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You have heard about it on the news or from a friend, but what exactly is cryptocurrency? Don’t feel down if you don’t yet have a firm grasp on this new asset class. Cryptocurrencies can be difficult to understand if you don’t know the basics. To give you a better understanding of what cryptocurrency is […]

There’s an old adage about voting with your dollars that refers to the impact people can make through how they decide to spend their money. How you decide to invest can be an excellent example of this. Ethical investing can not only benefit your bottom line but the rest of the world as well. In […]

Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have become extremely popular with traders and investors in recent years for good reason. Simple, transparent, and cost-effective, they offer a straightforward way to gain exposure to a wide range of assets including stocks, bonds, commodities, and real estate. Interested in learning more about ETFs? This guide to ETFs is a great […]

Knowing the basics of forex is one thing, but properly measuring a trade size when trading is a very important success factor for new and experienced traders. A Lot is the measurement for the units of currency you buy and sell. A standard lot represents 100,000 units of any currency, whereas a mini-lot represents 10,000 […]

Forex is always traded in pairs. This is because the forex trader is simultaneously buying one currency and selling another. The currency pair itself can be thought of as a single unit, an instrument that is either bought or sold. Examples are the euro and US dollar (EURUSD), or the British pound and Japanese yen […]

Forex is a portmanteau of foreign currency and exchange. Foreign exchange is the process of changing one currency into another currency for a variety of reasons, usually for commerce, trading, or tourism. According to a recent triennial report from the Bank for International Settlements (a global bank for national central banks), the average was more […]

Forex is a portmanteau of foreign currency and exchange. Foreign exchange is the process of changing one currency into another currency for a variety of reasons, usually for commerce, trading, or tourism. According to a recent triennial report from the Bank for International Settlements (a global bank for national central banks), the average was more […]