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China Hikes Reserve Requirements
China appears to be on the path of the US in 2005. They have hiked their reserve requirements again citing inflation concerns. This is the same problem that the

China Joins the Stimulus Revolution
China unveiled a stimulus plan to support it’s quickly ailing economy this week. China plans on putting 586 billion dollars to work in an attempt to get

China Nervous About the US Dollar
China appears to be concerned about all this destruction of the worth of the dollar by the Fed and the US Treasury. The Chinese Premier has indicated that he is

Chinese Reserve Requirements Increase
China has announced that they are increasing their bank reserve requirements. This is a fancy way to say that the economy is getting too hot and they want to

Choose a Currency Pair
Choose a currency pair

Choosing a Forex Broker
How to choose a forex broker.

Choosing a Lot Size - Forex Trading Lot Sizes
Understanding forex trading lots

Citigroup on the Chopping Block
Next up to get a bailout handout from American taxpayers is Citigroup. Not much of a surprise here, they have been quietly trying to keep it together over the

Currencies - Currency Symbol Definitions
A list of currency symbol definitions

Currency Analysis - Methods Used to Analyze Currencies
Way to analyze currencies and their movements.

Currency Forecasting Models Made Simple
Traders adopt different approaches and systems to predict the price movement of currencies. Learn about the different types of fundamental trading models and how to determine if one is right for you. Trading models can be complex, but this article explains them for the beginning trader.

Currency Interventions
Before you can “step into the ring” and begin to trade forex, you\'ll need a good grasp of how things work. The best way to achieve this is to use a

Currency Market Reactions Coming
There has been quite a bit going on in world news over the past few weeks. Surprisingly, the world markets have been showing stability rather than risk

Currency Markets Back in Full Swing
The currency markets are back in full swing and they started off the new year with a roar. The US Dollar rallied hard on this first Monday of 2009. It seems

Currency Pair Profiles
Currency pair profiles for forex trading.

Currency Predictions - Where are We?
At the beginning of each year I write up a feature on currency predictions. It’s usually a fun feature and I use a psychic to compile the

Currency Predictions for 2009 - 2009 Currency Predictions
2008 was a wild year for the markets. It left many traders scratching their heads. I took some time and sat down with Miss Bonnie, who is an Astrologer and Clairvoyant Medium. She had a few things to say about what is in store for 2009.

Currency Predictions for 2010
What will 2010 bring for the currency markets?

Currency Predictions for 2010
Last year I did an interview with a psychic to get some ideas about the possibilities for the upcoming trading year (See: Currency Predictions for 2009). I

Currency Trading - What is Currency Trading?
What is Currency Trading?

Currency Wars
The chief economist for the International Monetary Fund has brought up the possibility that we may be having some currency wars in the future. You can see the

DKK - What Does DKK Stand For
What does DKK stand for?

DailyFX.com
DailyFX.com

DailyFX.com Website Review - A Review of DailyFX.com
A review on the features and analysis of dailyfx.com

Daylight Savings Time
Just a reminder that daylight savings time is now in effect. If you’re a daytrader some overseas markets will now be starting an hour later, particularly

Dealing with Forex Trading Volatility – How to Deal with Volatility in Forex Trading
The currency markets are generally considered to be volatile in nature. The volatility is usually magnified by the use of leverage by the participating traders. There are certain things that traders have to do to survive volatile markets. This is a short guide to surviving a volatile currency trading environment.

Dealing with Trading Anxiety
Trading can bring about stressful situations. It can be difficult to make decisions and trade with a clear head.Dealing with trading anxiety is not something

Dealing with Trading Anxiety
With the markets being so volatile, traders are suffering from a heavy dose of trading anxiety.Trading anxiety can be a problem for traders that have suffered

Dealing with a Margin Call
Talking about margin calls is not a fun topic, but it is something that does happen to some traders on occasion. It’s a bit of sensitive subject, but

Deals Being Made
Deals Being Made

Death by Leverage - Forex Lessons from the US Banking Crisis of 2008
The banking crisis in the US was caused by banks not buying based on solid fundamentals and using insane leverage to buy securities. As a forex trader, no matter which system you are using to trade it’s important that you understand the fundamentals of the currencies you are trading. Even if you are a technical trader, you still need to know what you are buying and selling.

Demo Account - What is a Demo Account
A demo account is a practice account used to help beginning traders learn to understand the trading platform and the market.

Determining A Bearish Period
A bearish period is represented in different ways by the Japanese candlesticks.

Determining A Bullish Period
A price movement is shown in many different ways by the Japanese candlesticks.

Determining A Neutral Period
Neither bullish nor bearish, a neutral trading period is a time of tension buildup to determine who will take control of the currency price.

Determining The Closing Price
The closing price sets the stage for the next period's trading.

Determining The Low Price
The low price shows the strength of the bulls and could weaken the bears.

Determining The Price Range
The price range shows the bulls and bears battling for control over the currency pair's price.

Determining the High Price
The high price shows the level of resistance by the bears, which could weaken the bulls.

Determining the Opening Price
The opening price is very important and sets the stage for the period's trading.

Do I Need Good Credit to Trade On Margin
Why you don't need good credit to trade on margin.

Do You Have Experience with FAP Turbo?
Have you ever used FAP Turbo? Want to share your experience with others?  About.com is looking for true user reviews of FAP Turbo. Help other traders

Do You Need a Forex Trading Journal?
Do You Need a Forex Trading Journal?

Do You Pick Tops?
Early in my forex career I used to try to pick turn around points in currency pairs. I always felt that I needed to beat the market into submission and prove

Do You Trade with Oanda?
Do You Trade with Oanda?

Do you want to Learn Forex?
How you can learn forex.

Does FAP Turbo Work - Reviews by FAP Turbo Users
Does the FAP Turbo Forex Robot actaully work? Find out by reading reviews from actual users of FAP Turbo

Dollar Hysteria
There seems to be a lot of talk about the death of the US dollar in the past few days. There was even a hysterical article about the demise of the dollar and

Dollar Plunges after UN Panel Report
The dollar plunged after comments by a UN Panel calling for an end of the US Dollar’s reserve status.The argument is basically that the US has an unfair

Dollar Rallies on Better Than Expected NonFarm Payroll Report
Less bad news becomes the new good news. NonFarm US employment fell by only 345k for the month of May while overall unemployment increased by half a percent to

Dollar Rally - Real or Imagined?
The US Dollar has been making a comeback over the past few trading sessions after the non farm payroll numbers for November showed only a minor decline.So far

Dollar Rally Taking A Break
The Dollar rally has been taking a breather. There have been numerous calls that the Euro fall/dollar rally is over and it seems like those calls might be a

Dollar Strength Seems Likely
The US Dollar seems to be a punchline these days. A lot of times, mine. My bottom line belief is that the dollar will eventually be in for a large decline. The

Dow 10K - Nothing to Celebrate
While the anchors on CNBC are celebrating the Dow once again breaching the 10,000 level by wearing their Dow 10K hats, I have to look at this with a critical

Dow Sending Signals
The US Stock Market dropped 1000 points during trading today, taking the markets around the world with it for a wild ride that lasted over an hour.CNBC is

Dubai Spooks Holiday Thin Forex Trading
While you were out eating turkey, Dubai asked for a 6 month moratorium on 59 billion in government debt.CNBC reports that Dubai Fallout is a correction,

Durable Goods Support the Dollar
The durable goods report for april 2008 showed a decline in durable goods sales by 0.5 percent vs. expectations of a bigger fall of 1.1 percent.  Defense

ECB - What Does ECB Stand For?
What does ECB stand for?

ECB Cuts Interest Rates
The European Central Bank slashed rates by another half percent for January. The interest rate in Europe is down to 2 percent.Things in the Euro zone are

ECB Cuts Rates
The European Central bank cut interest rates by 25 basis points at their May meeting.The ECB sees no risk for inflation issues and continued worry about

ECB Gears Up To Remove Stimulus
The ECB left rates for the Euro on hold during it’s December meeting.ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet stated that he wanted to appear neutral. However,

ECB Hikes!
The European Central Bank decided to hike rates at it’s July meeting as promised!  The base interest rate on the Euro is moved from 4.0 percent to

ECB Leaves Rates Unchanged
The European Central Bank left rates unchanged at their August meeting.Jean Claude Trichet issued  some statements at a press conference to support their

ECB Rate Decision
The European Central Bank left rates unchanged at 4.0 percent at their September meeting.Trichet noted a few reasons supporting the rate decision: Inflation

ECB and BOE Interest Rates Hold Steady
The Bank of England held interest rates steady at 0.5 percent for the pound (GBP) during it’s recent meeting.The European Central Bank also left

ECB vs. The Fed
The ECB left rates unchanged for the month of June with comments that left the door open for a 25 basis point hike in July.  This information trumphed all

EUR - What Does EUR Stand For
What does EUR stand for?

EUR USD
A profile of EUR USD.

EUR/GBP Breaks to New Highs
Just a quick note. EUR/GBP has broken to new highs not seen in at least a decade. Interestingly enough, the pop past resistance was so hard that it is already

EUR/USD Retreats from 200 Day MA
The EUR/USD has made a rather rapid retreat from the 200 day moving average after yesterday's FOMC meeting.Although we don't call the end of trends until they

EUR/USD Under Pressure
The EUR/USD has come under pressure after the release of revised preliminary GDP number for the US in the first quarter.  The Q1 GDP was revised up to 0.9

EUR/USD Winding Up
The EUR/USD has broken out of it’s downtrend and made a new leg up in an uptrend. While the current rally looks overdone, there isn’t much doubt

Economic Calendar
Economic Calendar for the week of August 25 – 29, 2008Monday14:00 US Existing Home Sales Tuesday12:30 US Durable Goods Orders14:00 US New Home Sales18:00

Economic Double Dip
While the main stream media slowly comes to the same conclusion that bloggers have had for a long time, the markets are reacting. The reactions seem to be

Economic Indicators - Economic Indicators Defined
Descriptions and meanings for economic indicators.

Economic Indicators - The Basics of Economic Indicators
Economic indicators are pieces of data from important economic reports. Most of economic indicators are published by government agencies or select private groups. When taking multiple economic indicators into account for a country, traders can get a well rounded sense of a country's financial health.

Economic Indicators - What is an Economic Indicator
What is an economic indicator?

Economics and Currencies for 2009
The beginning of a new year is always action packed in forex trading. It’s not as if we didn’t just have a crazy couple of months, but the change

Essential Broker Services for Beginning Traders
To trade currencies, you will need a broker. There are many brokers out there to help you in the Forex market. Learn how to find the right broker and avoid scam artists.

Euro "Pops" Over the Weekend
You might have noticed that the Euro “popped” over 150 pips before market open on Sunday night. This would be the shot higher that I have been

Euro Comes Crashing Down
Things have not been looking good for Europe over the past couple of weeks. The Euro has fallen 1000 pips vs the US Dollar over the past 2 weeks.The world,

Euro Crisis
Is the Euro in crisis? The Euro has been showing some push over the past week against the USD making it look like the fall is over. In fact, it has even

Euro Future Uncertain
Euro Future Uncertain

Euro Gains on Rate Cut
The European Central Bank reduced official interest rates by 25 basis points.The market speculation was for a 50 basis point cut, so the reaction was Euro

Euro Hanging by a Thread
Euro Hanging by a Thread

Euro Perks Up
The Euro seems to be trying to show some signs of life today by bouncing after hitting a new 4 year low.There has been quite a bit of talk about how one

Euro Rising
Despite the potential for a 500+ pip pullback in the EUR/USD, it continues to point skyward over the next few months. It's looking a little top heavy in the

Euro Still on the Fence
The Euro has been falling through the month of may bringing traders to call for it's doom. While I would like to join them and call for it's doom, my call would

Europe Downgrades
Europe Downgrades

European GDP
European GDP for the second quarter of 2008 was slightly negative with a drop of 0.2 percent from the first quarter.The ECB is now supported in their decision

European PPI
The European PPI numbers came in near 1 percent with an 8 percent rise year over year.Inflation pressures remain strong keeping pressure on the ECB to raise

European Rate Hikes
On April 7, the European Central Bank hiked the interest rate on the Euro to 1.25, and proclaimed that it was the first one of more rate hikes to come. This

European Stress Test Results Not Stellar
As you may know by now, the results of the European Bank Stress Tests have been released. Seven banks in Europe have failed the test. This is theoretically bad

Extreme Forex Leverage - How Extreme Leverage Can Kill Your Forex Trading Account
If you don't think using extreme leverage in forex trading can ruin you, think again.

FOMC - What Do We Do Now?
No change in interest rates from the Federal Reserve this month. A result that isn’t too surprising considering that you can’t push interest rates

FOMC August
The Fed is not hiking rates, not even looking to hike rates soon. That should come as no surprise to traders. What they are doing however, is looking to

FOMC Minutes
The Federal Open Market Commitee released the minutes from their last meeting on June 24–25, 2008.A couple of key items are noteworthy: There was

FOMC Statement
No change in interest rates of course.The statement says that the fed admits that there are still problems in the economy, but they see a leveling out of sorts.

FOMC Statement
The Federal Reserve released their monetary policy statement for April. Interest rates will remain the same, since you can’t go negative, and they will

FOMC Statement
Not to much to really say about the most recent FOMC statement.  The federal reserve continues to say the economy is bad, but not so bad that you

FXCM Offers MetaTrader Programming Services
Have you ever had an automated strategy that you thought would be great, but you had no idea how to make it a reality? FXCM offers programming services for both

FXCM Review
I opened up an FXCM Micro account and traded it for about 6 months to see how they performed as a broker. The results were fairly positive. See the FXCM

FXCM Review - A Review of the FXCM Forex Brokerage
A review of the forex broker FXCM

FXCM Review - A Review of the FXCM Forex Brokerage - Page 2
FXCM is a reliable broker. The hedging feature allows great flexibility for scalpers in particular. The spreads are ok, not the greatest for all currency pairs, but reasonably tight spreads most of the time on the majors. Customer service seems dependable in most cases and the platform is very stable.

FXCM UK Micro Raises Margin Requirements
FXCM UK has issued a press release stating that they plan to raise margin requirements on Nov 22nd. The details can be obtained on the press release page of

FXCM to Get Rid of Stops!
The NFA continues to stick it’s nose into the business of forex traders. The antihedging rule is causing FXCM to modify their platform to eliminate stop

Fannie and Freddie Bailed out!
The forex markets were rocked Sunday when the US Government seized control of the troubled mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Carry trades showed a

Fed 600 Billion
The Fed is back to printing money. To the tune of 600 Billion at the rate of 75 Billion a month. What's that? You thought that stimulus required a vote? Me

Fed Beige Book
The Fed Beige Book report showed slowing consumer spending (surprise) and “increasing” price pressures. The report stated that most districts

Fed FOMC Statement
The Fed recently released a monetary policy statement after having a two day meeting. The results are nothing surprising. The Fed is essentially going to

Fed General Counsel Gets Grilled
As everyone here probably knows, I am a strong proponent of auditing the fed and revamping the monetary system in the US with something more

Fed Lays Out the Plan
Fed Lays Out the Plan

Fed Leaves Rates Unchanged
The Federal Reserve left rates unchanged at 2.0 percent for the June meeting.  The statement indicated that household spending was firming and

Fed Minutes
The minutes of the August Federal Reserve meeting were released and show that the Fed is referencing a rate hike sometime in the future.  The Fed

Fed Rate Decision
The Federal Reserve left rates unchanged at their September meeting.  Many market participants in all markets were expecting a rate cut today. In the

Fed Rate Statement
The Fed statement for monetary policy in the US for December 2009 has been released.Nothing to write home about in this statement other than a reminder that all

Fed Throws Dollar Out the Window
The FOMC meeting for September 2010 produced a bit of market chaos with the Federal Reserve putting out a FOMC statement that basically says that the economy is

Fed To Market: Dollar Carry Trade Continues
The Federal Reserve released their monthly rate setting statement after their FOMC meeting for October 2009. The key statement of the release was: Economic

Financial Regulations Leverage Reductions
Financial Regulations Leverage Reductions

Financial Terrorism
Sean Brodrick at Money and Markets published an interesting column calling the recent economic deals made in congress “Financial Terrorism”. I

Finding a 100 Percent Accurate Forex Trading System
Do accurate forex trading systems exist? How do you find them? Find out.

Finding a Forex Strategy
There are more forex strategies out there than you can shake a stick at. Finding one is a personal and complicated process.I’ve written an article on

Finding a Forex Strategy - How to Decide on a Forex Strategy
Finding a forex strategy is not a simple task. It will depend on many different factors that have to be tailored to the individual trader.

Five Ways that Technical Analysis Can Fail
There are many benefits to using technical analysis in Forex trading. However, the technical approach has definite limitations. Learn five ways that technical analysis fails.

Flat Canadian Jobs Report
The Canadian jobs report for June showed a minor decline of 5,000 jobs for June 2008.  Unemloyment edged up by 0.1 percent to 6.2 percent. The jobs

Foreign Exchange Trading
As you may know this site is all about foreign exchange trading, currency trading, forex trading, whatever you want to call it. Foreign exchange trading in a

Foreign Exchange Trading - What is Foreign Exchange Trading
What is foreign exchange trading and how does it work?

Forex
What is forex all about?

Forex & Other Financial Markets
The Forex market is one of four financial markets. Read how they compare to the currencies market.

Forex - What is Forex
Information on forex.

Forex Accounts
Forex Accounts

Forex Accounts Moving Back to the U.S.
With the passage of the monumental Frank-Dodd financial reform bill in the U.S., forex brokers that had moved accounts overseas to avoid some of the new

Forex Basics - Forex Trading Basics
If you are a beginner in forex trading, this is the place to start. The following articles will help you gain an understanding of the forex market and how it works.

Forex Benefits - The Benefits of Forex Trading
There are five things give trading the forex market some unique advantages.

Forex Broker - What is a Forex Broker
What is a forex broker and what do they do?

Forex Brokers - Forex Broker Reviews
Forex Broker Reviews

Forex Brokers List
I've started compiling a list of forex brokers. It's far from complete so I am looking for input from forex traders. Which broker do you use? Forex Brokers

Forex Brokers list
A list of forex trading brokers.

Forex Charts - The Basics of Forex Charts
The Basics of Forex Charts

Forex Commandments
Know when to hold them and know when to fold them is what Kenny Rogers said in the song The Gambler. Many forex traders are gamblers, especially in their early

Forex Economic Calendar
Important economic releases for forex traders for the week of Sept 1 – Sept 5, 2008.Tuesday4:30 Australian Interest Rate Annoucement9:00 European

Forex Events of the Decade
Forex Trading Events for the first decade of the 21st century.

Forex Events of the Decade 2000-2009
Forex in a decade from 2000 to 2009

Forex FAQs - Frequently Asked Questions About Forex Trading
Frequently asked questions about forex trading

Forex Forum - Using a Forex Forum
Using a forex forum and learning from it.

Forex Forum Benefits - The Benefits of Using a Forex Forum
How forex forums benefit forex traders.

Forex Forum Personalities
The type of traders you will typically find in a forex forum

Forex Glossary - Forex Terms and Definitions
Definitions of words and terms related to forex trading

Forex Grail Review
Tom Yeomans was nice enough to provide a full copy of his forex trading system called The Forex Grail for some extensive testing and review. You can see the

Forex Hedging - Introduction to Forex Hedging
What is forex hedging?

Forex History - History from the Forex Perspective
Forex history can help you get a feel for the personality of currencies and how they interact.

Forex Interviews - Forex interviews with professional traders, brokers, and forex consulting agencies.
Forex interviews with professional traders, brokers, and forex consulting agencies.

Forex Investing Strategies You Can Use
Some forex investing strategies to get you started with forex trading.

Forex Investment Strategies
Forex Investment Strategies

Forex Leverage
The topic of leverage in forex is something that comes up all the time. People not familiar with forex, or people just beginning their trading often have no

Forex Leverage - Forex and Leverage
The advantages and disadvantages of using leverage with forex trading.

Forex Leverage Limits Coming
The CTFC has issued a final ruling on the leverage limits that were proposed earlier this year. Initially the plan was  to limit forex trading

Forex Lot Sizes
Choosing a lot size to trade is an important decision. If you are a realist and not a gambler, it should be easy.However, there are things to consider and

Forex Margin - Trading Forex on Margin
What is forex margin and how do you use it?

Forex Markets Still Chaotic
The forex markets continue to operate on high emotions. Carry currencies continue to be dumped in favor of “safe haven” currencies like the

Forex Markets Summer Range
The forex markets have been volatile. Some moves have happened extremely fast, but have not created new trends or showed any true promise of new changes.The

Forex Megadroid Review - Forex Megadroid User Review
Users review the Forex Megadroid software

Forex Mini Account
What is a forex mini account?

Forex Mistakes - Mistakes That Forex Traders Make
Some of mistakes most often made by forex traders.

Forex News - Forex News Sources
Top forex news sources to assist with forex trading.

Forex News - Forex News Trading
How to accomplish forex news trading.

Forex News Trading
Forex News Trading is a popular start for forex traders looking to get rich. It’s also the road to ruins for the average person that tries to make a quick

Forex News Trading - 4 Reasons not do Forex News Trading
4 reasons why forex news trading will eat you alive.

Forex Orders
Forex trading is done by placing orders on the open market. The type of order that you place depends on your forex strategy and the market conditions. One of

Forex Orders - An Introduction to Forex Orders
In forex trading, there are several different types of orders that you can use to make and control your trades. There are orders that control both how you enter and how you exit the market.

Forex Practice
How to get some practice at forex trading

Forex Practice Accounts
What is a forex practice account and how does it work?

Forex Practice Software - A Good Way to Get Started Safely
Using software to practice forex trading

Forex Practice Software - It's What's for Breakfast
Forex Practice Software - It's What's for Breakfast

Forex Predictions 2011
Every year About Forex features a predictions article on currency trading/world economy predictions. This year is no different. Find out whether the Euro is

Forex Predictions for 2011
Forex and world economy predictions for 2011

Forex Predictions for 2011
Forex and world economy predictions for 2011

Forex Predictions for 2011
Forex and world economy predictions for 2011

Forex Predictions for 2011
Forex and world economy predictions for 2011

Forex Predictions for 2011
Forex and world economy predictions for 2011

Forex Predictions for 2011
Forex and world economy predictions for 2011

Forex Professional Leverage - How Professional Traders Use Leverage in Forex Trading
What type of leverage do professional forex traders actually use?

Forex Profit - How to Profit with Forex Trading
How to profit with forex trading

Forex Quotes
The first skill that you will need to do any forex trading at all is the ability to read forex quotes.While it seems to be simple, it’s an important basic

Forex Quotes - Ask Price
What is an ask price?

Forex Quotes - Bid Price
What is a bid price?

Forex Quotes - The Spread
What is the spread?

Forex Quotes - The anatomy of a forex quote
The anatomy of a forex quote.

Forex Reviews
Reviews of forex products.

Forex Reviews
As you may have noticed, I have added a section for forex reviews. This new section will contain reviews for anything related to forex. This could include

Forex Risk Aversion
How risk aversion affects forex trading?

Forex Risk Management - Managing Forex Trading Risk
Proper forex risk management is a key to success in forex trading. Learning how to manage your risk can make or break your trading career. While risk management is not very complicated, there are some core ideas that will give you more clear ideas on how to trade safely and with confidence.

Forex Risk Reward Ratio - How to Use Risk Reward Ratio in Forex Trading
How to use risk reward ratio in forex trading.

Forex Robots
Forex Robots are little pieces of software that help traders make decisions on how to trade. I’ve put together An Introduction to Forex Robots, to

Forex Robots - An Introduction to Forex Robots
Forex Robots, what are they and how are they used?

Forex Scalping for Dummies
If you have ever thought scalping was something that you needed a big knife for, you’re in for a surprise. Forex scalping is not for the faint of heart,

Forex Scam Stories
Have you been scammed by a forex company or broker. Please send your stories to forextrading.guide@about.com for consideration of coverage on about.com. There

Forex Scams
Forex scams can take many forms. Some scams can be compelling or seem to be very legitimate. They take advantage of traders seeking the magic answer to winning

Forex Scams
Forex Scams

Forex Scams - Popular Forex Scams
Forex scams seem to be everywhere on the internet. They can take many different forms. Here is a basic list of some of the most prominent ones.

Forex Scams - Popular Forex Trading Scams
As forex trading rises in popularity, forex trading scams are becoming more common. Beginning forex traders are often considered to be an easy target for these forex scammers because the forex market is not regulated. Find out how to recognize and avoid scams.

Forex Software - Reviews of Forex Software

Forex Spread - What Does the Term Forex Spread Mean
What Does the Term Forex Spread Mean?

Forex TV Show for Forex Traders
FXCM has announced that it will be co-sponsoring a forex tv show with CNBC called Money in Motion. You can see the press release here: FXCM Partners with CNBC

Forex Taxes
Forex and taxes are two words that together make traders get an instant headache. To clear up some of the confusion, I did an intereview with Adam

Forex Technical Indicators
Information on technical indicators used in forex trading.

Forex Tensions Building
There seems to be a confluence of events building in the currency markets right now. You can take your pick on which crisis to focus on. The Federal Reserve is

Forex Trading Can Be Scary
Forex trading is a really exciting thing to do. New traders are often bombarded with advertisements with large graphics about how much profit you can make in an

Forex Trading Demo
Using a forex trading demo account.

Forex Trading Education
Getting a forex trading education

Forex Trading Education
Forex trading is exciting. In fact, it's hard to resist the urge to open an account with as much money as you can, and start working on becoming rich like the

Forex Trading Mistakes
Forex Trading Mistakes

Forex Trading Mistakes
Forex Trading Mistakes

Forex Trading Platform - What is a Forex Trading Platform
What is a forex trading platform?

Forex Trading Psychology
Forex Trading Psychology

Forex Trading Psychology
Technically speaking, making a forex trade is easy. The reality is that making trades usually comes with emotions that can affect your judgment on what you are

Forex Trading Psychology - Psychology and Forex Trading
Forex Trading psychology is a very important part of trading. The leverage involved in forex trading can cause emotional swings that can affect your trading decisions.

Forex Trading Psychology - Understanding Forex Trading Psychology
Learning to master yourself in order to succeed at forex trading.

Forex Trading Reviews - Reviews of Forex Trading Products
There are so many forex products out there with convincing sales pages. It's hard to tell what is real. Here we will be reviewing all sorts of forex products. We will take a look at brokers, software, forex books, and videos.

Forex Trading Software
Using forex trading software to do forex trading.

Forex Trading and Psychology
Forex Trading and Psychology

Forex Trading on Facebook
The about.com forex trading site is now available on Facebook. To add me as a friend you can add forextrading.guide@about.com to your friends list, or you can

Forex Trading on Holidays
Forex Trading on Holidays

Forex Trading on Twitter
I’ve started a twitter account for forextrading.about.com.  To add me search for AboutForex on twitter, or add forextrading.guide@about.com.

Forex Trading on a Budget - Trading Forex on a Budget
How to trade forex on a budget

Forex Trading | Forex Trading Tutorials | Currency Trading
Forex trading tutorials and articles to help beginning and experienced forex traders. Learn the basics of forex trading, including how to properly manage risk, avoiding trading mistakes, recognizing forex scams, and how to develop a trading strategy.

Forex Trading, - FullReviews
An index of FullReviews for the Forex Trading guide site.

Forex Trading: What is RSS?
Forex Trading What is RSS

Forex Tutorials

Forex Weekly Economic Calendar
Important economic releases for forex traders for the week of Sept 21 – Sept 26, 2008.Sunday23:50 Bank of Japan MinutesMonday12:30 Canadian Retail

Forex Weekly Economic Calendar
Important economic releases for forex traders for the week of Sept 15 – Sept 19, 2008.Tuesday1:30 Australian RBA Minutes8:30 UK Consumer Price

Forex Weekly Economic Calendar
Important economic releases for forex traders for the week of Sept 29 – Oct 2, 2008.Sunday23:50 Japanese Retail SalesMonday23:30 Japanese

Forex Weekly Economic Calendar
Important economic releases for forex traders for the week of Sept 8 – Sept 12, 2008.Monday8:30 UK PPITuesday12:00 US Pending Home SalesWednesday9:30

Forex and Economic Blogs of Interest
Forex and Economic Blogs of Interest

Forex and Interest Rates
Forex and Interest Rates

Forex and Software
Forex and Software

Forex is Sometimes Bipolar
In forex trading, traders seem to have every opinion possible about upcoming trends in the forex market. To illustrate this point, I’ve taken a

Forex on a Budget
You might feel like forex trading is inaccessable to them. Maybe you think it takes too much money to get started, or you are afraid to use your savings as

Forex or Stocks
You're here because you are either trading forex or considering it. What of the advantages of forex trading over stock trading? As someone that has done

Forex the Easy Way?
Forex the Easy Way?

Forex vs Commodities
My preference on which market to trade is probably obvious. People new to trading though may be considering other instruments to trade. Is forex trading better

Forex vs Stocks - Forex Trading vs Stock Trading
What advantages does forex trading hold over stock trading? Is stock trading more regulated? Are there any bear markets in forex trading?

Free Forex Demo Account
Using a free forex demo account to practice forex trading

Free Forex Practice
Ways to practice forex for free.

Fundamental Analysis
Fundamental analysis is an important aspect of understanding the forex markets. You might survive trading for awhile without understanding fundamentals, but in

Fundamental Analysis - Trading Based on Economics
Forex Fundamental analysis is considered to be the classic way of investing. It revolves around the theory that no matter what happens in the short term, eventually the price of your investment must follow the economic numbers. Fundamental analysis takes things into account such as interest rates and economic reports.

Fundamental Forex Trading
Fundamental Forex Trading

GBP - What Does GBP Stand For
What does GBP stand for?

Geithner Throws A Fit
Earlier this week Tim Geithner got into it with the current US regulators over their public criticism of the new regulation plans of the Obama administration.

Geppy - How to trade GBP JPY
Trading the dangerous Geppy GPY JPY currency pair.

Geppy GBP JPY
GBP/JPY also known in some circles as Geppy can be a challenging pair to trade. It can sometimes leave a traders account with a bit of a black eye.

Get Set!
With all of the talking that went on last week about hurricanes in the US and investment bank troubles, one in particular, the upcoming trading week has a bat

Get Started with Forex Trading - How to Get Started with Forex Trading
Step by step instructions to get started with forex trading

Getting Started - How to Get Started in Forex Trading
Getting started with forex trading. Choosing a broker, trading a demo account, how to read a chart, and making your first trade.

Getting Started with Forex
Getting Started with Forex

Getting Started with Forex Trading
How to get started with forex trading

Getting Started with Forex Trading
Getting Started with Forex Trading

Getting an Understanding of Foreign Exchange Trading
Getting an Understanding of Foreign Exchange Trading

Global Rate Cuts Hammer Forex Markets
Today in an unprecendented action, 7 central banks slashed interest rates in coordinated global interest rate cut of 50 basis points.Participating in the cuts

Goldman Hearings Spook Trading Markets
Despite the assurances of CNBC’s anchors telling the world not to worry about the Goldman Sachs hearing that “it’s just because the European

Goldman Sachs - Ruler of the World
Goldman Sachs has been in the news quite a bit in the past few days. First, they are suing a blogger for blogging about them. The blogger in question, Mike

Goldman Sachs - The Great American Bubble Machine
In Goldman Sachs Ruler of the World I talked about the way Goldman Sachs seemed to be so suspiciously lucky with their timing and the way regulations (or the

Goldman Sachs Charged with Fraud
Say it isn’t so! Goldman Sachs charged withrobbing pension funds robbing the elderlystealing from childrentaking candy from a babies commiting

Greece Debt Now Rated as Junk
More support for a risk averse investment view.S&P has downgraded Greece debt to junk status, which is an opinion that is likely to spread over the coming

HUF - What Does HUF Stand For
What does HUF stand for?

Have You Profited From Trading the Yen?
Whether you have profited from trading the Yen or not, this is a call for all forex traders new and old to make donations to support Japanese Disaster Relief.

Have you Reviewed your Forex Broker
Have you Reviewed your Forex Broker

Higher Rates in Australia
The RBA has once again raised interest rates in Australia. The bank raised interest rates by 25 basis points (0.25 percent) to 4.5 percent.The RBA cited that

Hoenig: Let Insolvent Financial Firms Fail
Thomas Hoenig is my new favorite board member of the Federal Reserve. Although he is not a voting member yet, he is expressing ideas that make some sense to me.

Holiday Humor
You might wonder if people out there are angry about this bailout business in the US, or if you are alone. You are not alone. People out there are plenty angry.

Holiday Trading
It’s that time of year again. The markets are slowing down and traders are taking vacations.You might notice a little more volatility at this time of

Holiday Trading
For beginning forex traders in particular, holiday trading is very tempting. It can be difficult to pull yourself away from the excitement on the market and

Holiday Trading - Reasons to Avoid Holiday Trading
For beginning forex traders in particular, holiday trading is very tempting. It can be difficult to pull yourself away from the excitement on the market and take a break from the action. Let’s examine some of the reasons to avoid trading on holidays.

Horrible US Employment Numbers for January
The US lost 598k jobs in January 2009 according to the latest employment report Bureau of Labor Statistics.  Unemployment rose from 7.2 percent to 7.6

How Are You Using Leverage?
How Are You Using Leverage?

How Does Foreign Exchange Trading Work?
The inner workings of foreign exchange trading

How Foreign Exchange Works
How Foreign Exchange Works

How Interest Rates Affect Forex Trading
The impact of changing interest rates on forex trading.

How Much Money Do I Need to Get Started
What kind of start up capital do I need?

How To Trade Forex
How To Trade Forex

How did you learn Forex Trading?
How did you learn to trade forex and what kind of experience did you have?

How do you use leverage?
How do forex traders use leverage?

How to Become a Forex Trader
You might have heard about this thing called forex trading. Are there steps to becoming a forex trader? Is there a proper method to becoming a forex trader.

How to Become a Forex Trader - Steps to Become a Forex Trader
The steps to be begin a forex trading career.

How to Control Trader Stress
Many traders live with a high degree of stress. Yet they feel this stress is unavoidable and makes them better traders. These beliefs are not true. Traders can keep stress under control and lead healthy happy lives as a trader. Read the three ways to achieve a stress-controlled life as a trader.

How to Deal with a Margin Call - Dealing with a Margin Call
Coping with a margin call.

How to Find a Forex Broker
How you go about finding a forex broker

How to Open a Forex Trading Account
Looking to open a forex trading account? Find out how!

How to Profit with Forex Trading
You might find it difficult to believe after some of the experiences you might have had with forex trading, but it is actually possible to make some

How to Read a Japanese Candlestick
Japanese Candlesticks are one of the most important and revealing tools used by Forex traders. This tutorial introduces the Japanese Candlestick to the beginning Forex trader.

How to Survive Your First Month Trading Forex
Find any forex trader and ask them how their first month was and you’ll get a story about sleepless nights and stomach aches. There is a better way to

How to Survive Your First Month Trading Forex – Surviving Your First Month with Forex Trading.
Getting out of your first month of forex trading alive.

How to Trade Forex
How To make forex trades for profit.

How to find a forex broker
As a new forex trader, the forex world seems exciting and confusing at the same time. Something as simple as finding a forex broker can seem complex. I've put

How to get Practice with Forex Trading
How to get some practice with forex trading and gain some experience.

How you Should Learn Forex
How you Should Learn Forex

INR - What Does INR Stand For
What does INR stand for?

Iceland Raises Interest Rates
As Iceland tries to emerge from financial chaos the Iceland Central Bank raised interest rates by 6 percent bringing the Iceland interest rate to 18

Indymac Bank is History!
The US bank Indymac was siezed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation on friday after a run on the bank was caused by rumors and speculation.  More

Inflation Accelerates in New Zealand
Consumer prices in New Zealand increased by 1.6 percent in the second quarter of 2008.  This brought the the CPI number for the year up to a 4.0

Inflation Comments Support the Dollar
The dollar has become well supported with market sentiment turning increasingly dollar positive and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke making hawkish

Inflation Soars in Europe
Europe’s CPI showed an increase of 0.4 percent for the month of June.  This bumped the yeah over year inflation numbers from 3.7 to 4.0

Intellichart Review
I had a chance to test out the Intellichart software made by by FXTrek.Intellichart is a sophisticated charting software that only provides forex charts, it is

Intellichart Review – A Review of Intellichart Forex Charting Software
FXTrek's Intellichart system reviewed.

Intellichart Review – A Review of Intellichart Forex Charting Software - Page 2
FXTrek's Intellichart system reviewed.

Interbank - What is the Definition of the Interbank
The Interbank is a network of one or more banks. The term is loosely used to describe a trading network for currency transactions that is made up of banks and large trading institutions.

InterbankFX on the NFA FIFO Rule
InterbankFX has issued a press release on the First In First Out rule.  Apparently, they have come up with some type of back office solution to the issue

Interest Rate Decisions Loom
The ECB will issue it’s interest rate decision for July this week, as well as the Bank of England next week. Do they really matter anymore? My answer is

Interest Rate Soup
The Bank of England and the European Central Bank joined the severe rate cutting campaigns that are going on around the world. The ECB cut interest rates by 75

Interest Rates and the Dollar
CNBC posted an interesting article about how the gyrations in the exchange rate of the dollar can affect monetary policy via it’s affect on inflation and

Intermarket Analysis: A New Approach to Forecasting Market Moves
Intermarket analysis is a multi-market examination of the four basic financial markets. This unique style of analysis views the markets from a holistic perspective. Learn this innovative approach to the markets and how it can help forecast currency price movements.

Introduction to Carry Trading - The Basics of Carry Trading
Carry trading is one of the most simple strategies for currency trading that exists. A carry trade is when you buy a high interest currency against a low interest currency. For each day that you hold that trade, your broker will pay you the interest difference between the two currencies, as long as you are trading in the interest positive direction.

Introduction to Forex Risk Management - Forex Risk Management Basics
How to manage risk with forex trading.

Introduction to Fundamental Analysis - Fundamental Analysis Explained
Fundamental analysis is basing the valuation of an asset on important economic reports. In forex trading, we refer to these reports as economic indicators.

Introduction to Technical Analysis - Forex Technical Analysis Explained
Technical analysis has long been used in traditional markets like the stock market. Technical analysis methods rely on price history in order to predict the future. There are numerous methods used in the predicting, but the bottom line is that they always rely on price movements of the past. Technical analysis takes a few different forms and many methods of use.

Introduction to Trading Psychology - The Basics of Trading Psychology
Trading psychology is the perception change that you go through once you are actively in the markets trading your own money. When trading on a demo account, it seems like it would be easy to make money and there seems to be no reason why you would not be able to start making money with a live account. Then, you make that first live trade and you start to feel indecisive about when to take profit, or cut your losses. You have just discovered the effects of trading psychology.

Irish Bailout
The world can now be assured that the same questionable policies that are used in the US are going to apply to problems in Europe. This is just another case of

Is Forex Trading for Everyone
Can anyone be a forex trader?

Is Forex Trading for Everyone
While it’s true that forex is something anyone with a little change and internet access can try, is forex trading really for everyone? There are certain

Is Forex a Scam
Is forex trading a scam?

Is Forex a Scam?
This may seem like a silly question to people that have worked in forex trading for awhile, but newcomers and uninformed interested parties sometimes wonder, Is

Is IvyBot A Scam?
I regularly scroll through the forex trading forum here and review all the post and participate in the discussions. I always take the time to email any

Is Rally in the US Dollar Over?
The US dollar has been rallying over the past year in the face of a lot of adversity. A lot of people, including me, were questioning how the rally

Is The Euro Preparing to Rally?
By all appearances the Euro seems to be in preparation for a solid “pop” skyward. By the looks of the chart, for anyone that is into the science of

Is Trading Forex Stressful?
Many traders experience anxiety from trading Forex. Trading does not need to be a life filled with stress and tension. Learn techniques to control trader stress.

Is a Trade War with China on the Horizon?
A 35 percent tariff has been imposed on Chinese tire imports by the Obama Administration. This could be the beginning of a huge landslide that could make

Is forex trading or commodity trading better
The difference between trading forex and trading commodities

Is forex trading risky
How risky is forex trading?

Is the Dollar Done?
Whether the dollar is done, is completely debatable. The National Inflation Association believes that the US is on a path to hyperinflation. I would have to

Is the Dollar Rally Done?
It seems like we just had this discussion about the US Dollar. It looks like everyone being excited about the rallies in the US stock market is impacting

Is the Dollar Recovering?
Or is the rest of the world just getting worse? The US Dollar has been on a recovery track for the month of November, despite the fact that the fed has

Is the EUR/USD Forming a Double Top?
This week we should find out of the EUR/USD is going to stall out and reverse direction in favor of dollar strength.I’ve been expecting dollar declines to

Issue Resolved - Forex Megadroid Reviews
My issue has been resolved

JP Morgan Ends California IOU Problem
JP Morgan has agreed to lend California 1.5 billion to help end the California IOU issue.I just have to comment on this because I find it very interesting.

JPY - What Does JPY Stand For
What does JPY stand for?

JPY Rally Breaks Barriers
Due to the tension in Japan and a massive flight to safety, the Swiss CHF and the Japanese JPY have rallied massively over the past few days. This calls for

January Fed Rate Statement
No change in interest rates. There was a recognition of the positive economic developments over the past few months, with even a hint that the Fed expects

Japan Downgraded
Japan Downgraded

Japan Intervienes on the Yen
The Japanese finance minister confirmed to world markets that there has been an intervention in the pricing of the Yen. As the USD/JPY currency pair hit levels

Japan Quakes Spin the Yen
The overnight massive earthquakes in Japan sent the Yen on a wild ride as news was coming out of Japan detailing the devastation there. The USD/JPY in

Japanese Candlestick
What is a Japanese Candlestick?

Japanese Candlesticks - Japanese Candlesticks Basics
Japanese candlesticks originate from the Japanese rice trading markets in the 1700’s. They were used to track rice futures on the world’s first futures exchange.

Jobs Show Improvement
Jobs Show Improvement

Join the Forex Forum
You may not realize it, but we actually have a forex trading forum here at about.comThe forex trading forum is a place where you can run your trading ideas by

L.M.T. Forex Formula Review - A review of
A review of the L.M.T. forex formula

LMT Forex Formula Trading Results
The trading results for one month of using the LMT forex formula.

LMT Forex Forumla Trading Results
Last month I reviewed the LMT Forex Formula Trading System. I have now had a chance to trade the system for one full month and I have posted a results review of

LMT Forex Trading System Reviewed
Dean Saunders was nice enough to give me a copy of his LMT forex trading system for a review.This is one of those products that has a sales page full of wild

Learn Forex - Learn Forex in Several Easy Steps
Do you want to learn forex? Learn forex in several easy steps.

Learn Forex Trading - How to Learn Forex Trading
The basic tools to help you learn forex trading.

Learn Forex Trading Free
RECOMMENDED: How to learn forex trading for free.

Learn to Trade Forex - Learning Forex Trading
Learning how to trade forex.

Learning Forex
General information about forex trading

Learning Forex
Learning Forex

Learning Forex Trading
Learning how to do Forex Trading

Learning How To Trade Forex
Forex has been around for a long time. However, it was not accessible to the retail trader until the past decade. If you are looking to Learn to Trade Forex,

Learning Trading from Forums
Learning Trading from Forums

Learning about Forex
Are you trying to learn about forex? Learn about the basic principles and the keys to surviving long enough to make money.

Learning to Trade Forex
Learning how to get started trading forex.

Lehman in Chapter 11
Lehman Brothers filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection tonight to beat the US markets opening on Monday. Bank of America has agreed to step up and purchase

Leverage - What is the Definition of Leverage
Leverage is using something small to control something large.

Leverage: Friend or Foe?
Many traders don't fully understand the proper use of leverage. Misconceptions abound over whether a trader should use leverage. Some traders swear by it. Others avoid it like the plague. Learn how to use leverage effectively, profitably, and safely.

Limit Order - What is a Limit Order
Limit orders, what are they and how are they used?

Line Charts - Using Line Charts
What is a line chart and how is it used?

Liquidity - What is the Definition of Liquidity
Liquidity is the ability to quickly convert an asset into cash without a big effect on the price.

Long Term Carry Trading - Carry Trading for the Long Term
How to carry trade for the long term.

Looking for that Perfect Forex System
Looking for that Perfect Forex System

Looming US Debt Downgrade
Looming US Debt Downgrade

Lots
The anatomy of a forex quote.

MXN - What Does MXN Stand For
What does MXN stand for?

Making Forex Trades
How to make forex trades.

Making Forex Trades
Making Forex Trades

Making Forex Trading Mistakes
Making Forex Trading Mistakes

Making Your First Forex Trade
A step by step tutorial showing how to make your first forex trade.

Managing Risk on a Demo Account
Forex brokers provide a nice large balance on a demo account by default. They know that this will encourage the notion of easy money and encourage beginning traders to bet big. This can result in the trader opening a live account and having the same notion that beating the market is easy with big bets.

Managing Trade Risk
Managing Trade Risk