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Limit Order Definition
Introduction To Limit Orders
Instead of entering and exiting your trades “at market”, you have the option to use limit orders for better execution and profits. By definition, a limit order is an order with your broker to take a long position of your currency pair at or below a specified … more
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What is Spot Trading?
What Is Spot Trading?
Did you know that when you are trading Forex through an online broker, you are actually trading through the spot market? Most people don’t give much thought to the nuances of the Forex market, which in a global sense includes all spot, futures and swap trades. If … more
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What are Currency Swaps?
How Currency Swaps Work
Before we get into currency swaps, you first need to understand what swaps actually are. They’re very different from your standard currency spot or futures contracts, and certainly not as simple to understand.
The generally accepted definition of a swap is a derivative in which counter parties exchange … more
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What is a Futures Contract?
When it comes to trading Forex or currencies, most people would trade in the spot market by default. It’s really quite rare to trade currency futures, but there are certain advantages of trading futures as opposed to spot.
By definition, a currency futures contract is an agreement between two counter parties … more
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What is the Spread – Forex Trading
Example: Broker Showing the Difference Between the Bid/Ask Price
Have you ever wondered what is the spread and why it exists?
For the uninitiated, the bid is the best selling price on offer, and the ask is the best buying price on offer. There’s always a difference between the bid and … more
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How Should You Choose a Forex Broker?
How to Review Forex Brokers
There are so many Forex brokers out there, so how do you separate the good from the bad? Well for one, you can read the many reviews online, but the majority of Forex broker reviews are basically glorified sales pieces designed to earn their writers a … more
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What is Cash Back Forex?
If you’re wondering “What is cash back Forex?” then you’ve come to the right place. Essentially, when you open a trading account with a broker that offers you “cash back”, they’re giving you a rebate on the spread that you pay on every single one of your trades. For example, … more
What is Forex? A Beginner’s Guide To The Mechanics Of Forex
What is Forex? Strictly speaking, Forex is short for Foreign Exchange, which is the activity of exchanging one currency for another. This can be simply for the purposes of buying something from another country, or to have the valid currency on hand on your travels. However, in recent times, Forex … more
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