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A series of FX guides starting with the basics and moving into more complicated FX Strategies.

The RBA and Foreign Exchange Market Intervention // 28 Feb. 2013

Last week, Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor Glenn Stevens announced that despite the Australian Dollar being "somewhat overvalued", the RBA does not plan to intervene in the foreign exchange market. Stevens said that, "you need to be pretty confident that it is seriously over-valued, or the market is behaving in some quite irrational way, before you would launch large-scale intervention." But why exactly would the RBA want to intervene? We will discuss that in the following paragraphs. Read more >>

Types of Forex Software and Applications // 27 Feb. 2013

From online software to fx mobile software, there are a plethora of tools that make it easier for forex traders to buy, sell, and improve the level of intelligence they gain about the market . Software come in different forms, depending on each trader's goals. We will discuss some of the more popular types of forex software in the list below. Read more >>

Meta Trader 4 (MT4) // 09 June 2011

The Meta Trader 4 (MT4) trading platform has become the most popular online trading platform. Most of the better FX operators are compatible with MT4. Read more >>

Bid/ASK Spread in FX // 12 April 2011

Even though all forex trades involve the simultaneous buying of one currency whilst selling another, it is much easier to think of a currency pair as a single unit, or an item that is bought and sold. Read more >>

What is a PIP in FX Trading? // 12 April 2011

The PIP spread is the gap between the rate you sell a currency at compared to what you can buy the same currency for. Once again, you can see this by examining the table above. The Sell rate for the EUR/USD is 1.3087 vs. a buy rate of 1.3090. Read more >>

Is FX trading rigged? // 12 April 2011

Many people that are new to FX Trading ask whether FX trading is rigged or not. It’s a great question to ask. Let me provide the best answer I can. Read more >>

Understanding currency pairs // 12 April 2011

In a FX transaction, one currency is bought and another sold at the same time, and these two currencies are called a "pair" of currencies or "Cross". Read more >>

When is the FX Market open? // 12 April 2011

The forex market is open 24 hours a day 6 days a week. This is because there are 4 main overlapping trading sessions worldwide meaning that FX is one of the most activity traded financial instruments in the world. Read more >>

FX basics // 12 April 2011

Welcome to the ultimate FxstrategyForex training program where our aim is to help you trade fx profitably. This article teaches you the basics of FX. If you prefer, watch the video at the bottom of this article which covers the same material. Read more >>

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