Trends in FX Trading 2014: Part 1
GreySpark Partners have recently posted a report pertaining to the various explorative elements of the ripe but new A2A market, which stands for (all-to-all) in direct correspondence to Forex trading in 2014. The report stresses on how, with the massive increase in trading frequency, many buyside companies have now placed themselves on the side of spot Forex trades in...
The Risks of High-Frequency Trading (HFT)
At the beginning of last year, the Members of Congress in the US, Edward J. Markey, stated algorithm trading or high frequency trading clearly corresponds to a high level of risk to the safety and permanence of the capital market in the US and the fact it should be truncated as soon as possible. And he isn’t alone in...
The Future of Trading – Part 1
With so many technological advancements, predicting the future of trading can’t really be that difficult. Computers can break down currency transactions to search for good stock prices just as any normal trader would. However, the only major difference between human traders and machines is that machines don’t employ the use of chat rooms, which, if you can remember, have...
The Genesis of Algorithm Trading
“Algorithmic trading frees you from the drudgery, but do you have good ideas? There aren’t that many masterpieces out there.” EquaMetrics' Christopher Ivey Several traders and investors in the global money markets have been for quite some time transforming their entry, exit and financial management and investment strategies into automated computerized trading which in turn allows the computers to trade...
Technical Analysis: Why Bitcoin price is falling?
According to Bitcoin technical analysis, it has been identified that the uptrend is likely going to be reversed from current market levels. An enthusiastic market breakout has drizzled which has ended up losing the vital momentum. If the resulting downwards trends is just a correction, there may be a powerful turnaround in the market in the near future. However,...
Why Twitter And Social Media Are Part Of The Future Of Trading?
There is no doubt about the fact that we have now transcended into an era of mass digitization, technology and convenience. There have been some vast improvements in technology if you compare it with the earlier years. These changes, however, have also affected the financial market and communities. There have been numerous successful advances which have led to greatly...
High-Frequency Trading (HFT): How does it work?
High-frequency trading (HFT), as the name suggests, refers to the quick transacting and processing of a large number of orders. It is a trading platform traders can use to place and execute orders. In HFT, traders make use of complex algorithms to analyze the financial market they are trading in and then execute the trades accordingly. In other words,...
Algorithm Trading: How powerful is it?
Wall Street, along with the financial centres in London and Hong Kong, have become algorithm trading hubs where thousands of traders employ sophisticated algorithm programs to gauge the market trends and rely on the analytical superiority of these high powered super computer programs. Algorithm trading is carried out by mathematical robots and big data crawlers that still few people...
Top 5 Trading Rules For 2014
Thanks to social media platforms and trading technologies, more people are now interested in becoming avid traders. However, most of them find the information provided online pertaining to how to become a good trader and how to cut your losses too confusing. New traders look for ways they can learn trading quickly, set up their charts and start bringing...
Explaining Volatility
Volatility is the statistical calculation of the spreading of returns based on a specific market index or a particular security. You can measure volatility using two methods. (1) You can either calculate it through the standard deviation methods or (2) you can measure the differing factors between returns that are coming back from that specific security or a market index. So,...
Bitcoin Glossary
If you’re a first time Bitcoin trader or a professional, it is important to know the meaning behind each term you must have seen on different trading platforms. Mentioned below are some important and commonly used Bitcoin terms and their meanings: 51% Attack This is a situation where a majority of the computing power needed for a functioning cryptocurrency network is...
Choosing a Trading Strategy that Fits You
Strategy is definitely one of the key to succeed in the trading business….. It doesn’t matter if you use fundamental analysis or technical analysis. Every active investor needs a strategy…. Regardless of the fact that you can make correct stock predictions, catch the right momentum trading moves and use all the stock market indicators correctly… you will end up giving back your...
Top 10 Best Bitcoin Sites
Digital currencies like Bitcoin have been gaining considerable recognition and popularity across the globe. Many people now trade and invest in crypto-currencies and actually use it to it buy goods and services which they otherwise buy with actual money, which is amazing. Bitcoins has been stirring up the world of digital currency exchange, making transactions cost-effective and faster. Bitcoin...
The History of the Bloomberg Terminal and Its Impact on Trading
The Bloomberg Terminal is considered to be one of the most powerful machines on the globe. This is proved through the buzz which surrounds the use of the Bloomberg Terminal by various Bloomberg reporters to gain access to an insurmountable amount of data regarding government officials, bankers, etc. What is the Bloomberg Terminal? The Bloomberg Terminal is an advanced machine with...
The 17 Best Apps for Finance
It is true that many investors try not to think about the everyday proceedings and news about what is going on in the markets. However, there are still some who cannot resist the temptation of being in the loop about just about everything and because of these types of efficient traders, there are loads of great financial applications which...
What Makes an Elite Trader
Being a trader you might know the fact that there are many traders in the market and all have different trading styles, attitudes, strategies, so on and so forth. However, the most important thing you have to think about is there are only a small number of elite traders present in the market today. Now, you might be thinking...
Top Must-Have Apps for Traders
It is no surprise we live in age of digital supremacy which has led us to manage certain aspects of our lives using a smartphone or a tablet. People are going mobile, there is no doubt about that and it is happening fast. And this technology is proving to be quite beneficial for everybody, which also includes traders and...
Controversial Investing Theories
When you talk about investment strategies and the theories on which those strategies are based, then you will run of breath but won’t run out of the sheer number of investing theories there are. There is a plethora of investing theories traders use in order to find what makes the market go and what each move made in the...
