Reading Time: 6 minutes What is hedging in forex? In general terms, hedging is something we often do in our everyday lives. Perhaps without even realising, many of us are involved in hedging each day. Hedging simply means to lessen the downfalls of losing out on an investment you’ve made. Hedging in forex is a way of protecting yourself …
Reading Time: 12 minutes If you have a surplus of money and looking to make it go further you have many options open to you. One question you may be thinking about is “should I invest in stocks?”. The answer depends upon your financial goals and attitude to risk. The APR on savings right now is not great but …
Reading Time: 10 minutes An Introduction to Trading Stocks Stock trading is an ever-increasingly popular phenomenon. Today, we have the potential to trade right at our fingertips. All we need is know-how from reliable sources, the right mentors, and a certain level of determination. When it’s done right, trading can provide some lucrative financial opportunities. That’s one of the …
Reading Time: 5 minutes You’ve probably heard the phrase “You have to speculate to accumulate” when it comes to money making but what is speculation in forex? Speculation in forex refers to the buying and selling of currencies with the intention of making a profit, even when there is a substantial risk of losing value too. When speculative trades …
Reading Time: 9 minutes What is the Dax 30 Index? The Dax 30 Index is a moving market price that you can trade like a blue-chip stock. The price of the index represents the amalgamated stock prices of the top 30 German companies trading on the Frankfurt Exchange. The Dax 30 Index, also simply referred to as ‘The Dax’, …
Reading Time: 10 minutes Trading Strategies are used to manage the decisions you make around the trades you make and when you make them. There are four main styles of trading at the heart of online trading strategies: Position trading; Swing trading; Day trading and Scalping. The trading strategy you choose will determine how often you trade, how long …
Reading Time: 10 minutes Day trading for a living requires time, effort, a plan and the right personal attributes. Your motivations, trading psychology and ability to make consistent profits whilst minimising losses will give you the best chance of becoming one of the 20% of successful traders out there. What do you think of when you picture day trading? …
Reading Time: 14 minutes How does the stock market work? In the simplest terms, the stock market is similar to a giant auction house. It’s where people can buy and sell investments referred to as stocks via a stock exchange. Stocks are shares of ownership in a public company and they are sold between traders and investors for negotiated …
Reading Time: 7 minutes Can you make money trading online? The good news is, you can absolutely make money trading online – but only if you know what you are doing. In order to turn yourself into a trader with the best chance of making money online you need to: Learn how to trade properly Have cash to invest …
Reading Time: 5 minutes We’ve all seen the movies portraying the hustle and bustle of trading as a wealth filled millionaires playground, so now that online trading is perfectly accessible to all of us with just a few clicks of a button, you may well be wondering if you too can get rich from trading online? Can you get …