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Common Trading Platforms Metatrader 4 is a safe platform that is commonly used among many forex and CFD brokers. Who made MetaTrader? 4 and 5 MetaTrader is a program made by MetaQuotes who works with brokers and provides them with platforms that allow the broker to manage their brokerage business Read more…
Choosing a Trading Course There are many trading courses out there, each with a different spin on how they teach and what they teach you. Some trading courses might be very broad, while other trading courses might specialise in trading psychology or technical analysis for example. In order to help Read more…
Often, new traders that are highly driven will consider creative strategies in an attempt to identify ways to make profitable systems. Due to Forex’s nature, big moves and tight spreads, it might have crossed your mind to buy and sell at the same time. So short and long, with the Read more…
When the MT4 new order is not working, it is generally because you are not logged in, or have an internet connection issue. There are a few ways to work out what is going wrong and how to fix it. Often if the MT4 or MT5 order button is gray, Read more…
You can set your volumes to preset values to help you trade in line with how you like to. This will show you how to Set default volume lots MT4 or MT5. How to set default volume To set your default volume, in your MetaTrader, go to Tools (up the Read more…
There are many people that say trading is gambling. Often it is from people with little education or understanding of the real world. Often coming from a generally disgruntled person or otherwise misunderstanding the process of life to some degree. The trouble is, this comes up quite frequently in the Read more…
What is an FX broker account? An FX Broker account is simply an account where you can trade financial markets using an amount of money you transfer to the account. It allows you access to a market so you can make investment decisions and use a trading platform to analyse Read more…
What is Forex? Forex is short for foreign exchange. Foreign exchange relates to currencies across the world and their rates and pricing relationships between each other. Forex can be traded and is used for many different reasons, from business, to speculation and more. How do you make money with Forex? Read more…
Cryptocurrency is an interesting topic and is one of the newer technologies unleashing it’s forces on society today. This article goes into what cryptocurrency is, it’s purpose and it’s potential uses in future technology and advancements, including it’s close relative, blockchain. What is cryptocurrency? Cryptocurrency is a form of currency Read more…
You have probably heard of people talking about investing in stocks. Stocks (otherwise known as shares), are an asset that allow investors to own part of a company. But what does owning a stock give you? A stock can give you access to income by way of dividends. Dividends are Read more…