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Americans are about to vote for their next president with election day, Tuesday November 3, fast approaching. In a historic race for the White House, incumbent President Donald Trump, who represents the Republican party, goes head-to-head with Democratic nominee Joe Biden, the 47th vice president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. How popular
READ MOREEvery four years in the United States, the election for a new president takes place on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. This time around it falls on November 3. Two parties dominate the limelight: The Republican Party also referred to as GOP (Grand Old Party), or Republicans, and their candidate
READ MOREIts geographical dispersion, trillion-dollar daily trading volume, and round-the-clock movement throughout the week positions the Forex market on most traders’ watchlists. The Forex market’s sheer size and continuous order flow, however, can make it difficult to stay informed through a single monitor. Multiple monitors provide a greater workspace, particularly convenient if you operate with different technical
READ MOREWhether you’re just beginning your trading journey, or are an old hand, you’ve likely encountered MetaTrader’s online trading platforms. MetaQuotes Software Corp., the developers behind MetaTrader 4 (MT4) and MetaTrader 5 (MT5), was established in 2000. Boasting a worldwide presence, MetaQuotes consider themselves leading developers of software applications across a number of financial institutions. MT5’s
READ MOREFinancial trading refers to the practice of buying and selling financial assets – through either an organised public exchange or an over-the-counter market (OTC) – typically using short-term timeframes. Investing, on the other hand, generally seeks larger returns over extended periods via buying and holding. CFDs, or contract for differences, are leveraged products, financial instruments
READ MOREMetaTrader 5, or MT5, continues to grow in popularity, despite MetaTrader 4 (MT4) remaining a favourite among retail Forex traders since its inception in 2005. Officially released in 2010 under MetaQuotes Software Corp., MT5 offers traders the freedom to navigate financial markets in real-time, including foreign exchange (Forex – currency pairs), CFDs, stock exchanges, and
READ MOREWhile discretionary trading, or manual trading, is employed by many traders in today’s markets, a marked shift towards automated trading systems has been seen. Whether a trader focuses on an individual financial instrument or several markets (think the Forex market [Forex trading], cryptocurrencies, and commodities, for example), a major appeal to automated trading systems is
READ MOREIn comparison to the futures market, beginning in 1710 at the Dojima Rice Exchange in Osaka, Japan, contracts for difference, or CFDs, are still very much in their infancy. Much credit goes to UBS Warburg’s John Wood and Brian Keelan for their work with CFDs in the early 1990s initially traded among financial institutions. However, nobody
READ MORETechnical analysis is, and remains to this day, a popular method of analysing the foreign exchange market. Technicians attempt to plot market sentiment and psychology via chart studies, employing concepts such as support and resistance levels, trend research, Fibonacci patterns, and technical indicators. Given the broad range of currency pairs available in the Forex market,
READ MOREKnowledge is power only if man knows what facts not to bother with – Robert Staughton Lynd Electronic trading, particularly foreign exchange trading, continues to grow in popularity. According to the BIS Triennial Central Bank Survey, the most comprehensive source of information on the size and structure of global foreign exchange (FX) and over-the-counter (OTC)
READ MOREStock indexes, such as the UK’s FTSE 100 and the S&P 500 (as well as the Dow Jones Industrial Average) out of the United States, are an important part of the financial market and are frequently acknowledged in the evening news and across major financial networks. Yet a stock index is nothing more than a
READ MOREOne of the biggest mistakes Forex traders make is addressing trading as a hobby. The reality is trading Forex (foreign exchange) is a business and should be processed as such. What separates professionals from hobbyists are professionals are prepared, and willing to go that extra mile. Before you embark on a quest to master the
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