CFDs are complex instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. 70% of retail investor accounts lose money when trading CFDs with this provider. You should consider whether you understand how CFDs work and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.
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Successful traders approach trading with a clearly defined and thoroughly tested strategy. Most traders evaluate the hypothetical future performance of their strategy by measuring the profit or loss of the…
The alpha and beta are important terms within the investing world, whether one is involved with stocks, mutual funds or ETFs. Learn more about these terms at FXCM Insights.
Market structure is crucial to successful trading. A critical part of active trading is identifying the state a market is in, be it rotational, trending, consolidating or entering reversal.
Standardised futures contracts and exchange-traded funds are viable methods of engaging the financial markets. Offering derivative and conventional products, each provides access to the commodity, currency, equity and debt markets.
There are distinct advantages and disadvantages to short (aka "inverse") ETFs when they're utilised by investors. Learn more about how these specific ETFs work at FXCM Insights.
Bond convexity is similar to duration but takes the concept further by measuring how a bond's price will react to certain market conditions. Learn more about how bond convexity works…
An important concept for bond investors to understand, duration measures how a bond's price can be expected to react to changes in market interest rates. Learn more about how duration…
Learn more about the "rolling down the yield curve" strategy, why it works, when it doesn't, and how investors can use it as part of their overall approach to markets.
Learn more about leveraged exchange traded funds, which are commonly called 2x ETFs, and the opportunities they can provide to investors.
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…
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.
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