There’s a comedian in the UK called Frank Skinner, he tells a great story of walking through London’s China Town one late summer evening. Amongst all the restaurants he sees a sign in the window of a boarded up shop, the sign is for a new Chinese restaurant, “New Chinese restaurant opening Autumn!!”. He chuckles […]
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Amongst the many ‘therapies’ I developed in order to keep my trigger happy trading finger less active back in the early days of my FX trading was eBay sniping for bargains. I’d have a hit list of necessary items and once hunted down I’d set alarms and countdown the days and minutes and snipe for
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There comes a time in every forex trader’s initial development when you’ll eventually consider the option of paying for a trading room membership. The idea usually germinates as a consequence of a trading lull; you may be looking for a new direction having lost your way, or in need of company and given the isolation
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Germans struggle to make us laugh and are, according to a poll conducted in summer, the least funny nation in the world. Americans can make us laugh like drains coming top of a poll to find the funniest of 15 nationalities. The verdict on the UK, lagging in seventh place, was “you’re not as funny
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The most vain glorious of politicians could not possibly let an opportunity pass, such as the unveiling of the Martin Luther King memorial, without attempting to obtain some reflected glory and score political points. Likening the battle for racial equality to his political struggles in a divided Washington is such an impotent comparison that even
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How Much? ¿Cuánto Cuesta? Do You Take cheques? ¿Toméis Los Cheques What can only be described as weary cynicism appears to have enveloped both the markets and market opinion. The next in a long drawn out series of macro economic meetings is scheduled for next Sunday, a summit at which the 27 EU leaders (in
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There comes a time, early on in the fledgling career of most forex traders, when thoughts will eventually turn to automation. The trader will have a ‘Eureka’ moment which generally manifests after the trader has internet ‘chatter’ with other traders with regards to using robots or EAs in order to automate trading. On first inspection
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Despite the circuitous nature of the current macro economic events it’s becoming extremely difficult to keep up with the shape shifting events. For example, it’s not uncommon for commentators get confused as to who does what in this Comedy Of Errors Shakespearean farce. Whilst Trichet is about to exit stage left and take the bow
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When you take the first steps onto the trading ladder you could be forgiven for believing it’s a very straight forward process; open an account>trade>make money>learn>make a few mistakes>trade>make money>learn>make a few mistakes…one thing most traders can agree on is that trading is not what we expected it would be at the outset of our
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“If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?” is a legendary philosophical thought experiment that raises questions regarding observation and knowledge of reality. Can something exist without being perceived? Is sound only a sound if a person hears it? The most immediate philosophical
