By: Craig Mischel

Craig has worked in the foreign currency and CFD trading industry for the last 10 years, and is currently the CFD Product Manager of FXCM, where he primarily oversees the suitability and expansion of the tradeable product line.

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Going green – Does it threaten the future of oil speculation?

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Going green has rapidly risen on the agendas of the world’s leading companies, and by extension, investors big and small. You don’t have to look far in the news to see the growing popularity, if not expectation, of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) values being adopted in boardrooms. Combine those changing attitudes with the chaos [...]
Generation Z: Tech Smart Traders

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Younger traders have been prominent in the markets for a while now. However, with world-wide lockdown keeping more people at home alone with their devices than ever, record volatility and market opportunities being advertised in every corner of the web, the number of traders under 30 has soared as many have been flocking to retail [...]
Spotting the right opportunity, at the right time

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For an active trader, volatility always represents opportunity. As the most traded commodity in the world, this is especially the case for traders in the oil markets. Oil has traditionally been viewed as a relatively safe bet. While there are countless examples of a stock price dropping greater than 50 per cent in an instant [...]

2020: The year to start trading volatility

September 24, 2020

Newton’s third law dictates that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. It is a law whose logic can be seen in movements of the market. Political shocks and scandals, natural disasters and pandemics, and now even incendiary tweets, can set off jitters and tremors across all markets. Before this summer, the [...]
FXCM stock baskets offer cream of the crop industry stocks

September 16, 2020

It’s been months now of lockdown, and with the majority of the world spending more time working from home with CNN, BBC and Bloomberg playing on the TV in the background, it is no surprise there has been a surge in new day traders looking to take advantage of the current market volatility by beginning [...]
Is crypto trading making you overweight? Use a basket

September 16, 2020

Cryptocurrencies haven’t disappeared like some thought they would. If anything, its appeal as an asset class continues to grow. Customer interest in cryptocurrencies has spiked during all the volatility surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. Cryptocurrencies are here to stay. So, you want in… but where to begin? There are two questions one needs to answer: how [...]
In 2020, How Can Anyone Afford to *Trade* Amazon’s Stock?

September 16, 2020

In July 2020, Amazon’s stock was over $3,000 per share. With disposable income at a premium in 2020, how can anyone actively trade this stock? For most retail traders it is just too much money locked up on a daily basis. You could find a broker who allows you to trade a full share with [...]

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Easter is better than Christmas. Here’s why

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