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March 27, 2019
Domestic policies adopted by world leaders in their home countries can have rippling effects on the global economy. And not just policies, but their opinions on […]
March 27, 2019
Currency trading has existed since the ancient times. Today, the global forex market is one of the largest and most liquid markets in the world. Binary […]
March 27, 2019
Exchange Traded Funds or ETFs are one of the most popular financial investments found in the markets today. They offer investors the ability to diversify over […]
March 27, 2019
Prior to the 1970s, trade transactions were handled manually with a broker or counterparty. A very limited form of electronic trading existed till the mid-80s. Around […]
March 19, 2019
If you’ve been trading a while, you’ve probably come to realise that some currencies track primary commodity goods. These are the domestic currencies of nations abundant […]
March 19, 2019
Will Brexit actually take place on March 29, 2019? This is the million-dollar question haunting everyone around the world today, particularly citizens, investors and trading partners […]
March 8, 2019
Women are excelling across all sectors. Whether it is research, medicine, law or sports, they are carving out a unique place for themselves. But, one arena […]
March 7, 2019
There are three main categories of financial instruments: stocks (equities and shares), debt (mortgages and bonds) and derivatives. In the financial markets, derivatives are contracts, the […]
March 1, 2019
The word “cable” is slang, used by forex traders, to denote the GBP/USD currency pair, where the Great British Pound (GBP) is priced in terms of […]
March 1, 2019
Economists define money as something that fulfills three main roles for an economy – a store of value, a unit of account and a medium of […]
February 27, 2019
In 1995, the fraudulent actions of a 28-year-old, named Nick Leeson, brought down the world’s second oldest merchant bank situated in London, Barings Bank. The bank […]
February 27, 2019
In the trading arena, you need to deposit some collateral with the counterparty; in this case, a broker or an exchange; in order to cover the […]
February 27, 2019
Traditional trading in securities originated on the exchange floors, where traders would buy and sell orders amongst themselves, or on behalf of their clients, through telephonic […]
February 27, 2019
Trading exchanges were established over 400 years ago, with the first one set up in Amsterdam in 1602, with the aim to trade shares of the […]
February 21, 2019
Risk is an unavoidable part of trading. People who succeed in the financial markets are those who know how to manage risks effectively. And, risk management […]
February 21, 2019
When you hear that “the market has hit all time highs” or the “lowest point in the last quarter,” it refers to the value of an […]
February 21, 2019
The transfer of funds from primary lenders to primary borrowers by converting the borrower’s securities into indirect securities and the lender’s funds into indirect funds is […]
February 21, 2019
When a firm looks to raise capital to finance a project, it has two options, to seek internal financing or to find external financing. External funds […]
February 15, 2019
As the age-old adage goes, never keep all your eggs in one basket. In the same way, forex traders should look to diversify their trades, instead […]
February 6, 2019
The financial markets are guided by a multitude of factors ranging from economic to socio-political dynamics in participating countries. Another very important factor that drives the […]
