Forex Trading Complete Course Study: Forex: The Imperishable Dinero
Forex Trading Complete Course Study: Forex: The Imperishable Dinero
Forex Trading Complete Course Study: Forex: The Imperishable Dinero
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.0 THE FOUNDATION .....................................................................................................................................4
1. NO COMMISSIONS ........................................................................................................................................6
2. NO MIDDLEMEN ...........................................................................................................................................6
7. LEVERAGE .....................................................................................................................................................8
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1.4 THE TRADING ORDER TYPES ................................................................................................................... 19
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average of $5.3 trillion a day. To simply break this down, the average has to be $220 billion per
an hour. The foreign exchange market is largely made up of institutional investors, corporates,
governments, banks, as well as currency speculators. Roughly 90% of this volume is generated
Unlike the stock market and future markets that are housed in central physical exchanges, the
foreign exchange market is an over0 the counter market, decentralized market completely housed
electronically.
Though investors are familiar with the stock market they are unaware how small in volume it is
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In sum, the forex market size and depth make it the ideal trading market. This liquidity makes it
easy for traders to sell and buy currencies. This is the reason why traders from all over the world
The Forex market is decentralized. This means that there is no one single Forex market, like in
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There are many benefits and advantages of trading forex. Below is a few reasons why so many
1. No commissions
No clearing fees, no exchange fees, no government fees, no brokerage fees. Most retail
brokers are compensated for their services through something called the “bid/ask spread“.
2. No middlemen
Spot currency trading eliminates the middlemen and allows you to trade directly with the
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In the futures markets, lot or contract sizes are determined by the exchanges. A standard
In spot forex, you determine your own lot, or position size. This allows traders to
The retail transaction cost (the bid/ask spread) is typically less than 0.1% under normal
market conditions. For larger transactions, the spread could be as low as 0.07%. Of
course, this depends on your leverage and all will be explained later in this trading course
5. A 24-hour market
There is no waiting for the opening bell. From the Sunday evening 8:30 PM GMT to
Friday Evening 9:00 PM GMT, the forex market never sleeps. This is awesome for those
who want to trade on a part-time basis because you can choose when you want to trade:
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The foreign exchange market is so huge and has so many participants that no single entity
(not even a central banks of US and JAPAN) can control the market price for an extended
period of time. This being said, Fundamentals do play a role in volatility. Fundamentals
7. Leverage
In forex trading, a small deposit can control a much larger total contract value. Leverage
gives the trader the ability to make nice profits, and at the same time keep risk capital to a
minimum.For example, a forex broker may offer 50-to-1 leverage, which means that a
$50 dollar margin deposit would enable a trader to buy or sell $2,500 worth of currencies.
Similarly, with $500 dollars, one could trade with $25,000 dollars and so on. While this
is all gravy, let’s remember that leverage is a double-edged sword. Without proper risk
management, this high degree of leverage can lead to large losses as well as gains.
8. High Liquidity
Because the forex market is very large in size, it is also extremely liquid. This is an
advantage because it means that under normal market conditions, with a click of a mouse
you can instantaneously buy and sell at will as there will usually be someone in the
market willing to take the other side of your trade. You are never “stuck” in a trade. You
can even set your online trading platform to automatically close your position once your
desired profit level (a limit order) has been reached, and/or close a trade if a trade is
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You would think that getting started as a currency trader would cost a ton of money. The
fact is, when compared to trading stocks, options or futures, it doesn’t. Online forex
brokers offer “mini” and “micro” trading accounts, some with a minimum account
deposit of $25. We’re not saying you should open an account with the bare minimum, but
it does make forex trading much more accessible to the average individual who doesn’t
Most online forex brokers offer “demo” accounts to practice trading and build your skills,
along with real-time forex news and charting services. These services are all free. Demo
accounts are very valuable resources for those who are “financially hampered” and would
like to hone their trading skills with “play money” before opening a live trading account
Currencies are always traded in pairs. This means Currencies are traded like AAA/BBB .In
The first currency in a currency pair is the base currency and the second one the quote
currency.
If there is a pair say, EUR/USD, you buy the base currency and sell the quote currency.
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1 – Ask price: The price sellers are willing to sell – The price you pay when you enter a buy
trade
2 – Bid price: The price buyers are willing to pay – The price you pay when you enter a sell
trade
The difference between the bid and the ask price is called the spread which is a cost of trading.
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There are 3 different classes when it comes to Forex pairs: Majors (the most commonly traded),
Individual currencies are most active during their own “trading session”
The table below shows the global Forex trading sessions. When the trading sessions overlap, you
usually have the highest trading activity. The time is in Greenwich Mean Time. GMT is the
mean solar time at the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London, reckoned from midnight.
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USD 84.9%
EUR 39.1%
JPY 19%
GBP 12.9%
AUD 7.6%
CHF 6.4%
OTHER 30.3%
A trading platform is software through which investors and traders can open, close, and manage
market positions through a financial intermediary. Online trading platforms are frequently
offered by brokers either for free or at a discount rate in exchange for maintaining a funded
Often times, trading platforms will come bundled with other features, such as real-time quotes,
charting tools, news feeds, and even premium research. Platforms may also be specifically
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Trading platforms may have specific requirements to qualify to use them. For example, day
trading platforms may require that traders have at least $25,000 in equity in their accounts and be
approved for margin trading, while options platforms may require approval to trade various types
MetaTrader 4 - MetaTrader 4 is a platform for trading Forex, analyzing financial markets and
using Expert Advisors. Mobile trading, Trading Signals and the Market are the integral parts of
Interactive Brokers - Interactive Brokers is the most popular trading platform for professionals
TradeStation - TradeStation is a popular trading platform for algorithmic traders that prefer to
execute trading strategies using automated scripts developed with Easy Language.
TDAmeritrade - TDAmeritrade is a popular broker for both traders and investors, especially
following its acqusition of ThinkorSwim and the development of the Trade Architect platforms.
Metatrader 4 (MT4) is the most popular trading platform among retail traders. It is simple
enough for beginners to start trading with MT4, as their first platform, but its advanced
funcionalities (such as dozens of built-in indicators, graphical tools, the ability to run trading
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7 Easy Steps
1. Download MetaTrader 4/MT4. The first step is to get MetaTrader 4 downloaded onto
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After installing Metatrader4 on your computer or any gadget, the graphics in the terminal are
displayed in a standard way. But all traders visually absorb information in different ways,
that's why MT4 provides the ability to change the options of charts to display them in accordance
to your desires.
Standard settings are not suitable for analyzing the price movements for many traders, so if you
want to change something, you can reorganize the scale, period, and the color of charts. In
general, MT4 provides many functions for modifying graphs, and below we will tell about it in
details.
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To open a new chart in MT4, you can use one of the next ways:
1. Open the window "market watch", click the right mouse button on the desired
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Please note: only characters opened in the window "market watch" will be displayed in the list of
trading instruments.
To display all symbols, press the right mouse button on any field of the window "market watch"
1.3.4 Zoom
The scale of the graph plays an important role in the observation of price movements. Zoom
allows you to focus on the details while reducing the figure gives an opportunity to look at the
General trend.
In MT4, you can use several ways to change the chart scale:
4. On the toolbar ;
5. Anywhere in the active window open the context menu by pressing the right mouse
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if you need to determine the exact point to enter the market, You should choose a narrow time
frame for plotting. However, for assessing the General trend you need a wide timeframe. When
you have built the graphic, you can change time periods in the following ways:
• Go to the tool bar "chart Period", which includes all possible time frames;
• In the active chart window of the shortcut menu invoked by the right mouse button, select
"Period";
MT4 offers traders to switch between different chart types easily. Clicking on "Graphics"
in the main menu bar you can choose the visualization of the line chart, bar chart, and the
Japanese candlestick chart. The same function is available in the toolbarL: just click on
the corresponding icon. You can also use Alt+1, Alt+2, and Alt+3
On MT4, a trader can change the chart color for his own convenience by clicking on the trend
line in the popup menu chooses "Properties". In the next window, you can define the color of
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On the terminal, three color versions are set automatically for graphics. In the "Color scheme",
you can select the yellow graphics on a black background, it is also possible to choose green on a
black background, and for conservative traders there is a black-and-white palette. In addition to
autocomplete in the right box you can choose the color of each element separately
MT4 has a built-in ability to save and then select a previously configured graph. This eliminates
the need to adjust every time the visualization window. With one click You can apply a favorite
solution that will allow You to analyze the price movement quickly. MetaТrader allows you to
• color scheme;
• graphic tools (in this case, price values are also saved on the new graph and you will have
to adjust);
• chart scale;
In order to save all settings in the database, just press the button on the toolbar, then select
"Save template"
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A similar option is available under "Graphics" in the main menu bar - "Template" - "Save
For activating a saved template, click on the button , then on "Load template". Once you
find the desired version of the template, click "Open" and the graph will be shown in the right
way. You can remove a template by a similar way, choosing the line "Remove template".
With all these, you can equally trade on your mobile phone by downloading MT4 from Plat
A Market order is the simplest order type. There are market orders to buy and market orders to
sell. A market order gives you whatever price is available in the marketplace.
A Buy Limit is an order to buy that is placed below the current price. The order is only filled* at
A Sell Limit is an order to sell (or short) that is placed above the current price. The order is only
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A Buy Stop is an order to buy that is placed above the current price. The order is only filled at or
A Sell Stop order is an order to sell that is placed below the current price. The order will only be
A Buy Stop Limit order is very similar to a Buy Stop order, except that it doesn't act like a
market order. The buy stop limit will only fill at the buy stop limit price or lower.
A Sell Stop Limit Order is very similar to a Sell Stop order, except that it doesn't act like a
market order. The sell stop limit will only fill at the price equivalent to the limit price attached to
Getting used to all the trading orders can be a bit confusing at first, and there are more order
types than this!. Putting out the wrong order type when money is on the line can cause big
problems.
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The value of a currency pair Is determined by the strength or weakness of the base currency in
relation to the quote currency. The base currency is almost 1 for most currencies. This means
that, when you see a quote of 1.4567 EURUSD, its value is 1 EUR will buy 1.4567 of USD. If
you sell EURUSD from 1.4567 to 1.4557, you would have made a profit of 10 pips.
PIP stands for Price Interest Points. There is Standard lot ($100,000), Mini Lot ($10,000) and
Micro lot ($1000). In the standard lot, a pip worth $10. Mini lot its $1 and its worth $0.1 in
micro lots. However, each currency has its own pip value.
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The table below shows the value of a pip in each currency Pair. Remember, currencies are traded
in pairs.
These values changes slightly based on the actual exchange rates, but the fluctuations are very
minor.
Getting to know the average daily pips movement is crucial in calculating profit and loss. It helps
in entry price levels and getting out of the market as early as possible. The table below shows the
six (6) major pairs and their average pips pulled per day.
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Turnover is an aggregated cost of all trading deals in as specified time period. In technical
analysis, the turnover measures efficiency and intensity of assets allocation. In simple terms, the
US Dollar 869,6222
Euro 249,976
JPY 92,004
GBP 84,030
CAD 39,895
AUD 39,539
CHF 29,097
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The U.S. Dollar Index (USDX, DXY, DX) is an index (or measure) of the value of the United
States dollar relative to a basket of foreign currencies, often referred to as a basket of U.S. trade
partners' currencies. The Index goes up when the U.S. dollar gains "strength" (value) when
compared to other currencies. Pay close attention to the US-Index. The US- Index sets the tone
for a lot of currency moves. It can help you price analysis and trade timing in the forex market.
It is a weighted measure using the dollar's movements relative to other select currencies in an
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The basket was altered in 1999 when the Euro replaced several European currencies. It still
includes the Swedish krona and the Swiss franc despite the fact that China, Mexico, and South
Although the forex market is open 24 hours, 5 ½ days, it is however important to keep track of
the individual trading sessions as they Impact FX rates and volatility significantly.
It is vital to understand that a currency moves most when their local market is open. The most
active trading session is when London and New York overlap, thus from 12:00 to 15:00 GMT
The trading session impacts multiple trading decisions on multiple levels. These include:
1. Market Selection
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Choose a pair that is most active when you are infront of your charts. Choosing a pair that is
not active during your trading can suck you in low volatility and boring price moves.
Before entering a trade, make sure to analyse price in context to the current trading session
A Breakout that occurs during a pair’s actual trading session is much more likely to
succeed. For example, a breakout move in USDCAD that happens during US trading
EUR/USD
USD/JPY -0.9
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For risk management sake, apply the strongest position and negative correlations; +1 or _1 or -
!00%. A positive correlation means the market will move in the same direction. A negative
It is important to know that, trading moving currency pairs with a high positive correlation, you
are increasing your risk as both pairs are moving in same direction. This means, there is
2.1.1 LEVERAGE
investment. Leverage allows you to enter a position or trade that is larger than your capital.
1:100
1:200
1:300
1:400
1:500
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For instance, a leverage of 1:100 means if you have $10,000, you can control an account size of
$ 1,000,000. The higher the leverage, the higher the win and vice versa.
2.1.2 SPREAD
Spread is the difference between the bid and ask. It represents brokerage service costs and
Fixed spread – difference between ASK and BID is kept constant and do not depend on market
conditions. Fixed spreads are set by dealing companies for automatically traded accounts.
Fixed spread with an extension – certain part of a spread is predetermined and another part may
Variable spread – fluctuates in correlation with market conditions. Generally variable spread is
low during times of market inactivity (approximately 1-2 pips), but during volatile market can
actually widen to as much as 40-50 pips. This type of spread is closer to real market but brings
higher uncertainty to trade and makes creation of effective strategy more difficult.
A trader needs to cover spreads in winning trades before making a profit. For example, let’s take
EUR/USD, the price of 1.4652 which is the bid and 1.4650 which is the ask price. This means
that the spread charge is 2 pips. Therefore, in the case of selling USD, if price moves to 1.4552,
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there is a successful pull of 100 pips. However, a spread of 2 pips will be deducted, making the
The pip value depends on the lot size you enter a trade with. Lets take the EURUSD example
again. At the price of 1.4652 and leverage of 1;100, if an investor sell with lot size of 0.01, when
The table below shows how much profit can be made with different lot sizes
0.001*10,000 =10
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10/1.13798=8.7875007
=0.01*100
=1
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In addition, these are the 7 price action you would master by the end of the class
“Knowledge is the best gift you can give yourself” – Akonnor Owusu Larbi
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