Posts Tagged ‘Currency Trading’

Forex Practice Trading (Part I)

Thursday, August 20th, 2009

The best way for new traders to get a handle on what currency trading is all about is to open a practice account. Almost every forex broker offers a free practice account to new clients. All you need to do is to sign up with any good forex broker.

Practice accounts give you the great chance to experience the forex market without losing your real money. You can see how the price changes at different times of the day. Practice accounts are funded with virtual money. So you are able to make trades with no real money at stake and gain experience in how margin trading works. The more you use the practice account, the more familiar you will become with how the forex market works. This will help build your confidence. Confidence is what you need when trading live.

What is Rollover in Currency Markets?

Wednesday, August 19th, 2009

Rollovers are unique to the currency markets. Rollovers are transactions where an open position from one settlement date is rolled over to the next settlement date. Rollovers represent the intersection of interest rate markets and forex markets.

Rollover rates depend on the difference between the interest rates of the two currencies in the pair that you are trading. Only remember that what you are trading is in fact the good old cash. Dont forget currency is money after all.

Learn More Money Management Principles

Monday, August 17th, 2009

You should give utmost importance to proper money management in your trading as a currency trader. Many learn a few forex trading strategies and jump into live trading. Most traders dont give much time to money management. When they lose a good portion of their equity, they realize the importance of money management. You dont need to do this.

The most important thing for you as a trader is to develop trading discipline. Discipline is the ability to plan your work and work your plan. Give your trade the time to develop without hastily taking yourself out of the trade because you are uncomfortable with the risk.

Explore Ways to Learn Forex Online

Monday, August 17th, 2009

To learn Forex (or foreign exchange) online is a simple way to get yourself warm up with this hot market. Like any other type of investment, it is crucial to get some education before you dive deep. The good news is that, with modern technology, you do not have to leave your home to do your study.

* Learn the Jargon

Different Types of Market Orders (Part II)

Sunday, August 16th, 2009

Stop Loss Orders: Stop loss orders are critical to your trading survival. The traditional stop loss order does just that. It stops losses by closing out an open position that is losing money. Stop loss orders are used to limit losses if the market moves against your position. If you dont use stop loss orders, you are leaving yourself at the mercy of the markets. A dangerous proposition!

Different Types of Market Orders (Part I)

Saturday, August 15th, 2009

Forex markets are open 24 hours a day, five days a week except on weekends. You cannot sit in front of your computer screen all the day watching the markets move. Currency traders use market orders to catch market movements when they are not in front of their screens. A market move is just likely to happen while you are asleep or in the shower as while you are sitting in front of your computer screen.