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Scammed? Where to Get Help
Have you been the victim of an elaborate scam in the Forex market? Not to worry. There are places where you can run to for help if you feel you have been taken advantage of. There are regulatory agencies which have been created to protect you and I from the various Forex scams that are […]
Read Some MoreSetting Stop Loss and Take Profit Targets
There is a dilemma that seems to confound many retail traders where we see them making this mistake time and time again. This problem is the issue of setting stop loss and profit targets for their trades. Many traders simply set these targets arbitrarily without any principles guiding their actions. Picture this scenario: a trader […]
Read Some MoreForex Money Management: Protecting Your Assets
Too many traders put all their attention into trying to make money from trading Forex at the expense of a very important aspect of it – money management. Trading Forex without paying attention to money management is like pouring water into a basket full of holes. The more you put in, the more it leaks out. There is […]
Read Some MoreForex Hedge Trade Examples
Today we will focus on four examples of how to use Forex options to hedge spot Forex trades. If you need a refresher take a look at last week’s article here. Hedging is a strategy used by institutional traders to protect against the adverse and unplanned effects of trades on an asset in a given market. Now that we have let […]
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People who own gardens constantly have to keep them trimmed. They do this to keep them neat and prevent them from growing out of control. The same concept is also used in Forex trading. It’s called Hedging. In Forex, hedging refers to the methods and strategies used to protect a trading account from excessive risk. […]
Read Some MoreThe CFTC Margin Rule: What it Means for US Investors
Today, we will take time to examine the rule established by the Commodities and Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on leverage and margin requirements for individual forex accounts in the US. The concept of margin and leverage is one that is not well understood by the majority of the trading public. Lack of understanding on the […]
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