How to make use of compounding in your FX trading – Daily FX Tips & Picks March 9, 2015 ALBERT Einstein reportedly said that compound interest is “the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it… he who doesn’t… pays it.” There are examples of compounding in FX. One FXCM client, for instance, invested $14,000 over the last two years and made a $100,000 return. How? First, they held positions for [...]
Moody: Leave Robshaw out for Scotland match March 6, 2015 Time to audition England captaincy alternatives, says 2003 hero Lewis WORLD Cup winner Lewis Moody has called for England captain Chris Robshaw to be omitted when his side bid to resurrect their Six Nations challenge against Scotland at Twickenham next week. Robshaw has skippered England throughout Stuart Lancaster’s tenure as head coach, although the Harlequins [...]
ECB meeting preview: What traders should expect from it March 2, 2015 Despite a range of economic indicators suggesting that the Eurozone economy has finally begun to turn a corner, markets had an uncertain start to the week. Although the currency bloc’s unemployment rate slipped to 11.2 per cent in January and a flash estimate of inflation came in at a better-than-expected -0.3 per cent in February, [...]
Managing risk and expectations: Average True Range – Daily FX Tips & Picks March 2, 2015 TRADING always involves risks and rewards. Your position has a potential upside (it’s the reason you trade), yet to be able to take advantage of it, you need to accept some risk. One simple way to assess this is to use the Average True Range (ATR) indicator. The indicator gives you the average range over [...]
How politicians can support Britain’s fast-growth businesses February 26, 2015 Politicians of all stripes talk a good sound bite when claiming to support British businesses – but talk, unlike running a company, is cheap. As the election approaches and manifestos are released, we will soon be able to assess which party truly backs Britain’s growing band of entrepreneurs. The UK is undoubtedly a great place [...]
Qatar 2022 World Cup: The six biggest problems with the controversial tournament February 25, 2015 It seemed almost impossible to believe in 2010, but five years after Fifa awarded the 2022 World Cup to Qatar, the prospect of the world's biggest football tournament in the tiny gulf state is more real than ever. Despite a litany of scandals associated with the bid and an outcry over the host [...]
Election 2015: What it could mean for financial markets February 23, 2015 Traders shouldn’t fear an inconclusive result, argues Luis Eduardo Barrueto WITH just 71 days until the General Election, companies have already started to prepare for political uncertainty and negative developments in policy. Rothschild, the UK investment bank, is reported to be considering handing out its 2014 bonuses to staff in May, a month earlier than [...]
Nasdaq near 5,000: Not a bubble – yet – CNBC Comment February 23, 2015 YES WE’RE in a bubble.” “Heck no, we’re not in a bubble.” That was the conversation at a recent tech meet in Shoreditch, where entrepreneurs and investors debated whether the Nasdaq trading within striking distance of 5,000 means bubbly tech stocks are about to burst. The tech-heavy index has not traded above the 5,000 mark [...]
Why it’s crucial to know your trading environment – Daily FX Tips & Picks February 23, 2015 MARKETS will usually experience three types of market condition: downtrend, uptrend or ranging. Knowing which trading environment you are in can save you money and time. This is because the technical analysis tools and systems investors use will act differently depending on the market environment. Working with breakouts, in strong trending markets a sloppy entry [...]
Why Thorgan Hazard’s departure is typical of Chelsea’s lucrative transfer policy February 23, 2015 It would be easy to write off Thorgan Hazard’s time at Chelsea as a failure. Eden’s younger brother has joined Borussia Monchengladbach on a permanent basis, having failed to make a single first-team appearance for the Blues since his arrival in 2012. Yet with reports suggesting Chelsea have recouped £8.8m for a [...]