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Typically, Forex Analysis is either Technical or Fundamental in nature. Technical Analysts use chart behavior to forecast price activity while Fundamental Analysts tend to watch economic reports and news events in order to determine trade direction.
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Forex Accounts can be either “Live” accounts or “Demo” accounts. Live accounts allow traders to deposit funds and make trades using real money. Demo accounts, however, allow new traders to practice strategies using virtual money that involves no real ri
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Forex markets are extremely liquid and this adds a certain element of flexibility for the types of strategies that can be used from speculation in these markets. Both technical and fundamental analysts strategies are often implemented by Forex or FX trad
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Foreign-Exchange Risk is usually seen when an investor holds assets that are denominated in currencies that are not domestic. Hedging strategies are often implemented to limit Foreign-Exchange Risk.
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Foreign Exchange Options are often used in Hedging strategies to protect from additional risk for currency positions that are already open. Foreign Exchange Options can help to limit exposure by making potential gains for trades in an opposing direction.
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The Forex Market is the most liquid of all financial markets and because of this, many traders argue that technical analysis trading is most suited for those speculating on currency assets, rather than in other asset classes.
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The Foreign Exchange Market is the largest financial market in the world. Because of the high liquidity levels that are present in these markets, some analysts have suggested there the Foreign Exchange Market is the most efficient of all financial market
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Foreign Exchange Intervention is a tool that is usually used to halt periods of extreme volatility. Since forex rates can have major effects on business activity in the country, excessive volatility is usually viewed as undesirable.
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The FXDC has been in place since 2007and looks to guide the licensing and trading practices that are allowable for forex brokers.
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The Foreign Exchange Dealers Association Of India is partly responsible for determining which rules to implement in daily forex exchanges, and also aids private banks in an advisory capacity. -
Foreign Currency Effects can be either positive or negative, producing either additional gains or losses depending on how the foreign currency behaves in relation to the national currency. There are various strategies that companies use to limit foreign effects.
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Floating Exchange Rates will generally move in line with market forces but there will still be many instances where the central bank of a country will intervene in markets in order to prevent excessive price changes and volatility.
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A Flip is seen when the majority of the market changes from being net short to net long, or net long to net short.
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When a trader plans to go “Flat On A Failure” there is a basic assumption that the underlying bullish bias is removed if prices are not able to overcome a certain high that was previously seen.
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When a trader is flat it is generally because markets are excessively volatile or because no trading opportunities are apparent at the moment. In these cases, traders are looking to avoid risk.
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Fixed-Income Arbitrage strategies are usually implemented by large institutions such as hedge funds and look to capitalize on opportunities that are seen with swap spread arbitrage. Generally, larger institutions are in positions too see these opportunities.
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Finmins is often written in financial articles and refers to the Finance Ministers that meet at global economic summits. Though the titles might be similar, the exact roles of these people in each country will vary.
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The primary activity in the FINEX involves the trade of forex futures, as well as options on futures products. The FINE was established to capitalize on widespread interest in financial derivatives.
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In some cases, Fills can be beneficial while in others they are disadvantageous. For forex traders, a broker's ability to Fill an order accurately is of primary importance.
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Fiat Currencies are the norm in global economies, as very few countries have paper currency that is backed by official reserves.
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Fast Markets are created by higher levels of volatility, and this can be caused by things like news events, stop loss activity or major shifts in sentiment.
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Exotic Currencies generally tend to have high volatility levels and price gaps because there are not as many willing buyers and sellers to slow down price momentum.
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An Exchange Rate is the amount of currency it would take to buy one unit of another currency. In forex pairs, a higher value in a currency such as the USD will equate to a lower value in a currency such as the Yen.
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An Excess Margin Deposit is technically in place if a trade turns to profitability and there is more money in the trading account than is required to avoid a margin call.
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Japanese Yen currency that is held in a German bank would be an example of Euroyen.