Posts Tagged ‘stock market’

What is CFD (Contracts for Difference)?

Tuesday, August 11th, 2009

Contracts for Difference or CFDs (derived from the English term “Contracts for Difference) are becoming more popular every day. The growing popularity of the service is explained as follows:

The possibility of taking a short position. Contracts for Difference suit bassists investors who prefer to take short positions. Previously, only professional investors could exploit. Appearing Service Contracts for Difference, the process of taking any short position is more comfortable and efficient for an investor. (more…)

Forex Market as the Largest Financial Market

Thursday, May 21st, 2009

The currency market, also known as market “Forex” or “FX” (full name is The Foreign Exchange Market) is the largest financial market in the world and liquid, with an average daily turnover of approximately U.S. $ 1.5 trillion to only $ 25 billion per day traded on the New York Stock Exchange., leaving the stock market in a second. This high volume is advantageous from the standpoint of investors because the transactions can be implemented quickly and at low cost (that is, spread a small bid / ask).

To put it in a simple, Forex is the simultaneous buying of one currency and selling another. The currencies are traded at world of floating exchange rates and are always traded in pairs, for example USD / YEN EURO / USD. (more…)

Advantages of forex on the purchase and sale of shares

Tuesday, May 12th, 2009

Investing in forex offers significant advantages over the purchase and sale of shares and futures. Here are the advantages of the forex market:

Running 24 hours a day
The Forex market is a steady market available 24 hours a day, open on Sundays at 14:00 hours from New York until Friday at 16:00 hours from New York. By having the capability to operate during the hours of the U.S. market, Asia and Europe, operators have the advantage of immediately reacting to news of the market and determine their own hours of operation. (more…)