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365Invest – Forex and CFD Broker

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365Invest – Broker Review

365Invest is a regulated Forex and CFD broker from Europe which offers access to many markets, besides Forex, through Contracts For Difference. It was founded in 2016. This broker offer several services to its clients, including a web based trading platform, platforms for mobile devices, educational resources, low and variable spreads (through a STP execution) and more.
It is an ECN / STP / NDD type broker, which means that its clients can operate under ECN trading conditions and without direct intervention of the broker (without dealing desk), so that transactions are carried out directly in the market with variable and low spreads and with the best quotes (the broker acts as an intermediary between the customer and the market).

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Expiry Time – Binary Options

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In binary options trading, the expiry time or maturity is defined as a predetermined time, or hour in which the result of a trade is determined. When a trader opens a position with options, the broker indicates the relevant expiry time for the binary option. When that moment arrives, the value of the underlying asset (known as Expiry rate) is determined, which results in a positive or negative result of the transaction for the trader.

When a trader opens a position with digital options (High/Low), the time of initiation of the trade is known as Strike Time. Before the execution of the transaction, the trader is required to select an underlying asset and make a prediction about price direction. If the trader believes that the asset price will go up, he places a call option based on the asset, but if he thinks that the price will go down, then he places a Put option based in this asset.

Depending on the broker, the trader receives a range of alternative of maturity periods that can be applied in a variety of types of underlying assets (Forex, stocks, indices and commodities). This range of maturities includes periods of a few minutes, hours, days or even weeks. The expiry time is an important element in the execution of a trade with binary options, as the length of time may influence how the price of an asset reacts to various changes in the market. Once the transaction reaches the expiry time of the binary option, the value is determined, and finally is determined whether the trader’s prediction was correct or not, and subsequently, if the transaction finished In The Money or Out The Money.

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Trading the Ladder Binary Options

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What are the Ladder options?

Ladder binary options are a peculiar sort of binary option contract, which isn’t even widely available: only a limited number of brokers feature them. Still, some traders prefer the ladder, because it’s a little more intricate and a little more interesting for many than a simple Put/Call or Touch/No Touch contract, plus, it allows traders to take advantage of more sustained bullish or bearish trends, while mitigating some of the risks that come with such an approach.

The best way to define a ladder trade is that it’s essentially several trades in one. Several price targets are used in these trades, which are arranged like the steps of a ladder (hence the name), Each of these steps is essentially a Touch trade, as the trader is looking for the price to hit as many of his targets as possible. The payout for the trade is also split into several parts, in predetermined percentages for each of the price-targets that make up the ladder. If a trader hits his first target, he’s essentially guaranteed some payout, therefore, even if the other price targets are missed, he will still not be left empty-handed. It is all too possible for the trader to miss all his targets though, in which case, his entire investment is lost.

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United States Retail Sales

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General definition

The Retail Sales Index is a report that considers the sales of goods in the retail sector during the previous month. This is a monthly figure, which always refers to the previous month in which the Census Bureau and the Department of Commerce of United States issued the report. This report is compiled and issued approximately two weeks after the end of the month.

This index is based on data obtained from samples that are extrapolated to the entirety of the whole country.

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Forex Economic Calendar

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Undoubtedly, although pure technical analysts do not want to recognize it, the important economic news and announcements have a profound impact on the market. In some occasions it is only through such data that can be understood sudden rises and drops in the major currency pairs. For this reason it is always important to be aware of the major economic … Read more

Ichimoku Kinko Hyo Indicator – Definition and Uses

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Example of Ichimoku cloud

Ichimoku indicator is one of the most versatile technical indicators, with many facets designed to identify support and resistance levels, trend direction, entry points, and exit points. It was developed by Goichi Hosada, a Japanese journalist who called it Ichimoku Sanjin (“view of the Mountain Man”). It is widely used since the 60’s in Japan and since the late 90’s … Read more

Analysis Of FXPrimus – Forex And CFD Broker

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FXPrimus – Broker Review

FXPrimus is a Non Dealing Desk/STP Forex broker created in 2010 that allows to trade in the Forex market with the main currency pairs, precious metals like gold and silver and Contracts For Difference based in several assets (commodities and the main stock indices). Currently, is a regulated broker in Europe.

Currently it is fully regulated and has offices in several countries around the world.

Trading competition “Gold Rush” of FXPrimus

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The Forex and CFD broker FXPrimus (regulated by CySEC of Cyprus) has launched a trading contest for real accounts, called Gold Rush, in which the participants can obtain interesting prizes in the form of physical gold (currencies of 1 ounce of 24 carats) trading in spot gold (XAU/USD) and spot silver (XAG/USD). This is a tournament for traders that will last approximately two months and reward participants based on the volume and frequency of their transactions and not based on the performance they get in their trades, as in other similar competitions. All FXPrimus customers with a real account can participate.

-Competition period: The competition will take place from May 2 to June 30, 2017.

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RSI-Price Divergence Indicator for MT4

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The RSI Divergence indicator is a modified version of the classic RSI oscillator developed for Metatrader 4, which offers the possibility to trade not only with the classic overbought and oversold levels but also to find the classic and hidden divergences between price and indicator, which often only more experienced traders can detect. This indicator can be used with any asset and in any time frame, although the most reliable signals are generated in the larger time frames.

We describe the characteristics of this indicator below and include a link for its free download:

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How to Avoid a Fake Forex Blog

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No matter how absurd it may sound, a fake Forex blog does exist. Online foreign exchange traders go to Forex blogs to fill up the void in terms of trading information, news and insight. And when there is a need, there are also those that take advantage by filling that need with scam and useless information. It is risky enough to be in Forex trading, how much more so with the possibility to be drawn towards a fake Forex blog?

Look out for those outrageous headlines. For online users that have one time or the other been drawn to scams, the headlines might have done the trick. It is silly to put the finger on it but it is true: Be a millionaire trading foreign exchange! Gain $2000 a day trading Forex! These headlines provide easy solutions to everyday problems in a few words. In equipping oneself with trading knowledge, one finds out early on that these offers are impossible. Yet, trading can be complex that one just wishes for an easier path to the fulfillment of its goals. At the end of the trail, one is bound to be buying the blogs’ offerings and losing more money with nary the offered millions in sight.

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