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Position Sizing for ASX Share CFDs ( Free calculator download )

Position sizing is simply the number of contracts that you choose to enter for any specific trade. It is this, combined with the movement in price (either positively or negatively) from entry to exit in your trade, that determines your final dollar result for any specific trade. As this result impacts on your trading capital, position sizing,...

May 15, 2019
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Cognitive Trading Biases #1 – Loss Aversion

As a serious trader, one of the key areas you must work on is to develop an awareness of the way the market affects your mind, and subsequently the decisions you make whilst in a trading situation. What are trading biases? People have inbuilt set of belief and value systems that develop over the years through learning and instruction from others a...

May 14, 2019
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Dividends and ASX Share CFDs

  Trading Share CFDs gives you exposure to the movement of underlying shares. There are a few issues that are specific to Share CFDs and differ from for example trading Forex or commodity CFDS. One of these issues is that of company dividends. This article aims to clarify the potential impact of dividends of the CFD trader. How do dividend...

May 7, 2019
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Another New Indicator? – 4 Questions to Judge If It Is the Right Time for You

Invariably, the motivation to look at adding another technical indicator is a belief that your trading results, and the system that creates these, could be improved. As traders, we are bombarded with information relating to the use of technical indicators to guide decision making in our entry and exit decisions. Such information can be “persuasi...

May 7, 2019
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An Election Rate Cut?

Among the few interest rate decisions this week, the Reserve Bank of Australia stands out. The Federal election 2019 is fast approaching and analysts are debating whether a rate cut before the election is justified or not. The Rate Cut Debate The Australian economy is facing real challenges but the rate cut debate ahead of the election exubera...

May 7, 2019
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US Jobs Report

The Buraeu of Labor Statistics have released the latest jobs report for April. Let’s take a look at the latest numbers. The total non-farm payroll employment increased by 263,000 the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today, beating the forecast of 190,000. Biggest job gains were in professional and business services, construction, healt...

May 3, 2019
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Largest Crude Oil Reserves in the World

Venezuela At number one, we have a country which has been in turmoil in the last few months – Venezuela. Economic and social crisis have hit the South American nation and things are not looking to get better any time soon. However, it does top the list as the country with the largest crude oil reserves in the world at 300 billion barrels. Wort...

May 3, 2019
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Preview: Bank of England Rate Decision

Brexit has been dominating the news flow in the United Kingdom for a long time, but on Thursday all eyes will be on the latest Bank of England rate decision. The decision is set to be announced at 12 PM London time. About Interest Rates Interest rates are set by the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee which is made of nine members �...

May 1, 2019
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Central Bank Interest Rates

Today, the Bank of Canada announced its decision to leave interest rates unchanged at 1.75% and with other major central bank policy meetings due to take place in the coming weeks, there is no better time to look at the current interest rates of some of the major central banks from around the world. About Interest Rates A bank interest rate is a ...

April 24, 2019
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Up Next: The Bank of Canada Rate Decision

One of the must-watch economic events this week will be the Bank of Canada interest rate decision. The decision is scheduled to be announced on Wednesday 24th April at 15:00 PM London time. Why Is The Announcement Important? A bank interest rate is a rate at which a countries central bank lends money to local banks. The interest rate is charged b...

April 23, 2019
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GO Markets’ Giant Leap into MENA; Granted DMCC and DGCX Membership

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – 18 April 2019. GO Markets is pleased to announce its expansion into the Middle East and Northern Africa (MENA) region, operating as GO Markets MENA DMCC in Dubai, UAE. Located within the economic ‘free zone’ of the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC), GO Markets MENA DMCC has obtained its membership with the Dubai G...

April 17, 2019
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ASX200: the Top 5

GO Markets recently announced the addition of ASX (Australia Securities Exchange) Share CFDs to the product offering, increasing the number of instruments available to its clients to over 250, which also includes Forex, Commodities, Indices. The latest addition will enable clients to trade multiple assets from one single platform. In this article...

April 17, 2019
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Largest Crude Oil Reserves in the World

We have seen the price of crude oil (USOUSD) rise by about 43% since the beginning of the year, from around $44 per barrel to $63 per barrel at the time of writing this. It reached the highest level since November 2018 last week, on the 9th April to be exact, when it was trading at around $64.71 per barrel. In this article, we will take a look at...

April 16, 2019
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Are You Just ‘Interested’ OR REALLY Committed to Becoming the Trader You Can Be?

Look, we get it… the thought of making money from the financial markets is appealing to the newcomer (and even experienced trader). Appealing enough to invest some time (often a great deal) and some money (often a great deal). At this stage, it is “interesting” (even exciting), but NOT committed. You may even have been told it is easy i...

April 15, 2019
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Are You an Honest Trader? 5 Powerful Questions to Ask Yourself Now

“The least initial deviation from the truth is multiplied later a thousandfold.”  - Aristotle We came across the above quote from the famous Greek philosopher and couldn’t help thinking how relevant this is to trading, so thought it was worth a discussion to stimulate some self-reflection of your behaviour and thinking like a trader. ...

April 11, 2019
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