Political uncertainty is a key forex market driver, stimulating participation, order flow and volatility. Whether it's a forced regime change or democratic election, politics can quickly sway currency valuations around…
What Is A Safe Haven Asset? Safe haven assets are investments that investors turn to during times of market volatility and instability, i.e., to "weather the storm." These investments are…
A collar strategy is a defensive equity play in which an investor seeks to limit the downside in a stock in exchange for forgoing some of the upside potential. This…
Price discovery is the mechanism by which buyers and sellers on an open market determine an asset's premium. In contemporary finance, the process of price discovery is carried out electronically…
In the standardised trade of futures, participants buy and sell contracts in an attempt to secure marketshare. The phenomenon of contango is a prime example of how the process of…
An order book is a real-time and continuously updated list of buy and sell orders on an exchange. It is used for specific financial assets, such as a stock or…
Successful traders approach trading with a clearly defined and thoroughly tested strategy. Most traders evaluate the hypothetical future performance of their strategy by measuring the profit or loss of the…
The alpha and beta are important terms within the investing world, whether one is involved with stocks, mutual funds or ETFs. Learn more about these terms at FXCM Insights.
Market structure is crucial to successful trading. A critical part of active trading is identifying the state a market is in, be it rotational, trending, consolidating or entering reversal.
Standardised futures contracts and exchange-traded funds are viable methods of engaging the financial markets. Offering derivative and conventional products, each provides access to the commodity, currency, equity and debt markets.
There are distinct advantages and disadvantages to short (aka "inverse") ETFs when they're utilised by investors. Learn more about how these specific ETFs work at FXCM Insights.
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