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  • The Top Forex Trading Platforms in Australia

    The Top Forex Trading Platforms in Australia

    • February 12, 2020

    Australia has always had a forward-looking forex sector attractive to both brokers and traders. Apart from a market friendly and competitive regulatory environment, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) is known for implementing innovative technologies faster than most other markets.

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  • CFD Trading Strategies – Trading Tips for Beginners

    CFD Trading Strategies – Trading Tips for Beginners

    • February 12, 2020

    CFDs or Contracts for Difference belong to the derivatives asset class, allowing traders to speculate on financial markets like forex, indices, commodities and cryptocurrencies, without having to own the underlying asset.

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  • Trading Election Day – GBP/USD

    Trading Election Day – GBP/USD

    • December 12, 2019

    Going into today’s election there is a slight ‘uneasiness’ about the whole thing and that there is a sense of déjà vu. Déjà vu about what you might ask, the Scottish Independence Vote and Brexit. Both were unpredictable, both saw large swings in the currency but then diverged one played out as expected regarding the

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  • The Shifting Sand of Brexit: movements of the past 7 days

    The Shifting Sand of Brexit: movements of the past 7 days

    • November 14, 2019

    Tick Tock Clocks: General Election 28 days, Brexit Extension deadline 78 days.    Brexit: Where are we are this week   President-elect Ursula von der Leyen didn’t mince her words over the past week stating that with the UK technically still part of the EU its legal obligations to the bloc needed to be meant

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  • The Shifting Sand of Brexit: movements of the past 7 days

    The Shifting Sand of Brexit: movements of the past 7 days

    • November 7, 2019

    The new Brexit countdown clock has now begun after the last one expired on October 31 with little disruption. January 31 is 85 days and counting away; inside these 85 days is a general election, a swearing-in ceremony, a sitting of Parliament and a final vote on the withdrawal agreement which has to pass both

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  • The Shifting Sand of Brexit: movements of the past 7 days

    The Shifting Sand of Brexit: movements of the past 7 days

    • October 31, 2019

    So, the only thing ‘dead in a ditch’ today is the PMs October 31 Brexit deadline. Halloween might be the celebration of the dead, Brexit, however, is the Teflon-coated beast that never dies; least of all on Halloween. So around we go again in the Brexit merry-go-round as the UK heads for it’s for fourth

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  • The Shifting Sand of Brexit: movements of the past 10 days

    The Shifting Sand of Brexit: movements of the past 10 days

    • October 23, 2019

    Are we getting closer to Brexit, or is it rouse?  Can Johnson get his deal through Parliament by October 31st or will Parliament drag every single item through the house?  Will the Scottish Courts rule Johnson break the law again or did he do enough to satisfy the Benn Law?  And will John Bercow leave

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  • The Shifting Sand of Brexit: movements of the past 7 days

    The Shifting Sand of Brexit: movements of the past 7 days

    • October 2, 2019

    Backstop or should we say clearance centers or is that a backstop with a time-limit?   Brexit takes 2 steps forward, 3 steps back, one step forward as the EU summit looms large.   Brexit: Where are we this week   The Irish backstop is shaping as the core battleground of a Brexit ‘agreement’. This

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  • The Shifting Sand of Brexit: movements of the past 7 days

    The Shifting Sand of Brexit: movements of the past 7 days

    • September 25, 2019

    The Supreme Courts finds prorogation of Parliament ‘unlawful’ – and there was rejoicing. Brexit: Where are we this week 7 days is a very, very long time in the world of Brexit. At the close of last week, the first of 3 sitting days had begun at the Supreme Court around the legality of the

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  • The Shifting Sand of Brexit: movements of the past 7 days

    The Shifting Sand of Brexit: movements of the past 7 days

    • September 18, 2019

    One week down of the 5-week Prorogation, and if anything, things are heating up rather than cooling down with the court system getting involved.   Brexit: Where are we this week   Biggest news of the past seven days has been the Scottish appeals court ruling the prorogation of Parliament was unlawful and that the

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  • ASIC Consultation Paper – Industry Changes

    ASIC Consultation Paper – Industry Changes

    • September 13, 2019

    Potential Regulatory Changes affecting you, the trader   In August 2019, the Australian Securities Commission (ASIC) has released a consultation paper, which will significantly affect the way you trade.    The key changes which may have most significantly impact on your trading are as follows: 1. Leverage will be restricted from 2:1 to 20:1 depending on the instrument

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  • The Brexit Files: the possible permutations

    The Brexit Files: the possible permutations

    • September 12, 2019

    Here is a breakdown of what is meant to happen from here and what could happen from here. The caveat being so far, Brexit, has not preceded in any forecasted or orderly direction for 3 years and looks even more precarious now. These permutations appear the most likely at this point in the Brexit cycle.

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