Forex Market
Posted on April 18th, 2012
If you’ve ever traveled to another country, you usually had to find a currency exchange booth at the airport, and then exchange the money you have in your wallet (if you’re a dude) or purse (if you’re a lady) or man purse (if you’re a metrosexual) into the currency...
China Steps Up Hot
Posted on April 18th, 2012
BEIJING—China will step up oversight of inbound foreign-direct investment and pay special attention to hot-money flows into certain sensitive sectors such as the property market, Ministry of Commerce spokesman Yao Jian said Tuesday. The comment comes a day after China announced rules to curb such inflows by limiting property...
London Session
Posted on April 18th, 2012
Just when Asian market participants are starting to close shop, their European counterparts are just beginning their day. While there are several financial centers all around Europe, it is London that market participants keep their eyes on. Historically, London has always been at a center of trade, thanks to...
AUD/USD Recaptured Important Line
Posted on April 18th, 2012
AUD/USD managed to reconquer an important line that served as resistance, and it now settles above it, as risk appetite is back in town. How will it close the week? Here’s a quick update on technicals, fundamentals and community trends. AUD/USD Technicals Thursday session: The Aussie managed to break...
Forex Market Structure
Posted on April 18th, 2012
For the sake of comparison, let us first examine a market that you are probably very familiar with: the stock market. This is how the structure of the stock market looks like: By its very nature, the stock market tends to be very monopolistic. There is only one entity,...
Forex vs. StocksForex vs. StocksStocks
Posted on April 18th, 2012
There are approximately 4,500 stocks listed on the New York Stock exchange. Another 3,500 are listed on the NASDAQ. Which one will you trade? Got the time to stay on top of so many companies? In spot currency trading, there are dozens of currencies traded, but the majority of...
