Monday, October 12, 2009

trading

  • 24 hour trading

    One of the major advantages of trading Forex is the opportunity to trade 24 hours a day from Sunday evening (20:00 GMT) to Friday evening (22:00 GMT). This gives you a unique opportunity to react instantly to breaking news that is affecting the markets.
  • Superior liquidity

    The Forex market is so liquid that there are always buyers and sellers to trade with. The liquidity of this market, especially that of the major currencies, helps ensure price stability and narrow spreads. The liquidity comes mainly from banks that provide liquidity to investors, companies, institutions and other currency market players.
  • No commissions

    The fact that Forex is often traded without commissions makes it very attractive as an investment opportunity for investors who want to deal on a frequent basis.
    Trading the “majors” is also cheaper than trading other cross because of the high level of liquidity. For more information on the trading conditions of Saxo Bank, go to the Account Summary on your SaxoTrader and open the section entitled “Trading Conditions” found in the top right-hand corner of the Account Summary.
  • 100:1 Leverage

    Leverage (gearing) enables you to hold a position worth up to 100 times more than your margin deposit. For example, a USD 10,000 deposit can command positions of up to USD 1,000,000 through leverage. You can leverage the first USD 25,000 of your investment up to 100 times and additional collateral up to 50 times.
  • Profit potential in falling markets

    Since the market is constantly moving, there are always trading opportunities, whether a currency is strengthening or weakening in relation to another currency. When you trade currencies, they literally work against each other. If the EURUSD declines, for example, it is because the US dollar gets stronger against the euro and vice versa. So, if you think the EURUSD will decline (that is, that the euro will weaken versus the dollar), you would sell EUR now and then later you buy euro back at a lower price. In case that the EURUSD indeed declines, then you can take your profit. The opposite trading scenario would occur if the EURUSD appreciates.

Trading foreign exchange is exciting and potentially very profitable, but there are also significant risk factors. It is crucially important that you fully understand the implications of margin trading and the particular pitfalls and opportunities that foreign exchange trading offers. On these pages, we offer you a brief introduction to the Forex markets as well as their participants and some strategies that you can apply. However, if you are ever in doubt about any aspect of a trade, you can always discuss the matter in-depth with one of our dealers. They are available 24 hours a day on the Saxo Bank online trading system, SaxoTrader.

The benchmark of its service is efficient execution, concise analysis and expertise – all achieved whilst maintaining an attractive and competitive cost structure. Today, Saxo Bank offers one of Europe's premier all-round services for trading in derivative products and foreign exchange. We count amongst our employees numerous dealers and analysts, each of whom has many years experience and a wide and varied knowledge of the markets – gained both in our home countries and in international financial centres. When trading foreign exchange, futures and other derivative products, we offer 24-hour service, extensive daily analysis, individual access to our Research & Analysis department for specific queries, and immediate execution of trades through our international network of banks and brokers. All at a price considerably lower than that which most companies and private investors normally have access to.

The combination of our strong emphasis on customer service, our strategy and trading recommendations, our strategic and individual hedging programmes, along with the availability to our clients of the latest news and information builds a strong case for trading an individual account through Saxo Bank.

Terms of trading are agreed individually depending on the volume of your transactions, but are generally much lower in cost when compared to banks and brokers. Your margin deposit can be cash or government securities, bank guarantees etc. Large corporate or institutional clients may be offered trading facilities on the strength of their balance sheet. The minimum deposit accepted for an individual trading account depends on the account type. Trade confirmations and real-time account overview are built into SaxoTrader, while further account information can be produced in accordance with your specific requirements.

Example

An investor has a margin deposit with Saxo Bank of USD 100,000.

The investor expects the US dollar to rise against the Swiss franc and therefore decides to buy USD 2,000,000 - 2% of his maximum possible exposure at a 1% margin Forex gearing.

The Saxo Bank dealer quotes him 1.5515-20. The investor buys USD at 1.5520.

Day 1: Buy USD 2,000,000 vs. CHF 1.5520 = Sell CHF 3,104,000.

Four days later, the dollar has actually risen to CHF 1.5745 and the investor decides to take his profit.

Upon his request, the Saxo Bank dealer quotes him 1.5745-50. The investor sells at 1.5745.

Day 5: Sell USD 2,000,000 vs. CHF 1.5745 = Buy CHF 3,149,000.

As the dollar side of the transaction involves a credit and a debit of USD 2,000,000, the investor's USD account will show no change. The CHF account will show a debit of CHF 3,104,000 and a credit of CHF 3,149,000. Due to the simplicity of the example and the short time horizon of the trade, we have disregarded the interest rate swap that would marginally alter the profit calculation.

This results in a profit of CHF 45,000 = approx. USD 28,600 = 28.6% profit on the deposit of USD 100,000.


Example 2:

The investor follows the cross rate between the EUR and the Japanese yen. He believes that this market is headed for a fall. As he is not quite confident of this trade, he uses less of the leverage available on his deposit. He chooses to ask the dealer for a quote in EUR 1,000,000. This requires a margin of EUR 1,000,000 x 5% = EUR 10,000 = approx. USD 52,500 (EUR /USD 1.05).

The dealer quotes 112.05-10. The investor sells EUR at 112.05.

Day 1: Sell EUR 1,000,000 vs. JPY 112.05 = Buy JPY 112,050,000.

He protects his position with a stop-loss order to buy back the EUR at 112.60. Two days later, this stop is triggered as the EUR o strengthens short term in spite of the investor's expectations.

Day 3: Buy EUR 1,000,000 vs. JPY 112.60 = Sell JPY 112,600,000.

The EUR side involves a credit and a debit of EUR 1,000,000. Therefore, the EUR account shows no change. The JPY account is credited JPY 112.05m and debited JPY 112.6m for a loss of JPY 0.55m. Due to the simplicity of the example and the short time horizon of the trade, we have disregarded the interest rate swap that would marginally alter the loss calculation.

This results in a loss of JPY 0.55m = approx. USD 5,300 (USD/JPY 105) = 5.3% loss on the original deposit of USD 100,000.


Example 3

The investor believes the Canadian dollar will strengthen against the US dollar. It is a long term view, so he takes a small position to allow for wider swings in the rate:

He asks Saxo Bank for a quote in USD 1,000,000 against the Canadian dollar. The dealer quotes 1.5390-95 and the investor sells USD at 1.5390. Selling USD is the equivalent of buying the Canadian dollar.

Day 1: Sell USD 1,000,000 vs. CAD 1.5390. He swaps the position out for two months receiving a forward rate of CAD 1.5357 = Buy CAD 1,535,700 for Day 61 due to the interest rate differential.

After a month, the desired move has occurred. The investor buys back the US dollars at 1.4880. He has to swap the position forward for a month to match the original sale. The forward rate is agreed at 1.4865.

Day 31: Buy USD 1,000,000 vs. CAD 1.4865 = Sell CAD 1,486,500 for Day 61.

Day 61: The two trades are settled and the trades go off the books. The profit secured on Day 31 can be used for margin purposes before Day 61.

The USD account receives a credit and debit of USD 1,000,000 and shows no change on the account. The CAD account is credited CAD 1,535,700 and debited CAD 1,486,500 for a profit of CAD 49,200 = approx. USD 33,100 = profit of 33.1% on the original deposit of USD 100,000.

Saturday, October 10, 2009

Forex trading is an incredibly risky, yet quite possibly, lucrative venture. Typically one must have quite a bit of experience in the Forex market before reaping the rewards of their hard work but this isn't so with Forex robots. Forex robots seem to make it possible for many people to create profit.

There are several Forex programs available. Most are obscenely poor quality or just scams; however there are a few good ones out there. It isn't logical to randomly choose a Forex program and expect it to create tons of profit. There is much research you need to do before purchasing Forex software. You should look for reviews, see if there is a customer service representative you can speak with, and ask about the features of the product.

Forex programs at their very core are programmed to function only for the purpose in which they were created. Hence, you cannot expect these programs to think and reason like human beings. Some manual effort is still required, though the robot does take away some of the burden. These programs were made by human beings, who are flawed; therefore the program is not going to be perfect either. What we can do is let the program help us. There are many things that can be learned from having good Forex software.

It's important to take the time to look into the history of the software you're interested in purchasing. Check to see if it's possible to obtain a free trial. It's good to take note of any pros and cons you may find while testing the software. Eventually you are going to want to trade independently of the software. Consider the software to be a "mentor" of sorts. It's there to help guide you through the steps of becoming a better trader.

Even when you don't feel more comfortable performing manual trades the robot can be an excellent time-saver. Another thing that should be considered is your internet connection. Having an unreliable internet connection while using a trading robot is highly dangerous and could cost you quite a bit in the long-run. Broadband is the preferable choice. Check to see what the most affordable options are in your area.

We should never place one hundred percent of our trust in these Forex robots. You have to check up on them regularly to see how they are performing. You may also have to shut them off for a while. It's ideal then to hone your own trading skills which will eventually, with the help of your Forex robot, create profit.

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When you are looking for an automated Forex trading software, what you need to realize is that you cannot just go out and purchase any old system that's on the internet. You need to be able to review and re-assess the system for yourself and see whether or not it will work for you. The elements of a good automated Forex trading software system are not things that are set in stone, they can range from many elements and they can differ from person to person.

When you are doing this, it is important remember that the Forex market changes, the economy changes and currencies all over the world change.

Some systems out there are only good for a limited time, and are much too constricted in their design to adapt to the future. Most Forex software on the market today will only operate within one castrate which can lead to huge loses when the economy changes. When you are in the market for commodities, the word forecast and foresight often come to play and what you need is an automated Forex trading software system that does the same thing. It must be viable and can work in a live market environment for months to come. Many systems out there are starting to be engineered for this end user benefit, and this extends their shelf life.

While quite fundamental, many of the systems are sometimes too laid down with rhetoric and financial jargon; with explanations that border on cryptic and which has an interface that can be easily described as confusing. When you are choosing a system, you have to make sure that the engineers behind it understand how the simple investor thinks. People new to the world of Forex Trading don't want to waste their time scouring the internet looking for definitions or explanations with complex jargon used in the trading world nor do they want to spend hours looking blankly at an automated Forex trading software system and wonder where to start.

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If you are looking for some kind of business or a job then you can search for them online. Your search will return many results with many job opportunities. But one of them which will surely appeal you will be forex trading. The reason behind this that it is one of the easiest jobs around and enables you to make good income in limited amount of time. So forex trading has become one of the most attractive and profitable way of making money online.

Forex money trading also gives you a chance to work from anywhere whether it is your home or workplace. In forex trading you need not to do any internet promotions or warehousing as well as no marketing. In this you just need to open an account with little money with some broker. Then you follow some instructions which are basic ones and you must know them. When the price of the currency is low you buy it and when it's high you sell it. This way the money that you get on top is your profit.

If you are a busy person and cannot sit at the desk for all day then forex money trading can be done via software as well. You need to know what do you require and what your ultimate goal is. After that you just set the different options on the software and set its signal. Depending upon that the software keeps trading and buys and sells accordingly. Also it does not miss any trading opportunity which ensures that you make a lot of cash. So this makes forex money trading more attractive as you do not have to sit and still make so much profit. So forex money trading is a hot job these days done by many people. Ones who have worked hard have surely enjoyed a lot and benefited from it.

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