What is the definition of an interest rate? Interest rates are a proportion of the principal—the amount borrowed—that a lender charges a borrower. The annual percentage rate (APR) is used to describe the interest rate on a loan (APR). An interest rate can also be applied to money earned via a savings account or a […]
What Exactly Is Inflation? Inflation is the gradual loss of a currency’s buying value over time. The increase in the average price level of a basket of selected goods and services in an economy can be used to calculate a quantitative estimate of the rate at which buying power declines. A rise in the overall
Decentralised Finance (Defi): What Is It? Decentralised finance (Defi) is a new financial system based on distributed ledgers that are similar to those used by cryptocurrencies. The system decentralises authority over money, financial products, and financial services from banks and institutions. For many users, the following are some of the main benefits of Defi: It
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Introduction The Psychology of trading – In any competitive arena, whether it be trading, sports, or life in general, the question is often asked: what sets apart the best from the rest? In most cases, success isn’t determined by those who are physically the best – otherwise, the strongest people would be the most successful.
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Foreign Exchange Markets (FX) The Foreign Exchange Market (commonly referred to as the Forex Market or FX) is the marketplace for global currency deals and is the largest and most liquid market globally. The Forex market provides a vehicle where one country’s currency can be exchanged for that of another country through a floating exchange
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What Exactly Is a Trend? A trend is the price movement of a market or an asset in its overall direction. Trendlines or price action in technical analysis emphasise when the price is making higher swing highs and lower swing lows for an uptrend, or lower swing lows and lower swing highs for a downtrend.
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Bollinger Bands Bollinger Bands, developed by John Bollinger of Bollinger Capital Management, are trading bands that vary in distance from the moving average as a function of a market’s volatility. Bollinger took mathematical formulas commonly used by statisticians to determine the standard deviation of a data series and adapted them to calculate the width of
The Different Types of Charts Line Charts These charts are the most basic type of chart, and in most cases, they are generally used for spread trading and longer-term analysis. They are also helpful when only the closing date is available or in markets where high and low price information is not measured accurately. Most
Trading Individual Stocks Trading individual stocks means that you are going to not only have to understand the stocks that are traded but also have a good knowledge of other influential stock markets. We will look at what things are essential to analyse when trading individual listed stocks. Reading financial press Generally, you will want
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Basic Technical Analysis Support & Resistance Support and resistance levels are, without a doubt, two of the most widely debated aspects of technical analysis. It is helpful to think of prices being established within markets due to a head-to-head battle between buyers trying to force prices higher (commonly referred to as ‘bulls’ in financial markets)
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