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Keep track of time when trading around news announcements

Written by admin in Tuesday, January 22nd 2008

Timing I am sure everyone is aware how crucial timing is. In the foreign currency or FOREX market it becomes even more important. If you haven't already read my article on The best trading times in the 24 hour Forex market I would advise you to take a look.Depending on your trading style it is also important to know the timing of news announcements and the currency's they will likely effect. The two best free [+]

Microsoft Excel Tutorial Series: The basic’s data entry and navigation

Written by admin in Monday, January 7th 2008

If you have not already read the brief introduction to Excel 2007 I would advise you do so before continuing on with this tutorial series. You may be asking yourself what is the point using Excel as an analysis platform when there are products such as Wealth Lab and TradeStation available. I think that it is important that every trader be able to understand the underlying concepts of the indicators they are using and be [+]

Weekend Reading

Written by admin in Sunday, December 9th 2007

It has been a rather hectic week and I am sure they will only get busier in the lead up to christmas. Today as the weekend nears I am posting some interesting articles from far corners of the interweb. Enjoy. Never bet against the house. Recession starts next Tuesday. End of year financial checklist. How to recognize stock market manipulation. Retail sales analysis The psychology of human misjudgment (PDF) Dealing with sympathetic bias [+]

Money as Debt Videos

Written by admin in Thursday, December 6th 2007

I came across a documentary on youtube that investigates the banking system. I must say from the outset this is a very biased look at the banking system and in places it is factually incorrect. That being said it is still worth a look as it does provide some basic information about the banking system. The documentary is described as: A highly informative and easy to understand film covers just about everything that isn't taught in [+]

Must read FREE trading magazines

Written by admin in Wednesday, December 5th 2007

Today I am going to share with you two magazines that offer a wealth of articles and are delivered to you via email free every month. I have been a subscriber to these magazines since late 2005 and they have proved to be interesting reading. The first of the magazines is Currency Trader. The Currency Trader magazine is delivered monthly after you subscribe (By providing your email address). The areas currency trader covers include: Analysis and news Trading [+]

The Big Three in Forex: Leverage, Margin and Equity

Written by admin in Wednesday, September 19th 2007

Leverage, Equity and Margin are three concepts which the understanding of is crucial. Leverage is one of the factors that makes Forex trading so attractive and also makes trading of Forex fraught with danger. In most other financial markets you cannot lose more then your initial deposit, however in Forex dependent on your broker you can lose much more then your initial deposit. The Forex market is often referred to as the “Wild West” of [+]

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