Posted 1 year, 3 months ago at 11:16 am. 0 comments
If you have started your Forex trading training you may initially have a challenge with understanding how orders are placed. I remember when I first started reading about the Forex and practicing in a demo account, it took me a while to understand how stops and limits worked in relation to price.
This article sets out the main rules governing the placement of orders with a free graphic download in the resource box at the end which you can keep on your desktop and refer to at anytime until the rules have ’sunk in’. You will find this lesson extremely important if you are in the early stages of your forex trading training.
Here are the basics:
1. In each currency pair, the first currency is the base currency which you either buy or sell. For example, in the case of EUR/USD, if you believe the euro is going to strengthen against the US dollar you would place a BUY order (go long). If you believe the dollar will strengthen against the euro, you would place a SELL order (go short) for the EUR/USD currency pair.
2. In your dealing station you will notice two prices quoted for each currency pair, a BID price and an ASK price. The difference in the two prices is known as the pip spread the dealer takes from every trade. For the major currency pairs this can be between 3-5 pips.
NOTE: When you place a BUY order you will enter the trade at the ASK price. When you place a SELL order you will enter the trade at the BID price.
3. There are two types of orders you can use to enter a trade:
A market order is an order to buy or sell at the market price the moment you enter the trade by clicking your mouse button.
An entry order is an order to buy or sell when the market price reaches a certain target or level you anticipate from your technical analysis.
Note: Avoid market orders as they seldom give you the best entry point unless you really understand the market. An entry order allows you time to analyze key price levels and set the order to be executed only if price pulls back or reaches that level. This way you enter the trade at an optimum level.
Stops and Limits
Once you have calculated your trade and anticipated how far you think price will go, you need to enter a limit order so the trade will automatically exit at that profit level. In the case of a buy order, your limit will be set above the entry price. In the case of a sell order, your limit will be set below the entry price.
For your protection you then need to set a stop order. If price goes against you your trade will exit at a loss according to the number of pips you have calculated that you can afford to lose taking into account your equity. In the case of a buy order, your stop would be below the entry price. If the case of a sell order, your stop would be above the entry price.
As part of your Forex trading training, it is important to get very familiar with the software you are provided with from your online broker. Practice, practice, practice, making entry orders, and setting the entry price and the stop and limit levels.
It is easy in the early days of Forex trading training to get mixed up with direction. You may wish to place an entry order to sell (go short) and inadvertently put a buy order in instead only to get a shock when you see a minus figure under the pip column steadily growing.
The details explained above are available in a graphic you can keep on your desktop and refer to at any time you are trading. Just go to the link in the resource box below and get a copy.
Then as part of your daily Forex trading training, refer to it each time you place a trade in your demo account until your understanding of the rules of order entry, bid and ask price, stops and limits, come automatically without thinking.
You will be laying a solid foundation for more advanced Forex trading training steps so you can concentrate your mental energies on price and chart analysis rather than being sidetracked by confusion over basic order rules.
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Posted 1 year, 3 months ago at 11:21 pm. 0 comments
Remortgages have been around as long as mortgages and go through cycles of popularity in the UK. Before the property downturn in the 1990s the practice of remortgaging was fairly uncommon; in that sluggish market many lenders realized that the only way to increase their business was to tap into their competitors’ existing client base and this is how remortgage popularity increased. It was common then for lenders to include punitive redemption penalties but this practice has decreased and high costs only really apply to premature extraction in the duration of the introductory deal rather than the entire length of the mortgage. This increased flexibility has resulted in a huge increase in remortgages in the UK so that they account for roughly 40% of current mortgages, but the credit crunch is impacting on this market.
Up until the recent credit crunch UK remortgages had been seen as a relatively inexpensive way of releasing limited amounts of the property’s equity for relatively large capital projects such as an extensive redecoration or extension to the property, car purchase or a one-off high cost holiday. As mortgage rates have risen, though, this type of remortgage route has diminished in popularity and really should only pursued if essential.
By far the most common remortgage is when the homeowner seeks to lower the cost of their mortgage when the introductory term has come to an end or when the homeowner seeks to move house. In these circumstances it is likely that the homeowner will remain with their current lender and often the mortgage lender will contact the borrower regarding the remortgage. However, the borrower has no obligation to remain with their current lender and can shop around for better deals.
The UK remortgage market is being impacted by the credit crisis; the days of cheap cash are over and the costs are being passed onto the end consumer. Some borrowers who had mortgages over 100% of the value of their property will now not be able to remortgage to a similar level - very few lenders will now exceed a 95% remortgage level. A corollary to this is that the more you borrow, the greater the costs to do so. For example, lenders can take out Mortgage Indemnity Guarantees (MIG) if they borrow more than a certain amount to insure themselves against possible default.
As a general guide for the borrower, now that the financial situation has downturned remortgage UK should only be an option undertaken out of need rather than luxury as ultimately your home is at risk if you do not keep up with the repayments.
Aaron Hill has a decade of experience in the financial services industry. His main area of expertise is mortgage advice and writes many articles on mortgages for finance industry, mortgage brokers and the general public alike.
Posted 1 year, 3 months ago at 5:01 pm. 0 comments
In this world where our needs change and rapidly expand every day, guaranteed online personal loans can prove to be just the answer for most people - stay-at-home mothers who suddenly come face to face with a domestic emergency (most probably involving medical care for their children) with no income to pay the expenses, college students who run out of their allowance days or weeks before the next one comes in, lessees who desperately need to make deposits before the bank raises the mortgage, and regular employees who have spent their earnings and are now broke until the next paycheck.
Guaranteed online personal loans are also called as payday loans or bad credit loans. This type of loan permits you to get money, in the form of cash, without the need to support or establish your income stream capability at the onset of the application process. This type of loan generally works to the advantage of borrowers.
Although proof of a steady income is not normally required during application, it helps to have a good credit reputation; some companies require good credit rating to be able to qualify for a loan. Common requirements also include age (you must at least be 18 years old), residency (you must be a resident of the United States), and working checking accounts (you must have one because lenders usually prefer to be paid through direct deposits). But, even with a good credit rating, you might still be turned down for this type of loan. This happens when the lender receives a large number of applications and is forced to accommodate only some.
However, as with all other schemes that seem too good to be true, guaranteed online personal loans also have their disadvantages. These disadvantages can be made known to interested borrowers through careful attention and study of the payment plans of the company from which they wish to borrow cash. There are risks involved in this kind of financial policy, and to get the most out of the easy benefits, you should prepare for strategies that will enable you to avoid debt and, consequently, bad credit reputation.
There are also ways with which you can find out whether the company you wish to borrow cash from is trustworthy and runs a legitimate online loaning business. For one, you can read the comments posted in the feedback section of its homepage. Online sellers, from those who deal with clothes and other common items to those who offer complex services such as loans, often post a feedback section to convince their viewers of their credibility.
You can also get help from consumer review services. Visit your Attorney General’s office, your state’s BBB, or banks and other high-profile lenders, and ask if there have been complaints regarding your chosen company. You can also perform triangulation, which is basically cross-referencing all the references you have gathered in order to form an estimate of the company. This process permits you to get the consensus of the industry even if you remain to be an outsider. All this will help you reach an informed decision.
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Posted 1 year, 3 months ago at 11:26 pm. 0 comments
There has been a lot of debate over the years as to whether or not gold is worth investing your money in. Some make the claim that it makes an excellent hedge against inflation; others might say that you can use it as a quick fix for some extra cash. And then there are some that invest in it when the economy is bad because they feel if everything crashes, at least their gold will still carry some value.
So what is it? Is gold a good investment?
Well- let’s define “investment” first; really, it should be categorized into a couple of different perspectives. We either invest with a long term approach, or we invest with a short term, turn a quick profit approach. In this article, we’ll explore both the short term and long term approaches to using gold as an investment.
Before we consider the above, let’s look at how gold has been performing throughout the years and use that data to consider the question.
First, if we were to take all of the years that gold’s worth has been calculated up to the present, we would find that gold has improved in value at about 2% annually. In the last 50 years, things have been a little bit better, as gold has been increasing at about 4% annually. So would it be a good long term investment? Doubt it… most good index funds (something that might follow the S&P 500, for example) have been increasing on average at 12% annually in those same years. Do your research- you’ll find the same data.
Here’s another interesting thing: if you would have bought a bunch of gold back in 1983, you would have purchased it for roughly $510 per ounce. Thinking that it might be “a good hedge against inflation,” you hold that investment for the next 20 years or so. By the end of 2005, if you were to have attempted to sell that same gold, you would have made literally NOTHING! That’s right- in December of 2005, gold was being sold at $515 per ounce!
If you take inflation running at about 3% into account, you’d have found that gold would have lost you a substantial amount of money.
Is good a good investment? Considering the numbers, it wouldn’t be good long term.
How about gold as a short term investment? Currently, gold is being traded for roughly $875 per ounce! In the last several years, it’s been increasing at an astounding rate! So now would be a good time to buy, right? Absolutely not! It’s only been in the last few years that it’s really gained any ground; if you look into history, anytime gold begins to look up, it ends up taking a hard fall. If you would have bought gold in the last couple of years, now might be a good time to sell it!
But what about now? Should you buy it? Well… you decide. Typically, I like to buy low and sell high; don’t we all? So… with gold being as high as it is, the worst decision you could make would be to buy it. Don’t touch it!
So, in short, is gold a good investment? Absolutely NOT! Stay away from it.
Trever Shipp, the author, works as an online business consultant, student, husband, and business owner. Follow his personal finance blog and see how he and his family take finances by the horns and steer them to success.
Posted 1 year, 3 months ago at 8:58 pm. 0 comments
For the past five years my sole source of income has been profits made from trading on the forex market. Over that time period, many people, perhaps somewhat envious of my ability to earn money from home without having to report to a boss, have asked me what it takes to trade for a living. How can one arrive at a point where one feels confident enough to leave ones regular employment, strike off on ones own with no guarantee of a regular paycheck, and put what might conceivably be ones entire savings up to that point at risk in the markets?
While I unfortunately cant actually give you confidence in your ability to make it on your own, nor the stomach to risk your hard earned savings, I can tell you the practical steps that I took to get where I am today. These steps do not include the obvious ¨learn of the existence of the forex market¨, as presumably you already know something about forex trading, or you wouldnt be reading this article.
Furthermore, while these steps have been applicable to trading the forex market in my case, one could easily apply the same principles to becoming a professional trader in the equities markets, derivative markets, etc.
Step 1) Start saving your money.
To trade professionally you need a bankroll, and one that is large enough to withstand the ups and downs that are a natural part of trading. For me, this was easy. I had been putting money aside ever since I started working. Those like me that have been raised to understand and appreciate the value of saving, will accomplish this quite naturally. However, if you are a habitual spender and are accustomed to living paycheck to paycheck without putting anything extra aside, be prepared to expend some serious effort curbing your habits and learning to save instead of spend. How much money will you need? Unfortunately I cant answer that specifically because it will depend on the trading strategy that you use, the amount of leverage you plan on trading with, and the amount of money that you need to take out in profits. You should count on having a bare minimum though, of a full six months salary saved up before beginning full time trading. One years salary would be still better. Keep in mind that the larger your bankroll, the more money you can earn without risking an unnecessarily large percentage of your bankroll.
Step 2) Get an education.
You cant start trading before you know something about the market you are trading in. This education does not have to be formal (as in University classes), and you do not have to understand economic forces as well as Alan Greenspan prior to getting started. You should, however, have a basic understanding of why the market that you are trading in exists, how buying and selling on that market works, and the strategy that you are going to employ to take your profits out of the market. There are a lot of totally free resources on the internet that are worth your time to read (and there are a lot of opinions and ideas that are NOT worth your time, but reading some of those that are not worthwhile is part of the process of developing
discernment about what is and is not a good resource).
There are also some inexpensive trading courses on the internet that are useful. Part of the education process is coming up with a trading strategy that you are comfortable with, as well as a money management strategy to ensure the long term viability of the trading strategy. There are many good trading strategies out there, but regardless of which one you choose, you must understand that the traders that are successful cut their losses early and let their winning trades run. This can be somewhat more difficult than it sounds, but is really the key to making money trading.
Step 3) Sign up for a demo trading account and start practicing while you are not at your regular job (or, if you have free time and internet access at your job, WHILE you are at your regular job).
We list some good forex brokers at forex-rates, so if you are planning to trade currencies, be sure and sign up for a demo account with one of the listed brokers. In order to get a real feel for the trading strategy that you have chosen, you will have to do a lot of practice, so take your time with this step. Dont start trading with real money until you have an actual
history of successful demo trading
Step 4) If you are making money trading on paper and are comfortable with your trading strategy, go ahead and get started trading for real on a part time basis. Don’t include all of your savings as part of your trading bankroll yet. Start slowly and gain a comfort level. As your confidence builds, move money from your savings to increase the size of your bankroll.
Step 5) When you can estimate that your average gains from real trading (from step 4) are at a level where, if you were to trade full time using your current bankroll, you would be making profits that slightly exceed your current employment salary, you are ready to quit your job and trade full time. Remember, you want your trading profits to exceed your present salary. This will give you the opportunity to maintain your current financial level, but at the same time continue to increase your trading bankroll, which will enable you to earn more and more money as the size of your available funds grows larger.
It is important to have patience with yourself at each of the steps mentioned. Maintain emotional equanimity and understand that fear and greed are a traders most dangerous nemesis. If you can keep these emotions under control and maintain the discipline established while following these steps, you can look forward to making it as a professional trader.
Samuel Garcia is a full time forex trader based in San Jose, Costa Rica. He considers that being a successful trader is 90% due to proper money management and emotional discipline, rather than the trading strategy employed. Visit http://www.forex-rates.biz
Posted 1 year, 3 months ago at 7:47 am. 0 comments
I believe any trader was pondering an idea to join Forex buy-sell signal providing company at some point in time. Anything related to Forex business is filled with hype and scam. However there are some providers who provide reliable signals. Do they have any use for traders? Let’s find out.
First of all before I join any signal provider I would find out if they were trading their own signals. Anyone can tweak his trading system to the historical data, put up a disclaimer that they are not responsible for anything and start selling their signals. That’s why before you join you need to do your due diligence - find out if they trade their own signals.
Now given that a signal provider is not scam can you actually benefit from it? In my opinion paid or free trading signal is just one more tool in a trader’s toolbox. If you are already consistently making profit then quality signals will only propel your success in trading. If you are still failing with any trading system then probably your trading mindset is not developed well enough and signals are not for you.
It’s quite surprising to see how one trader takes the signals provided to him and makes consistent profit in Forex. While another one using the same signals keeps losing money. This is what happens with the losing trader. After a few trades that didn’t go as he expected he gets upset and skips the next trade which turned out would be a winner and would cover his previous losses. The opposite situation is also true. After a winning streak of trades he gets overexcited and forgets the money management rules and enters the next trade with the money he cannot afford to lose and loses almost entire account. I know it because I’ve been there.
Go to any online Forex trading forums and read reviews on buy-sell signal providers. You will be amazed at how one trader says that he is continuously making profit from signals. While another one complains that he lost a fortune with that company. I suspect the latter type of trader have joined a signal provider just to release himself from the responsibility for his trading account. That was my own experience. I always was looking for someone to blame in my failure.
I repeat again and again that the most important ingredient in trading is discipline and mindset not the tools. If the trading skill-set in place then any good trading tool will bring you closer to success. If there is a leakage in mindset then no tool will help you. Trader needs to develop a disciplined approach to his trading first.
Albert Schmidt is a part-time currency trader. After quite a long time of struggle he learned to make consistent profit trading in Forex. Review a trading strategy he successfully uses in his trades.
Posted 1 year, 3 months ago at 7:33 pm. 0 comments
If I Told you - give me $100.00 and I will give you financial freedom, for $100 you would think I was crazy yet, that’s what Forex robots buyers do. Yet, it’s obvious why these automated trading systems don’t work…
All you have to do with the ones that are sold with ridiculous hyped copy is to look at the disclaimer and you will see why it is likely to lose:
The Track Records are Made Up!
The track record is no more than a simulated back test, knowing all the closing data!
Could you make money, by buying and selling on a Forex Chart when you know where all the tops and bottoms are?
Yes, you could, I could and so could my 10 year old niece in fact, anyone could.
Its amazing traders think these simulations will repeat themselves with real profits but all they get is an equity wipe out. Many traders are tempted by the fact they get the fee for the forex robot rebated within 60 days - but they won’t get their trading account losses rebated.
You are also told you can trade it in a demo account - but a 2 month test proves nothing, anyone can be lucky - but chances are, it will lose anyway and in the meantime, the vendor will have gained some cash flow.
Why Doesn’t The Vendor Trade the System?
Of course he wouldn’t need it if the robot worked but normally their sensible enough not to trade it themselves, despite the fact the track records would make Warren Buffet proud!
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If you want to win at forex trading and use an automated Forex trading system, then you need one with a real track record, over a few years. They cost more than $100.00 but you get what you pay for. There is also an excellent free one, we write on frequently - the 4 Week Rule which will beat any of the sold ones longer term.
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If you want to win, get real results and make sure you understand the logic the system is based on, so you can follow it with discipline through losing periods ( and yes you will have them) until you hit a run of profits.
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Forex robots sold with simulated track records are simply are not a way to enjoy currency trading success. If you want to lose money quickly avoid them. If you want to win get the right Forex Education, a system with real results and you can enjoy currency trading success and leave the simulations to other losing traders.
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Posted 1 year, 3 months ago at 7:19 am. 0 comments
A Forex demo shows you how Forex Currency Trading works before you start trading with real money.
Before airplane pilots start flying on their own, they have to practice in simulators that re-create what flying will be like without taking any actual risks. Currency trading is as dangerous financially as flying is physically, so it makes sense to trade on demo first, too.
A Forex demo is a good way to start. You can learn the basics by reading books and taking online courses can, but the best way to learn is by getting some hands-on experience. If you start with Forex, hands-on experience could mean losing lots of money, so a demo gives you real-world training with no actual money being involved.
Usually, the demonstration comes courtesy of a brokerage that has an interest in giving you a free demo account. They hope that once you have tested your skills on the demo, you will get into the trading with the real money and you will take advantage of the paid services the demo provider offers, like Forex signals, managed accounts, automated trading, etc.
You should never pay for a demo. There a lots of brokers who offer free demo accounts, so it is absolutely not necessary to pay for it.
When you sign up for a Forex demo, you will be given a username and password and shown how to use the demo system. Sometimes it involves downloading a piece of software unique to the company; other times it is simply done over the Internet. You decide how much imaginary money you want to start with, and off you go!
Forex demo allows you to trade as if it was with real trading. You can read the charts, follow the trends, visit online forums to get other traders’ opinions, and make trades. The trades are recorded in the Forex demo only and don’t go anywhere into the actual market since there’s no real money involved. When the market changes, the program determines how much you’d have gained or lost based on the decisions you made. Once you have gained some expertise using the Forex demo, you can move on to the real thing and start making some real trades.
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Posted 1 year, 3 months ago at 6:38 pm. 0 comments
We all make mistakes, but there are some fundamental ones that will cause long term damage. We commit those mistakes for any number of reasons including fear, ignorance, ego or a desire for immediate gratification. This disinclination to give up a certain immediate benefit for an uncertain substantially greater future benefit is well recognized by psychologists.
And there is the danger; the fact that we invariably make decisions based on our emotions. Don’t despair if you’ve committed these mistakes, we all have. Just try and adjust your thinking to adopt these as a philosophy that you seek to follow at every opportunity.
1. HAVE A GOAL AND A STRATEGY FOR ACHIEVING IT
If you don’t win it, inherit it or marry it, wealth will not happen. You need to know what you want to achieve and how you will get there. If you don’t have a road map to your pot of gold you are likely to get lost; no goal, means no strategy, no focus, no savings and no financial security. The person responsible for your financial future is in your mirror. You can choose to control your financial circumstances or let your lack of financial circumstances control you. Certainly, addressing questions about retirement when your retirement is on the horizon has no chance of working.
2. A CHANGE OF FORTUNE REQUIRES A CHANGE IN BEHAVIOUR
Step 1 is to admit that you are living beyond your means.
Do a short-term exercise; keep track of your expenditures for a couple of months - you will find it a sobering exercise. While the money wasted on coffee, cigarettes and other non essential might not seem like much, the real loss is how much it could grow to if committed to a saving program. Very few people save cash from their salary, no matter what their level of income; they grow into their pay cheques.
3. CLEAR THE CREDIT CARD SLATE EACH MONTH
Credit cards are a necessary evil. They can be a great convenience and relatively inexpensive if you are smart enough to navigate around the little “traps” designed to cost you money. If you are not they can seriously jeopardize your finances. Minimum payments are meant to extend the term of your financial arrangement. Pay the minimum and it will take you forever to pay off your bill. For example, a $3,000 debt, at 18 percent interest, will take more than 22 years to repay at the minimum level.
4. HAVE AN EMERGENCY FUND
Could you last 3 months without an income? You need an emergency fund for unexpected expenses and to remove the need to access high-interest credit card debt. Call it your “good sleep” fund, because having some money in the bank to cover unplanned expenses will certainly help you sleep better at night.
5. CREATE A LONG TERM PLAN TODAY
The problem with wanting to get started with a plan, and not doing so, is that with every passing day your problem is growing and growing. Why? Because the time left to provide for your 20 years in retirement, without an income, is getting shorter and shorter. Time is your friend if you start early but your enemy if you start late.
6. TAKE OUT LIFE ASSURANCE
Life assurance is designed to protect you, and your family, from the risk of unexpected death. It is called “assurance”, not “insurance”, because death is 100 per cent assured. Who will provide for your family; you today, or your family when you are gone? If your partner is a full-time “director of domestic duties”, don’t disregard the value of what they are providing when you calculate how much life insurance you need; and don’t overlook the cost of child-care.
Graduated from Sydney University as B.Ec and Accountant. Employed in Research of large Sydney stock-broking firm, then to advising private clients and administering arbitrage operations and Sydney Greasy Wool Futures Exchange membership. Then to dealing with institutions and listed companies assessing underwriting propositions and raising capital. Expert knowledge of investing and speculating in shares, options, derivatives and involved charting. Also involved raising many millions of dollars for a number of mining and property groups and promoting three substantial market takeovers. Acquired controlling interest in a publicly listed property development company and undertook residential subdivisions in Hornsby Heights, Warrawee, Blacktown, Beecroft, Castle Hill industrial subdivisions in Baulkham Hills, Lurnea home unit developments in Hornsby, Wahroonga, Tugun, Runaway Bay, shopping centre developments in Wentworthville and office building developments in Castle Hill and Parramatta ($25ml). For more information go to http://specialstrategies.com
Posted 1 year, 3 months ago at 7:42 am. 0 comments
If you are on the look for a passive online income there is a lot that the Forex Autopilot System can do for you.
Indeed, the Forex Autopilot System is a software designed to carry out a forex trading operation completely on its own, which in turn means that you can profit from the forex market without having to lift a finger.
This software has the ability to work 24 hours per day, thus taking advantage of as many trading opportunities as the market offers during the day or during the night, something you could hardly do on your own as you need to sleep, work, eat and do everything humans do.
The Forex Autopilot System is a highly accurate software with a success rate of over 90%, which means that it will deliver the necessary consistency for a profitable forex trading operation. By using this system you can realistically expect to double your investment within a 5 month period.
Also, this forex software is easy to install and set up, so you have to be no expert trader to take full advantage of its profit potential. In fact, I would say this is the best approach for the newbie trader as it is reliable and simple to use.
One important thing about this system is that it is backed by an 8 week money back guarantee, so you do not have to guess whether it works or not, as you can try it risk free on a demo account and if you do not like what you see you simply ask for a refund and end of story.
The Forex Autopilot System can really do a lot for you, and I know that first hand, so I advise you not to let someone else tell you about it and see for yourself how much you can get out of it.
However, I recommend that before you set out to purchase this system you take the time to read this review to make sure it fits your needs and expectations as an investor: http://www.specialonlinebusinessreviewauthority.com.