• Common CFD Trading Mistakes You Don’t Want to Make

    Common CFD Trading Mistakes You Don’t Want to Make

    • March 9, 2022

    Reading Time 7 Minutes CFDs (contract for differences) are derivative products that allow traders to hedge against market risks. CFDs also provide traders the ability to profit from the movement of both rising and falling markets—assume risk. In addition, margin trading (the use of leverage) enables traders to make more efficient use of their capital

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  • MetaTrader 5: How to Unlock Hidden Time Frames & Markets

    MetaTrader 5: How to Unlock Hidden Time Frames & Markets

    • February 28, 2022

    ECB MEETINGS OF 2020 SHOULD REALLY BE CALLED ECB ‘STRATEGY REVIEWS’.
    Newly minted Chair Christine Lagarde clearly wanted to give herself ‘room’ having ordered a review to consider all aspects of its mandates, targets specifically inflation, performance, operational tools, communication and policy setting, plus others. It clearly leaves the ECB in a holding pattern, but that holding pattern means its highly unconventional policies setting won’t change until the Strategy Review is complete.

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  • What Are Commodities Exchanges and Why Are They Important?

    What Are Commodities Exchanges and Why Are They Important?

    • February 25, 2022

    ECB MEETINGS OF 2020 SHOULD REALLY BE CALLED ECB ‘STRATEGY REVIEWS’.
    Newly minted Chair Christine Lagarde clearly wanted to give herself ‘room’ having ordered a review to consider all aspects of its mandates, targets specifically inflation, performance, operational tools, communication and policy setting, plus others. It clearly leaves the ECB in a holding pattern, but that holding pattern means its highly unconventional policies setting won’t change until the Strategy Review is complete.

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  • Fundamental Analysis in Forex Trading: Factors that Affect Currencies

    Fundamental Analysis in Forex Trading: Factors that Affect Currencies

    • February 1, 2022

    Reading time: 11 minutes Estimating future price movements in the currency market is challenging for many. Globally, the foreign exchange market commands the biggest slice of the financial ‘cake’, claiming an eye-watering US$6.6 trillion in global FX market turnover. Consequently, exploiting all available vehicles of analysis is recommended, tools largely falling under the umbrella of

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  • Top Cryptocurrency Startups to Keep An Eye On in 2022

    Top Cryptocurrency Startups to Keep An Eye On in 2022

    • February 1, 2022

    In the last few years, Crypto trading has had a huge ride, but the ride was anything but smooth. However, it seems that in 2022, due to the pandemic period, Cryptocurrencies are here to stay. As the crypto market continues to expand over the years, competitors are giving Bitcoin a run for its money. Although

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  • Forex Trading Vs. Gambling: What’s The Difference?

    Forex Trading Vs. Gambling: What’s The Difference?

    • February 1, 2022

    Let’s look at the different types of gambling. For this article, we will refer to all references to gambling as speculation, unless it’s specific. At a casino: card games: Unless you are  Rain man, or have the ability to count cards, this is gambling; everything is based on the turn of the cards. (Extremely risky).

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  • Is CFDs a Good Long-Term Trading Strategy?

    Is CFDs a Good Long-Term Trading Strategy?

    • January 25, 2022

    Trading, be it long-term or short-term trading is, ultimately, trader dependent. For the benefit of newer traders, below is a list of must-know terms before considering CFD position trading: Asset classes: Forex, commodities and cryptocurrencies, for example. Financial instruments: Assets that can be traded. Derivatives: Represents a contract between two or more parties based on

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  • MetaTrader 5: Review the Pros and Cons of MT5

    MetaTrader 5: Review the Pros and Cons of MT5

    • January 21, 2022

    MetaTrader 5: Review the Pros and Cons of MT5 Launched in 2010 by MetaQuotes software Corp., MT5, or the MT5 Platform, is a multi-asset online trading platform boasting enhanced real-time charting capabilities and a wide range of additional functionalities. In addition, MT5 uses a different programming language from MT4 (MQL4): MQL5. MT5’s platform offers the

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  • Behavioural Biases in Trading and Investing

    Behavioural Biases in Trading and Investing

    • January 10, 2022

    Reading time: 15 minutes Bias is defined as preference or inclination to favour a viewpoint or outcome. Behavioural finance helps shape the way investments and the decision-making process are interpreted. Although researchers in the field of psychology have coined several classifications, cognitive and emotional biases form an umbrella for many common biases and are the

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  • Let’s Talk About Derivatives: Advantages of Trading Futures Over Options

    Let’s Talk About Derivatives: Advantages of Trading Futures Over Options

    • December 15, 2021

    What are Derivative Contracts in Simple Terms? Derivative trading represents a contract (agreement) between two parties (a future buyer and a future seller) in which the value of the contract is determined by the price movement of the underlying asset. Futures, options, forwards, contract for difference (CFDs) and swaps are the most prevalent types of

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  • Invest in Gold Exchange Traded Funds Top Gold ETFs to Hedge Volatility in 2021

    Invest in Gold Exchange Traded Funds Top Gold ETFs to Hedge Volatility in 2021

    • December 13, 2021

    What are Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs)? ETFs are passive investments that trade the spot price of gold; you do not acquire physical gold bullion. Mutual funds manage ETFs. A diverse range of companies is contained inside the fund. ETFs, on the other hand, are one of the most secure investments available. Gold can be Invested in

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  • What is swap in forex?

    • December 7, 2021

    Derivatives contracts can be divided into two general families: contingent claims or forward claims, including exchange-traded futures, forward contracts, and swaps. A swap is a contract between two parties to exchange sequences of cash flows for a set period. Usually, when the contract is initiated, at least οne οf these series οf cash flows is

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