Until recently, if you wanted to trade stocks, stock indexes or commodities such as oil, natural gas, wheat or sugar, you needed to deposit large amounts of money and use cumbersome trading platforms. Recently a good alternative emerged, which is trading stocks and commodities through the popular Metatrader platform, which up to now was used exclusively for Forex (currency … [Read more...] about Should I Trade Stocks & Commodities on the Metatrader Platform?
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All About Currency Cross Pairs
A currency cross pair (also known as a cross-currency pair, or simply a 'cross') is a currency pair that does not include the US dollar. There was a time when you cannot change currencies without having to convert it first to dollars. For example, if you have GBP and you want to convert it to the Japanese Yen, you couldn't make an outright conversion between the two … [Read more...] about All About Currency Cross Pairs
The Different Types of Forex Orders
The instructions you make in order to enter and exit a trade are called orders. There are different types of orders you can enter and it while some are basic, other orders depend on the kind of forex trading strategy you have formulated. Following are the basic order types you can place in the forex market: … [Read more...] about The Different Types of Forex Orders
The Basics of the Forex Market
Currencies exchange, which is also known by many names that include the foreign exchange market, forex market or simply the FX market, is one of the busiest and most active financial markets on the planet. The Forex market is where the global commercial and investment flows meet and intersect. The very origins of the market can be traced back to when different countries … [Read more...] about The Basics of the Forex Market