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Kelly Criteria and the FX Market - Part 2 // 12 April 2011

Part one of this series on how to apply Kelly Criteria should have given you a background on how the formula works. Applying it to the FX market is a little more complicated as in most cases you don’t lose your entire amount waged as in the example in article one. However, it’s not too difficult to apply the formula to the FX market. Read more >>

Kelly Criteria and the FX Market - Part 1 // 12 April 2011

Assume for a moment that you have a magic coin and only you knew of its magical properties. This magical coin comes up heads 60% of the time and tails 40% of the time. Armed with this information, and your magical coin, you could expect to make some decent amounts off your friends. Read more >>

What time charts are best for trading? // 12 April 2011

Most FX trading platforms allow you to look at tick, 1 minute, 5 minute, 10 minute, 1 hour, 1 day, 1 week date in real time. If you’re FX trading platform does not allow you to do this move to another one! The time frame you trade is really up to personal choice according to your risk profile. Read more >>

Head and Shoulders Bottom // 12 April 2011

One of the most profitable FX trading patterns is the Head and Shoulders Bottom. A true Head and Shoulders bottom is a tell-tale sign to mark the end of a significant downtrend and the beginning of a new uptrend upon completion of the formation. The pattern is very distinctive and easy to recognise and is one of the most popular of all trading patterns. 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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