Costs of CFD Trading The costs of CFD trading involve the commission charged by the broker (usually 0.1%), a financing cost if you buy assets and the spread, i.e. the difference between the bid and offer prices at the time you trade...
Types of CFDs This section will go over the different kinds of CFDs available to traders. The different types of CFDs offered by brokers will vary by region, as regulations differ...
Eliminating CFD Trading Mistakes Every trader makes mistakes. However, many of the biggest and most typical mistakes made by CFD traders can be avoided or eliminated altogether...
Creating a CFD Trading Plan When choosing a CFD trading strategy, new traders can easily become confused or even overwhelmed by all the variables and indicators available for consideration...
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The theory of CFD trading is very simple, buy low and sell high, but executing that theory requires some practice.Since most CFDs are traded OTC, you are dealing directly with the broker. Most contract terms can be negotiated since no standard set of terms exist...
“The Market’s primary job is to instantly find that exact place where this is an equal disagreement on value and an agreement on price...
NFP = non farm payroll (USA) Why is NFP Important for CFD Trading? Non-Farm Payroll or NFP is a critical economic news print, here’s a quick guide on understanding and trading NFP with CFDs...
2 Ways to Use Moving Averages with CFDs Indicators can be very handy tools for the CFD trader. They can assist in simplifying developments on a chart. This way traders can instead focus on placing the trade and managing their risk...
Benefits of Mechanical CFD Trading Traders are always looking for an additional edge in the market. Any products or knowledge that they believe will tip the scales in their favor becomes highly demanded...
3 Steps to Swing Trading in the CFD Market When traders say they are swing trading, they are generally referring to both the length of time and the style of trades that are being executed...
Trading CFDs with MACD The MACD entry trigger is used to initiate entries into CFD positions. The MACD is short for Moving Average Convergence Divergence and is a leading indicator, which means that buy/sell signals are generally given in advance of large swings to the upside/downside...
Benefits of Keeping a Trading Journal Trading is exciting. The idea of making money by outsmarting other traders and beating the market is something many strive for but few are able to achieve. In order to be successful, we need to trade at our highest level and be able to maintain it...
Position Trading with CFDs “Don’t look for the needle in the haystack. Just buy the haystack!” ―John C...
What is CFD Scalping? Many traders want to be scalpers, but few know what scalping is or where to begin. Ultimately, scalping can be a viable short term trading methodology for both CFDs -gold, silver, US30 and Forex currency pairs...
Pivot Points Support & Resistance is a term every technical trader should be familiar with. These technical pricing ceilings and floors can be useful in trading currency pairs or CFD contracts. With a little practice they can be applied to virtually any chart...
Why Negative Balance Protection is so Important The recent CHF debacle has been quite instructive for a number of reasons. We all agree that low volatility is a bad thing in retail forex, but too much of it can be catastrophic...
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