Fundamentals

Forex From Scratch FREE eBook

By Mark | Published August 13th, 2010

Forex From Scratch is an eBook designed to teach prospective currency traders the fundamentals. It is written in an easy to understand language and can be printed and read at your leisure. Essentially the eBook came about due to the volume of email I was getting asking for basic Forex information. I hope to revise…

Building an Automated FOREX System: Writing the Pseudo Code

By Mark | Published April 12th, 2010

In our last article we examined the basics of writing pseudo code and briefly looked at strategy design. If you have not read Designing a simple strategy and Pseudo Code you will need read that before continuing. In this article we will be translating the original Turtle Trader rules into pseudo code. This will ensure…

Timothy Sykes TIMFundamentals DVD Review

By Mark | Published April 9th, 2010

Timothy Sykes is nearly impossible to slap a conventional label on. He has managed to achieve what some people take a lifetime to achieve in just 28 years. He has been trader, hedge fund manager, reality TV star, publisher, author and now an educator. Sykes most notable achievement was his great trading gains made from…

Game Theory – Learn The Basics of Game Theory

By Mark | Published November 30th, 2009

I am sure most of my readers will be familiar with Game Theory as the most likely studied it at college. If however you are one of the lucky/unlucky ones not to be introduced to the wonderful world of game theory then read on. What the Hell is Game Theory? The wikitionary describes Game Theory…

Keep track of time when trading around news announcements

By Mark | Published 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…

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

By Mark | Published 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…

Weekend Reading

By Mark | Published 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…

Money as Debt Videos

By Mark | Published 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….

Must read FREE trading magazines

By Mark | Published 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…

The Big Three in Forex: Leverage, Margin and Equity

By Mark | Published 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…

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