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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 [...]

Five Years On: IG Tops CFD Markets

An independent study by the Australian CFD market has identified IG as the primary choice for CFD traders, with an estimated 38 % employing IG as their main service provider. This placed IG 20 % ahead of its closest competing company and for the fifth successive year in a row was able [...]

Trade forex CFDs via MT4 – IG Index announces a brand new platform

By adding MetaTrader 4 service to an account, people will notice the reason behind so many investors delight in trading forex with the use of MT4. This is made possible with the ability to import scripts, write custom technical indicators and even the most intricate automation of trading using MT4. [...]

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 % [...]

Algo Betting: Trading Without Emotions

Financial spread betting will always invoke two negative emotions in every trader in the FX market; these being are fear and greed. Traders often commit the tremendous mistake of shifting to stop losses or in simple terms, closing a position too early. This is often done in haste by the [...]

The Usefulness of the VIX in Spread Betting and CFD Trading

The VIX is the stock symbol that is being used in order to refer to the Volatility Index of the Chicago Board Options Exchange Market. This is one of the most popular measures that specifically imply the volatility of the instrument S&P500 index options. In most cases, this is also [...]

Tradefair Spreads Opens Up Autochartist Access To Client

Spread betting company Tradefair Spreads is now offering clients the ability to use Autochartist, an automated application designed to help with technical analysis and making investment decisions. Spread betting broker Tradefair Spreads has announced that its clients can now access Autochartist, an automated technical analysis application which helps pinpoint investment [...]

The Dumbbell Strategy and How Stocks Fit into That

Talibi’s books “The Black Swan” and “Fooled by Randomness” argue, reasonably convincingly, that extreme events are under priced in the current market due to a lack of experience and the over reliance on mathematical models in trading. To take advantage of this they advocate a “dumbbell strategy” which basically is [...]

Book Review: Liar’s Poker by Michael Lewis

Michael Lewis, the author of "Liar's Poker," offers a first-hand account of Wall Street in the 1980s. Despite its authenticity, the book receives criticism for an outdated market view, lacking practical trading insights, and an overall negative portrayal of a testosterone-soaked, greed-driven financial culture. Some readers express disappointment in [...]

Book Review: Hot Commodities by Jim Rogers

Jim Rogers is one of the world’s most successful investors.  He was the ideas man behind George Soros the trader.  When he talks, it is a really good idea to listen. Jim Rogers was one of the first people to shout about commodities at the turn of the millennium.  As [...]

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