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Financial Data for Currency Traders

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 3 Jun 2009 00:45:00 -0700

Financial Data for Currency Traders
If you are or desire to be a news trader in the foreign exchange (FOREX) market, you definitely need to depend on reliable information sources for the success of your trades. Whether a news, trader, day trader or long-term trader, you will find that being armed with reliable information can help you succeed. Where can this type of information be obtained?
Free Sources In this age of internet-based data, you can access various financial data sources online without ever leaving your home. All you need is a reliable computer and internet connection, preferably high-speed. Many of the sources you find online will be free. However, most of the free sources will most likely come without in-depth expert commentary or recommendations on the trade you may be contemplated. Headlines from major portals such as MSN homepage and Yahoo will usually include very important economic news information. For example, in the case of the U.S. Non-farm Payroll Report the internet portals may include information regarding the expected employment figures or at least a link to such preliminary reports. Websites such as Forex Factory Oanda and Interbank FX will also provide some free financial news and research information. The latter two are retail currency brokers catering to individual investors. You will find that a few of the brokers even have a regular newsletter or trading forum providing their account holders with commentary or analysis on impending news events.
Paid Services Perhaps you remember seeing years ago the diligent investor in your local library pouring over pages and pages of information in financial information volumes such as Standard & Poor’s, Value Line, etc. While these services may be traditionally geared toward the equities and bond markets, much of the same financial news and corresponding conditions that affects those markets also will impact the currency market. Now, however, online subscriptions and versions have moved in to claim a substantial piece of this research market, but have not replaced the older sources in their entirety. Neither have hard copies of Wall Street Journal and Investor’s Daily been completely displaced by their online counterparts. While you may find free access to certain sources at a public or local university library, your at-home or office hook-up will typically come at a price. Included in these fee-based services are companies which provide fast and up-to-the-minute news such as Reuters and Bloomberg news, often favored by news traders for their speed in delivering government economic news and other reports. Although most individual traders cannot justify the high cost of such services, it does not appear that the services will be shutting down anytime soon, as their services are in high demand by the institutional and corporate sectors.
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What is Forex

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 9 Jan 2009 22:17:00 -0800

FOREX is the term commonly used when referring to the foreign exchange market.

FOREX (Foreign Exchange market) is an international foreign exchange market, where money is sold and bought freely. In its present condition FOREX was launched in the 1970s, when free exchange rates were introduced, and only the participants of the market determine the price of one currency against the other proceeding from supply and demand.

Reason why the freedom of any external control and the free competition, the CURRENCY is a perfect market. It is also greater the liquid financial market. According to several burdens, the money forms in the market constitutes to divide 1 for 1,5 dollars of trillón E.E.U.U per day. (It is impossible to determine a exact absolute number because negotiating one does not centralize in an interchange.) the transactions conduct by everybody route telecommunications 24 hours to the day of the GMT of 00:00 Monday to the GMT of 10:00 P.M. Friday. Practically inside whenever the zone (that is to say, in Frankfurt-in-Main, London, New York, Tokyo, Hong Kong, the etc.) there is the distributors who will quote modernities.

The CURRENCY is a more objective market, because if some of their participants wanted to change prices, for a certain manipulante intention, they would have to work with ten of dollars of billion. That one is because any influence by the single participants in the market is practically inadmissible. The superior liquidity allows that the retailers open themselves and/or the near positions within some seconds. The time to keep a position is arbitrary and it does not have any limit: as of several seconds to many years. It only depends on your strategies that negotiate. Although the daily fluctuations of insignificant modernities are something, you can use the lines of credit, that are accessible even to the speculators of modernity with the small capitals ($ 1,000 - 5,000), where the benefit can be impressive.

The idea of marginal commerce comes from the fact that in the interests speculated on you of FOREX can be satisfied without the reservoir monetary real. That makes to diminish expenses acclimatizes them for transfer moneies and gives to an occasion to the positions opened with a small customer in dollars US, Buying and selling a lot other currencies. That is over it can lead a lot quickly the transactions, obtaining a great profit, when the exchange rates go in on or down. Many speculative transactions in international the financial markets are made for principles of marginal commerce.

What You Need to Know About Online Forex Currency Trading

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 9 Jan 2009 08:44:00 -0800

The Internet has made it easier than ever for the average person to get involved in speculative forms of day trading, like Forex trading. Every year the attraction of online forex currency trading is fast increasing

In the past, Forex trades had to be carried out by calling up your broker's 'dealing desk'. Today, though, carrying out a trade is as simply as pointing and clicking from within your online trading account. Orders can be done within 1-2 seconds.

This is indeed a luxury but, as you may have guessed, there is both an upside and a downside to the technological ease of online forex currency trading.

One of the biggest problems is a phenomenon known as 'scalping'. Scalpers are traders who rely on the speed of electronic trading (and the ability to bypass the 'dealing desk') to 'scalp' Pips.

In other words, they trade currencies on the smallest fluctuations in exchange rate. A scalper might trade a pair when it moves from 1.3435 to 1.3436, for example.

There's technically nothing wrong with doing so, except that scalpers execute these types of trades hundreds of times daily. They may exit a trade before the broker even has time to deal with it, and this results in a loss...for the broker, that is.

Scalping is a risky strategy that is all to easy to perform online. So, the first thing you need to be sure of before you start Forex trading is that you know what you're doing. Scalping isn't something you want to do as a beginner, regardless of whether you're doing it intentionally or through sheer inexperience.

The second thing you'll want to do is develop a long-term investment strategy. Forex is fun to 'play' with, and online trading accounts make it easy to jump in the game just to try it out. It has almost become a fad.

However, what the sad statistics bear out is that over half of all new Forex traders lose their money within a year. The foreign exchange market is seeing a lot of hype right now, and too many people are signing on in the hopes of making a quick buck. Forex is simply not that easy, though, and it is certainly not a get rich quick scheme for the average person.

So, before you start online forex currency trading, make sure you take the time to educate yourself. There's plenty of free information online, as well as top-notch training courses provided by brokers and expert investors.

If you are pursuing an online forex trading career, here are some of the pointers that will keep you on the path of success. You can incorporate these pointers into your trading system.

Never add to a position that is losing. This is the main reason why small losses become larger ones that leads to traders who no longer trade.
Always be aware of the trends in the market. Base your trades on market information. This will help you prevent big losses on your investment.
Always be alert of the changes in the market as well. There are times when trading is not profitable. Anticipate every move in the market.
Trust your instincts. If you feel that you will be losing in a certain trade, do not make it. It is better to be stay out sometimes rather than lose money.
If everybody is now in, it is time for you to get out. You will not be able to pull some profit if the currency is overbought already. It is better that you exit that position and look for other trades.
Putting the necessary time up front into developing a long-range strategy, and educating yourself on the marketplace, will go a long way to assuring your success. In order to use your investment capital to the maximum, you should be wise enough to take advantage of online forex currency trading...

Beginners of Forex Currency Trading Need to be Familiar with the Basics

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 9 Jan 2009 08:40:00 -0800

So you are a beginner and you want to learn how to trade currency on the foreign exchange market? The process of forex currency trading appears very straight forward however the beginner will require serious further study to be able to trade successfully. This site will give the beginner a basic idea of how things work.

In the beginning forex currency traders will need to learn the basic concepts and terms that will help them in their currency trading process. For the beginner this may seem a little confusing but it's really fairly simple. The beginner should also have a basic understanding of how to calculate a profit. The more familiar you are with the forex basics the easier it is for the beginner to get started in forex currency trading.

Currency Pairs: Every currency has a three letter abbreviation. The currency rates are always quoted in pairs and expressed as a five digit number. The first currency in the pair is the base currency and it is always equal to 1. The base currency is the currency you intend to purchase. For example, if EUR/USD = 1.4100 then every 1 Euro is worth US $1.41. The second currency in the pair is the quote currency and is the currency you intend to use to purchase the base currency.

Pips: currencies are traded on a price interest point (pip) system. The last digit in the currency pair represents one pip. For example if the GBP/USD rate moved from 1.6374 to 1.6375 this represents one pip movement. It also means that the GBP has appreciated by one point and the USD has depreciated by one point. Each currency has its own pip value. Similarly if the USD/JPY rate moved from 130.45 to 130.46 it has appreciated by one pip.

Pip Value: In any currency pair the base currency has a pip value of $1 per every 10,000 currency units. Therefore in a standard 100k account the base currency has a pip value of $10 for every 100,000 currency units.

Bid/Ask Price: The 'bid' price is shown at the left side of the quotation and is the price at which the trader can sell the base currency. The 'ask' price is shown at the right side of the quotation and is the price at which the trader can buy the base currency. For example EUR/USD is 1.4426/1.4428

Bid/Ask Spread: Is the difference between the bid and ask price for every currency pair. Forex traders are subject to spreads when opening or closing trades in the buying position. In other words, you are always subject to a spread when you buy, regardless of whether you are opening or closing the trade. The lower the spread the lower the broker's fees. The narrowest spreads are quoted on the most liquid currency pairs, the majors.

Margin: The beginner needs to understand that forex currency trading is conducted on margin. This means that you only need to use a small cash deposit to trade a much larger amount of currency. The margin deposit is required as collateral to cover any losses that might be incurred. For example a broker might require only $1,000 in your trading account in order to trade a $100,000 trading position. In effect the broker loans you $99,000 for $1,000 in security.

Lot Sizes: Trading is done in lots, either standard lots or mini lots. A standard lot size is equivalent to 100,000 units of currency. With 100:1 leverage you will need $1,000 to trade one standard lot. A mini lot size is 10,000 units of currency, with 200:1 leverage you will need $50 to trade one lot.

Rollover: When a trader has an open position at 5.00pm EST it will automatically be rolled over to the next day resulting in your trading account to either earn daily interest or pay daily interest. This is determined by the 'interest rate differential' which is the difference between the short-term interest rates of the two economies comprised in the currency pair.

For example, with GBP/USD, if Britains interest rates are 5.0% and U.S. interest rates are 2.0%, the interest rate differential is 3.0% (5% - 2%). Therefore if you were to buy GBP/USD you would receive interest at 3.0% per year. If you initially sell GBP/USD you would have to pay interest at 3.0% per year.

Carry Trade: the purpose is to earn extra income from the daily interest payments when you hold on to a currency pair. Selection of the right currency pair is essential for this to work. You will need to buy the currency with the higher interest rate and sell the currency with the lower interest rate.

Cross Currencies: currency pairs that do not involve the U.S. Dollar.

Long Position: occurs when a trader initially buys currency with the expectation that the currency will increase in price and then selling it later at a higher price.

Short Position: occurs when a trader initially sells currency with the expectation that the currency will decrease in price and then buying it back later at a cheaper price.

How to Trade Currency
Illustrated below for the beginner is an example of how to calculate a profit in forex currency trading.

Say for example you believe that the Euro might appreciate in value against the US Dollar in the near future and the current exchange rate is EUR/USD = 1.4210. You then decide to exchange US$ 100,000 to purchase Euros.

US$ 1.00 = EUR 1.4210
US$ 100,000/1.4210
You will get: EUR 70,373

Profit
Later on, as expected, the Euro appreciates by 75 pips to EUR/USD = 1.4285. You then decide to sell your Euros and exchange them back into US Dollars.

US$ 1.00 = EUR 1.4285
EUR 70,373 x 1.4285
You will get: US$ 100,528
Your profit = US$ 528

Forex Currency Trading is Investing in the World's Largest Financial Market

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 9 Jan 2009 08:37:00 -0800

Forex currency trading has rapidly gained popularity around the globe in the past decade as there are very little barriers to entry for the small investor to participate. With the help of forex currency trading resources available online, forex currency trading is something that anyone can do to earn money.

If you are new to forex currency trading, but not to stock investing, then this guide should help you to get a feel for the differences between trading on the foreign exchange market versus trading on the traditional Stock market. If you are new to investing in general, then this guide can open your eyes to a world you never knew existed.

What is Forex Currency Trading?
The term 'Forex' or 'FX' is short for 'foreign exchange'. What is being exchanged on this market is not stocks or bonds, but currencies from around the world. In other words, the Forex market is the place where U.S. dollars, Euros, Yen and other major currencies are bought and sold.

It represents the largest financial market in the world by volume. Starting with the simplest example of currency exchange that most people are familiar with is that of exchanging one currency for another when traveling overseas.

Sometimes you get more for every dollar you exchange than other times. You will notice that foreign exchange rates never remain the same and are constantly changing. This volatility in exchange rates can enable you to make a lot of money in the forex market with forex currency trading.

The aim is to exchange one currency for another in the expectation that the currency you bought will increase in value compared to the one that you sold. Currencies are traded through a forex broker and the currencies are always quoted in pairs, for example (EUR/USD).

In any currency pair the base currency is the first one displayed and will be the one that is going up in value if the currency pair is going up and if the currency pair is going down then the base currency is weakening.

The most widely traded currency pairs are known as the ‘majors’ due to their volume and liquidity in the market. They are (EUR/USD) (USD/JPY) (GBP/USD) (USD/CHF)

You will soon learn that it is normally cheaper to trade with these pairs. Currency that trades against the U.S. dollar is the most popular because it is the most liquid and volatile. There are many different currency pairs to choose from however to be successful at forex currency trading, you only need to concentrate on the majors.

Forex Market Explained
In the forex market, currencies are exchanged through a floating exchange rate system. The forex market has no central exchange and has no trading floor. It is considered as an 'over-the-counter' (OTC) market and is run electronically within a network of banks known as the interbank market. The FX market runs continuously 24 hours a day from Sunday afternoon to Friday afternoon.

In the past, the forex interbank market was not available to small investors. Due to recent advances in technology, forex brokers have emerged to cater for the needs of almost any individual with the use of online forex currency trading platforms. The trading platform is where you will execute all of your trades with your broker with just a few clicks of the mouse.

Individual traders like you and I are known as “Retail Traders”, and must go through retail brokerage firms in order to buy and sell currencies on the foreign exchange market. Today, however, you can buy and sell currencies at the click of a button, in much the same way as you buy and sell stocks. Everything has been automated and linked up electronically.

You should know up front that online retail trading by individuals (represented by online retail brokers) is still in its infancy. Prior to the Internet, and subsequent availability of real-time market data, it was virtually impossible for the average person to get involved in the foreign exchange market with any degree of success.

Commencing Forex Currency Trading
Although it is now easy to commence forex currency trading, it can be quite risky and may not be suitable for all investors. Forex currency trading is not as straight-forward as trading stocks on the stock exchange. There are many, many variables to take into consideration when it comes to determining fluctuations in currency values.

Success with forex currency trading requires application of money management skills. While Forex currency trading offers opportunity to make a significant amount of money, more than half of FX traders lose money. You should only trade with money you can afford to lose so only trade with real money when you gain enough confidence.

Before you can commence forex currency trading you would need to find a regulated forex broker that offers a free demo account which allows you to access the online trading platform. This is an excellent way to learn how to use the platform so you will be able to trade without real money. It is important to practice for at least one month before you start trading with real money.

Unfortunately, there are unscrupulous companies out there who take advantage of this 'learning curve', and attempt to scam would-be retail traders. Forex opportunity scams are still prevalent. Therefore, it is imperative that you learn the basics of Forex before you get involved with any 'advanced' training courses, trading systems or online brokers...

Forex trading margins

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 8 Jan 2009 22:17:00 -0800

A margin deposit is not, as many traditional traders suggest, the payment in cash for purchasing market shares. A margin is in fact a guarantee or a trust deposit, providing protection from losses during a deal? It allows traders to open positions on amounts that greatly exceed their account limits and so increase their buying power. ACM offers a 1% margin (or 1:100 leverage), which means you can control 100 times your deposit in the real market.

If the funds in the account, in the course of trading, fall below the prescribed margin, your positions will be closed automatically without prior notice. Using this system, the client’s account cannot go overdrawn even under volatile, fast-changing market conditions.

The formula for calculating margins is as follows: (account balance + profit/loss) : open position = the margin

Rollover of positions (swap)

For the sake of transparency and unlike any other online broker we actually have a complete explanation of applied applies a cost of carry on behalf of the market or the customer on open positions held overnight. This overnight cost of carry is presented as a simple flat fee either paid or charged on a customer's account. This process makes for extremely simple statements and greatly increased executional transparency since we do not modify the original price of the position entered into by the customer.

Forex currencies quotation system

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 8 Jan 2009 22:16:00 -0800

Currencies are quoted in pairs, for example – EUR/USD or USD/JPY.

The first currency in the pair is called the base currency and the second is called the counter currency.

The base currency is the ‘basis’ for purchases and sales.
For example, if you buy EUR/USD, then you acquire Euros and sell Dollars. You do this if you expect the Euro to grow against the Dollar.

It is also possible for a currency pair to be quoted as USD/EUR, but this method is used extremely rarely.

Each transaction must have 2 sides – a buy and a sell (or a sell and a buy).
By this we mean that it is impossible to buy 100.000 EUR/USD and then exchange it for another currency pair (i.e.: EUR/JPY) without closing the first position.

Also please note that no physical currency delivery will be made. For these purposes banks and exchange companies, which specialize in low-rate currency conversions are available.

Forex and Emotions

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 8 Jan 2009 22:14:00 -0800

The key to making money in the currency exchange market is to avoid emotional decisions and to follow a carefully thought out strategy that takes the current market and history into account. Going with your gut is not the way to go in the Forex market. Going with your gut could cost you money. Forex trading is a highly volatile market where emotions tend to run high. Emotions can influence your trading decisions, unless you have a strategy planned in advance, and stick to it, no matter what you think you’re seeing at the moment. The keys to success in Forex are system, analysis and perseverance.

Most experienced traders tell novice traders that they need to develop a system – and stick to it no matter what. Letting your emotions rule your decisions can hurt your trading in a number of ways. The system tells you when to buy, what to buy, when to trade and what to trade for. By sticking to your system you’ll maximize your profits. A system based on technical analysis of historical market trends is one of the most potent tools that you can utilize if you’re just getting started in Forex trading. Many traders, with years of experience, continue to use this system to keep the profits rolling in. Many traders will tell you that when their gut instinct and their system collide, the system is almost always right.

Using a mechanical system takes the emotion out of your trading, eliminating one of the reasons people fail. Your system doesn’t sway with emotions. It sticks to a tried and true course. To be effective, your system – whether you develop your own or adopt one created by someone else – should identify the entry and exit point of your trade, mitigating factors, and an exit strategy. In general terms this is as follows:

Under what conditions should I acquire a currency?

For instance, you may have a buy order for when a particular currency drops more than 5 pips because your analysis tells you that that’s likely to be as low as it goes.

When should I trade one currency for another and for which one?

There are two reasons to exit – to maximize your profit, or minimize your loss. That means you have a set stop-loss order and a set take-profit order at which point you cash out your trade.

What factors will I allow to change that decision?

. While the money market moves in predictable patterns, there are always individual variations of a trend within those patterns. If you’ve taken those variations into account, it will be far easier to decide when a factor really does make a difference, and when it’s just wishful thinking. If you’re not careful however this is where emotion could come into play and sour deals for you.

How will I trade out of a currency?

Your exit strategy may be as simple as a stop-loss order when my loss hits 5% or a take-profit order when I make 40% profit’.

Another key is perseverance. Analysis of trends in the market will show you that the market moves in dips and spurts within overall patterns that are predictable. No trend moves smoothly in an up or down line – there are inevitable periods of time when values suddenly spiral up or down based on some outside factor. These are the times when emotion can hurt your portfolio. When a currency that you’re holding takes a sudden dip south, it’s tempting to succumb to panic trading, cut your losses and run even if your system tells you to hold on. On the other hand, it’s easy to catch the rising excitement as a trade starts increasing in value and scramble to buy more of the same. These are exactly the times to rely most heavily on your trading system. It will tell you exactly when to trade for maximum profit.

If you control your emotions and stick to the system you’ll maximize your profits andall should be smooth sailing.

Technical analysis assumes that:

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 8 Jan 2009 22:13:00 -0800

All market fundamentals are depicted in the actual market data. So the actual market fundamentals and various factors, such as the differing opinions, hopes, fears, and moods of market participants, need not be studied.
History repeats itself and therefore markets move in fairly predictable, or at least quantifiable, patterns. These patterns, generated by price movement, are called signals. The goal in technical analysis is to uncover the signals given off in a current market by examining past market signals.
Prices move in trends. Technicians typically do not believe that price fluctuations are random and unpredictable. Prices can move in one of three directions, up, down or sideways. Once a trend in any of these directions is established, it usually will continue for some period. The building blocks of any technical analysis system include price charts, volume charts, and a host of other mathematical representations of market patterns and behaviors. Most often called studies, these mathematical manipulations of various types of market data are used to determine the strength and sustainability of a particular trend. So, rather than simply relying on price charts to forecast future market values, technicians will also use a variety of other technical tools before entering a trade.
As in all other aspects of trading, be very disciplined when using technical analysis. Too often, a trader will fail to sell or buy into a market even after it has reached a price that his or her technical studies identified as an entry or exit point. This is because it is hard to screen out the fundamental realities that led to the price movement in the first place.
As an example, let's assume you are long USD vs. euro and have established your stop/loss 30 pips away from your entry point. However, if some unforeseen factor is responsible for pushing the USD through your stop/loss level you might be inclined to hold this position just a bit longer in the hopes that it turns back into a winner. It is very hard to make the decision to cut your losses and even harder to resist the temptation to book profits too early on a winning trade. This is called leaving money on the table. A common mistake is to ride a loser too long in the hopes it comes back and to cut a winner way too early. If you use technical analysis to establish entry and exit levels, be very disciplined in following through on your original trading plan.

Technical Indicators

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 8 Jan 2009 22:12:00 -0800

Here are a few of the more common types of indicators used in technical analysis:
Trend indicatorsTrend is a term used to describe the persistence of price movement in one direction over time. Trends move in three directions: up, down and sideways. Trend indicators smooth variable price data to create a composite of market direction. (Example: Moving Averages, Trend lines)
Strength indicatorsMarket strength describes the intensity of market opinion with reference to a price by examining the market positions taken by various market participants. Volume or open interest are the basic ingredients of this indicator. Their signals are coincident or leading the market. (Example: Volume)
Volatility indicatorsVolatility is a general term used to describe the magnitude, or size, of day-to-day price fluctuations independent of their direction. Generally, changes in volatility tend to lead changes in prices. (Example: Bollinger Bands)
Cycle indicatorsA cycle is a term to indicate repeating patterns of market movement, specific to recurrent events, such as seasons, elections, etc. Many markets have a tendency to move in cyclical patterns. Cycle indicators determine the timing of a particular market patterns. (Example: Elliott Wave)
Support/resistance indicatorsSupport and resistance describes the price levels where markets repeatedly rise or fall and then reverse. This phenomenon is attributed to basic supply and demand. (Example: Trend Lines)
Momentum indicatorsMomentum is a general term used to describe the speed at which prices move over a given time period. Momentum indicators determine the strength or weakness of a trend as it progresses over time. Momentum is highest at the beginning of a trend and lowest at trend turning points. Any divergence of directions in price and momentum is a warning of weakness; if price extremes occur with weak momentum, it signals an end of movement in that direction. If momentum is trending strongly and prices are flat, it signals a potential change in price direction. (Example: Stochastic, MACD, RSI)

Forex Myths 10 That Cause 95% of Traders to Lose

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 8 Jan 2009 22:10:00 -0800

have been a trader for over 25 years and the myths below are common ones and if you make anyone you will lose your equity and join the 95% of traders who lose. Let’s look at these forex myths and why they will guarantee you lose.
1. You Can Predict The Market This is a common myth and the bulk of novice traders think they have to predict where prices are going to succeed – wrong. In forex trading if you predict you are relying on hope or making an educated guess and the market will kill you. Never predict! Always look for price confirmation. If for example you think a level of support will hold, wait for price momentum to turn up above the level and confirm it has held – then trade. Also don’t believe the scientific methods sold on the net they don’t work. If markets were scientific, we would all know the answer in advance and there would be no market!
2. You Can Make Regular Income Day Trading You can’t make money day trading full stop – yet more new forex traders fall for this myth than any other. All volatility in short time frames is random and support and resistance levels are meaningless, so you can never win If you don’t believe me, ask a forex day trader for a real time track record over the longer term and you won’t get one – period.
3. You Can Buy Success Forget all the vendors trying to sell you methods that will make rich (all for a few hundred dollars!) most of these guys have never traded in their lives and rely on hyped exaggerated copy to sell their systems. To succeed you need to have confidence and discipline and that comes from within no one else can give you success – it comes from within and your own understanding.
4. You Should Keep Stops Close To Reduce Risk All you will do is get stopped out by normal volatility and the same goes if you try to trail a stop to close. To make money you need to take a risk. Most forex traders want to restrict risk so much they guarantee they will lose.
5. You Should Diversify To Reduce Risk If you are trading over 100k maybe, but if you are a small trader diversification will simply mean you dilute profit potential – To win you have to bet meaningful amounts. I see vendors saying you should only risk 2% per trade well on $5,000 that’s $100! If you risk that you won’t have much profit potential. If you have confidence in your forex trading strategy risk 25% or more and have the courage of your conviction.
6. You can Listen and Act On The News There is a lot of news you can get and it won’t help you. It’s better today than it ever was, but the ratio of winners to losers remains the same. If you try and trade off news stories, you’re chasing the market. News is discounted in a split second and is discounted instantly by forex markets which are then looking to the future. The arguments are convincing in telling you why things happen but not what is going to happen – ignore them.
7. More Indicators = More Profits After all 10 indicators are better than 2 or 3 – Dead wrong. The best forex trading systems are simple and robust, whereas a complicated trading system has more elements to break and will fail. Keep in mind all the best forex trading systems are simple, NOT Complicated.
8. If you Work Hard Your Chances of Success IncreaseYou get rewarded for being right about market direction – nothing else. If you spend 10 hours a day or ten minutes, it doesn’t matter so long as your trading signals are accurate.
9. Trading To Much Many traders simply think if their not trading their missing something but the opposite is true – they end up trying to force trades or take trades with bad odds and get wiped out. Only execute trading signals when the conditions are right and be patient.
10. Not Learning the RIGHT knowledgeThis is really a combination of the above points. Successful forex trading means: Working smart rather than hard and learning just the right information and discounting everything else.
Contrary to popular belief, all the information you need is available free on the internet and if you study it, build your own system you have can have confidence in you can achieve currency trading success.

How To Make Money The Smart Way Using Forex

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 8 Jan 2009 21:55:00 -0800

There are millions of people worldwide that see the Forex market as a place to invest for the future. Many of these people have invested in the stock market with good and bad results and look to the currency market to increase their income stream. But theres a problem! Most of these people forget the basics of the stock market, and are bringing the same bad habits to the currency market. If you learn to trade Forex properly, you will succeed. At the end of the day, the basic fundamentals are your life line to success. Around 3 trillion dollars(give or take) change hands daily at Forex. But like I've said before it is necessary to know the basics of Forex Trading before jumping head first into this ocean of money and chance. There no set in stone outcomes, as the Forex market is ruled by chance. So you must trade with effective and mature trading tactics. Forex Trading successully requires you to learn new strategies. Dont be afraid of new information because this can lead to great profits. In addition to this, money management strategies are one of the most important fundamentals. Like your grandmother use to say, "Dont put all of your eggs into one basket". Forex trading can be fun and exciting. If you are interested in Forex, practice and persistence will make all of the difference to your success or failure. This is the information age. We can now learn anything our hearts desire online. Same goes for tutorials now available online which can help explain everything a person needs to know about the Forex market. From novice to expert and you can learn at your own pace. These tutorials will show anyone how the Forex market works, what is a Forex technical indicator, plus the types of economic indicators that a trader should be aware of when trading in Forex. Also there are many different Forex trading systems now available for anyone to use which will asist them in making their Forex online currency trading much more successful. I cant stress this enough! It's never a good idea for you to start out by putting every last penny into the market in your first trade. Hold on cowboy! It's very important to get some practice first, commonly by paper trading. This consist of working out transactions and pretending to trade them, without actually putting the money into the market. Paper trading is a excellent way to familiarize how the market works, and learn the software tools your Forex broker will provide to you. The majority of online brokers will allow you free paper trades for a set period of time. Hot Ttip: When choosing an online broker look for the ability to trade a demo account. Now if you discover that your paper trading results in a loss, a wise choice would be to learn some more before trading with your hard earned money. You might have heard your dad say before"Money dont grow on trees".

E-currency Trading - An Alternative to Futures & Forex Trading

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 8 Jan 2009 20:41:00 -0800

I find it amazing that nearly everyday I receive something online or offline that is the greatest break-through in Trading. You know the stuff. This ‘system´ or that ‘method´ has been thoroughly tested and back-tested in every conceivable fashion and is wildly successful. Some work for a period of time but most do not. The decades old statistical fact still remains, 90+% of Futures Traders will lose all of their trading capital within their first year of trading. Now there is a new and promising alternative.
Enter e-Currency Trading. In simple terms e-currency is Internet Money. E-Currency allows the purchase of Internet goods and services at lightning speed and most importantly with a high level of security. Much higher than credit cards, bank transfer etc. The demand for e-currency should only grow as Internet Commerce grows.
So what does this have to do with trading? There are literally hundreds of different e-currencies. Each is backed by an underlying Currency or a precious metal. The need arises to exchange between these e-currencies or convert an e-currency to hard cash. Much like the Euro is to the European Union. We can profit from the exchanging process and profit from the fluctuation of the underlying currency value.
The same basic strategies apply to e-currency trading as with futures trading. Supply and demand dictates price primarily. You could buy e-currency that has historically performed well (buying the trend) or go the opposite way and buy those that are under-performing, looking for a turn-around. You can even chart them if you like.
Leverage, that double-edged sword that Futures Traders are so familiar with is also present in e-Currency Trading. You can borrow against your portfolio to buy more e-currency. The compounding affect is almost outrageous. Some would argue that you never have to pay back the leverage. I contend that it is paid back if you closed your e-Currency account, because your final balance would be less the amount leveraged. The point here is the leverage in futures trading is often times the demise of a well intended trader versus the leverage afforded an e-currency trader combined with the daily compounding affect creates portfolio growth at a phenomenal rate. It is not uncommon to see portfolio growth of 20 – 40% per month.
Futures Trading and e-Currency Trading have a common downside. The learning curve is huge and can be frustrating and costly. Each has unique terminology, which is impossible to work around until you have a good understanding of the meaning. Thankfully in this world of information, we are able to find resources online and offline that shorten that curve. How much it is shortened is dependent on how much time you want to dedicate.
Industry experts have debated for years the optimum amount one should fund their futures trading account with. The obvious moving target is enough capital to withstand the drawdown periods. Many factors go into this but I´ve seen numbers range anywhere from $10,000 to $50,000 and up. If this is the case then there is little doubt why most futures traders lose as most are willing to fund only the amount required to cover Margin or the Brokers account minimum usually a few thousand dollars. One of the biggest reasons for small business failure is being under capitalized, the same holds true in futures trading.
E-Currency Trading is different in that the experts recommend starting with a few hundred dollars and let the system build your account. Whatever route you choose, only trade with risk capital.
E-Currency Trading certainly has advantages over traditional futures trading and may well be worth your serious consideration.