bliss22 asked:


What is the best way to invest in Euro without getting into mutual funds? or is this the only way?. Currency trading is too risky to be considered.
I shall be using the US dollar as my primary currency.

fxbootcamp asked:

This is an educational video to show forex traders how to use fibonacci extensions as a leading indicator for placing profit targets in their trading plans. Recorded for the dailyfx audience, the FXCM metatrader (MT4) platform was used for the live market examples. Recorded by Wayne mcdonell of FX Bootcamp, LLC (www.fxbootcamp.com)

aishah a asked:


I plan to open a mini account with USD800. what leverage should i use? do i have the right to choose the leverage i want? i plan to start small….1:2 or 1:3.
i had played a demo account for 2 months. Current P/L is USD866.91 with USD3000 account. But i’m not sure what leverage i’m using.
i need to know wether i can choose the type of leverage each time i go trading.

Companies issue stocks to raise capital for expansion, equipment and other projects. Stocks have been a very popular form of investment for years. Each share of a stock a person owns represents a small ownership of the company. Stock values fluctuate based on the fortunes of the company. When the company is doing well the stock price will increase, at this time the investor can sell their stock to capture the profit or they can continue to hold it in hopes of greater profits in the future. Some companies will pay dividends on stocks; dividends are a small share of the profit per each share of stock.

To buy and sell stocks you must use a broker and go through one of the stock exchanges. In the US there are two exchanges, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System (NASDAQ). Some very large companies may have stocks on multiple exchanges but most companies will sell their stocks on one or the other. Until recently the stock market was seen as a long-term investment strategy. Most portfolios would have a large number of “Blue Chip” stocks. These are stocks that have proven their value over a long period of time.

With the addition of internet trading we are seeing what is typically known as day trading. Day traders attempt to take advantage of the daily fluctuations in the market by making multiple trades during the day. This is a fairly high-risk method of investment and is further hindered by the large number of commissions charged for each transaction. In some cases stocks can be bought on margin. In the stock exchange your margin rates are usually about 50%, which means you need half the cost of the stock to be able to buy it.

FOREX

The FOREX exchange is significantly different than the stock exchange. On the FOREX exchange almost all trades are short-term trades, in fact a trader may only hold a currency for a few minutes before moving it again. Since there are no brokers fees in the FOREX exchange you can make numerous trades in one day without racking up large commission fees. With over $1.5 trillion in trades every day the FOREX exchange is the largest financial market in the world. To put this in perspective all of the American stock markets combined only handle about $100 billion worth of trades a day. This huge volume causes the FOREX exchange to be the most fluid market in the world. Because so much of the world economy is dependent on moving currency from country to country there is always a buyer and a seller for every currency combination.

The stock market on the other hand is not nearly as liquid, you may not always find a buyer for the stock you want to sell or a seller for the stock you want to buy. The FOREX market is not located in a single place but is worldwide. Due to time zone changes the FOREX market is open 24 hours a day 5 days a week. Stock exchanges are normally only open for 7 hours a day, you can not buy or sell a stock if the exchange that it is listed on is closed at the time. FOREX is more predictable than the stock market as well. It follows well-defined patterns, you can also leverage better in FOREX than the stock market. Margin accounts in FOREX run as high as 100:1 which means you only need $1 to buy $100 worth of currency.

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Are you looking for the best Forex Factory Predictions as voted by the members of the Forex Factory? If you’re not familiar with the Forex Factory, it’s currently the most popular Forex Forum online today, giving you up to date news on just about anything Forex related.

One powerful thread where posters have delivered vast information on a daily basis is the Forex Predictions thread.

Forex Predictions are a tool every Forex Trader seeks to acquire when trading on various currency pairs. Being able to predict the market would obviously make the Forex game a darn sight lot easier.

Here, in the Forex Predictions thread users have posted their best and worst Forex prediction software available on the market right now.

Just to clarify what Forex prediction software can actually do – it simply trades within the margins you have input, being your stop loss and take profit margins – snatching pips and scalping trades on autopilot 24/7.

Forex Prediction software doesn’t so much predict a currency pairs outcome, but it will allow you to conduct automated trading within tight margins. Here, prediction software will forecast the best rate at which to sell in order to accumulate the highest rate of return.

The Forex Factory is an excellent place to gauge real life traders feedback from various software packages and compare what works well for many traders and what doesn’t.

Being able to master Forex Predictions, which for every trader would be gold – are now the hottest Forex software systems selling on the Forex market today.

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dips v asked:


Would I be correct in saying that by denominating essential global resources to be traded in ones own currency, will inflate the value of ones currency simply due to surge in demand.
I live in Europe not the US

GFTmarkets asked:

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sun asked:


Can you recommend me what software should I use to trade forex?

Forex Auto Pilot, an automatic forex trading software created by Marcus Leary, is one of the most popular currency trading softwares in the world today. It has been used by thousands of people and overall enjoys positive reviews. However, not everything is perfect with this software. There are some common complaints about Forex Auto Pilot which it will be good for you to know about before you decide to get it and start using it.

Forex AutoPilot Complaints

1. The software doesn’t run on MAC computers. Forex AutoPilot was designed for PC’s which run on Windows, so it won’t run on MAC by itself. However, there is a Free software you can download which can emulate Windows on your MAC and which will allow you to run Forexautopilot without any difficulty. I know because I talked about it with the Forex Autopilot team myself.

2. The software is difficult to understand – It is true that some people find Forex Autopilot to be a bit complicated at first. But consider what this software does: it trades for you automatically. Of course it will be a bit hard to understand. Every software has its own learning curve. What you need to do is spend the first 2 weeks trading with a demo account until you grasp exactly what the software does.

3. The software doesn’t always profit, it loses sometimes – No software is 100% foolproof, and you still need to trade with stop loss prices like you normally do. What Forex Autopilot does is to eliminate part of the risk and save you a whole lot of time. You need to examine its performance over time, and it will most likely make you more money than you normally do.

I hope this summary of common Forex Auto Pilot complaints has been useful to you. Overall, many people recommend this software in spite of these complaints. The decision is yours to make.

By: John J. Drummond

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