What is a popular strategy for short-term forex traders?
For many traders, trading key announcements is seen as an opportunity to profit quickly due to the volatility that surrounds these events. One such event that is popular with traders is the US non-farm payrolls. This occurs on the first Friday of every month. The non-farm payroll is the measure of how many new jobs…
Why do forex traders always talk about range trading?
No, range trading doesn’t require you to use a laptop while you are in the saddle….it is a way of taking advantage of markets where a clear trend exists, and prices range up and down within a well-defined channel. Range trading is a strategy that depends on selling highs and buying lows of a well-defined…
How do you trade Australian shares after hours?
The market opens at 10:00am, and normal trading occurs until 4pm. From 4.01pm to 4.10pm, the market goes into a pre-open phase where investors may continue to enter orders into the market. The ‘Closing Single Price Auction’ (CSPA), determines the closing price of stocks each trading day and this occurs between 4.10pm and 4.11pm on…
Can I buy an option that lasts for two or three years?
This is most certainly true. Most optionable stocks have longer term option contracts, some of which do not expire until December 2011. In reference to a starting point an investor always needs to reflect on their trading objectives, or views as this will always form the basis of their trading strategy. Keeping in mind that…
Climate change and consumers: hot air or real deal?
At present, when what Australians say they will do to help the environment is laid side-by-side with what they actually do, there is definitely a gap. However, if you’re developing or marketing goods and services with a green hue, the gap looks to close over time and there may be more customers who are willing…
