Tag: Trading
A Trader’s Guide to Futures – Part 2
In the first section of this guide we took a look at what a futures contract actually is, and how it works at a...
German Business Confidence Rises in February: Ifo
German business confidence improved again in February, rising for the fourth consecutive month in the latest sign Europe’s largest economy was recovering from last...
Eurozone Finance Ministers Resume Emergency Negotiations on Greece Bailout
Eurozone finance ministers met in Brussels on Friday for another round of negotiations to bridge the gap between Greece and its EU paymasters after...
EUR/USD Weekly Outlook
The euro was trading cautiously on Monday, following a week of uncertainty that ended with Greece securing a short-term loan extension in exchange for...
Bank of England Votes Unanimously to Keeping Interest Rates Low
Lawmakers at the Bank of England voted unanimously to keep interest rates at a record low at this month’s policy meetings, although signs of...
Housing Data, FOMC Minutes to Drive US Dollar This Week
The US dollar was little changed against a basket of currencies on Monday, as American traders paused to observe President’s Day. The greenback could...
A Trader’s Guide to Futures Part 1
A future is a derivative contract in which two parties agree to make a specified transaction at a particular date in the future. Buying...
The Wonderful World of Spread Betting
Do you have a feel for the stock market but no wish to deal with brokers, tax calculations and other complexities? Spread betting might...
EUR/USD Holds Ground as Political Tensions Escalate
The euro was little changed against the US dollar on Monday, trading above 1.13 cents US ahead of the European Union meetings in Brussels....
A Trader’s Guide to The IMF
The International Monetary Fund is one of the most important market movers out there. Its actions have caused turmoil on the markets in recent...
Canadian dollar rebounds sharply as oil prices rise
The Canadian dollar advanced on Monday as oil prices continued to rally, while US consumer spending declined at the sharpest rate since 2009 and...
Betting on The Black Swan: Getting Rich The Impossible Way
Nassim Nicholas Taleb is a trader and a philosopher. His books about the way people think about probability have been obscenely influential, and trading...
USD/CAD Weekly Outlook
The USD/CAD advanced for a tenth consecutive week last week, climbing to a nearly six-year high of 1.2794. The pair gained more than 9.5...
Euro rallies as technical trading outweighs German deflation
The EUR/USD rallied on Thursday, as technical trading sent the pair higher amid mixed economic data from Germany.
The EUR/USD regained 1.13 and climbed to...
Who Really Moves Wall Street? The Top 10 Trading Firms Revealed
Just a few days ago, Goldman Sachs revealed that its trading revenues were at lows not seen since 2005. The company, which is the...
Top 10 Web Investment and Trading Resources
Want to lose money? The internet is full of trading ideas that will help you do just that. What you need is not to...
Forex Trading Platform: case of cTrader
The cTrader platform, designed for Forex traders, is an insightful and precise, and user-friendly platform designed by Spotware. It offers top-level liquidity and a vigorous trading structure...
Guide to Trading and Gamification Part 2
Continuing from where we left with the first part, the second part will focus on different examples of online trading and gamification integration and...