by Stonehill Forex | General Forex
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,...
by Stonehill Forex | General Forex
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...
by Stonehill Forex | General Forex
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...
by Stonehill Forex | General Forex
The Watchers – a Look Into Trading Oversight Looking Through the Lens Let’s talk about who watches the market, through the referee lens. Back in the early days of on-line trading, before the 2008 financial crises, the Spot Currency Market was akin to the wild...
by Stonehill Forex | General Forex
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...
by Stonehill Forex | General Forex
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...