Category Archives: Beginners

Imagine standing amidst a sea of people at a grand concert. The electrifying music pulses through the air, and you can feel the excitement building with every beat.  As the artist hits a high note, the crowd erupts in cheers, and an aura of euphoria envelops the arena. Now, think about what happens if theContinue Reading

In ancient Japan, there was a brilliant rice trader named Munehisa Homma. He had a unique talent for predicting future price movements in the rice markets. How did he do it? Well, he closely observed market prices and studied the emotions of fear and greed among traders. This keen observation led him to create somethingContinue Reading

Imagine you have $1,000 and want to invest in the foreign exchange market, commonly known as Forex. Traditionally, your $1,000 would only allow you to control a small trade size. However, with margin trading, you can now control a much larger position, say $100,000, with just a fraction of your own money. This means thatContinue Reading

Let’s say you are a Forex trader who is interested in trading the EUR/USD currency pair. You know that the European Central Bank (ECB) is scheduled to announce its interest rate decision tomorrow. The ECB’s interest rate decision is a major event that can have a significant impact on the value of the euro.  UsingContinue Reading

Imagine you’re at a bustling street market in a foreign country, excited to exchange your currency for the local one. As you approach the currency exchange booth, you notice that the exchange rates are constantly changing.  Every time you see the rates fluctuate, even by the tiniest amount, it affects the amount of money you’llContinue Reading

Forex trading is a global market that operates 24 hours a day. And it is important to know the best times to trade in order to maximise your profits.  The Forex market can be divided into four major trading sessions: the Sydney session, the Tokyo session, the London session, and the New York session.   TheContinue Reading

There are several ways to trade Forex, and each method has its own advantages and disadvantages.   The most popular financial instruments used in Forex trading include retail Forex, spot FX, currency futures, currency options, currency exchange-traded funds (or ETFs), Forex CFDs, and Forex spread betting.  Retail Forex is a way for individuals to participate inContinue Reading

To be short, the answer is “currencies”.  When we want to talk about different types of currencies, we use three-letter symbols to represent them. The first two letters in the symbol tell us which country the currency comes from, and the third letter tells us the name of the currency. For example, USD stands forContinue Reading

Forex is a short term for “foreign exchange,” which means changing one currency to another.  Let’s say you’re travelling from France to the United States. You’ll need to change your euros to US dollars. When you go to the bank, you’ll see a big board with names of different currencies and numbers. This board showsContinue Reading