Is the Yield Curve An Effective Indicator Of Recession?
At FXCM Insights, learn more about the yield curve, what it measures, and why it has been considered an effective indicator of recession.
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At FXCM Insights, learn more about the yield curve, what it measures, and why it has been considered an effective indicator of recession.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is an institution providing guidance and financing to member nations in an attempt to promote global currency and financial stability. It has been a constant staple of global finance since its 1944 inception at Bretton Woods.
The practice of proper risk management in active trading is a necessity. Through adherence to a comprehensive trading plan, use of stop loss/profit targets and understanding risk vs reward, exposure may be minimised while in the pursuit of gains.
A straddle trade is used by investors who are particularly interested in when a stock price moves sharply in either direction. Read more about this strategy at FXCM.
Both the U.K. and U.S. have made "spoofing" an illegal trading tactic, but why? Learn more about this manipulative strategy and its biggest violators.
In the arena of active trading, a wide range of participants strive to sustain profitability and achieve specific objectives. Whether one is trading equities, futures or currencies, competitors from around the globe implement nearly infinite strategies on a daily basis. One such approach to the marketplace is known as black-box trading. Black-box trading is a rules-based, fully automated method of engaging the financial markets. The term "black-box" alludes to the…
As an investor, it's important to fully comprehend gross domestic product (GDP) as a way to then fully understand how financial markets behave—and what that means for your strategy.
Quantitative tightening is the reverse process of quantitative easing, and it has many investors worried about what it may do to the value of certain assets. Learn more about QT at FXCM.
The Gann retracement is a key technical trading tool that differs from a trendline, and offers insights into a stock's price following specific movements.
The hedge ratio is a calculation that quantifies an investment or asset's risk exposure. Learn why hedge ratios are commonly used by producers, banks, funds and traders.
Internet technology has connected the world in an unprecedented fashion. The ability to transfer information at near light-speeds has revolutionised communication creating an exclusively digital space. Perhaps the largest application of this technology has been in the arena of commerce. Producers, retailers and consumers can now interact via online platforms 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Given that more than 3 billion people worldwide access the internet regularly,…
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