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Foreign Exchange Market Orders |
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These permit the client to immediately execute a transaction at the best available price. No price is specified on the order, since it is to be executed at the price prevailing when the order is actually done.
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Internet Trading Platforms |
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The growth of internet based trading has created a close to zero-cost delivery system. Because of this revolution in technology, the foreign exchange markets are no longer the domain of the large traders with multimillion dollar accounts and connections at large banks.
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Long & Short Calls |
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The more bullish trader you are, the more out–of-the-money (higher) should the option be. No other position gives as much leveraged advantage in a rising market as this one. The profit grows as the market rises.
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Long & Short Puts |
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The more bearish you are as a trader, the more out-of-the-money (lower) the option should be. No other position allows as much leveraged advantage in a declining market. Profit increases as the market falls.
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Basic Theories of Technical Analysis |
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This is the oldest theory on technical analysis. It states that prices fully reflect all existing information. The theory was developed principally around stock market averages. It holds that prices progress into three types of wave patterns: primary; secondary and minor.
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Bull Spread, Bear Spread |
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This is the most popular form of bullish trade. Traders should use this position if they believe the underlying asset price is likely to rise but don’t think it will rise very much and want to limit their loss.
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Long Butterfly, Short Butterfly |
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This is one of the few positions that are advantageous in a long-term option series. Traders buy the “wings” on either side of the position and sell the “body”. The buyer of the wings purchases one unit each of two outside strikes and sells two units of the inside strikes. As a combination of a bull and bear spread, this strategy normally gives a maximum returns and maximum loss.
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