Forex CFDs, better known by their full name, Contracts for Difference, are a unique type of financial derivative instrument. Trading contracts for difference is much like trading a forex option, or placing a trade direct with another party. We’ll show you how CFDs work, their inherent risk, and why so many people trade forex CFDs [...] Read more »
Spot Forex Trading
Traders who use an online forex broker are engaged in spot forex trading. The word spot is important here as it differentiates a trading type from another. There are two different ways to trade forex; futures and spot. The two are best understood when compared against one another: Futures forex trading – The futures markets [...] Read more »
Free Forex Bonus: Is it Worth It?
Recently, forex brokers have taken kindly to new forex promotions intended to bring in new customers. One such offer is the free forex bonus, an amount added to your trading account for free. Traders should know that forex broker bonuses are not 100% free. Brokers who offer these bonuses intend to make their money back [...] Read more »
Forex Rebates
Some websites offer a forex rebate. Forex rebates are a program by which a sponsor pays forex traders to sign up to a brokerage firm with their affiliate link. These rebates vary, so it’s best to understand entirely what each rebate means, and how it affects your forex account. Types of Forex Rebates There are [...] Read more »
Forex Minimum Deposit
The foreign exchange market, or forex, is unique in that investors do not need to put up a significant minimum deposit for a forex trading account. In fact, forex minimum deposits for most brokers are less than $2,000. Some even feature no minimum deposit criterion, which means a single dollar, pound, euro, or other currency [...] Read more »
Forex Mini Account
The foreign exchange market experiences daily trading volume of $4 trillion per day, most of which comes from massive international banks. For individual forex traders, however, forex brokers offer what is known as a forex mini account—an account made for the sole purpose of placing small orders in forex. What size is mini? Much like [...] Read more »
Forex Introducing Brokers Explained
The foreign exchange market is an over the counter market, one in which buyers and sellers trade amongst each other. There is no clear market for forex, so those who buy and sell currencies have to work with a broker to make these trades possible. This is where forex introducing brokers come into play. What [...] Read more »
Forex HYIPs: Never a Good Investment
Foreign exchange trading, or forex, is known for lofty returns. High leverage, massive global liquidity, and a non-stop, 24/7 market make it an excellent market for above average returns. The returns available in the foreign exchange market are often overstated by forex HYIPs, programs more closely aligned to Ponzi schemes than real investment opportunities. “HYIP” [...] Read more »
Forex Arbitrage Trading & Systems
Forex traders have long sought out methods for forex arbitrage, a trading strategy in which a forex trader profits regardless of the direction of a currency pair’s movement. There are several different types of arbitrage, and we’ll cover the four basic types of arbitrage below: Arbitrage Forex Prices The simplest form of forex arbitrage is [...] Read more »
