and put condor strategy, profit can be generated as long as the security price has fluctuated out of the upside and downside breakeven level. The upside breakeven level is calculated by adding the whole position total pay out or receive to the highest strike price in the strategy. The downside breakeven level is calculated by subtracting the whole position total pay or receive to the lowest strike price in the strategy.

Combo strategy has two combinations that are bullish and bearish combo. Bullish combo strategy is for bullish market and the bearish combo strategy is for bearish market. This strategy involves two steps that are buying out of the money option and selling in the money option. If the security price goes up more than the higher strike price, profit can be generated. But if the security price goes down lower than the lower strike price, loss is incurred. If the security price fluctuates within the higher and lower strike price, you won't loss anything. This strategy can earn an unlimited profit but also will cause an unlimited loss depending to the market direction and also which strategy you have used.

Butterfly spread strategy is quite similar to the condor strategy. It has also four combinations that are long at the money call and put butterfly spread and short at the money call and put butterfly spread. Long at the money call and put butterfly spread are for stationary market and short at the money call and put butterfly spread are for volatile market. Steps that involve in long at the money call butterfly spread are buying in the money and out of the money call option and following selling at the money call option. At the money option means the strike price of this option is quite close to the current market security price. Number of contract of the at the money call option must double the number of contract of in and out of the money option.

Profit can be generated as long as the security price does not move out from the upside and downside breakeven range. The upside breakeven level is calculated by adding the total pay out of this position to the highest strike price. The downside breakeven level is calculated by subtracting the lowest strike price with the total pay out of this position. The short at the money call butterfly spread is established by selling in and out of the money call option and following by buying at the money call option. Number of contract of at the money option must be double the number of contract of in and out of the money option. As long as the security price has move out the upside and downside breakeven range, profit can be generated. This strategy generates limited profit and also cause limited loss if the security price does not go to the right direction.

Calendar spread is also known as horizontal or time spread. This strategy is solely used to earn money from the security, which price trades sideway. There are quite number of stocks have this kind of price trend. This strategy is established by selling at the money call or put option, which has a shorter time to expiry and buying at the money call and put option, which has a longer time to expiry. This strategy merely generates the money from the time value of the option. The option that has shorter time to expiry depreciates the time value faster than the option that has longer time to expiry. Usually, the option that has shorter time to expiry is left for expire worthless. The total money that you receive after closing this position will be more than the total money that you have paid out when opening this position.

With these ten strategies, you can use to earn money from upside and downside market and also the market that trades sideway.

Alexander Chong
Author of "Workable Option Trading Strategies"
http://www.makemoneystocks.com/

How To Analyze Currency Movement A Simple But Powerful Method

2008-12-23T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Stephen Todd

When many traders talk about analyzing currency movement, they tend to focus on two separate methods - fundamental and technical - but these do NOT give you the market psychology.

Here we outline two powerful tools, that can be used to analyze currency movement, and work with either the fundamental, or technical method - and help you to spot the really bid trend changes.

When analyzing currency movements the following equation applies:

Supply & Demand Fundamentals + Investor psychology = Price action

Fundamental analysis does not make any effort to study investor psychology - whereas technical analysis does so - in terms of repetitive price patterns. However, technical analysis still does not predict when a price pattern is at an extreme - it simply follows market action.

Spotting Market Tops and Bottoms in Advance

What if you knew in advance:

1. What investors were thinking
2. What investors were doing

In addition, you could spot if they have pushed a trend too far with the emotions of greed and fear.

How useful would that information be? - You could spot big potential market tops, or bottoms in advance, and make huge profits!

That's, exactly what the two tools can do for you and they're free!

The Importance of Market Psychology

In any investment market, we know that investor psychology is vitally important when analyzing currency movements - as investors push prices too far in either direction, as the emotions of greed and fear come into play.

Investors push prices away from fair value - and then prices recoil in the other direction.

Ever wondered why big price moves take place when the market is at its most bullish, or bearish? - This is investor psychology at work.

So, How can we Measure Investor Psychology?

There are two powerful tools you can use - and they can help you spot every major top and bottom - yet few traders use them!

Here are the two tools:

1. The Commitment of Traders Report

This is published bi weekly by the US government and breaks down the open interest of the US futures markets, (which include currencies) into three separate groups:

Commercial hedgers These are savvy traders who are hedging, not speculating - and they are unaffected by the emotions of greed and fear.

Large speculators These are mostly funds, who are trend following - and always get caught at turning points.

Small speculators This represents small individual traders - and they are the worst traders of all, as they are mainly motivated by the emotions of greed and fear

Profiting from Tracking the Pros

So, what use are these positions? - Commercials are hedging, and if prices spike too far from fair value, the commercials will move aggressively the other way - starting a buying frenzy - and the buying price collapses when they have gone too far.

The Commercials are hedging so no greed or fear comes into play - they are just looking at the facts. When you have an aggressive price move, and commercials trade in the opposite way to the trend, and the positions of large and small speculators then a trend change is imminent.

A Word of Caution

When analysing currency movements with net traders positions, it is important to only trade extremes. If you watch for these extremes, and trade with the commercials you can catch the big turning points.

2. Percent Bullish

This is a good backup tool to the Commitment of Traders Report, and is a poll of investors; brokers, fund managers, etc. - Percent bullish expresses their bullishness as a percentage.

Traders in currencies should look for a figure below 20%, to indicate a market that's too bearish - and above 80%, for a market that's to bullish. When these numbers are hit - look closely at commercial selling and buying - if they line up, get ready for a turning point.

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Investing In Forex

2008-12-22T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Joe Clinton

Investing in foreign currencies is a relatively new avenue of investing. There are considerably fewer people are aware of this market than there are people aware of several other avenues of investing. Trading foreign currency, also known as forex, is the most lucrative investment market that exists. There are several factors that make this true among which, successful forex traders earn realistic profits of one hundred plus percent each month. Compared to some of the better known investment markets such as corporate stocks, this is an unheard of return on investment. It's very necessary to mention here that a person who invests in forex must, without exception, make it a point to learn the detailed, but simple strategies and information surrounding the market. This very fact is what makes the difference between successful forex traders and other traders.

A few additional points, which create such powerful leverage for investors within the forex market are: The amount of capital required to begin investing in the market is only three hundred dollars. For the most part, any other investment market is going to demand thousands of dollars of the investor in the beginning. Also, the market offers opportunities to profit regardless what the direction of the market may be; In most commonly known markets investors sit and wait for the market to begin an up trend before entering a trade. Even then, investors, as a rule must sit and wait some more to be able to exit the trade with a nice profit. Given that the forex market produces several up, down, and sideways trends in a single day, it can easily be seen that forex stands head and shoulders above other markets.

Additionally there are trading strategies, which are taught that provide for compounded profits; these are profits on top of profits. In addition, free demo accounts are available within the industry of forex trading, which facilitate the sharpening of skills without the risk losing any capital. And the advantage regarding the time factor in trading foreign currency is a very attractive point for any investor. Compared to one of the most sought after avenues of investing, which often requires forty or more hours each week, namely in the real-estate market, the forex market requires a much smaller demand on the investor's time. Forex trading requires approximately ten to fifteen hours each week to earn a full time income. It's easy to see that the advantages and great leverage that exist in the forex market, make it among the most lucrative, time liberating, and easy to enter by far.

I hope this information gives you a clear understanding of how you can turn your investing into a true method of making your money work harder for you.

Sincerely,

Joe Clinton

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What Is A Forex Broker

2008-12-21T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Eddie Tobey

The Currency / Foreign Exchange market is the world's largest and most dynamic market. Nearly $1.8 trillion is traded every day. The word Forex is derived from the words Foreign Exchange.

A Broker is an individual or firm that acts as an intermediary between buyer and seller. Forex brokers are firms that deal in foreign exchange. The foreign exchange market is quite similar to the equity markets, except that typical forex brokers do not charge a commission. However, forex brokers are required to have a license.

Forex brokers earn money from the spread (also called "pip"). The spread is the difference between the prices at which a currency is bought and sold. A pip is the smallest price increment in a currency. For example, in Euro/US Dollar (EUR/USD), a move from 0.9008 to 0.9009 is one pip. In US Dollar/Japanese Yen (USD/JPY), a move from 127.41 to 127.42 is one pip.

Forex brokers can be compared on the basis of the spread they charge. Most forex brokers publish live or delayed prices on their websites so that the investor can compare the spreads. It is, however, necessary to check if the spread is fixed or variable. Variable spreads appear small and attractive when the market is quiet, but when the market gets busy the forex broker widens the spread, meaning that the investor will gain only if the market is favorable.

Forex brokers are usually tied to large banks or lending institutions. This is because of the huge sums of money traded in the foreign exchange markets. Forex brokers are required to register with the Futures Commission Merchant (FCM), and are regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

A new trend among forex brokers is the emergence of online forex brokers, who offer trading facilities to "retail traders" using advanced technology. With these facilities, anyone with a computer and an Internet connection can trade in the forex markets.

Forex Broker Info provides detailed information on forex brokers, forex trading and market makers, and other forex-related topics. Forex Broker Info is the sister site of Incorporating in Florida Web.

Better Understand Technical Analysis And Some Indicators

2008-12-20T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Sorna Devadas

We're focusing on technical analysis in this article with a description of some of the important indicators.

We could say, all wealthy traders use technical analysis but not all technical analysis traders are wealthy although T.A. is the most precise way of trading the Forex market. It's also useful note that fundamentals play their part in indicating whether a price will move up or down. It gives you the edge over other traders.

Technical Analysis is so powerful because of a few reasons

1) it represents numbers. All information and its impact on the market and traders is represented in a currency's price.

2) It helps to predict trends and the foreign exchange market is very 'trendy'.

3) Certain chart patterns are consistent, reliable and repeat themselves. T.A. helps us to see them.

Here's one way of putting technical analsysis into perspective (wish I had a dollar each time I said 'technical analysis'). We all know that prices move in trends. Research has shown that those that trade 'with the trend' greatly improve their chances of making a profitable trade.

Trends help you become aware of the overall market direction and often rescue us from less then profitable entry points. I attended a 2 day course costing me over $2500 AUD and the biggest thing I learned from it was the need for discipline and emotional control. The content was so basic that within the next 3 or 4 articles, I would have covered all of it. So learning the 'tools of the trade' the technical indicators and their applications will help you to diagnose what the market is doing but even then you need to expect ups and down and trade with emotional control.

Stay with the trend, follow the price.

Find the price of the currency pair. If EUR/USD is 1.4224 and moves to 1.4180 then 1.4090 then the market is in a down trend. Concern yourself only with what the market IS doing not what it might do. Listen to the markets and the indicators will backup what they are telling you.

Moving Averages.

Tell you the price at a given point of time over a defined period of intervals. They are called moving because they give you the latest price while calculating the average based on the selected time measure.

They lag the market so to give you an indication of a change in trend, use a shorter average such as a 5 or 10 day moving average. By combining a shorter term and longer term M.A. you can detect a buy signal when the shorter term crosses the longer term moving average in the upward direction. Or a sell signal if it crosses in a downward direction. For example, you could use a 5 day versus a 20 day moving average or a 40 day versus a 200 day moving average.

There are simple moving averages, linearly weighted which gives more importance to the recent prices or exponentially weighted. The latter is a favourite because it considers all prices in a time period but emphasizes the importance of the most recent price changes.

MACD

Based on moving averages, a MACD plots the difference between a 26 exponential moving average and a 12 day exponential moving average, with a 9 day used as a trigger line. If a MACD turns positive when the market is still plummeting it could be a strong buy signal. The converse also works.

Bollinger Bands (sounds like an elastic band)

Prices tend to stay between the upper and lower bands. They widen and become more narrow depending on the volatility of the market at the time. A sell signal would be when the moving average is above the Bollinger bands and vice versa for a buy signal. Some traders use it in conjunction with RSI, MACD, CCI and Rate of Change.

Fibonacci Retracement

Describe cycles found throughout nature and when applied to technical analysis can find shifts in the market trends. After a climb prices often retrace a large portion sometimes all of the original move. Support and resitance levels often occur near the Fibonacci retracement levels.

RSI

Relative Strength Index measures the market activity to see whether it's overbought or oversold. This is a leading indicator so helps to indicate what the market is going to do (awesome!) A higher RSI number indicates overbought (so expect a bearish shift) and a lower number indicates oversold.

Successful traders will generally use 3 or 4 signals to provide a more conculsive signal before entering a trade.

Always remember, "If in doubt, stay out!" Technical analysis doesn't factor in political news, a country's economic profile or fundamental supply and demand.

Technical Analysis helps us figure out how much money to risk on a trade. How and when to enter the market and how to exit the trade for profit or to minimize loss.

I sincerely hope you found this article useful.

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Making Money With Electronic Currency Exchange

2008-12-19T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Charles Cruz

Although Electronic Currency Trading is not easy for the beginner to grasp at first, this is going to be a full on explanation of what is possible to achieve when you get started with the Electronic Currency Exchange Business.

Is it true that you can make money with Electronic Currency Exchanging? How can we be clear on this to understand eachother from the beginning? Most people say that it's happening everyday on this system, and if you take the proper steps, it will happen to you.

One of the Greatest things people report when they get have just started in Electronic Currency Exchanging is that it's possible to double your investment within 45 days very easily.

The moment we hear great responses from most people is when they double their investment. They inevitably will tell us they are grateful they did not miss out on the opportunity to make an easy second income.

Dxinone (previously DXGold) is the company that allows the E-currency Exchange Program to be possible. This is a company that is helping a lot of people make money, including ourselves, so our review is that it is a great company.

If you use this system to just reinvest back your profits, in a few months your portfolio grows to 5 figures even if you start with a 200 dollar investment. With some discipline for a few months the payback is very rewarding.

Want to have more time for your friends? Want to be able to spend time with the people you enjoy? More money and more time allows you these things. If these are the things you want, you may want to check out what the E-currency Trading Program can help has to offer you.

If you, like many of us, want to make more money, you will need to learn how to start Electronic Currency Trading with a lot of discipline. Keep in mind that if you reinvest your profits every time for the next 6 months, it's very likely you could have yourself a 10,000+ portfolio.

We've also noticed a pattern the most succesful investors usually follow: Getting a training program from a pro. It's faster, it will make you them more money with better strategies, and it will saves a lot of headaches from figuring it out by themselves.

Are you serious about making more money? Do you want to run an e-currency business? If your answer is yes and you really want to make more money, we recommend that you take a small commitment towards it. Take a small step today and you'll find it very rewarding in just a few months, looking at this commitment as the greatest decision you've made this year.

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How To Start Trading The Forex Market Part I

2008-12-18T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Martin Maier

What is FOREX or FOREX MARKET?

The Foreign Exchange market (also referred to as the Forex or FX market) is the largest financial market in the world, with over $1.5 trillion changing hands every day.

That is larger than all US equity and Treasury markets combined!Unlike other financial markets that operate at a centralized location (i.e. stock exchange), the worldwide Forex market has no central location.

It is a global electronic network of banks, financial institutions and individual traders, all involved in the buying and selling of national currencies. Another major feature of the Forex market is that it operates 24 hours a day, corresponding to the opening and closing of financial centers in countries all across the world, starting each day in Sydney, then Tokyo, London and New York.

At any time, in any location, there are buyers and sellers, making the Forex market the most liquid market in the world.Traditionally, access to the Forex market has been made available only to banks and other large financial institutions. With advances in technology over the years, however, the Forex market is now available to everybody, from banks to money managers to individual traders trading retail accounts.

The time to get involved in this exciting, global market has never been better than now. Open an account and become an active player in the largest market on the planet.

The Forex Market is very different than trading currencies on the futures market, and a lot easier, than trading stocks or commodities.

Whether you are aware of it or not, you already play a role in the Forex market.

The simple fact that you have money in your pocket makes you an investor in currency, particularly in the US Dollar. By holding US Dollars, you have elected not to hold the currencies of other nations.

Your purchases of stocks, bonds or other investments, along with money deposited in your bank account, represent investments that rely heavily on the integrity of the value of their denominated currency the US Dollar.

Due to the changing value of the US Dollar and the resulting fluctuations in exchange rates, your investments may change in value, affecting your overall financial status.

With this in mind, it should be no surprise that many investors have taken advantage of the fluctuation in Exchange Rates, using the volatility of the Foreign Exchange market as a way to increase their capital.

Example: suppose you had $1000 and bought Euros when the exchange rate was 1.50 Euros to the dollar. You would then have 1500 Euros.

If the value of Euros against the US dollar increased then you would sell (exchange) your Euros for dollars and have more dollars than you started with.

Example:You might see the following:EUR/USD last trade 1.5000 meansOne Euro is worth $1.50 US dollars.

The first currency (in this example, the EURO) is referred to as the base currency and the second (/USD) as the counter or quote currency.

The FOREX plays a vital role in the world economy and there will always be a tremendous need for the exchange of currencies.

International trade increases as technology and communication increases. As long as there is international trade, there will be a FOREX market. The FX market has to exist so a country like Germany can sell products in the United States and be able to receive Euros in exchange for US Dollar.

RISK WARNING:
Risks of currency trading: Margined currency trading is an extremely risky form of investment and is only suitable for individuals and institutions capable of handling the potential losses it entails. An account with an broker allows you to trade foreign currencies on a highly leveraged basis (up to about 400 times your account equity). The funds in an account that is trading at maximum leverage may be completely lost if the position(s) held in the account experiences even a one percent swing in value, given the possibility of losing one's entire investment. Speculation in the foreign exchange market should only be conducted with risk capital funds that, if lost, will not significantly affect the investors financial well-being.

Veteran Trader Martin Maier
Founder of Fenix Capital Management, LLC http://www.fenixcapitalmanagement.com

He is the developer of various futures and commodities trading programs and his systems have been ranked and rated by various large American Investment Profile Rating Companies such as STAR and MAR.

The Tale Of Technical Analysis In Forex Trading

2008-12-17T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by John Chen

Technical analysis may be used as either an alternative to or as a supplement for fundamental analysis. Technical analysis looks at the past performance and history of an investment. It relies on data showing this history and current trends and patterns to make predictions of future market activity. It ignores the intrinsic value of the investment in favor of its statistical abstract.

The Forex market lends itself to technical analysis rather well. The history of the value of currency pairs is a matter of statistical record and can be easily accessed. Its supporters claim it is the only sure way of understanding the market and predicting its future. This is especially true in the Forex market. Fans of technical analysis say that the economies of modern nations are so very complex that they can not be accurately predicated. It is only in the study of the past history of the currency and the trends that are revealed that a possible glimpse of the future be found.

To better understand the difference between fundamental analysis and technical analysis consider this example. If you were interested in determining what flavor of ice cream was the best to buy, the fundamental analyzer would go into the ice cream store and try several different types. He seeks its intrinsic value. The technical analysis man would sit outside the store and take notes on the flavors others are buying to decide which was the most popular and therefore most likely the best. He does not look at the intrinsic value, but relies on the data he gathers from others to make his decision. Of course, in the end, it is going to be his own preference that settles the question, and this is true of the market. Both fundamental analysis and technical analysis are mere tools that help you make the decisions that in the end only you can make.

John Chen is a full-time trader and instructor. He is the creator of the unique trading system Profiable Trend Forex System. Visit his site at http://www.trendforexsystem.com

Forex Signals Providers And My Experience

2008-12-16T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Timothy Rohrer

Trading FOREX can be extremely stressful and time consuming. In fact 95% of traders lose money in their first year trading FOREX. Many people feel as though if they are a stock broker, commodities or securities trader, they can come to FOREX and apply the same trading system and profit. This is where these people go wrong. The FOREX market an extremely volatile and unique market that can see huge market moves in a matter of minutes.

With the failure rate so high for first year traders, many have taken to FOREX signal providers. I can be the first to say that a lot of the FOREX signal providers are terrible. However, through my extended research I have come across a few that do work.

When using a FOREX signal provider, they usually send you their trading signal through charting software, e-mail or SMS. I did find it easy to receive the signal; however I was not always able to take the signals due to a day job. This really frustrated me since the service I was using was making money with their signals, however I wasn't always able to act on the signals provided.

The easiest and most effective way around this problem of not having access to a computer all day everyday is finding a service that provides signal updates through a cell phone. Once the signal is received through a cell phone via text message, you can then call the trading desk and execute the trade.

The only downfall with a decent FOREX signals provider is the times that the signals may come in. FOREX signals can come at any hour. If you are sound asleep at 3:00am and a signal comes in, either you wake up and take the signal or miss out on a trade that may or may not have made you money. However, this can work to your benefit from time to time in that missing a trade here and there may better your position taking the signal at a later date.

Lastly, choosing a FOREX broker is important. Many FOREX brokers offer a 3 pip spread on all the majors, some are much higher. You will want to choose a reliable FOREX broker that provides you with the lowest spread. A lot are around 3 pip spreads and very few have 1 to 2 pip spreads, but they do exist.

Which ever FOREX system you decide to go with, be sure to discipline yourself and stick to your plan. One mistake many people make with FOREX signals providers is that they use their service then they cannot bring themselves to take the signals. The key to making money in FOREX is money management and discipline.

Tim Rohrer is an established FOREX trader. Learn more about trading FOREX and visit http://www.forex-investing.us.

Options Part 1 The Simple Basics Of Stock Options Trading Trading With The Trends Ipos

2008-12-15T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by David Jenyns

IPOs are the simple basics of stock options trading and a part of the market that always generates a great deal of interest, along with stories of fabulous profits and spectacular losses. But, there are a ways to reliably profit on IPOs. Look for the trends that they cause and trade with them.

IPO spinoffs are a solid basics of stock options trading trends to work with. A company that's going to spin off a part of itself as an IPO tends to move steadily up in price until the IPO date, starting a week or two before that date. On the day the IPO starts to trade, the parent company`s stock options typically dips sharply. The best strategy is to buy the parent once it starts moving in anticipation of the spinoff, sell it the day before the IPO is to begin trading, and then short the parent just after the IPO starts to trade.

Another basics of stock options trading trend to consider is the `quiet period` trend. The `quiet period` for IPOs is the twenty-five days after a company goes public. During this time, the SEC forbids the company and the IPO`s underwriters to say anything that isn`t covered in the company`s prospectus or final registration statement. The underwriters face further restrictions on issuing any research.

Another basics of stock options trading tip is that as stocks near the ends of their quiet periods, they tend to steadily rise in price in anticipation of the `strong buy` recommendations most will receive from their underwriters after the quiet period ends. The run-up usually begins about ten days prior to the quiet period expiration, and is often accompanied by steadily increasing volume. It`s wise to sell quiet period stocks the day before the recommendations come out. Why not hold the stock options after it gets a `strong buy` recommendation? It`s another case of buy the rumor, sell the news. It`s also best to trade this trend with stocks that have highly respected underwriters and are in hot sectors.

Another basics of stock options trading play is to short stocks with upcoming IPO lockup expirations. An IPO lockup is a period of time, usually from six to eighteen months, when insiders who obtained the IPO at the offering price or less cannot sell their shares. Once this time period has elapsed, insiders often sell their shares. This trend is shortable because the greater the number of shares unlocked, the more likely it is that insiders will start to sell their shares, particularly if the market is not doing well but the share price is still higher than the IPO offering price. And the more shares freed, the better the chance of a negative effect on the share price. This trade works best when the number of shares being unlocked is more than 25% of the current market capitalization.

You should short the stock options roughly ten days before the IPO lockup expiration date, since anticipation of the event usually scares traders out of the stock options well before its actual date. Cover the short about five days after the expiration date. By that time, most insiders will seem to have sold, and the news will be priced into the stock options.

Like any other trade, these basics of stock options trading tips are not foolproof. Often one of the underwriters will upgrade the stock options as the lockup expiration approaches, or the company will release news to boost the stock options price to counter-act the selling. Be sure to check company news closely, since if the market is bad and share prices are down, lockup periods may be extended.

But when the IPO market is hot, a lot of traders buy into any new company. They commit a trading mistake that`s like placing an overnight market order: They place market orders for an IPO before it starts trading on its first day, which leads to outrageous run-ups in price right when trading opens. For the trader, these orders are a sure way to lose money. Your order will end up being filled at a ridiculously high price that the stock options may never see again.

If you`re going to try to trade an IPO on its first day, don`t place a pre opening market order. Don`t use market orders at all. The way to buy is with a limit order after the stock`s price has pulled back a bit and is about to bounce and continue upward again. The goal is to buy at the bottom of the bounce, hold it as the price rises, and sell just as the price is about to fall again. You may be able to do this several times, until the stock`s momentum drops. Remember, you can`t short an IPO during its first thirty days on the market.

If you want to hold the IPO past its first day, it`s hard to know exactly when to jump in, but wait until after the initial volatility has ended. The higher the IPO has opened the less chance it has of continuing to climb throughout the rest of the day. If the IPO has opened at an extremely high price, it will probably sink to a fairly stable level in an hour or two. If not, and you think the price could go higher, you might want to buy fairly soon after the initial volatility has ended. One option is to buy half your shares and then wait to see whether there`s a slump in the price later in the afternoon when you can buy the rest for less. IPOs can be incredibly volatile, and like with any other trade, setting stops is critical. But, traded carefully, these basics of stock options trading tips are a consistent way to create trading profits.

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Three Concepts All Forex Traders Must Know

2008-12-14T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Adrian Pablo

There are three important concepts in Forex trading that you must understand in order to find your way in the currency markets. These concepts are "Pips", "Volume", and "Buying" and "Selling Short". They may look more like four concepts but buying and selling are like the two faces of the same coin so we can consider them as a single concept.

Lets first talk about what Pips are. It is common when reading literature about forex trading to find statements about how many pips a day you can make using some trading system or the other. In short, currency pairs prices will go out to 4 significant digits. For example; if one currency pair is trading for 1.3458 then an increase to 1.3459 would be a "one-pip" increase in the price of this particular currency. This is an increase of one hundredth of a percent of the value of the currency pair you are trading. And depending if you have a regular or mini account, each pip will have a value of $10 or $1.

Now lets talk about what Volume is; the Trading Volume is a quantity that tells forex traders how much money is being traded at one particular moment in the market. The currency markets are known by their high trading volume during most of the time markets are open. Usually there are spikes in the volume during some type of news breaks and during the time New York stock exchange is open. The volume of transactions in Forex, even in a slow day, will always be much higher than the volume traded in other large exchanges at their full capacity.

Perhaps the most obvious of the concepts in forex is that of Buying. It refers to the acquisition of a particular currency pair to open a trade. Selling short refers to the selling of a particular currency to open a trade. When you Buy, you do this because you are expecting the price of the currency pair to increase with time, i.e., you buy cheap to sell high. In the case of Selling short, it's a bit more complicated, but just at the beginning. Here the way to make money is to initially sell a currency pair that you think will lose value in a given period of time and then, once it happened, you will buy it back at the new price but now you can sell it at the previous greater price the currency had when you opened the trade, so you earn the difference in prices. It may seem kind of tricky for new traders to grab this concept of earning by Selling but once you are in front of your trading station it will look much simpler.

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Things You Should Know About Stock Trading

2008-12-13T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Ispas Marin

If you consider the possibility of trading stocks, there are some things you should know from the start. The first thing you should know is what exactly stocks trading mean. Well, first of all, stock shares represent a way companies raise capital for their business. A company issues new stock share, people buy them and the money goes into the company's bank accounts to be invested in the company's business. The public has access to these stock shares through a stock broker who is selling and buying them. One thing you should always keep in mind when you start buying shares: their price is constantly changing based on supply and demand balance for those shares. When the supply is high, the price falls; but when the demand is high, the price is going up. This is the golden rule of stocks trading. A raise of price brings money to your pockets.

Stocks trading have changed lately due to technological evolution. Internet has eased the selling and buying process. It is now possible to sell and buy shares instantly. Consequently, the stocks trading process has changed as people chose to sell and buy more often instead of just keeping the shares as they used to do years ago.

Stocks trading are a process that presents both advantages and disadvantages.

First of all, the profit is bigger when you are constantly trading your shares portfolio instead of just keeping the shares for years. There is a huge amount of shares available for buying on the market. But be careful, not all shares have price moving up. You just have to dig up and find those shares whose prices are bringing you profit.

If you don't know what company's shares are better to buy, you can always go for popular companies as Microsoft or IBM. They always bring a sure profit.

Leverage is stocks trading biggest disadvantage. This means that if you have a margined account, the maximum leverage you can get is no more than 4:1. Forex trading and even futures trading offer better deals than stocks trading. Another disadvantage is the fact that a trader who is doing more than 4 trades in a 5 days period is required to hold at least $25, 000 in his/her trading account.

The uptick rule represents another disadvantage of the stocks trading process. You are required to wait for the stock price to tick up before you are aloowed to sell it.

Another big disadvantage is the cost of stocks trading. Although the costs for online trading are low, they still count quite a lot at the end of a trading day.

In conclusion, stocks trading are a process which has its upsides and downsides as any other trading method. The best thing for you is to choose the kind of trading you consider is most suitable for you. But keep in mind that all trading processes (no matter if they are forex trading, future trading or stocks trading) have both advantages and disadvantages.

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Forex Trading Three Great Reasons To Start Currency Trading

2008-12-12T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Joel Teo

Most people shudder at the thought of Forex Trading because they think that it is very high risk trading because of the great amount of leverage involved. However the money making potential in Forex Trading is huge when compared to other financial instruments worldwide.

This article will highlight three great reasons why you should consider Forex Trading or at least a managed Forex Trading Account when considering between the multitude of investment instruments available on the market today.

Firstly, the forex market is the most liquid financial market in the world today. This means practically that even in a falling or rising market, there will always be a ready buyer or seller on the market. Most of us have been caught in situations where we want to sell a stock but there are no ready buyers in a falling market.

The great amount of liquidity in the forex market today, means that not only can you sell your currency fast but you can also acquire it fast as well and in rapid succession. That's one reason why George Soros managed to funnel large amounts of money through the several South East Asian currencies during the currency crisis and made huge amounts of money in the process.

Secondly, the forex market is a true global market meaning that it operates 24/7 during the weekdays. This means that if you really wanted to, you could trade through the night and the day. Thankfully there is forex trading software now that helps you monitor trades and hunt for good trading opportunities and when you just enter your trading strategy, and the robot takes over and closes your position for you. The trading platforms now are so robust that you can set your downside indicators to close your position when it falls below a pre-set number so that you do not lost money even while you are sleeping.

Thirdly, the Forex Market is controlled by macro economic factors. Currencies are representations of how strong the economies are and how global trade affects them. The US Dollar rises and falls against the Euro in response to how strong the US economy is. Central bank intervention also plays a large role in this matter and such details are readily known to anyone today with internet access. You would want to contrast this to stock markets where the fund managers are usually the first to know about a scandal or bad quarter as opposed to the main retail investors. Another aspect of marco economics is that currency trends take a long time to play out. This means practically that we will not be caught off guard so fast when there is a turn in the market which takes a few years to play out.

In conclusion, we have highlighted three reasons why you should consider Forex Trading as a possible way to make money online. Take some time this weekend and go to the library and read all you can on the subject and then practice as much as you can with the free simulated accounts that most forex trading brokers provide and only spend money when you have accumulated enough profitable paper trading. Remember with great risk comes great reward in the Forex Trading Market. Carpe Diem!

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Whats An Online Forex Broker

2008-12-11T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Adrian Pablo

Before you start trading in the FOREX markets you will need to set up an account with what is known as a Forex Broker. Once you start your search for the perfect broker, you may feel overwhelmed by the number of them who offer their services online. Deciding on a broker requires a little bit of research on your part, but the time spent will give you a much better idea of the services that are available and the fees charged by various of these brokers.

Strictly speaking, a forex broker is an individual or a company that buys and sells the orders placed by the trader according to his decisions. The way brokers earn money is by charging a commission or a fee for their services.

All serious brokers need to be associated with a large financial institution such as a bank in order to provide the amount of funds necessary for margin trading. In the United States a broker must be registered as a Futures Commission Merchant (FCM) and also with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). These credentials will ensure you have peace of mind, knowing that you have protection against any case of fraud and abusive trade practices.

What you'll always want will be to find a broker who executes orders quickly and with minimum slippage. All reputable online brokers will offer automatic execution of orders and will let you know their policies regarding slippage. A good broker should be able to tell you how much slippage can be expected in both normal and volatile markets.

Margin accounts are the basis of Forex trading, so you better be sure you clearly understand the broker's margin terms before setting up your trading account. You also need to know the margin requirements and how margin is calculated. It may be the case that margin change according to the currency traded; or maybe the margin is the same every day of the week or maybe not; so you have to find out and have all this information pretty clear. Additionally some brokers may offer different margins depending on what kind of account you are trading, i.e. a mini or standard account.

One more thing that you should consider is that the trading station software available to you from your broker is very important for your success as an online forex trader. You should get a feel for the options that are available by trying out a demo account at a few of the available online brokers. Always keep in mind that above all, you are looking for reliability and the ability to perform well in fast-moving markets. A good trading software should offer automatic trading and may have special features such as trailing stops and trading from the chart, which is a great plus. Some features may only be available at an extra cost, so be sure you understand what your trading needs are and how much the broker charges to provide them. If you conclude those extras are necessary for your trading style and techniques it would be a good investment to have them in your arsenal.

Lastly, one more thing you should consider when choosing an online forex broker should be to find out whether trader's funds are insured or not and what's the extent of that insurance.

Consider all these issues and you will be sure you have chosen the best broker for your trading style.

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Forex Reading Quotes For Success

2008-12-10T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Steve Welker

There are a number of deciding factors for determining the price of a particular currency. The most important factors are the political and economic conditions in the country that issues the currency. Many things like the political stability, interest rates, and inflation will all affect the price of a currency. In some cases the issuing government will attempt to control the price of the currency by either flooding the market to lower the price or buying up the currency to increase the price.

However the market volume in the FOREX exchange is so immense it is impossible for any single factor to control the price of a currency for any length of time. In the long run the natural market will control the price of the currency. This is part of what makes the FOREX exchange one of the most open and level markets to invest in.

Three letter codes are used to identify all currencies in for quoting purposes. There are seven major currencies in the current FOREX market and they are: EUR (European euros), GBP (United Kingdom pounds), USD (US Dollars), AUD (Australian dollars), JPY (Japanese Yen), CHF (Swiss francs), and CAD (Canadian dollars).

Quotes display the price by indicating a price and a pair of currencies. The base currency is the first one indicated and the quote currency is the second one.

For example USD/EUR = 0.8259

The pair of currencies is the US Dollar and the European euro. The first currency is always considered to be at 1 and the second currency shows how much it would cost to purchase one unit of the first currency with the second one. In this case purchasing one US dollar would cost 0.8259 euros.

For another example EUR/USD = 1.2474

In this case we see that it will cost $1.2474 US dollars to purchase a single euro.

As the quote price raises it indicates that the base or first currency is growing stronger. This means that a single unit of the base currency is able to purchase more of the quote currency. On the other hand if the quote price falls then this indicates that the base currency it growing weaker and a single unit will purchase less of the quote currency.

When you see a FOREX quote it will be given as and ask and bid price. When the buyer is selling the quote currency then the bid price is what they will pay to purchase the base currency. When a seller is selling the base currency to buy the quote currency then the ask price is what they will pay.

The following example shows a quote with bid and ask price.

Symbol Bid Ask
USD/CAD 1.2456 1.2501

This tells us the following: We can purchase one US dollar for 1.2501 Canadian dollars or conversely we can sell one US dollar for 1.2456 The most commonly traded pairs of currency are known as the Majors. They are: EUR/USD, GBP/USD, AUD/USD, USD/CAD, USD/CHF, and USD/JPY.

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How To Really Start Making Money With Forex Trading

2008-12-09T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Tim Gorman

If you've been checking out ways to get started in investing, chances are you've heard about the foreign exchange market, or FOREX trading. If you're unfamiliar with this type of trading, it can all seem a bit too hard, but in fact the hardest part is getting started. Keep reading to find out the basics of FOREX trading and what you need to do to get involved.

In the past, foreign exchange was the territory of large players, such as multi-national corporations and national banks. However in the 1980s the rules were changed, giving smaller investors the change to participate using margin accounts. The popularity of FOREX trading has increased mainly because of these margin accounts, as people can participate with much smaller amounts of money. Basically, having a 100:1 margin account means that you can control $100,000 using only $1,000 of your own money.

Having said that, FOREX trading isn't always simple, and it's very important to make sure you educate yourself in order to make good investment decisions. Once you start, the trading process itself is simple, but there are risks involved. Learning about FOREX will help you to be profitable and is a good place for any beginner to start.

You will need to open a brokerage account. Generally, brokers are associated with a large financial institution such as a bank, and so can be considered reputable. They have to be registered as a Futures Commission Merchant (FCM), which is administered by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), to help protect the consumer from abusive trade practices and fraud.

Once you've filled out the necessary forms and provided ID, you can open your FOREX account. Part of the form will be a margin agreement. What this does is give the broker the right to interfere with any trade it feels has become too risky. This is reasonable, as most of the money used for trading will actually belong to the broker, and they need to be able to protect their interests.

Now you have your account, it's time to put some funds in there and begin trading. The size of your account is your choice - some brokers will allow you to have a mini account of $250, while others prefer a minimum of between $1000 and $2500. The broker will also determine how much leverage you're entitled to. So one client may be able to control $100,000 with his $1000, while another may only be able to control $80,000. The higher your level of leverage, the more money you have available for trading.

It's never a good idea to start out by putting all your money into the market in your first trade. It's vital to get some practice first, usually by paper trading. This involves working out transactions and pretending to trade them, without actually putting the money into the market. Paper trading is a great way to learn how the market works, and become familiar with the software tools your FOREX broker will provide to you. Most online brokers will allow you free paper trades for a period of time, so look for the ability to trade a demo account if you're choosing an online broker. If you find that your paper trading results in losses, you may want to learn some more before trading with real money.

Your FOREX broker will have their own software for you to use, but there are some tools that are common to all brokers. These include real time quotes, technical analysis and charges, news feeds and profit and loss analysis, just to name a few. You will want to access this sort of information, so make sure you can get it from your broker's site, or else consider using another broker. From your end, you will need a fairly modern computer, a good, fast Internet connection, and an up to date operating system. You should be able to access your broker account from any computer, which can be handy if you're traveling. Check that the broker can also be contacted by phone for trades, just in case you're without internet access at any stage.

One of the advantages of FOREX Trading is that trades don't incur brokerage fees, which is different to trading stocks. Brokers make their money based on the spread, which is the difference between bid and ask prices.

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Forex Currency Day Trading For Beginners

2008-12-08T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Michael Lindley

You sell your money to the bank (or other) and it allocates some interest payments to your savings account from its profits. Have you seen a Bank's profits?

What do Banks do with your money? Well, they accumulate many small savers' money to lend to a borrower. The borrower buys his loan and repays it with added interest. The difference between interest rates is used by the institutions to pay salaries, pensions buy buildings and the usual business expenses.

THE WORLD PRESS occasionally reveals. "INSIDER DEALINGS" where an individual is accused of amassing huge profits from a fast book financial transaction that proves to be illegal.

Sandwiched between "INSIDER TRADING" and interest are a range of products on sale by banks. Mortgages, shares bonds and so on . Very rich individuals and organizations do not leave all their wealth in savings accounts. They trade in art. gold, diamonds, huge properties huge film productions, rare cars and such. Some buy and sell consumer items such as coffee, tea etc.

So can individuals with a few hundreds of their own currency hope to buy and sell something for a smiling profit? There's eBay. Antiques. Some gamble on a wide variety of events such as roulette, horse racing etc. On-line poker (5m PC users play every day)

Now revealed. There is a legal ethical place where you take profits and not interest. You buy and sell without taking delivery. It's far from the bottom layer of the sandwich, situated above shares. It's Foreign Currency.

Forex attracts about 2 trillion dollars a day in transactions. Someone may tell you that this makes dealings in shares small fry. Forex used to be the exclusive realm of the world banks, but computerization replaced old style traders. Banks fund Forex Trading rooms, worldwide.

Immediately, the reader identifies with a PC. Your machine may be capable of earning you a tiny, tiny part of the 2 trillion dollars. You may start with just a few hundred dollars of your own currency, but you essentially need some education, Powerful information to enable you to trade like a professional. You, buy and sell money?

How can there be a risk if you buy something and don't sell it, until there's a higher price? Forex systems eke out patterns of transactions, perhaps following the big loaves, expecting a crumb. Stories of $300 becoming $30,000 within a year: have you heard them? Banks make profits because they trade from especially designed rooms.

You do not need a degree in maths, experience or qualifications to make money 24/7 from anywhere in the world. Forex Day Trading is legal, ethical, exciting and profitable long term. A simple technique at the roulette wheel explains - the pattern is red, black, red, black - what would you choose next? That the pattern continues or is likely to finish? Make a decision and wait for that pattern to appear on any table's display, then act.

Whilst you may take the banks interest in one hand, the staff are elsewhere making huge profits.

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Learn Forex Trading In 6 Simple Steps

2008-12-07T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Stephen Todd

This article is for anyone who wants to learn FOREX trading with the view to making big profits.

It's a well-known fact that anyone can learn FOREX trading - but very few traders make big profits.

Here we are going to show you how to learn the basics and apply them with the right mindset to succeed.

The Six Steps:

1. Attitude

Firstly, it's a well-known fact that the traders who make the money, approach FOREX trading with the attitude they will do what it takes to succeed. This means they don't listen to guru's or read tip sheets - they do it for themselves.

Too many novice traders think they can follow someone else and be successful - but the only person who can give you success is you!

2. Method

If you are going to trade FOREX, you need a method - and this does not involve day trading - it involves long term trend following. The big currency trends last for months or years - and your aim is to lock into these currency trends, and make big profits.

The best way to catch these long-term trends is to use a breakout method - this is a PROVEN way to make money, and breakout methods form the basis of many top-trading systems.

Good software is available form such vendors as Omni trader, Trade station, and Supercharts any of these programs will allow you to test a method, and then when you're confident, trade it.

3. Discipline

By developing a method you are confident in, means that you will be apply to apply it to the markets - and stick with it, even through loosing periods.

Most traders who follow gurus and tip sheets can't do this and as they haven't developed a method themselves, they soon throw in the towel and discipline goes out the window.

4. Knowledge

You can learn a breakout method very quickly - but you still need to overcome the psychological pitfalls of trading. Read some books that focus on this area - some of the best include:

· Jack Schwager's Market Wizards and New Market Wizards

· Edwin Le Feurve's Remisenences of a Stock Operator

Also, any books by: Jake Bernstein and Larry Williams.

These books are motivational, and will keep you focused on the your task.

Trading is all about applying a trading system with discipline - and these books will help you achieve this.

5. Taking a Risk

When learning FOREX trading, most traders try and restrict risk above all else. However, they do it to such a degree, that they end up taking losses as they get stopped out the market. In many instances, the direction they chose was right but they just didn't give the trade enough room on the downside.

If you want to make big money by FOREX trading, keep in mind that with risk goes reward.

Taking calculated risks is quite different from being rash - you simply need to wait for the right opportunity, and have the courage of your conviction.

6. Trade in Isolation

Trade in isolation to stay focused - keep in mind that if you are subject to the opinions and views of others, which may differ from your own - it will put you off.

The fact that you may be doing trades no one else may agree with, is good - Why? Simply, because 90% of traders lose - so the mass opinion is not the one to follow.

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If you want to learn FOREX trading, don't fall into the trap of believing that you can follow someone else. Get the knowledge - and then take responsibility for your own financial success. You will then be doing what 90% of traders don't do - and you can then enter the elite 10% of traders who pile up huge profits consistently.

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A New Traders Journey To Success

2008-12-06T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by James Okada Lee

Stage One: The Clueless Trader

This is the first stage when you enter trading. You may have picked up a book on technical analysis somewhere, heard of a day trader making millions, or got lucky in an earlier stock investment. After all, how hard can it be? The money sounds appealing and the freedom to be independent sounds attractive.

I don't mean to shatter anybody's dream but those who succeed in trading are the minority! Approximately 90-95% traders lose money. This is the cold hard facts. In the first stage, every trader is optimistic. You open a direct access brokerage account and the sound of Level II, ask/bid, and market makers make trading sound like hi-tech video game. In reality you have no clue. You will buy just to see the market reverse and you will short just as the market starts to rally. Most of your trades are done emotionally. You buy just because the markets feel strong without any logical reason. You are in the unconscious incompetence stage. You have no clue how the mechanics and psychology of trading works. What's worse? You are not aware that you don't know. Most traders will blow their entire account at this stage.

Stage Two: The Rookie Trader

In this stage you have lost enough money to realize what you are doing is completely wrong. In other words, you start to realize that you don't know. You will then devour every trading book available. You will study and purchase Technical Analysis of Stock Trends by Edwards and Magee believing price patterns are the Holy Grail. You will memorize every technical pattern known to man. You will read about the ADX, moving averages, Fibonacci lines, pivot points, MACD, Bollinger Bands, channels, etc... You will go through the "help" tab on your data vendor to read about every single technical indicator available. You will plot them on your charts and spend hours looking for an indicator that works. You will be extra confident now because think you have found the magical technical indicator.

Yet, you still continue to lose money everyday. You realize that your indicators are lagging and that every other new trader is probably looking at the same thing. You realize that you are the sucker.

Stage Three: The Developing Trader

You start to realize the amount of work required and the immense learning curve that you must overcome to understand the markets. At this point, traders may find it overwhelming and quit. Stronger minded traders will push their motivation harder to start their second spurt for knowledge. Hunger and passion is needed to clear this stage. You will look for reference online, join mentor programs, chat rooms, and seminars. You realize the necessary elements needed to develop as a trader. You will ask a thousand questions and bug every professional trader you meet. You will read a thousand day trading articles. You will start paper trading, develop strategies and setups, and define risk parameters for every trade. You will go on a hunt for self-understanding to master your psychological game. You will visualize every possibility on a trade before you take it. This is the true learning phase. You are trying hard to develop your edge in trading.

Stage Four: The Determined Trader

This is the stage in which you learn to specialize in certain markets and trading methods. Without realizing it, you have finally found your style of trading after hours of hard work and research. You stick to your method and you improve it. You realize that you need an edge whether its tape reading or being a Fibonacci expert. The important thing is you are slowly transforming yourself into a specialized trader. You test your methods and they seem to work. You gain tremendous market knowledge. You reflect back on yourself and you can't help but laugh at your foolishness. Although you have not made enough money to call yourself successful you are proud of your journey and accomplishments. You realize that the Holy Grail is not about technical indicators or price patterns. You calculate risk before profits and place strict money management on all your trades. You cut losses short and learn to scale out on your winners. You start accept losing as a natural part of the game. You take high probability trades that you have tested and feel confident about your setups because you understand that trading is a game of probabilities. Your psychological makeup has changed from an amateur mindset to a professional one.

Step Five: The Consistent Trader

You rely on your trading method and start taking trades systematically. You try to aim for consistency and are meeting your daily goals often. You have reached the conscious competence stage. You are fully aware of your strengths and weaknesses as a trader. At times you feel euphoric and at times you feel pain. But you are able to understand your own psychological makeup to control your emotional swings. You are now able to trade for a living.

Step Six: The Expert Trader

In this final stage, you completely understand the markets you are trading. Being involved in it everyday you are aware of every key price level. You understand market concept and are able to predict the direction of the markets a fairly good amount of time. You pat yourself on your back and take profits as soon as you feel euphoric. You do this because you understand euphoria is the same as emotional trading. You talk to other traders and realize the development stage they are in. People start asking you for trading advice, you publish a book, and you have a specific trading methodology that represents you!

Taking trades come naturally and you are able to get in and out at the precise price levels based on tape. Instead of having the markets take your stop out, you exit when you know you are wrong. You keep your head high but remain humble on the inside. You have now officially graduated the school of the hard knocks.

Entering the trading profession can be a tough journey for many people. Trading is one of the toughest careers that you can choose. If you enjoy the challenge, you will definitely enjoy the feeling of accomplishment. Trading is 30% mechanical and 170% psychological. 200% is required to become a successful trader. Good luck and best of trading.

Lee is a full-time day trader specializing in the mini-sized Dow futures. His core trading strategy is based on pivot point clusters and Market Profile. You can learn more about his trading methodology at http://www.traderslaboratory.com

Forex Markets How Do These Work

2008-12-05T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by Mike Singh

There is so much talk about NASDAQ and NYSE, but how many people are aware of another similar market, called Forex Markets? Forex Market has ten times the average daily turnover of many similar global equity markets. Also, foreign exchange markets have thirty the times of the daily volume of NASDAQ and NYSE. Markets are also the most liquid market in the world with one of the highest turnovers ever recorded, estimated at $2 trillion in one day.

Foreign exchange markets, also known as FX or the foreign exchange is actually a decentralized market, commonly known as an Interbank or interdealer market. One of the main duties of FX Markets is to trade. Foreign banks, currency dealers and different Forex investors use the facility as a type of trading post. They use it to exchange foreign currencies, from all over the world. Of course for this to work in the best way, it has no centralized location. This is because all business is conducted online. For a long time the main people that used Forex Markets were the banks. Recently though, FX Markets acquired the ability to leverage large positions with not very much available capital. This means that it is now a more liquid market and more easily accessible to smaller companies that would like to get involved as well.

From New Zealand, to Australia, to Asia, the Middle East, Europe and America, Forex Markets is open twenty-four hours a day. All the major markets, including London, New York, and Tokyo are part of it. Of course the United Kingdom and the United States account for over fifty percent of the turnover. When the time of day comes for all the major markets to overlap, trading can get pretty heavy.

Besides the major markets there are also five main currencies that are a part of Foreign exchange Markets. These currencies include the United States Dollar, the Euro, the Yen, the Franc and the British Pound. Each of these is traded in what are called pairs. In this particular market they are also called crosses, in what is known in the Forex Markets as the 'spot' market. A lot of this market is determined by supply and demand of certain major currencies and how they affect the current world market and its situations.

For those who have the money and the know how to survive on the world market, this market could be their best option. Being able to really read the current market and the world situation is definitely a plus when it comes to this market. If you have the need or the want to trade on the world market and are comfortable with what you know about it, Forex Markets are definitely the way to go.

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The Size Of The Forex Market

2008-12-04T22:00:00.000-08:00

Writen by Adrian Pablo

Most of the experienced traders around the world consider the Forex market as the best and most profitable of the capital markets. During many years forex trading had been the great and exclusive domain of major banks, very large financial institutions and the countries central banks; a good example of such a bank would be the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank. But over the last few years, thanks to the internet era, the market has been opened to anyone willing to learn the right techniques in forex trading and with the intentions of making substantial profits as the above mentioned institutions, that annually and consistently make pretty high profits from trading in the Foreign Exchange market.

The foreign exchange market (FOREX) will exist wherever one currency is being traded for another. This market, also known as "currency market", is by far the largest market in the world in terms of all the cash value traded per day, this trading includes all that is being performed between large commercial banks, central banks, currency speculators, governments, and other financial markets and institutions. The trades taking place in the forex markets across the globe it's known to exceed on average $1.9 trillion/day. Retail traders, this is, small speculators are only a small part of this market, but this doesn't mean they can't grab huge profits if they have learn the right way to trade the Forex. These individual traders participate in the market through broker firms.

According to many experts, the foreign exchange market will have doubled in size in just three years, this thanks to increased participation by fund managers and pension funds. A financial services research firm said it expected the total global average daily volumes on the forex market to exceed $3,000bn next year (2007). Forex volumes, which rose from $1,770bn in 2004 to $2,000bn last year, were set to rise to $2,600bn this year and $3,600bn next year.

With these numbers you can easily realize why they say that the Forex market is a huge market that offers great opportunities for traders of all sizes.

Adrian Pablo is a Forex freelance writer with articles published in a number of places. Get a free report on Fibonacci Trading and learn more about the world of forex trading , visit:

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Making Thousands In The New York Stock Exchange Hidden Ground Breaking Rules

2008-12-03T22:00:00.001-08:00

Writen by David Jenyns

Once you have decided to begin trading in the New York Stock Exchange, there is a bewildering variety of information and advice out there that will guarantee to put you on the way to success. A lot of the New York Stock Exchange advice is good, and some of it isn't. So where do you start this difficult task? Here is a broad outline of what I consider some of the ground rules you need to cover to begin trading successfully in the New York Stock Exchange. As you progress in your trading using the New York Stock Exchange, it makes sense to learn more about specific parts of trading, but everyone needs to start somewhere.

I'd start with defining your portfolio objectives. These objectives will have a great impact on your style of trading in the New York Stock Exchange. Ask yourself a few questions, such as these, to find your objectives.

* Do you want to trade part-time or full-time?

* How much money do you have to work with?

* What annual rate of return do you want?

* Are you creating a trading system using the New York Stock Exchange for cash flow or capital growth?

Once you've set your objectives, you should select a certain stocks to trade with in the New York Stock Exchange. It's a good idea to avoid the tendency to trade any and all stocks. Many traders fall into the trap of thinking that the more stocks they trade on the New York Stock Exchange, the more money they will make. Unfortunately, this is not true. You need to master and learn about the characteristics of certain stocks that you will consistently trade with in the New York Stock Exchange. Did you know that some of the most successful stock traders only trade using certain stocks? This fact is the key to making real money.

With your objectives and the certain stocks picks you have in mind, the time has come to design your trading plan - your set defined rules you'll use while trading into the New York Stock Exchange. A well-thought-out trading plan defines your approach to trading in the New York Stock Exchange. Also, a properly constructed trading system for entering and exiting the New York Stock Exchange, leaves no room for human judgment. It should be able to respond to any set of circumstances that arise with clear actions.

The importance of this kind of trading plan - your set defined rules for tradng in the New York Stock Exchange, cannot be overstated. Without a consistent set of guiding principles to govern their trading decisions in the New York Stock Exchange, most traders hop from one trade to the next, driven by emotion or hysteria. When you don't have a plan, you plan to fail.

Try and keep your system simple. Many traders complicate their trading systems with out even trying. They accomplished this by over-optimizing. So many indicators are added to their system that it becomes nearly impossible to trade. Instead, keep your system as simple as possible. This way, it is robust enough to trade across many market conditions.

Once you've designed your system follow it perfectly. This requires a great deal of self-disciple, but bear in mind that your will be rewarded with success. Either undisciplined behaviour or ignorance will be punished by the market in the end, coming by way of direct losses or by the loss of profits, you could have made. However, the market is complex, and does not always act as you might expect. There is a principle of random reinforcement that you might encounter. The New York Stock Exchange has a tendency to reward bad behaviour from time to time. This tendency is one of the reasons why it often takes so long to learn how to trade. Keep these principles in mind so that you will not be surprised, but remember there is no point in having a system if you are not going to follow it.

When you are ready to trade, in the New York Stock Exchange, start small. Give your confidence time to grow, and give yourself time learn the intricacies of your system, and your stock picks. There is always a learning curve when you begin trading in the New York Stock Exchange. It makes sense to take the time to learn the ins and outs of the New York Stock Exchange before you start adding more positions.

Now that you've started trading, in the New York Stock Exchange, I have one last, crucial piece of advice for you. Follow this rule when you're trading in the New York Stock Exchange. Despite the fact, everyone knows the old adage of "cut losses short and let profits run"; many traders fail to do this. Have strategies built into your system to ensure that these rules are followed. Adages only become old when they have proven to be effective.

I could go into much more detail on many of these points, but this is only a broad overview of the steps you need to take when you begin trading in the New York Stock Exchange. With commitment, discipline, and careful consideration, soon you will be well on your way to being a successful New York Stock Exchange trader.

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