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Saturday, May 11, 2013

Forex Trading Basics That You SHould Know





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The foreign exchange, or forex, market is relatively young, having begun in the early 1970s after the United States dropped the gold standard and national currencies started to fluctuate widely.

For about 30 years prior to that, most nations had agreed to keep their currency values stable in relation to the U.S. dollar, making a forex market unnecessary.

Friday, May 10, 2013

Is It Suitable For You To Trade Forex?

Being a forex trader: Is it for you?

Being a forex trader is not for the faint of heart.

The foreign exchange market is a fast-paced world that operates 24 hours a day, 5 and a half days a week.

For some traders, fortunes are made and lost very quickly.

Yet for someone with the right know-how and enough motivation and drive, forex trading can be rewarding both personally and financially.

How many people make their living as forex traders?

It’s hard to say for sure, but we know the number is smaller than the number of stock traders.

Take Part In Forex Contests!

If you want to know how good your trading is, you can always take part in Forex contest help by various websites.

Recently, i took part in a forex contest organized by FX Pro.






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It only take a few minutes to register and every contest will have different time lenght.

Some would last 2 weeks while some goes on for a month.

For example, the one that I am in now goes on for the whole month of May 2013.

So, where can you find these contests?

You can find them in MyFxBook.com

Sign up with an account and you will be able to link MyFxBook to your trading account to see how your trading is fairing up.


At the time of this post, my position is at 304 out of 4234 competitors.


My account is up by 57.65%.
It is a long way behind the top guy who has registered a 7982.6% gain in just over week.

These high flyers are mostly trading Gold and Silver.

I checked them out of course :)

So why enter Forex Contents?

There is a prize money!

For this one, the winner will get $3000 funded into a FX Pro account.
So, to get the money, you need to register as a FX Pro user. Of course, you can trade with the money or withdraw it out after 1 day.

Pretty good huh... You can practice and win money at the same time.

The 2nd place will get a $2000 account and 3rd will win a $1000 account.

So, if you come across any forex contest out there, you can simply join the contest to see how well you perform againts traders from all over the world.

So, wish me luck.

Yours sincerely,




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Thursday, May 9, 2013

Your Forex Trading Strategy Is Everything

A good forex trading strategy can mean the difference between failure and success.

No sane person would jump into the forex market blindly.

You might as well set your money on fire if that’s what you’re going to do.

Sensible investors study the market carefully first, learn the ins and outs of currency trading -- and even then, before they launch into it, they devise a smart forex trading strategy.


The market is constantly changing and is not always predictable, true.

But you still need a strategy, one that allows for unknowns and surprises.

Your strategy should begin with how much money you can afford to lose.

That may sound like a negative outlook -- after all, the goal is to MAKE money, not lose it -- but common sense tells you that the forex market is a gamble.

There are precautions you can take that will make you less likely to lose your initial investment, but there’s no way to guarantee it.


Your strategy must allow for the possibility that you’ll take a bath, and for that reason you should never invest more than you can afford to lose.

Another good tip for your trading strategy is to avoid putting all your investments in one currency.

What’s the old saying about eggs and baskets? Yeah, don’t put ‘em all in one.

Spreading them out makes it much, much less likely that you’ll be wiped out, the way you would if you relied on one currency and it bottomed out.

As you prepare your trading strategy, make yourself aware of what the market is doing right now.

Is it trending upward, or downward? What’s the general mood among traders? They all have a strategy, too, and are eager to know what others are thinking.

Consider also what your timeline is.


How long do you want to stay in the market before taking your profits and getting out?

Your strategy must also involve learning the timing of the business.

Timing is everything: Too late or too early and your potential profit evaporates. As you learn to gauge the market and make trades at just the right time, your profits will increase.

A good strategy will factor in this learning curve and allow for a few mistakes at first.

Above all, to prepared to accept surprises when it comes to forex trading.

Strategy can only get you so far. The rest is ingenuity and a little bit of luck.


Yours sincerely,




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Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Forex Demo: Always Trade Demo Account Before Trading Live Acount



Before airplane pilots actually fly on their own, they usually practice in simulators that re-create what flying will be like without any actual risk.

Since currency trading is as dangerous financially as flying is physically, it makes sense that there would be a forex demo available, too.

A forex demo is a smart way for a new investor to start.

Reading books and taking online courses can teach you the basics, but the best way to learn anything is to get some hands-on experience.

However, with forex, hands-on experience could mean losing your shirt.