forex

Forex is a popular abbreviation for “foreign exchange” markets, a form of commodities futures investing.

Forex can be viewed as a big virtual interbank market where the biggest world currencies are traded. Investors who believe that the value of one currency is going to change in relation to the value of another currency will exchange one for the other, and sometimes back again, attempting to make a profit from the difference.

There are many blogs offering advice and recommendations about forex trading, though it is unclear how many of them may profit from the advice they provide.

There are different levels of access in forex, which is different from the majority of markets. Large banks and funds trade based on information and at rates unavailable to smaller banks and funds. Individuals usually trade using forex brokers, which generally promise better rates than banks offer their customers, or forex software that relies on forex brokers.

As with all investments, increased rewards are coupled with increased risks.

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• Timing of CNY Revaluation Remains a Known Unknown

  
  SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page — Authority: 664
  By Kevin Sollitt Last week we touched on the theme of possible CNY revaluation, or de-pegging, as some might say. Everything we have seen and heard over the past several days has done nothing to dissuade us from this view. The fact that initial reports from the APEC summit say the subjects of currency ...
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• $GBPUSD moves lower than back higher on Retail Sales

  
  Forex News and Commentary by FXDD — Authority: 455
  The GBPUSD is having trouble defining a trend today. The price moved higher initially, corrected lower and is back up but off the highs.  The pair closed last week at the 1.6692 level last Friday. The high reached 1.6750 and declined to a low of 1.6668.  From a technical perspective, the price corrected to test ...
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• Japan’s Economy Grows 1.2% in Q3

  
  OANDA Forex Blog — Authority: 438
  Japan’s economy grew by 1.2 percent in the third quarter as the world’s second largest economy expanded at a faster rate than expected. Government stimulus spending was credited with boosting consumer spending and most economists suggest even though future growth is expected to be lower than the Q3 results, most ...
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• FX Thoughts for the Day

  
  Stock Market Forum, Penny Stocks, FOREX, NASDAQ, AMEX, NYSE, Live Chat — Authority: 168
  After falling and recording a low of 1.0065, Swiss has risen slightly and is now trading just below 1.0100. Our view continue remain the same on the pair. Any sharp upmove is not looking likely now. However, a strong break above 1.0100 might see a rise towards 1.0130-50 in the... More...
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• US Retail Sales mixed. Empire Manufacturing worse than expectation

  
  Forex News and Commentary by FXDD — Authority: 455
  The Retails Sales rose by 1.4% for the month. Ex Autos was worse at +0.2% vs +0.4% expectations.  The prior month was revised lower to -2.3% from -1.5%. The less autos was also reduced slightly to +0.4% from +0.5%.  Car sales led the way with an increase of 7.4%.  Clothing Sales rose by 0.4%, Health stores rose by ...
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• Bobbys Corner-Open Market-Nov.16.2009

  
  Forex News and Commentary by FXDD — Authority: 455
  Good Morning: Continued demand for higher-yielding assets has pushed the USD and JPY lower overnight.  The USD remains under pressure as the Fed reaffirms it’s plan to keep interest rates low to spur growth.   Worldwide equity markets rallied, fueled by comments from Asian leaders that they will continue to ...
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• My experience with Forex Apocalypse EA

  
  eTrades.net — Authority: 439
  I should have known to stay away from any product who’s sales page claims 100% success. I had no Forex Trading experience Trading. There were few reviews most of which were more like advertisements but since i was unable to find any negative reviews I decided to to try forex trading with the Forex Apocalypse ...
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• $EURUSD starts the week with continuation move back to the upside

  
  Forex News and Commentary by FXDD — Authority: 455
  The EURUSD has moved higher today.  The pair closed Friday at 1.4920. The low today came in at the 1.4916.  The high extended up to the 1.4993 - just short of the psychological 1.5000 level.  The EURUSD fell last week from a high of 1.5047 last week on a barrage of comments from Treasury/global officials about the ...
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• US Retail Sales and Bernanke highlight the events today

  
  Forex News and Commentary by FXDD — Authority: 455
  The US Retail Sales for the month of october will be released at 8:30 AM today.  The expectation is for a gain of 1.0% for the month with the ex- Auto showing a smaller gain of +0.4%. Earlier this month the October Vehicle Sales for the US showed a rise to 10.45 Million units vs 9.2 Million. Last month Retail Sales ...
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• Forex: EUR/USD: Consolidating around 1.50; expect Dollar weakness by year end – Mizuho

  
  Reviews @ PXDCO — Authority: 460
  Click Here to watch how I turned $4000 into $40000 on Forex FXstreet.com (Barcelona) – The Euro is consolidating quite neatly around 1.5000 and bullish momentum remains steady, according to Nicole Elliott, senior technical analyst at Mizuho Corporate Bank, who foresees another bout of Dollar weakness by year end. ...
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• Germany yet to overcome economic crisis – EconMin

  
  Reviews @ PXDCO — Authority: 460
  Click Here to watch how I turned $4000 into $40000 on Forex Germany has yet to overcome its biggest economic crisis since World War Two, Economy Minister Rainer Bruederle said on Monday. 5 Vote(s) Learn how to trade Forex on Auto Pilot Bookmark It ...
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• Forex: AUD/USD: Aussie rally from 0.9210 finds resistance at 0.9355

  
  Reviews @ PXDCO — Authority: 460
  Click Here to watch how I turned $4000 into $40000 on Forex FXstreet.com (Barcelona) – Australian Dollar recovery from 0.92.10 low in November 12 has found resistance at 0.9355, right below 15-month high at 0.9375, and the pair has been trading in a range from 0.9320 and 0.9355 during Asian and European sessions ...
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• Forex: GBP/USD: Pound retreats further, dips to 1.6670 intra-day low

  
  Reviews @ PXDCO — Authority: 460
  Click Here to watch how I turned $4000 into $40000 on Forex FXstreet.com (Barcelona) – Pound’s rally from 1.6515 low in November 12 has been capped on Early European ttrade at 1.6750, and the Pound has dropped about 80 pips to hot an intra.day lowa at 1.6670. At the moment, the Sterling trades at 1.6680. ...
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• Euro higher at $1.4982 in European morning trade

  
  Reviews @ PXDCO — Authority: 460
  Click Here to watch how I turned $4000 into $40000 on Forex The euro was higher against the U.S. dollar Monday after the euro zone showed more evidence of emerging from recession last week, pushing investors to other currencies besides the greenback. 5 Vote(s) Learn how to trade Forex on Auto Pilot Bookmark ...
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• Japan finmin, ECB’s Noyer share caution on economy

  
  Reviews @ PXDCO — Authority: 460
  Click Here to watch how I turned $4000 into $40000 on Forex Japan’s finance minister and an ECB governing council member agreed on the need to cautiously watch the economic outlook even though both Japan and the euro zone economies logged expansion in the third quarter, a Finance Ministry official said on 5 ...
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• BOJ chief warns low US interest rates pose risk

  
  Reviews @ PXDCO — Authority: 460
  Click Here to watch how I turned $4000 into $40000 on Forex Bank of Japan governor Masaaki Shirakawa warned on Monday that a long period of very cheap credit in the United States and other developed countries could pose a risk to the world economy. 6 Vote(s) Learn how to trade Forex on Auto Pilot Bookmark ...
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• Oil Rises From One-Month Low on Weaker Dollar

  
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  Click Here to watch how I turned $4000 into $40000 on Forex Oil rose from a one-month low as the dollar weakened and Japan’s economy expanded at the fastest pace in more than two years, boosting confidence about the strength of the global recovery. 7 Vote(s) Learn how to trade Forex on Auto Pilot Bookmark ...
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• Euro Poised to Test Yearly High, British Pound Continues to Trend Sideways

  
  Reviews @ PXDCO — Authority: 460
  Click Here to watch how I turned $4000 into $40000 on Forex The euro rallied against the greenback for the second day, with the exchange rate rising to a high of 1.4996 during the overnight trading session, and the single-currency looks poised to test the yearly high at 1.5064 this week as market participants ramp ...
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• EURUSD: Broader Bias Remains Higher

  
  Stock Market Forum, Penny Stocks, FOREX, NASDAQ, AMEX, NYSE, Live Chat — Authority: 168
  Although marginal gains were seen in early trading today followed with prices hesitation, the pair’s broader bias remains higher in the medium term suggesting its current price action is corrective of that trend. Its LT rising trendline and its major emas are pointing higher buttressing this view and suggesting ...
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