Forex Guide

Forex Brokers accepting Volet

Volet (formerly Advanced Cash) is a popular international payment system that offers plastic and virtual cards that clients can use to pay easily for goods and services all over the world. Thanks to the Volet popularity, many forex brokers adopted this payment system as one of the possible funding methods and are now accepting Volet as a method that traders can use for deposits and withdrawals.
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09 July, 2020
Is Forex Trading Halal or Haram According to Islam?

Is Forex Trading Halal or Haram According to Islam?

[vc_column width="3/4"]The issue of whether online forex trading is halal or haram according to Islam is a very controversial one. Controversial, because there does not seem to be a uniformity of opinion among many scholars on the issue. But what is the basis of the argument?The argument usually centres around whether forex trading constitutes a form of investment whose returns can be classified as usury. However, there is a lot more that is involved and this article will attempt to shed some light on the matter whether forex trading is halal or haram. It is pertinent to note that the writer is not a Muslim and views expressed he...
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12 May, 2020
Forex Trading in Kenya - Basics, Regulation

Forex Trading in Kenya - Basics, Regulation

[vc_column width="3/4"]Forex trading in Kenya has assumed great importance because of the technological and regulatory advances that have been made there as far as financial market operations are concerned. Kenya is located in East Africa and is considered the most advanced economy of the region. Kenya’s e-payment revolution is well known, being the first country to push mobile payments to the forefront of economic activity not just in the region, but in Africa. These advancements have allowed the forex market to take a solid hold in the country.Overview of the FX market in KenyaKenya’s forex industry operates within the confines...
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02 May, 2020

The Most Effective Method to Set a Proper Stop Loss

What is a stop-loss order? You place a stop-loss order with your broker to sell your securities when they are at a given price. These help to reduce the extent of loss you might incur. For instance, if you set your stop-loss order at any percentage below the price in which you bought the security, the loss will be limited to that percentage.How to Place a Stop Loss OrderThe best method to place a stop loss should involve placing it at a position where you will know that you were wrong about your strategy in case you’re hit. You cannot be perfect in all your trades. The prices of the stock will not always favor you after your purc...
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11 December, 2019
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Forex and CFD trading explained - tips and advice for beginners

The forex market is the largest and most liquid market in the world. Every day, currencies worth 5,3 trillion dollars are traded there. The forex market is a place where all the banks, businesses, governments, investors, and traders meet in order to trade currencies. Approximately 15% of the trading volume is performed by corporations and governments that buy and sell goods and services abroad, and 85% of the trades constitute of investments made with the aim of profiting from currency movements.
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09 December, 2017

How to use currency correlation in Forex & CFD market

All markets are somehow connected with each other. That means if one market goes up there is a high probability that there is also a market that will reflect this situation and will go up as well. But to understand how the markets correlate, you need to know the connection between these markets. Towards this very purpose, we use currency correlation tables in which we can find out how certainly one market will influence the other.What is correlation?Currency correlation is the measurement of the relationship between two currency pairs resulting in a correlation coefficient. So basically how certain it is that one market will have...
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01 June, 2017

How much the biggest forex brokers make

[vc_column width="3/4"]We all know how profitable Forex trading can be when you do it as an individual, but do you ever wonder how much your broker makes? Most traders don’t because they are too busy focusing on how much they are going to make themselves. However, you may also have noticed that there are just so many Forex brokers currently active in the world, yet more keep cropping up every other day. So, is running a Forex brokerage that enticing and if so, how do these brokers make the money.Financial statements from the biggest brokersSince we can’t get the earnings from all Forex brokers, why not look at how the biggest for...
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15 April, 2017
How to read candlestick chart: introduction to patterns and formations

How to read candlestick chart: introduction to patterns and formations

Learning how to read from a candlestick chart is one of the basic tasks in technical analysis no matter whether you trade forex, cryptocurrencies, binary options or any other financial instrument. The first thing which can pop up in your head when you look at a chart can be, what each candle means. There is a very easy answer to that: „price movement over a certain time period“.
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21 October, 2016
MetaTrader 4 - how to download and work with MT4

MetaTrader 4 - how to download and work with MT4

 In the following article, you will learn how to download MetaTrader 4 and how to use it correctly.  MetaTrader is one of the most popular programs used by traders for technical analysis. It offers a charting system that is super easy to use and which is totally free. In MT4 you will find a wide range of customizable indicators, alarms, and templates along with the possibility to use your own expert advisors. But first, in order to work with MT4, you need to create a demo account, so let’s get right into it.Setting up a demo accountA huge number of forex brokers offer the MT4 platform, but in your broker doesn’t you can download ...
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25 July, 2016
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