What I Learnt Losing ?60,000 My First Year as a Full-time Trader

During my first year as a local (independent trader) on the floor of LIFFE, I bought and sold 8804 FTSE futures contracts, about 40 contracts per day on average. The result was a loss of ?61,620 or -?267 per trading day. I was profitable on 55% of days with an... Read More

Where is the Market Going?

If you ask me whether the market will have moved up or down by this time next year, well I may as well flip a coin, because I don't know.If you ask me whether the market will have moved up or down by this time next month, well again, I... Read More

The Yin and the Yang of Markets

I am reading a fantastic book on trading, first published in 1924, by Richard D. Wyckoff, titled "How I Trade and Invest in Stocks & Bonds". Although most of the examples in the book pertain to stocks, the insights into the nature of trading are relevant no matter what instrument... Read More

A Fools Game

I received an email this week with a question (below) which caused me to think about the wisdom of pursuing trading as a career. Regardless of your trading time span, the skills and concerns of active short-term trading are relevant to all market particpipants.Question: "There are a lot of people... Read More

Stopping Yourself

I read on a bulletin board a traders comment that on his first outing trading the E-Mini S&P 500 he lost on each of his trades. He noted though, that had he had a wider stop each of his trades would have been profitable and that therefore he would be... Read More

Day Trading - Moving Averages vs Support and Resistance

When day trading the SP and Nasdaq futures, do you rely on your moving averages more than your support & resistant areas?During the first hour of trading, the support and resistance zones on the SP and Nasdaq futures are the most important things to watch. The moving averages have not... Read More

Crisis of Confidence in the EU

The European Union (EU) constitution was dealt a double blow, first by a French "no" vote on 29-May and then by a follow on "no" from the Netherlands on 01-Jun. To add insult to injury, one low level Italian diplomat quickly called for a referendum in Italy to decide if... Read More

Day Trading the Index Futures - How to Judge Good Entries

QUESTION: If the SP futures fall through support and go straight down for another two points, and I want to get short, should I a.)enter immediately, b.) two points below support, or c.)should I wait for a pullback and then try to get short?You've got to be patient enough to... Read More

How to Trade Currency

We all know when you go on a trip to another country; you need to take some travelers checks and some cash in the currency of that country. This can be advantageous because one country's currency is usually worth more or less than the other. So your 100 USD could... Read More

ISO 4217 in Forex Trading

ISO 4217 is an international standard describing three letter codes to define the names of currencies established by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).The first two letters of the code are the two letters of ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country codes (which are similar to those used for national top-level domains... Read More

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A Look at Online Forex Brokers

An online forex broker is a firm that facilitates retail... Read More

E-currency Exchange Trading

If you are reading this article you are probably one... Read More

Stopping Yourself

I read on a bulletin board a traders comment that... Read More

Forex Broker

A broker is any person or firm that charges a... Read More

How To Handle A String Of Losses

Everybody hates to lose and unfortunately no one is blessed... Read More

Ways to Acquire Discipline in Trading

One way to acquire discipline in trading..."Hey Joe! When you... Read More

Forex Training: Follow Your Gut or Your Broker

Which way will the forex market move? Do you just... Read More

Discovering Turnaround Candidates

There are many types of investment methodology out there. All... Read More

Day Trading Training ... You need more than just going to a free stock market workshop to learn

Day trading is all about making buy and sell decisions.... Read More

A Fools Game

I received an email this week with a question (below)... Read More

The Major Players in the Foreign Currency Exchange Market - FOREX

Since the US dollar is the centerpiece of the market,... Read More

Financial Crises, Global Capital Flows and the International Financial Architecture

The recent upheavals in the world financial markets were quelled... Read More

Forex Scams: How to Spot Them A Mile Away

In recent years, investors have witnessed increased number of investment... Read More

Trade Entry Techniques

Most traders tend to concentrate on pinpointing the perfect entry... Read More

Advantages of Trading FOREX Over Stocks and Commodities

There are many advantages to Trading FOREX as your main... Read More

Forex Currency Trading

It is possible to buy and sell money from different... Read More

Mechanical or Discretionary Trading - Which is Best?

Discretionary TradingPure discretionary trading will rely solely on the traders... Read More

Be a Smarter FOREX Currency Trader: Three Basic Principles

Below I will describe three basic principles that may come... Read More

Types of Foreign Currency Hedging Vehicles

The following are some of the most common types of... Read More

A Short Introduction To FOREX

FOREX is the world's largest and most liquid trading market.... Read More

Money Management, Part 2

FEARING LOSSESThere is a huge difference between being risk averse... Read More

Forex Trading Can Be Like Day-trading

Forex trading, or foreign currency trading, has become a bit... Read More

Forex Trading - Advantages and Disadvantages

What is Forex Trading?Forex, or Foreign Exchange, is the simultaneous... Read More

The Miracle of Forex

My father, who owns a small parts store and garage... Read More

Writing A Trading Plan

All professional traders have a trading plan. Trading futures is... Read More