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A 2020 roundup

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As we come into the final chapter of 2020, it is safe to say this has been a challenging year with the many new and unfamiliar situations that the world has had to quickly adapt to. Almost overnight, the world had to adjust to a new way of living and working which has seen nearly [...]
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 [...]
November 2020 a month full of takeaways

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It’s now over a week since Joe Biden was declared the winner of the US 2020 elections. The uncertainty leading up to 3rd November was palpable and pervasive and placed a ceiling on significant capital gains. However, the week of the election was superb for risk markets, even as votes were counted. The S&P 500 [...]

Generation Z: Tech Smart Traders

November 20, 2020 | City Talk

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 [...]
Buying the hype – Are baskets a solution to bubbles?

November 17, 2020 | City Talk

The events and turbulence of this year need no explanation. The global pandemic, US election and everything in between have sent dramatic waves across the markets. With so much volatility and uncertainty rocking the markets, stocks have continued to break records and climb to new highs and equal lows throughout the year. In response, increasing [...]
Mobile trading – The power is in your pocket

November 9, 2020 | City Talk

In the 21st century, there is no longer a single factor that defines all traders across the markets. Your ‘typical trader’ is a thing of the past. In the FX industry a couple of decades ago, being a ‘trader’ mostly meant that you were dressed in a suit, sat coordinating trades on the phone all [...]
Three factors behind the rise of the retail trader in 2020

October 26, 2020 | City Talk

2020 has seen global financial markets such as equities and foreign exchange (FX) being moved by an army of retail traders, in a manner we have not seen previously. Their influence is here to stay, writes Brendan Callan. It’s a cliché frequently used to describe the events of this year, but 2020 has not been [...]
The US Election countdown – don’t just brace for volatility. Trade it

October 23, 2020 | City Talk

If 2020 hasn’t been turbulent enough already, the US election is well and truly underway. As the future of the country’s leadership remains uncertain, financial markets are braced for further volatility. The “strength of the U.S. dollar” is a popular topic within the campaign messaging of both candidates this year. Ultimately, that strength is based [...]
Don’t get in over your head – trade smart and trade safe

October 21, 2020 | City Talk

With the shift to at-home working resulting in lockdown boredom, there has been a surge in retail day traders around the world looking to profit from the market volatility. With the growing number of brokers committing to commission-free trading and zero-minimum balances, there are more choices than ever for retail traders. However, one must take [...]
The rise of the retail trader: A short history of how trading became accessible

October 20, 2020 | City Talk

Once upon a time not so long ago, the world of trading looked vastly different. To determine where to invest, a trader had to listen to the radio, read the daily newspaper, maybe even visit the library to research particular industries and individual companies. Once they knew where to invest, they would call their local [...]

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