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Hedging on the Stock Market

Hedging is an investment technique used to reduce the risk of an unfavourable price change, for example in stocks, by taking an opposite position on derivatives. Unlike most investment techniques, the purpose of hedging is not to make a profit, but to reduce losses.

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Heikin-Ashi: Basic Concepts and Trading Operations with This Type of Modified Candles

With Heikin-Ashi candles, we can identify the beginning of movements with greater reliability. Let's see how we can take advantage of it for our operations.

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How Do Stock Warrants Differ From Stock Options?

This article summarises the main differences between stock options and stock warrants, so that you can learn what these two different products look like and what objectives they have.

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How Does the Public Perception of Brands Affect the Market?

The interests of the public can often have sudden and major impacts on the trading world. Here are 5 examples of how public perception has affected brand value.

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How to Control Your Emotions | Mindset Course

We created a course on how to control your emotions, which covers the psychology of trading, tips on controlling your emotions, and more.

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How to Cope With Pressure | Mindset Course

We created a how to cope with pressure course that explains the pressures of a volatile trading market, what risk management is, and more.

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How to Prepare for Success | Mindset Course

We created a how to prepare for success course, explaining how to create a proper trading plan, how to cope with unexpected events, and more.

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How to Find the Best Forex and CFD Trading Platform

In this article, we take a look at what the Forex market is, how it works, and how to find the best CFD and Forex trading platform.

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How to Use the NFP Report

The report from the American labor market (Non-Farm Payrolls, NFP) is probably the most popular report among traders. This article explains why and shows examples of how the report has affected EURUSD in the past.

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Indices (definitions)

From bulls and bears to NASDAQ and Dow Jones, here you can find all the important terms you need to know when you're starting to trade indices.

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Intermarket Correlation

Find out what intermarket correlation is and how you can use it to inform your trading.

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Internet Security

Online frauds are becoming a more and more frequent threat. Learn all about the methods used by cyber criminals, how to protect yourself from them and how to act in case you become a victim of cyber crime.

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Investing in Dividend Stocks

What is a dividend yield and how can you identify the best dividend stocks? How can you manage your dividend stocks portfolio? We will try to answer these questions in this brief article.

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Investing in Stocks – What Is Stock Trading?

Many would-be investors are probably wondering - what is the stock market, what is stock trading and, finally, how do I invest in stocks? In this article, we answer all those questions and more.

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IPO (Initial Public Offering)

An IPO, or Initial Public Offering, is a financial operation that seeks to sell a large package of shares of a company on the stock market.

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Leverage allows increased market exposure using a relatively small deposit. This means that any move on the market can mean a much higher return on investment than with traditional forms of investment without the use of leverage.

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Taking a long position on the market means buying a specific instrument, expecting its price to increase in value.

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What is a Loonie?

In this short and comprehensive article, we explain in more detail what a loonie is, where the term comes from and what its role is in the forex market. The loonie is a colloquial term for the US dollar versus Canadian dollar currency pair. It is one of the 10 major currency pairs, and as such often of interest to forex traders around the world.

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Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD)

The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is an indicator that shows the difference between two exponential moving averages. It is widely used by technical analysts to spot price trends and new trade opportunities, and in this article, you can learn how to use MACD in your trading.

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What is a Margin Call? Margin Call Explained

A margin call, also known as a margin stop, is a protective measure that helps traders to manage their risk and prevent additional losses. It is a notification from your broker that you are in danger of the possibility of having some or all of your positions forcibly closed, or liquidated. In this article, you can learn all you need to know about the meaning of margin call, why it happens, how you can potentially avoid it, and how to react in case it does happen.

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