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Monday, September 15, 2008, 04:38 PM
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Sigma Forex is leading European professional online trading Brokers registered in
the Uk and most of the EU countries. It was founded by professional
private investors including (banks, traders, brokers, and software
developers), which enabled Sigma to identify the essential needs of the
Forex participants from the start.
Since 2003, Sigma’s aim has been
to provide the best, powerful and most suitable currency trading
technology along with superiority in execution, competitive services,
and dependable customer service. Over the past years, Sigma has quickly
become one of the world’s leading online retail currency trading
institutions, providing integrated global trading systems, analysis
techniques and the most reliable and sophisticated online trading
software. We offer internet trading through Meta Trader. This trading
platform is very stable and reliable. It is highly regarded and very
popular among traders.
Monday, September 15, 2008, 04:27 PM
[ forex market]
The
interest rate on 3-month dollar-denominated deposits held in banks
outside the US. It serves as a valuable benchmark for determining
interest rate differentials to help estimate exchange rates. To
illustrate USD/JPY as a theoretical example, the greater the interest
rate differential in favor of the eurodollar against the euroyen
deposit, the more likely USD/JPY will receive a boost. Sometimes, this
relation does not hold due to the confluence of other factors.
FX
markets usually refer to the 10-year note when comparing its yield with
that on similar bonds overseas, namely the Euro (German 10-year bund),
Japan (10-year JGB) and the UK (10-year gilt). The spread differential
(difference in yields) between the yield on 10-year US Treasury note
and that on non US bonds, impacts the exchange rate. A higher US yield
usually benefits the US dollar against foreign currencies.
- Federal Reserve Bank (Fed)
The
U.S Central Bank has full independence in setting monetary policy to
achieve maximum non-inflationary growth. The Fed's chief policy signals
are: open market operations, the Discount Rate and the Fed Funds rate.
- Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC)
The
FOMC is responsible for making decisions on monetary policy, including
the crucial interest rate announcements it makes 8 times a year. The
12-member committee is made up of 7 members of the Board of Governors;
the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York; while the
remaining four seats carry one-year term each, in a rotating selection
of the presidents of the 11 other Reserve Banks.
The
US Treasury is responsible for issuing government debt and for making
decisions on the fiscal budget. The Treasury has no say in monetary
policy, but its statements on the dollar have an major influence on the
currency.
The
most important economic data items released in the US are: labor report
(payrolls, unemployment rate and average hourly earnings), CPI, PPI,
GDP, international trade, ECI, NAPM, productivity, industrial
production, housing starts, housing permits and consumer confidence.
The
three major stock indices are the Dow Jones Industrials Index (Dow),
S&P 500, and NASDAQ. The Dow is the most influential index on the
dollar. Since the mid-1990s, the index has shown a strong positive
correlation with the greenback as foreign investors purchased US
equities. Three major forces affect the Dow: 1) Corporate earnings,
forecast and actual; 2) Interest rate expectations and; 3) Global
considerations. Consequently, these factors channel their way through
the dollar
The
dollar's value against one currency is sometimes impacted by another
currency pair (exchange rate) that may not involve the dollar. To
illustrate, a sharp rise in the yen against the euro (falling EUR/JPY)
could cause a general decline in the euro, including a fall in EUR/USD.
Monday, September 15, 2008, 04:22 PM
[ forex market]
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Sigma Forex is leading European professional online trading Brokers registered in
the Uk and most of the EU countries. It was founded by professional
private investors including (banks, traders, brokers, and software
developers), which enabled Sigma to identify the essential needs of the
Forex participants from the start.
Since 2003, Sigma’s aim has
been to provide the best, powerful and most suitable currency trading
technology along with superiority in execution, competitive services,
and dependable customer service. Over the past years, Sigma has quickly
become one of the world’s leading online retail currency trading
institutions, providing integrated global trading systems, analysis
techniques and the most reliable and sophisticated online trading
software. We offer internet trading through Meta Trader. This trading
platform is very stable and reliable. It is highly regarded and very
popular among traders.
Monday, September 15, 2008, 04:12 PM
[ forex market]
As we know the FX market can be extremely liquid which is why it can be desirable to trade.
Hedge Funds have increasingly allocated portions of their portfolios to
speculate on the FX market.
Another advantage Hedge Funds can
utilize is a much higher degree of leverage than would typically be
found in the equity markets.
The
FX market mainstay is that of international trade. Many companies have
to import or exports goods to different countries all around the world.
Payment for these goods and services may be made and received in
different currencies. Many billions of dollars are exchanges daily to
facilitate trade. The timing of those transactions can dramatically
affect a company's balance sheet. The Man In The Street Although
you may not think it, the man in the street also plays a part in
toady's FX world. Every time he goes on holiday overseas he normally
need to purchase that country's currency and again change it back into
his own currency once he returns. Unwittingly he is in fact trading
currencies. He may also purchase goods and services whilst overseas
and his credit card company has to convert those sales back into his
base currency in order to charge him.
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Monday, September 15, 2008, 04:06 PM
[ forex market]
Forex Vs. Stocks:
Forex
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Stocks
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24 hour market
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Open only a few hours a day
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Most liquid market in the world
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Limited liquidy especially in the smaller capitilzation stocks
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High leverage 100:1 leverage on standard-sized accounts
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50% leverage at most 2:1 leverage to the average stock investor
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Slippage is usually very limited
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There is usually slippage on every order
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No commissions
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Commissions on every trade
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Can go long or short easily
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Harder to go short with uptick rule and possiblity of borrowed shares being called
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Can make as many trades you want
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Daytrading limitations on how many trades you can do in a period of time
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Limited risk, most forex brokers will automatically close your positions when your account balance goes to zero
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It is possible to have a negative balance after an adverse move in the market
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Minimum slippage and order errors
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More room for slippage and error
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Can short-sell anytime
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Need to obey uptick rule in order to short-sell
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Minimum slippage and order errors
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More room for slippage and error
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Highly developed trading platform
Our
trading platform feature quality execution capabilities as well as
advanced and easy-to-use order entry and position management tools, all
in a secure and robust environment. A full suite of decision support
tools, from charting to research, news and more, are also available to
clients free of charge.
Account that is customized by each trader’s needs and requirements
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