July 2012

Discovering the Pivot Calculator: Variant Choices and Success

Even beginners in forex trading would surely appreciate the sheer usefulness of pivot calculator applications. Indeed, there is no better way of identifying the pivot, resistance, and support points of a trading cycle than to use such impressive computational tools. Novice traders often fail to realize though, that there are several types of pivot point […]

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Forex News: Euro Drops to Two-year Low on Continued Uncertainty over ESM Implementation

One of the most disturbing pieces of forex news in recent weeks was the announcement that the euro had fallen to a new two-year low against the US dollar as the Euro Zone crisis continued to weigh on market sentiment. The EUR/USD fell to 1.2234 in US trading while EUR/JPY fell to a five-week low

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Forex News: Brokers Crack Down on “Flash” Trading Practices

Breaking forex news highlighted the growing concerns of forex brokers over potentially predatory practices by so-called ultra-fast or high-frequency traders (HFT). Interdealer broker ICAP said that its EBS trading platform would clamp down on “flash” orders and similar controversial trading activities. Flash traders use highly sophisticated technology that allows them to view orders made by

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