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4 11, 2013

Forex Education: Appreciating Sales Reports

For the general trading investors making use of the fundamental trading strategies, it is very essential to have a good grasp of what each report means in order to have an idea of how the current market will react once the new results are released in comparison to their respective [...]

25 10, 2013

The Importance of Elections in FOREX Markets

The Forex market is considered the only marketplace that is in fact connected on a global scale. This just shows that a marked difference from stock markets are primarily used in a much more traditional form of investments. Because such turn of events in the marked areas, the market will [...]

24 06, 2013

Europe’s watchdog admits short-selling rules need modifications

The European Union rules to pacify the abusive short-selling of shares and government bonds led financial markets becoming more transparent, however changes were still needed for the current seven-month old law. Short-selling is a risk on bond and stock prices falling. The seller need to loan the securities beforehand, sells [...]

9 06, 2013

Diversifying the options: The new trend for investors

As confidence slowly gets back into the Aussie market, investors are now contemplating their next move. Analysts point out that diversifying more asset classes including ETFs over offshore indices, and investing with borrowed funds using CFDs can prove to be a wise approach. The ETFs sector is anticipating a 15 % [...]

29 04, 2013

Trading smartly: Be disciplined to outmanoeuvre competition

It really does pay to be mindful of the given the obligatory risks in trading so as not to be swept away with the sudden burst of emotions no matter how negative or positive they may seem. Spread betting is a great way to predict the movement of the market [...]

26 04, 2013

The Importance of Hedge Funds

Before anything else, hedge funds are extremely complex and intricate investments that are not suitable for all investors. Although progress is being made from a monitoring point of view just to bring them on equal footing with several collective investment packages they are still way far behind on what is [...]

3 04, 2013

Learning More About Exchange-Traded Funds (EFTs)

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are easy to use and very convenient. They are basically just funds that issue shares to traders and investors alike. Instead of monitoring the performance of a single company, an ETF shares tracks on an entire equity index, foreign currency, and commodity without the added hassle of [...]

22 02, 2013

Fearing Leverage

The use of leverage is considered to be a trader’s best friend, sadly the recent week’s activities led the Japanese Financial Services Agency to announce a public consultation on plans to take control and limit leverage on contracts for difference (CFDs). A suggested limit of five times for shares, [...]

31 01, 2013

Spread betting: Letting a Bit of Retail Analysis Boost Betting Techniques

What’s left of HMV, Jessops and Comet scattered across a bloody front line has provided valuable cautionary measures for the commendable spread better eyeing income from retail stocks early this year. Five out of the top ten retailers such as online grocer Ocado is appearing in the higher list with [...]

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