How to Choose a FOREX Broker

How to Choose a FOREX Broker

Brokers.  We need them and to a large degree, they need us.  In this blog, we’ll discuss types of brokers, why you, as a retail trader, have specific access to trading volume, and different kinds of accounts – so get a drink, sit back, and buckle in. Love, Hate,...
Is Forex Trading Gambling?

Is Forex Trading Gambling?

Say it Ain’t so The statement, “Isn’t Forex trading like gambling” has been uttered by many uninformed individuals, for a long time.  We’ve all heard those words at one time or another, “FOREX?  Isn’t that some kind of crazy gambling scam?”  You then hear that...

Trading as a Profession

Let Me Off Trading as a profession…the ultimate dream.  Jumping off the 9-5 merry-go-round grind, telling your ungrateful boss to take a long walk off a short pier, ditching the commute, kissing your annoying coworkers and ungrateful customers goodbye.  It...
Playing into the Interest…

Playing into the Interest…

Currency Carry Trade The “Carry Trade” is an interesting and potentially intoxicating strategy.  Very popular with large hedge funds, individual retail traders and every sized organization in between, its popularity has flowed and ebbed over the years.  With dynamic...
Hedging – is it Worth it?

Hedging – is it Worth it?

No, not this kind…  Hedging is a strategy when a trader buys and sells the same currency pair (and lot size) at the same time.  The idea is that if the market is moving sideways without any particular trend, the trader would be positioned to close one side or the...