Emotional instability can manifest itself in both negative and positive emotion. For instance, if you make a mistake and lose money, the negative emotion attached to that loss can influence you to make all sorts of irrational decisions further on down the line. It can sap your confidence so that you become unable to pull…
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Panikos Kaiserlidis is the CEO of Mount Nico Corp LTD, which operates and owns eXcentral – a brand offering a three-step approach to trading. eXcentral’s goal is to train the traders of tomorrow, established on the core belief that trading should be exciting, but also understood and calculated. Panikos Kaiserlidis has previously worked as a…
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While the beginning of December is usually a calmer time for traders and bookies, as holidays are coming, this year is an exception. As we go into the long British election night, so do traders and markets. It is Thursday night, December 12th, and as the fate of the UK is being voted, traders are…
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Retail forex broker FXCM (NYSE:FXCM) today announced the introduction of foreign exchange baskets to its retail customers. A foreign exchange or forex basket is comprised of a mix of several currencies, each initially starting with the same equivalent value. Traders will be able to buy or sell a base currency, e.g. USD, against a basket…
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One of the most oft repeated fundamental drivers for the recent meteoric rise of Bitcoin has been that “Whales are on the move”. A subset of analysts are glued to the goings on in these highly valued crypto addresses, euphemistically referred to as “Whale” accounts, as if their splashing around could singularly drive the ebbs…
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An old axiom that often proves to be true when trading financial markets is that “Gaps will be filled”. Gaps occur when prices suddenly gyrate to a higher or lower level, without setting any particular levels of support or resistance. Depending on the type of gap, there is a high probability that market prices will…
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It has now been nearly a year since ESMA (in its infinite wisdom) ruling on leverage came into effect - and its been very harsh on many of us brokers, as well as traders. The logic behind why ESMA did this is fair, there was too much risk in the market from both the broker…
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LeapRate Exclusive... Forex trading app OhMyGeorge has announced that it has teamed up with retail FX broker AxiTrader in order to help improve the profitability of its traders. OhMyGeorge was created back in 2016 by the French developer Lucien Tavano. AxiTrader was a natural partnership for OhMyGeorge, they offer many tools for beginners that we are able to…
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The vast majority of European traders have observed a shift from active towards passive investing In the latest Trader Survey conducted by SIX, over 88% of respondents have confirmed this development – and 72% expect this shift to continue. Highlights include: 88% of traders have seen a shift from active towards passive investing and 72%…
Read moreThe last 20 years has seen remarkable change in the equity markets, but not everyone is pleased with the evolution. According to international research and consulting firm TABB Group’s latest research, “Myth Busting and the New Market Maker: Liquidity, Speed, and Risk in an Age of Microseconds,” many investors and market professionals do not fully…
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