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 Putting a little pressure on the Euro yesterday was news that Portuguese bond yields touched on record highs, suggesting to investors that Portugal is quickly becoming the new Greece. However, that pressure was brief as the Euro-Dollar is currently trading higher at 1.3185. Current support is being attributed to the developing news story that Germany may now get their coveted “fiscal pact.”
On the OpenBook, sentiment is predominantly bearish with 12 shorts to every 1 long. Guru pawelskrzypek saw some of his buy orders activated, and closed two longs to 15% and 19% returns; two open ... more →
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 First thing you may be wondering about equity capital markets is what they even are. That makes perfect sense. Anytime you're tackling any new subject, that's a great place to start. Accordingly, let us say to begin with that these are markets in which financial institutions and companies raise equity capital. While initial public offerings are part of an equity capital market, that's not all that's involved. In addition to IPOs, there are also overall marketing issues considered. Plus, there's more to these types of equations than just stocks. Futures and options, for example, are also part ... more →
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 The overall forex market generally trends more than the overall stock market. Why? The equity market, which is really a market of many individual stocks, is governed by the micro dynamics of particular companies. The forex market, on the other hand, is driven by macroeconomic trends that can sometimes take years to play out. These trends best manifest themselves through the major pairs and the commodity block currencies. Here we take a look at these trends, examining where and why they occur. Then we also look at what types of pairs offer the best opportunities for range-bound trading. (Trade ... more →
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 With buyers and sellers from all corners of the globe participating in trillions of dollars of trades each and every day, the forex market is a true global marketplace. The fact that foreign exchange trading has become such a globalized activity means that macroeconomic events play an even greater role in forex than ever before. Here we will discuss some economic trends and events that those new to forex should be aware of.
The Role of Macroeconomics in Forex
The forex market is primarily driven by overarching macroeconomic factors that influence the decisions of the traders who ... more →
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 Cases bring to 25 the number of firms sued by the CFTC for failing to register under the 2008 Farm Bill, the Dodd-Frank Act and the CFTC’s regulations.
Washington, DC - The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced that it simultaneously filed 10 enforcement actions in Federal District Courts in Illinois, New York, Utah, and Wyoming, alleging that 11 entities are illegally soliciting members of the public to engage in foreign currency (forex) transactions and are operating without being registered with the CFTC. These cases follow on the CFTC’s January 26, 2011 filings ... more →
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 You don't have to be a daily trader to take advantage of the forex market - every time you travel overseas and exchange your money into a foreign currency, you are participating in the foreign exchange (forex) market. In fact, the forex market is the quiet giant of finance, dwarfing all other capital markets in its world.
Despite this market's overwhelming size, when it comes to trading currencies, the concepts are simple. Let's take a look at some of the basic concepts that all forex investors need to understand.
Eight Majors
Unlike the stock market where investors have thousands of ... more →
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 Deputy governor of Chinese central bank Yi Gang said in remarks published on Thursday that the yuan could potentially become a world reserve currency as the country gears up to boost its global presence.
"Why do global investors like to hold a certain currency and make investments in a market? They mainly consider its safety, returns and depth, and the liquidity of the market. China's market and the yuan have full potential," Yi said in an article published in the official Financial News.
"We need to quicken the pace of internationalization of our capital markets to improve the global ... more →
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 The global economy facilitates the fluid movement of products and services around the globe, a trend that has continued virtually uninterrupted since the end of World War II. It is unlikely that the architects of this system could have envisioned what it would become when they met in the New Hampshire resort of Bretton Woods in July 1944, but much of the infrastructure they brought into existence continues to be relevant in today's global market. Even the name 'Bretton Woods' lives on in a modern guise, characterized by the economic relationship the U.S. has with China and other ... more →
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 Online forex trading has exploded in recent years, with retail trading accounts becoming widely accepted and automated forex trading also becoming increasingly popular. A slew of online forex brokers will now open an account with as little as $1 in some cases.
Yet the increasing availability of forex trading to the retail market brings the risk of fraud as wily brokers, account managers and just plain scammers look to profit from the ignorance and greed of others who want access to the huge forex market.
Nevertheless, frauds that can cost unsuspecting forex traders substantial amounts ... more →
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 The overall forex market generally trends more than the overall stock market. Why? The equity market, which is really a market of many individual stocks, is governed by the micro dynamics of particular companies. The forex market, on the other hand, is driven by macroeconomic trends that can sometimes take years to play out. These trends best manifest themselves through the major pairs and the commodity block currencies. Here we take a look at these trends, examining where and why they occur. Then we also look at what types of pairs offer the best opportunities for range-bound trading.
The ... more →
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 Forex trading is nowadays one of the most looked after occupation for many persons of all ages around the world. This is due to its great advantages over other capital markets and its high profitability potential; among these advantages you will find that is extremely easy to access a trading platform from the best forex broker firms thanks to the internet; and also you will notice that Forex has a high liquidity along with a high leverage.
But having a good broker firm and great trading platform is only one part of what you need in order to make your forex trading career a winning and ... more →
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 TOKYO, April 17 - The euro retreated on Friday and hit a one-month low against the dollar, dented by uncertain prospects for the euro zone's economy and monetary policy.
The euro lost ground against the yen as well, helping the Japanese currency gain broadly.
The euro's fall accelerated after European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet said in Tokyo on Friday that the ECB must balance the need for immediate action to tackle the credit crunch with a sound exit strategy for such policies. [ID:nT254073]
Market participants said Trichet's comments contained no big ... more →
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 ODL Securities Sells US Business
ODL Securities, the leading independent FOREX, derivatives, equity, spread betting and commodity trading house has sold the US division of its profit making US Forex business to Forex Capital Markets LLC (FXCM).
The move follows the current and planned implementation of new and more complex regulatory rules that have made it increasingly burdensome for all Forex Dealer Members to operate in the United States. These include increases in the minimum amount of regulatory capital that a Forex Dealer Member must maintain - up by three times over the past ... more →
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 In his first interview since the world financial crisis, Gao Xiqing, the man who oversees $200 billion of China’s $2 trillion in dollar holdings, explains why he’s betting against the dollar, praises American pragmatism, and wonders about enormous Wall Street paychecks. And he has a friendly piece of advice:
Americans know that China has financed much of their nation’s public and private debt. During the presidential campaign, Barack Obama and John McCain generally agreed on the peril of borrowing so heavily from this one foreign source. For instance, in their final debate, McCain ... more →
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The market Forex is multipurpose enough and diverse in the displays. It reflects, first of all, constant variability which is inherent in our validity. This variability forces many minds to search constantly methods with which help, it is possible to reach stability, reasonably to bypass the various barriers arising on a way of successful business which the market Forex is.
The currency market abounds with every possible methods of the analysis of market dynamics. These methods are divided on two big groups, such as the technica and fundamental ... more →
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 HY Markets is headquartered in London and is authorized and regulated by the Financial Services Authority of the United Kingdom. The Group has over 30 years of operational history and we are the trading platform of choice for investors seeking fast and direct access to the world's capital markets.
This long-standing expertise has enabled us to develop our revolutionary web-based Internet trading platform which enables clients to invest in all major capital markets from one integrated account in an easy-to-use interface.
HY Markets is a division of the Henyep Group, a global ... more →
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