Almost all intellectually curious traders, who have never had the benefit of working in an institution, or on the 'other side of the fence', will at sometime begin to wonder; "where do the big players trade?" Institutional traders, for example, working at a tier 1 bank, or well renowned hedge fund would have access to: […]
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“I Am A Citizen, Not Of Athens Or Greece, But Of The World” – Socrates (Ancient Greek Philosopher, 470 BC-399 BC) Greece’s government heads into a second day of intense talks with its private creditors in a push to reach an agreement that would ultimately slash the nation’s debt and avert a collapse of its
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Whilst it’s not Fitch, Moody’s or Standard & Poor’s Sean Egan of Egan-Jones is a highly respected analyst and let’s not forget this was the agency that stole a march on S&P by downgrading the USA credit rating whilst S&P executives were busy naval gazing. The company also sounded the alarm bell on Lehman Brothers,
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Perhaps the major news event to get currency traders excited is still ‘NFP day’. When non farm pay roll day comes around each month there’s plenty of forex column inches and opinion enticing you to; “step right up Sir, spin the wheel, try your luck and win a prize for the lucky lady..” Amongst the
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The World Is Not Dangerous Because Of Those Who Do Harm, But Because Of Those Who Look At It Without Doing Anything – Albert Einstein Whilst all eyes are focused on Greece and the wider Eurozone issues the World Bank has warned of a probable slump in global economic growth and urged developing countries to
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Greece finally goes head to head with its creditors today in a renewed attempt to break the deadlock in the negotiations to slash the country’s debt and stave off default… International private sector creditors, represented by the Institute of International Finance, are due to meet the government this afternoon. Talks broke down last Friday over
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Following the Battle of Plassey in 1757, in which Britain annexed Bengal to its empire, the British East India Company pursued a monopoly on production and export of Indian opium. The monopoly began in earnest in 1773, the British Governor-General of Bengal abolished the opium syndicate at Patna. For the next fifty years opium trade
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Many of us within the investment and trading community have scratched our collective heads when considering just how gravity defying the equities market has been over the past two years. Due to the paradigm shift and mixed phenomena of bailouts, rescues and quantitative easing (underscored by a unified zirp policy adopted by most leading economies)
When you have relaxed conversations with many traders you'll find the shared experiences invaluable. Whilst sharing thoughts on; brokers, economic sentiment, strategies etc. is fascinating, one of the most intriguing aspects is how we overcame the barriers we faced on our journey towards proficiency and profitability. Some of these barriers are incredibly difficult to overcome,
China’s city dwelling urban population has finally surpassed those living in the countryside for the first time in the nation’s more than 5,000 years of ‘recorded’ history. The number of people living in towns and cities increased by 21 million to 690.79 million at the end of 2011, according to the National Bureau of Statistics.
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