The Pitfalls of Trading with 3rd Party Automation Tools
Automation tools for conducting trading on financial markets have existed for many years and have become quite popular with retail investors around the world. At first glance, such tools offer investors an advantage in finding price movements or patterns to earn a profit, but the use of such trading tools often comes with increased risks […]
How to Avoid Investment Scams – A Comprehensive Guide
According to the latest statistics from the world’s major financial regulators, investors and traders are becoming victims of financial fraud and scams on a large scale. Oftentimes people are approached by unknown persons offering investment advice and promising hefty returns, while other times folks react to an advertisement and stumble upon websites offering investment or […]
Managing Trading Risks During Market Volatility
With the recent Covid-19 global pandemic causing widespread market volatility across all asset classes, the reminds traders of the sensible ways to protect their account using practical ways of risk management. During unprecedented global shocks and market events, traders should be aware of the following: In order to protect your trading positions, use sensible ways […]
Why do Forex Binary Options have Short-term Expirations?
Why do Forex Binary Options have Short-term Expirations? The price dynamics of the forex market has often been characterized by both academics and practitioners as a random walk. This means that the exchange rate of a currency pair has an equal probability of an upward and downward movement, such that the expected change in the […]
What are Binary Options?
Binary options are popular among beginner traders because they are very easy to understand. A binary option allows the trader to bet on whether the price of an asset will be above or below a certain target price (usually the current market price) at a future time. If a trader expects the price of an […]
Warns of Pseudo Representatives and Chargeback Schemes
, a leading member-driven External Dispute Resolution (EDR) organization serving participants in global foreign exchange (forex), derivatives and cryptocurrency markets, today warns the public regarding pseudo-representatives mimicking the in an attempt to defraud Forex broker customers and provide illegal services. was recently contacted with information from the public regarding a group of individuals who were […]
Do not get Fooled by Trading Bonuses
While bonuses and incentives offered by brokers have become a common practice, we bring your attention to the fact that not all bonus programs are created equal. Trading bonuses can be difficult to understand for a new trader or even experienced trader and we advise customers to review any bonus program or promotion before entering […]
The Evolution of Bitcoin
How bitcoin evolved from post-crisis fintech innovation The trillions of wealth wiped from the global financial system due to the Great Financial Crisis (GFC) triggered by a cascading failure linked together by systemic risk caused by derivatives reached $22 trillion, according to a report by the U.S. government accountability office. In the last ten years […]
Mifid II: number of liquidity sources, selection process and counterparty reporting
Best execution policy under MiFID adopts a multi-faceted approach that addresses, amongst other things, quality of execution, trading conditions extended to clients and the counterparty selection process. It also provides directions and guidelines on how best execution can be achieved. The execution policy, set forth in MiFID II rests on several main pillars and I […]