FOREX

The Real Value of the Dollar, Yen and Euro

By Mark | Published May 14th, 2008

These images are taken from and advertising campaign for the Gazeta Mercantil newspaper. The print campaign was undertaken by JWT and depicts historical events on the Dollar, Yen and Euro notes. It is extremely well laid out and striking. These images are shown below: (Click on the Image for a detailed view)

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…

The Best Trading Times in the 24 hour Forex Market

By Mark | Published September 11th, 2007

In the Forex market as with other markets there are things that you can control and things that you cannnot. The Forex market provides the opportunity to choose what currency you wish to trade in. It enables you to choose to buy or sell a given currency the amount or volume of a given currency…

Understanding the lingo: Spot Market, Traded Currencies and other Forex terms.

By Mark | Published September 10th, 2007

In the Forex market as with any market there are many terms you have to be familiar with, some of these are unique to the Forex market. As already discussed in The Forex market, Exchange Rate & Bid Ask Spreads. An exchange rate is quoted: Once again we should think back to what a Foreign…

A Basic Introduction to MetaTrader (Part Three)

By Mark | Published September 4th, 2007

This is Part Three and final part of MetaTrader basics if you have not already done so I recommend you read Part One first and then Part Two. Placing an order in MetaTrader is very simple. You simply need to double click (in the market watch window) on the symbol of the security you wish…

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