'Currency Trading' Tag

  • Forex Club Broker Review

    November 7, 2010

    Year Founded: 2005 Locations: Staten Island, New York Average Spreads: 3-5 pips Minimum Account Size: $10 Leverage: 100:1 Accepts US Clients: YES Regulated By: NFA, CFTC Dealing Desk: YES Company Overview Forex Club is a well-established, popular forex broker out of Staten Island, New York. Serving clients from over 50 countries and partnering with worldwide [...]

  • dbfx Forex Broker Review

    November 6, 2010

    Year Founded: 2006 Location: London Average Spread: 2 pips Minimum Account Size: $5,000 USD Leverage: 100:1 Accepts US Clients: Yes Regulated By: UKFSA, BaFin Dealing Desk: Yes Broker Overview Deutsche Bank was founded in Frankfurt, Germany in 1870. In 2006, it launched dbfx in order to meet the increasing demands for streamlined access to global [...]

  • CitiFx Forex Broker Review

    November 5, 2010

    CitiFx (Pro), a Forex Brokerage Service, by Citibank and Saxo Bank of Denmark Year founded: 2007 Locations: New York Average Spread: 2-4 pips Minimum account size: $10,000 Leverage: 50:1 Accepts US clients: yes Regulated by: Federal Reserve, OCC Dealing desk: yes Broker Overview CitiFx, an extension of Citi’s forex institution brokerage service, launched in November [...]

  • FX Solutions Broker Review

    November 4, 2010

    FX Solutions, LLC operates as an online foreign exchange brokerage company and is worth a look for traders who want an executable and fast trading platform. Year Founded: 2001. Locations: Saddle River, New Jersey Average Spread: 3 pips and up. Minimum Account Size: $250.00 Leverage: Can adjust from 20:1 to 100:1 Accepts U.S. Clients: Yes [...]

  • Forex.com Broker Review

    November 2, 2010

    Online Forex Broker Rating: 9 out of 10 stars Year Founded: 1999 Location: New York Average Spread: 1-2 pips Minimum Account Size: $250 USD Leverage: 200:1 Accepts US Clients: Yes Regulated By: CFTC, NFA Dealing Desk: Yes Broker Overview In 1999, Forex.com was founded by experienced Wall Street traders as a division of Gain Capital [...]

  • CMS Forex Broker Review

    November 1, 2010

    Year Founded: 1999 Location: London, New York, Tokyo Average Spread: 2 pips Minimum Account Size: $25 USD Leverage: 100:1 Accepts US Clients: Yes Regulated By: CFTC, FSA Dealing Desk: Yes Broker Overview In 1999, Capital Market Services (CMS) Forex was created by a consortium of software developers, currency traders and experienced brokers. Over the years, [...]

  • FXCM FOREX Broker Review

    November 1, 2010

    FXCM is one of the largest FOREX brokers in the world. They have clients in nearly 200 countries, execute millions of trades every month, and have over $600 million in customer funds. If you are searching for an established, financially string FOREX broker, FXCM is worth a look. Year Founded: 1999 Locations: New York City, [...]

  • Deutsche Bank FX – A Review

    November 1, 2010

    Deutsche Bank FX Basics Deutsche Bank FX is the online foreign exchange trading service of Deutsche Bank AG. The service was developed and designed for individuals and small institutions. The bank itself was first founded in 1870, originally specializing in foreign trade for Berlin. DbFX was founded in May 2006 in response both to the [...]

  • Review of CitiFX

    November 1, 2010

    Learning more about CitiFX investments If you are interested in the Forex Exchange program, and you are planning to become part of their system, it is very important for you to have all the information about the best brokers available that will be able to give you the best results for the investments that you [...]

  • Review of Zecco as a Forex Broker

    November 1, 2010

    About Zecco Zecco is headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area in Burlingame, California. The company opened in October of 2006 and is currently serving 100,000 investors. According to Investor’

  • Zecco Forex Broker Review

    August 1, 2010

    Zecco Forex, Inc. (“Zecco Forex”) acts as partner brokering your account with GAIN Capital Group, LLC (“GAIN Capital”). Therefore, GAIN Capital actually holds and maintains your account serving the partnership as the counterparty and the clearing agent for your Zecco Forex trades as well as serving as custodian of your margin holdings. Since Zecco Trading [...]

  • The World of FOREX Currency Trading

    February 21, 2010

    FOREX or foreign exchange currency trading is the act of trading one currency against another in order to gain a profit in the difference between the two. Also known as ‘arbitrage trading’, the idea is to make a profit on one currency due to its gain of decline against another. Currency trading is similar to [...]

  • How an Average Investor Should Use Currency ETFs

    March 3, 2009

    Only three years ago, the first currency exchange traded fund (ETF) was introduced, enabling investors to trade the Euro without having to buy and sell the currency directly.

  • Is the Fed Hurting the Dollar in the Long-Term?

    February 10, 2009

    In recent memory, the stakes have never been so high, and the global economy has never been so imbalanced. Accordingly, the Fed and the Treasury must be careful that in treating the economic crisis, they don’t inadvertently damage the very foundation of the US economy.

  • Can China Avoid a Post-Olympic Economic Downturn?

    January 12, 2009

    Given the rising prominence of China within the framework of the global economy, analysts are watching with baited breath to see if and how China can avoid a dreaded economic downturn.

  • 10 Obscure Currencies Affected by the Credit Crunch

    December 17, 2008

    As a result of the credit crisis (as well as the global economic boom that preceded it), a handful of lesser-known currencies suddenly achieved prominence.

  • Raise Your Standards and Your Profits

    November 26, 2008

    Whether you run an ebusiness or a small coffee shop, chances are you have felt the sting of our staggering economy. If your are still fortunate enough to have kept generating revenue, there are still some things you can do to get an even bigger share of the market.

  • The Bailout Benefit or Bane?

    November 26, 2008

    Will this bailout really help to stimulate the economy like they are saying it will? If you have any doubts (which you should), then read on and see why you should be skeptical of this newly passed plan to give us an ‘

  • Obama vs. McCain: What the Next President Will Mean for Day Traders

    November 3, 2008

    You don’t have to be a professional day trader to appreciate the seriousness of the current financial storm. Every day seems to bring a new development, whether a bankruptcy or government bailout, reflected in the 5% daily swings in equity prices.

  • What Would a Return to the Gold Standard Mean for You?

    September 29, 2008

    The decline of the Dollar over the last decade indicates that investors are rapidly losing confidence in the currency. At the very least, the twin deficits (referring to trade and government spending) have caused global investors to reconsider what they think the Dollar is worth.