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News broke over the weekend that MT4 and MT5 had been removed from the App IOS store, many speculating it was due to connections with Russia. Or it may just be because the US has never really liked private clients trading Forex derivatives, for instance, CFDs are banned in the US. But whatever the reason,
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If you are looking for an online trading platform that offers guaranteed stop losses, we’ve put together a handy little guide on what guaranteed stop losses are, their advantages and disadvantages and also which brokers offer them. What is a guaranteed stop? Guaranteed stop losses are stops are like normal stop losses but differ in
If you are concerned that you are getting excessive slippage on your stop orders placed with your forex, CFD or spread betting broker, it may actually be your own fault. The first thing to understand is that not all stops are the same. There are many different types that all fulfill specific executions based on
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In this guide will cover indepth the different types of technical analysis and how they can be used for trading including: Support and resistance Moving averages Momentum indicators Price breakouts Trend changes Group analysis What is technical analysis? Technical analysis is a type of trading that identifies opportunities by historical patterns such as price action
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There are two times when the market is potentially most liquid for forex trading and certain times when you really shouldn’t be trading at all. Best time of day to trade Forex The best times of day to trade Forex is the open and close – when everyone else is trading. This is because the
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The process for starting to trade CFDs is: Compare CFD trading accounts: When you are comparing CFD accounts, it is a good opportunity to decide if you want to trade on margin with a CFD or a financial spread bet. Whilst both CFD and spread betting offer leveraged trading, there are some differences between the
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CFD trading platforms have three potential sources of income, trading revenue (commissions or spreads), financing charges and the b-book. Trading Revenue It’s common for a broker to charge a commission or widen the spread around the market. If a broker offers DMA, CFD trading commission will be added post-trade, otherwise, CFD commission will be built
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Since the margin limits on leverage came into place in July 2018 many retail traders have been wondering if they should upgrade their spread betting or CFD account to professional status to get better margin rates and market access? Here we look at the advantages and disadvantages of becoming classified as a professional trader. There
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