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FXCM Close to $1 Trillion Trading Volume in Q2

Yohay — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 22:00:31 +0000

US forex broker FXCM released some numbers for June and Q2 2011. It was a record quarter for the broker in terms of volume: $938 billion. They have also seen a rise in tradeable accounts.

The record month was May, but June wasn’t far behind. The 3% drop can be related to the number of days in the month. The past two months have seen increased volatility around the European debt crisis and the prospects of QE3.

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Forex Trading and GDP Differences

Yohay — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 10:01:03 +0000

Britain’s GDP for the second quarter was revised upwards today. Revised GDP exceeded the initial publications in many countries. If the second quarter is better, will we see strong growth in the third quarter? A look at recent releases and their impact on forex trading. Not all countries are recovering equally, and these differences are already seen in currencies.

Gross Domestic Product in the UK has been revised upwards for the second quarter of 2009. The original release showed a contraction of 0.8% while the updated release showed a fall of 0.7%. Though the difference isn’t big, GDP is one of the most important releases, so this pushed the GBP/USD upwards.

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Forex Trading and the Recovery

Yohay — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:25:11 +0000

Many countries began recovering from the great global crisis. It began with a stock market rally and now it’s seen in growth figures. Forex trading has grown in recent months. Will the recovery hurt this growth? Or will r keep its strong position?

Forex trading has grown nicely since the breakout of the global financial crisis. This is seen in the growing volume of trading, and in the growing number of forex traders. When the interest rate is practically nothing, house prices collapse and the stock markets fall face down to the mud, forex trading looks like a good investment.

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Forex Trading Hours – When to Avoid Trading

Yohay — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 22:34:32 +0000

Some hours are better to trade than other hours. Here’s a list of the most volatile trading hours for each of the 8 popular currencies.

There are times when the market doesn’t move at all, and it’s quite boring. This is usually during the Tokyo and Sydney sessions.

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AUD/USD Should Become A Major Pair

Yohay — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 22:48:06 +0000

The current global crisis has shown us that the dollar is the safe haven currency. The Swiss Franc lost its status. On the other hand, Australia’s economy hasn’t been badly affected by this crisis. The Aussie should replace the Swissy in the big league of majors.

Traditionally, there are four major pairs: EUR/USD, USD/JPY, GBP/USD and USD/CHF. These are currency pairs that include the American dollar, the currency behind the biggest economy in the world, and a huge superpower.

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Forex Trading Surging In 2009

Yohay — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 13:30:44 +0000

Forex Trading is becoming more and more popular. New figures show that the uptrend continues in 2009, despite the recent stock market recovery.

For forex traders, it’s trivial that there is a currency that always goes up. There is no “bear” market – but always a bullish market. You just have to go with the bull and against the bear…

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Forex Getting the Deserved Attention

Yohay — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 15:59:25 +0000

In the Forex market, there’s always a currency that goes up. That’s why I like this market so much. In these times of crisis, it’s the best market for investing your money. New data shows that more and more money enters the forex market in an amazing speed. This shows that everybody is giving forex trading the honor it well deserves.

It now seems that investors are shifting to Forex: the Forex Blog reports that Forex Volume could be as high as $4.5 trillion dollars! It is based on data from 2007 and a survey showing a growth of 41% in the turnover in forex trading.

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Low Market Volume is Strongly Felt

Yohay — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 21:47:24 +0000

The holidays are already here. Today, two days before Christmas, the moves in the market were quite strange. The most peculiar currency is the most important one: the greenback.

Despite weak economic data from the US, the dollar gained ground against the Euro, the pound and even against the Japanese Yen.

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Forex Market Basic Features

Yohay — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:18:09 +0000

The Forex market is unique, and has many interesting characteristics. This post lists all of them, and gives quick links to more elaborate information:

Conclusion

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High liquidity and High volume

Yohay — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:00:46 +0000

The daily volume in the Forex market is estimated at 3 trillion dollars! This inconceivable figure is slowly on the rise.

This astonishing number (3,000 billion) is divided between deals intended for payments related to import and export, and investment deals.

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