Forex & CFD Basics
Several mistakes that cost inexperienced investors their capital
Traders with no experience in financial markets repeat the same mistakes that cost them dearly. Although successful trading takes a lot of hard work, self-discipline and determination, obeying just a few simple rules will result in much better performance even for beginners. Nowadays trading stocks online is easier than ever before, and that is why More...
Factors impacting major currencies explained: Part 4, the Japanese yen
Ministry of Finance For Japan, the Ministry of Finance is the most important and highest ranking political and monetary institution. Its impact on the currency market is higher than its counterpart ministries in More...
Factors impacting major currencies explained: Part 3, the British pound
Bank of England The Bank of England (BoE) is operationally independent with respect to establishing monetary policy, with the aim of attaining price stability together with supporting the government goals regarding More...
Factors impacting major currencies explained: Part 2, the US Dollar
Federal Reserve (Fed) The US central bank, with complete independence regarding monetary policy, is striving towards maximum non-inflationary growth. Fed policy signals comprise mainly open market operations, discount More...
Factors impacting major currencies explained: Part 1, the EURO
The eurozone comprises 18 countries, which have adopted the euro as their national currency: Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, the More...
Risk aversion versus risk appetite
The fluctuation between risk appetite, also known as “risk on”, and risk aversion, dubbed “risk off”, is a daily changing sentiment on the market. Difficult as it may seem to get insight into risk sentiment, More...
Some forex basics
Spot Rate Spot rate denotes the market price of one currency with respect to another.All currencies’ spot rates against the US dollarare basic spot rates, and the remainder are cross rates. Major currencies include More...
A brief review of fundamental and technical analysis
The careful and thorough forex market analysis is a challenging but very rewarding task. It is exactly the analysis which draws the dividing line between sophisticated trading and gambling. The two main methods More...
Risk management: a brief overview
There are diverse forms of risk management in the world of finance. For individual investors, risk management can be involved in the decision to purchase low risk government securities, rather than high-yield corporate More...
Two concepts you must know: Rollover and Carry trade
In forex trading positions are often kept open for more than a day. That is why it is useful to discuss the concept of rollover. The latter is the interest accrued or charged at midnight for keeping the position More...
