Trainee Trader

8 Software Applications every Poker Player should Have

Mark — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 06:37:29 +0000

If you play online poker without the proper tools you are leaving money on the table. It is important to keep good records and analyze your game and the game of your opponents. Today on “Poker Friday” I am going to go through the poker software I use on a daily basis. Poker Software Smart...

Poker, Luck & Trading

Mark — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 02:59:53 +0000

Usually on Fridays I post weekend links, for the next few weeks I will be posting articles related to poker. Poker and trading share some common similarities. If you have yet to read my previous poker articles I suggest you start with the following articles: Ten lessons I have learned about trading from poker. My...

Daily News Briefing – Thursday, August 19, 2010

Mark — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 03:29:37 +0000

Economic Calendar: Today’s Events & Announcements Date Time Currency Forecast Previous Thu 12:30am JPY All Industries Activity m/m -0.20% 0.20% 19-Aug 2:00am EUR German PPI m/m 0.20% 0.60% 2:15am CHF Trade Balance 1.86B 1.77B 4:30am GBP Retail Sales m/m 0.40% 0.70% 4:30am GBP Prelim Mortgage Approvals 47K 48K 4:30am GBP...

Australian Taxation Calculator: Excel Spreadsheet

Mark — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 06:33:42 +0000

This post is for my Australian readers, but if you are from far away lands and are curios to see what us Australians pay in tax, feel free to download the spreadsheet. As most of you will be aware the tax office made some minor adjustments to the thresholds and the martingale tax rate which...

Daily News Briefing – Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Mark — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 04:11:46 +0000

Economic Calendar: Today’s Events & Announcements Date Time Currency Forecast Previous 9:00am USD Treasury Sec Geithner Speaks 9:15am USD Capacity Utilization Rate 74.60% 74.10% 9:15am USD Industrial Production m/m 0.50% -0.10% 8:30pm AUD MI Leading Index m/m 0.30% 9:30pm AUD Wage Price Index q/q 0.90% 0.90%...

Daily News Briefing – Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Mark — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 01:21:19 +0000

Economic Calendar: Today’s Events & Announcements Date Time Currency Forecast Previous 2:00pm USD Loan Officer Survey 9:30pm AUD Monetary Policy Meeting Minutes 10:00pm CNY CB Leading Index m/m 0.80% 17th-19th CNY Foreign Direct Investment ytd/y 19.60% Tue 4:00am EUR Current Account -3.7B -5.8B 17-Aug...

Daily News Briefing – Monday, August 16, 2010

Mark — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 01:47:04 +0000

Economic Calendar: Today’s Events & Announcements Date Time Currency Forecast Previous Sun 7:01pm GBP Rightmove HPI m/m -0.60% 15-Aug 7:50pm JPY Prelim GDP q/q 0.60% 1.10% 7:50pm JPY Tertiary Industry Activity m/m 0.00% -0.90% 7:52pm JPY Prelim GDP Price Index y/y -1.80% -2.80% 9:30pm AUD New Motor Vehicle Sales m/m...

Forex From Scratch FREE eBook

Mark — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 02:09:27 +0000

Forex From Scratch is an eBook designed to teach prospective currency traders the fundamentals. It is written in an easy to understand language and can be printed and read at your leisure. Essentially the eBook came about due to the volume of email I was getting asking for basic Forex information. I hope to revise...

The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated

Mark — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 01:28:34 +0000

It is true I am still living breathing and enjoying life. If you are reading this post in a feed reader you might want to come and checkout the new site layout and design. The image below shows the main page. Site Changes Obviously the theme has been upgraded to make it easier to read...

Daily News Briefing – Friday, August 13, 2010

Mark — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:35:27 +0000

Economic Calendar: Today’s Events & Announcements Date Time Currency Forecast Previous Fri 2:00am EUR German Prelim GDP q/q 1.30% 0.20% 13-Aug 2:45am EUR French Prelim Non-Farm Payrolls q/q 0.30% 0.20% 2:45am EUR French CPI m/m -0.40% 0.00% 2:45am EUR French Prelim GDP q/q 0.40% 0.10% 3:15am CHF PPI m/m 0.20% -0.40%...