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I've never really looked into trading Forex but now I'm giving it considerable thought. There's a million and one videos and articles on the web talking about forex trading.. Every second trader on the web claims to be trading forex. As I am clueless about this topic, would somebody be able to...

Hi I used to trade a CFD Demo account on CMC but the last fews days after logging in I cant view any charts. On the platform where it shows all the stock particulars (OHLC etc) fashing away it just all of the sudden says: "In Live Account Only" writtten over every stock in the list. This has...

Notice the ascending configuration of the graph, as well as the bottom oscillator 2008 when it reached extreme levels - the market made an opposite move So we saw declines and the day is rising but what is interesting is the strength and the ability of the market to attract moves of strong...

Hi everyone - I am making a move back to Aus. I am used to trading the US markets during the day and would prefer to keep that time range. I have not day traded the ASX before but, have heard it is quite small, not liquid etc etc to make a decent go of it - likely I have spoken to the wrong...

http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2014/01/michael-sandel-moral-limits-markets.html What should be the role of money and markets in our society? an excellent video. well worth the 40 minutes to watch. Some of the questions he poses are very thought provoking. I really like his attitude...

Hi Guys. I currently trading SPI Futures & plan on trading US Futures (ES & YM) Currencies (AUD:USD, EUR:USD) & Options On Futures as well with IB account currently in AUD. I've heard through someone else I will have to pay a margin if I dont convert, but he was unclear on what and how this...

Introduction I wanted to write something for the forum – actually I wanted to use the forum members for a sounding board to see where I need to tighten up the text or explain things better before I use it somewhere else. It might appear as an article somewhere, or if I can finagle a sabbatical...

I thought I would start this thread and post a series of charts over the coming weeks that highlights the relationship of market action (or inaction) with Social, Technological, environmental, Political trends etc. For example why are some things unpopular now (eg K Rudd) when they were...

Nice blog post: Deep Truths about the Markets and Investing http://www.crossingwallstreet.com/archives/2010/04/deep-truth-about-the-markets-and-investing.html The writer lists his observations. For beginners there is some great advice, and something to offend nearly everyone! My...

I haven't been a buyer for a while now, mainly because I can't afford it, but also due to the massive volatility! But I have been watching and attending some education (mainly free - maybe you get what you pay for?). Anyway, two I did pay for (2x$5) were by Gary Norden of Marketwise...

While these guys tend to air on the bears side, I do have respect for the way Larry Edelson views the market. He is usually well in advance of the markets, and while the Bear comes out to play, I did find a semi positive slant in his most recent article that may be worthy of consideration. If...