Forex & The Martingale System

There are quite a few people out there that hail the martingale system as a fool proof way to get rich on the forex market. Many times, they are also selling some type of e-book or similar that they promise will help you iron out the kinks and understand exactly how to employ the martingale … Read more

Benefits of Forex Copy Trading

Copy trading is a type of trading where the trader copies another trader’s actions. During recent years, social networking platforms have been developed that makes it very easy for traders to copy each other. The goal is of course to increase your profits by copying the trade of a successful trader. One reason why copy … Read more

CFD trading

A Contract for Differences (CFD) is an arrangement made in a futures contract whereby differences in settlement are made in the form of a cash payment. There is never any obligation for any part to deliver actual physical goods, securities, etc when the contract expires. Both losses and gains are paid in cash. If you … Read more

When equity market news impacts the FX market

The FX market is often impacted by the equity market, and vice versa. The share price of a stock company can for instance drop if the company is predicted to become adversely impacted by a strengthening of the national currency against the currency of a major import market. Conversely, the FX market can react in … Read more

FX Scalping

A profitable FX scalper exploits small price gaps created by the bid-ask spread. To put it simply, the FX scalper will buy (pay the bid price) and then sell (receive the ask price). The difference between bid and ask is the profit, before transaction costs. It is a type of arbitrage, and it can be … Read more

Basic info for the aspiring FX trader

What is a currency pair? Currency pairs is the foundation of the FX market. Currencies are traded in pairs, where one currency is the base currency and another one is the counter currency. The quote for a currency pair denotes how many units of the counter currency you must pay to receive one unit of … Read more

FX Spread – the hidden cost

In the world of trading, the difference between the bid price and the ask price for something, such as a company share, is called the spread. How to calculate the spread In the forex markets, currencies are traded in pairs and the price of a currency is always quoted in terms of its price in … Read more

FX Trading & News Events

The foreign exchange market, also known as the FX market, is not one centralized market. Instead, it is made up by numerous market places, from the big interbank currency market to small retail FX trading platforms. Governments, banks, corporations, organizations and individuals all need to exchange one currency for another for various reasons, and their … Read more

4 common pitfalls

Distractions Focus on what you are doing. Having a multitude of tabs open, watching a movie in the background, playing poker, cooking, tending to the kids and chatting with a friend will take concentration away from your FX trading. Many people are lured into FX trading because it is something they can do from home, … Read more

Regulated FX brokers

When you are searching for an FX broker for retail trading, it is a good idea to check if the brokers you are interested in are regulated and if so, how. In which jurisdictions are they regulated? Are they only regulated by law, or are they also restricted by other rules, e.g. a broker association … Read more