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The Role of Creativity in Trading

Trading success isn’t just about pure analysis. At its core, successful trading often requires a dose of creativity. This original thinking capability, which allows individuals to birth fresh ideas, can be key.   Key Takeaways – Creativity in Trading While traditional schooling emphasizes memory and rule-following, real-world success often rewards creativity, intuition, and strategic thinking. […]

What Happens When a Huge Company Fails? (Effect on Markets)

We all know stories about Enron, Worldcom, Wirecard, and other large companies that, suffice to say, didn’t pan out for traders and investors betting on their success. They weren’t the first and won’t be the last large companies to fall. What happens to the broader market and economy in such circumstances? A stock that constitutes […]

How Are Trading & Investing Algorithms Built? (Guide)

Building trading and investing algorithms involves a blend of financial theory, mathematics, programming, and data analysis. These algorithms are designed to make trading decisions based on certain criteria, which can include any number of factors based on the underlying cause-effect relationships governing the decisions. Building trading and investing algorithms is a complex, iterative process that […]

JustMarkets Cuts Spreads By 55%

Online broker, , has reduced its spreads by up to 55% on popular trading instruments. The EUR/USD is now available from 0.6 pips. Key Takeaways JustMarkets has slashed its spreads on Standard and Pro accounts. Commission-free trading is available with floating spreads from 0.1 pips. Tight and stable spreads are available on the broker’s 170+ […]

Reserve Currency History, Status, and Benefits

In a separate article, we covered the current status of the basic reserves today; namely, the USD, EUR, JPY, GBP, CNY, and gold, as the main few. In this article, we’ll cover reserve currency history as well as reserve currency status, the benefits it brings, and how it’s lost. We are currently in a precarious […]

How Large of a Drawdown Should Be Tolerated?

The non-linear relationship between losses and the gains required to recover those losses is an important concept in portfolio management. For example: A 10% loss requires an 11% gain to recover. A 20% loss requires a 25% gain to recover. A 50% loss requires a 100% gain to recover. Mathematically, if “L” is the loss […]

ThinkMarkets Releases ThinkPortal App To Support Mobile Traders

has launched the ThinkPortal app. Traders can access a range of tools to enhance the mobile trading experience. Key Takeaways The ThinkPortal app offers everything traders need to manage their accounts on the go. Investors get account overviews, trade reports, market updates and trading signals. Users can download the application from the App Store and […]

BlackBull CopyTrader: Follow the Best Traders on MT4 & MT5

has introduced CopyTrader, a system that connects aspiring investors with experienced traders. Users can open an account, find a strategy provider and start copy trading in five minutes. Your capital is at risk – past performance is not a guarantee of future results. Key Takeaways BlackBull CopyTrader is a hands-off approach to investing that allows […]

GO Education Week: Free Educational Event For New Investors

GO Education Week, hosted by , is a series of live events, presentations, video courses and downloadable resources to help investors take their trading skills to the next level. Key Takeaways GO Education Week will commence on Monday 9 October. Investors can access live trading events, replays of ‘Trading Mastery’ presentations, articles on popular topics, video […]

Auto-Callables

Auto-callables are complex savings instruments that offer a bond-like fixed return, crafted by selling stock options.   Key Takeaways – Auto-Callables Auto-callables are savings instruments that offer fixed returns similar to bonds, created by selling stock options, primarily on broad stock market indices. They attract investors with their potential for higher yields and early redemption […]

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