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The Biggest Football Stock Price Rallies

Discover which clubs have experienced the most significant stock rallies and crashes over the last five years, and which football transfers were the triggers.

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The Federal Reserve (Fed)

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The Gender Investment Divide

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The Influence of Politics

History knows that a lot of the sharpest moves in financial markets were caused by political rather than economic events. For example, the Brexit vote and US election provided high volatility and multiple trading opportunities. Learn more about the influence politics can have on the economy in this lesson.

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The Price of our Morning Coffee Could Rise by 30%

A new report from XTB explores the current coffee market and the four key factors that could lead to future price rises. The price of coffee is currently trading at its highest level in almost 10 years. The average price of an Americano, cappuccino, and latte have all increased by over 10% since January 2019, and over 15% since February 2017.

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The Race to 5 Trillion

Do you know how many companies are worth over a trillion in market cap? Find out who the biggest companies around the world are and just how fast they’re growing.

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The Two Faces of a High Frequency Trade

High Frequency Trading (HFT) is present in different financial activities and is used by investment funds (hedge funds), private investors, investment banks, brokers, etc. An appropriate definition could be: the execution of investment strategies based on computer programs or opportunity capture algorithms that may be small or exist for a very short period of time.

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Trader's Calculator

The trader’s calculator is a special function built in the xStation trading platform in the order window. In this article, you will learn how XTB’s trader’s calculator works and how you can use it to make your trading process more efficient.

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Trading from the Chart

Trading from a chart enables you to place and edit orders directly on a chart. Find out more about it in this short and comprehensive article.

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Trading Options in Time of Volatility

When trading options in times of volatility, the directionality of the price ceases to have so much prominence in favour of the magnitude of the movement in the price.

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Trading with the Trend

The financial markets can move in two distinct trends: up or down. One of the most basic - and often underrated - rules of trading is to trade in the direction of the prevailing trend. Learn how to identify trends, and what to do when a market is moving sideways.

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Triple Witching Day

The Triple Witching Day is also often referred to as the triple expiration date. Find out why this is an important for traders in this article.

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Types of Charts

Learn all about the different types of charts, their respective strengths and weaknesses, and how you can use them to improve your trading experience.

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Types of Trends in Trading

If you've ever taken a course in Technical Analysis, it's very likely that one of the first things you were taught is that there are three important types of trends: primary, secondary and tertiary trends. Learn more about them in this article.

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Vanilla Options

Vanilla-type options are the classic options par excellence. They are the type of option that investors with experience in options will know or have worked with.

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What is Volatility?

Volatility refers to the amount of uncertainty, risk and fluctuations that occur on the market and, most often, to the amount of price changes over a given period on the financial markets.

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What Are Basis Points (BP)?

A Basis Point measures the change in interest rates and other percentages. Find out more about it in this article.

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What Are Interest Rates?

Interest rates can be defined as a percentage fee for a specific amount that we borrow. The value of the interest rate is measured in percentage and is generally expressed in annual terms.

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What Are Macroeconomic Indicators?

In order to trade on financial markets successfully, it’s important to know which macroeconomic indicators may influence price action and any of your open, or potential, positions. Many traders tend to analyse the market calendar for the upcoming week to know when market volatility may increase and how they can manage risk. Find out what are macroeconomic indicators and which top indicators you should keep an eye on.

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What Is a Derivative?

A derivative is a type of financial instrument that is not a security, but whose value depends on the underlying instrument, e.g. the index, stock or bond price.

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