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Understanding Financial Markets

What is Forex? Forex, short for Foreign Exchange, is the act of converting one currency into another. This is usually done for a variety of reasons and could range from personal such as tourism to...

What Is a Commodity Market? Similar to any other market around the world, the commodity market allows participants to buy or sell products that range from luxuries to everyday essentials. Many c...

Introduction to the stock market The thought of investing is never an easy-to-digest for most people with little experience in the financial markets. Many have been tricked by so-called experts ...

What is a Stock Market Index? An index measures a specific stock market or part of it continuously which helps investors assess current prices and performance versus previous ones. Indices are made ...

How To Trade

About Metatrader 5 Metatrader 5 is one of the most sought-after and widely used trading platforms in the world. It’s the successor to Metatrader 4 which is currently being phased out by most tradi...

About Metatrader 5 Metatrader 5 is one of the most sought-after and widely used trading platforms in the world. It’s the successor to Metatrader 4 which is currently being phased out by most tradi...

About Metatrader 5 Metatrader 5 is one of the most sought-after and widely used trading platforms in the world. It’s the successor to Metatrader 4 which is currently being phased out by most tradi...

Financial Products

What is a CFD? A CFD, also known as a contract for difference dictates that a buyer will pay the seller the difference between the current value of a specific asset and its value at the time of in...

What is an ETF? An ETF which stands for Exchange-traded fund, (Figure 1) is a mix between a regular stock and a mutual fund. To explain this further, imagine the flexibility of trading a regular...

The definition of Intermarket analysis Intermarket analysis focuses on analyzing multiple asset classes that are related. You may be wondering which asset classes are related and the general answer ...

It’s true when they say the financial markets never sleep and that is because the markets are open 24 hours a day, 5 days a week, and are constantly moving, sometimes in a tight range and other times...

Technical & Fundamental Analysis

Most traders, regardless of their experience level, risk tolerance, or style of trading use or have used technical analysis to make trades or at least analyze the market. The importance of it is un...

Reading charts Studying charts is part of the broader method of technical analysis which is the study of historical prices and patterns that could help in predicting future outcomes. While technic...

The importance of trading indicators. There is no doubt about the importance of trading indicators for those who seek to technically analyze the financial markets. This applies to FX, Commodities,...

Introduction Moving Averages is the oldest technical indicator used by the trader. It was drawn by hand before computers were used in technical analysis. It is beneficial for any trader and has a lo...

Introduction Technical Indicators are a mathematical formula calculated from price data to provide traders with some information that cannot be easily shown from the pure prices like momentum and vo...

What is Bollinger Band? Bollinger Band is constructed by two bands surroundings a 20 simple moving average. They expand and contract based on the standard deviation of the moving average. Bollinge...

What is VIX Index? VIX is CBOE indicator that measures is the implied volatility that is being priced into S&P 500 index options. Through the use of a wide variety of option prices, the index of...

What are Fibonacci Numbers? Leonardo Fibonacci was a mathematician born in 1170 AD. From his work, we get the Fibonacci sequence of numbers and the well-known Fibonacci golden ratio. The Fibonacci s...

What is Elliott wave theory? The theory was developed by R.N. Elliott in the 1930s and was popularized by Robert Prechter in the 1970s. Elliott studied several years of stock market data across va...

Introduction Technical Indicators are mathematical formulas calculated from price data to provide traders with some information that cannot be easily shown from the pure prices like momentum and v...

Market Moves in Cycle Prices move in different cycles, whether long term, medium-term or even short-term cycles. These cycles reflect the long-term, medium-term, and short-term trading signals, as...

What is the ATR indicator? It was developed by J. Welles Wilder and was first mentioned in his book, New Concepts in Technical Analysis Systems (in 1978).   The true average range (ATR) indica...

What is a trend? Despite only showing up 30% of the time, compared to ranging conditions prevailing around 70% of trading sessions, trend trading is a popular and easy to get into strategy that ca...

What is price action trading?   Price action is the idea of trading a fairly “naked” chart with very little or no indicators and simply focusing on price and structure. Before we go deeper in...

What are support and resistance? Among the many different ideas that form technical analysis, one of the most important ones would have to be support and resistance. Nearly all trading strategie...

What are trend lines?   Trend lines are diagonal or horizontal lines drawn across specific swing points on a trend that represents support or resistance levels and help predict where the next t...

About simple candlestick patterns By now, you should know the definition of a candlestick and what it represents. Candlestick patterns are recurring formations of candlesticks that are made up of ...

About advanced candlestick patterns Previously, we looked at simple candlestick patterns, made up of one single candlestick and allowing traders to use them for further confirmation.   This time...

Fundamental analysis is a broadly used method of analyzing an entire market, an asset class, a sector, and even a specific company. Fundamental Analysis focuses on the key economic and financial fi...

What is sentiment in trading? Sentiment refers to the mood of traders related to a specific market. As traders develop a certain sentiment towards the market, it affects their positioning and in t...

Different types of Forex traders The world of financial markets can be approached in many different ways. While the end goal is to make money, the way to get there is different based on the pers...

Risk Management

What is leverage? Leverage is a tool that allows you to control a trading position with only a fraction of its total value. Effectively, it gives you bigger exposure and allows you to maximize your ...

What is risk management in Forex? Risk management is the practice of limiting or reducing risks associated with trading or investing in the financial markets. From a theoretical perspective, rewards...

The importance of developing a trading strategy Traders often hear the importance of having a plan when trading the financial markets and it’s one of the best pieces of advice anyone can be offered....

Trading Strategies for beginners Every trading strategy out there has certain elements that need to be kept in mind. Trading is never random in nature and should not be approached without a plan and...

Forex Trading Wisdom There is a lot of wisdom and advice shared among traders and usually believed to have originated from so-called market experts. While some of it may be true, others are simple m...

What is OPEC? OPEC stands for Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and represents a group of the largest oil-producing countries in the world. While OPEC has been around for a while, it...

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Understanding Financial Markets

What is Forex? Forex, short for Foreign Exchange, is the act of converting one currency into another. This is usually done for a variety of reasons and could range from personal such as tourism to...

What Is a Commodity Market? Similar to any other market around the world, the commodity market allows participants to buy or sell products that range from luxuries to everyday essentials. Many c...

Introduction to the stock market The thought of investing is never an easy-to-digest for most people with little experience in the financial markets. Many have been tricked by so-called experts ...

What is a Stock Market Index? An index measures a specific stock market or part of it continuously which helps investors assess current prices and performance versus previous ones. Indices are made ...

How To Trade

About Metatrader 5 Metatrader 5 is one of the most sought-after and widely used trading platforms in the world. It’s the successor to Metatrader 4 which is currently being phased out by most tradi...

About Metatrader 5 Metatrader 5 is one of the most sought-after and widely used trading platforms in the world. It’s the successor to Metatrader 4 which is currently being phased out by most tradi...

About Metatrader 5 Metatrader 5 is one of the most sought-after and widely used trading platforms in the world. It’s the successor to Metatrader 4 which is currently being phased out by most tradi...

Financial Products

What is a CFD? A CFD, also known as a contract for difference dictates that a buyer will pay the seller the difference between the current value of a specific asset and its value at the time of in...

What is an ETF? An ETF which stands for Exchange-traded fund, (Figure 1) is a mix between a regular stock and a mutual fund. To explain this further, imagine the flexibility of trading a regular...

The definition of Intermarket analysis Intermarket analysis focuses on analyzing multiple asset classes that are related. You may be wondering which asset classes are related and the general answer ...

It’s true when they say the financial markets never sleep and that is because the markets are open 24 hours a day, 5 days a week, and are constantly moving, sometimes in a tight range and other times...

Technical & Fundamental Analysis

Most traders, regardless of their experience level, risk tolerance, or style of trading use or have used technical analysis to make trades or at least analyze the market. The importance of it is un...

Reading charts Studying charts is part of the broader method of technical analysis which is the study of historical prices and patterns that could help in predicting future outcomes. While technic...

The importance of trading indicators. There is no doubt about the importance of trading indicators for those who seek to technically analyze the financial markets. This applies to FX, Commodities,...

Introduction Moving Averages is the oldest technical indicator used by the trader. It was drawn by hand before computers were used in technical analysis. It is beneficial for any trader and has a lo...

Introduction Technical Indicators are a mathematical formula calculated from price data to provide traders with some information that cannot be easily shown from the pure prices like momentum and vo...

What is Bollinger Band? Bollinger Band is constructed by two bands surroundings a 20 simple moving average. They expand and contract based on the standard deviation of the moving average. Bollinge...

What is VIX Index? VIX is CBOE indicator that measures is the implied volatility that is being priced into S&P 500 index options. Through the use of a wide variety of option prices, the index of...

What are Fibonacci Numbers? Leonardo Fibonacci was a mathematician born in 1170 AD. From his work, we get the Fibonacci sequence of numbers and the well-known Fibonacci golden ratio. The Fibonacci s...

What is Elliott wave theory? The theory was developed by R.N. Elliott in the 1930s and was popularized by Robert Prechter in the 1970s. Elliott studied several years of stock market data across va...

Introduction Technical Indicators are mathematical formulas calculated from price data to provide traders with some information that cannot be easily shown from the pure prices like momentum and v...

Market Moves in Cycle Prices move in different cycles, whether long term, medium-term or even short-term cycles. These cycles reflect the long-term, medium-term, and short-term trading signals, as...

What is the ATR indicator? It was developed by J. Welles Wilder and was first mentioned in his book, New Concepts in Technical Analysis Systems (in 1978).   The true average range (ATR) indica...

What is a trend? Despite only showing up 30% of the time, compared to ranging conditions prevailing around 70% of trading sessions, trend trading is a popular and easy to get into strategy that ca...

What is price action trading?   Price action is the idea of trading a fairly “naked” chart with very little or no indicators and simply focusing on price and structure. Before we go deeper in...

What are support and resistance? Among the many different ideas that form technical analysis, one of the most important ones would have to be support and resistance. Nearly all trading strategie...

What are trend lines?   Trend lines are diagonal or horizontal lines drawn across specific swing points on a trend that represents support or resistance levels and help predict where the next t...

About simple candlestick patterns By now, you should know the definition of a candlestick and what it represents. Candlestick patterns are recurring formations of candlesticks that are made up of ...

About advanced candlestick patterns Previously, we looked at simple candlestick patterns, made up of one single candlestick and allowing traders to use them for further confirmation.   This time...

Fundamental analysis is a broadly used method of analyzing an entire market, an asset class, a sector, and even a specific company. Fundamental Analysis focuses on the key economic and financial fi...

What is sentiment in trading? Sentiment refers to the mood of traders related to a specific market. As traders develop a certain sentiment towards the market, it affects their positioning and in t...

Different types of Forex traders The world of financial markets can be approached in many different ways. While the end goal is to make money, the way to get there is different based on the pers...

Risk Management

What is leverage? Leverage is a tool that allows you to control a trading position with only a fraction of its total value. Effectively, it gives you bigger exposure and allows you to maximize your ...

What is risk management in Forex? Risk management is the practice of limiting or reducing risks associated with trading or investing in the financial markets. From a theoretical perspective, rewards...

The importance of developing a trading strategy Traders often hear the importance of having a plan when trading the financial markets and it’s one of the best pieces of advice anyone can be offered....

Trading Strategies for beginners Every trading strategy out there has certain elements that need to be kept in mind. Trading is never random in nature and should not be approached without a plan and...

Forex Trading Wisdom There is a lot of wisdom and advice shared among traders and usually believed to have originated from so-called market experts. While some of it may be true, others are simple m...

What is OPEC? OPEC stands for Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and represents a group of the largest oil-producing countries in the world. While OPEC has been around for a while, it...
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Forex and CFDs are leveraged products that incur a high level of risk and a small adverse market movement may expose the client to lose the entire invested capital. The vast majority of retail client accounts lose money when trading in CFDs. You should consider whether you understand how CFDs work and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money. The possibility exists that you could sustain a loss in excess of your deposited funds even if a stop loss is used and therefore, you should not speculate with capital that you cannot afford to lose and be aware of trading risks. Credit Financier Invest (Mauritius) Ltd provides general information that does not take into account your objectives, financial situation or needs. The content of this website must not be interpreted as personal advice. Please ensure that you understand the risks involved and seek independent advice if necessary.

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