Critical Steps for a Managed Forex Account

By Roger w. Moxie

If you want to trade in the Forex market there a couple of critical steps that you must take. Lets take a look at 4 of those steps you must do.

Get a Forex broker - A good forex broker is very important you will be placing all your trading orders with them. You will need to have a great understanding as to how the platform of the Forex broker works. If you decide that you are a scalper then you will need to know how to place your orders fast with out making a mistake.

You should first sign up with a broker that allows you to have a demo account to trade so you can learn how things on the platform work. It is wise to also check that they allow you to sign up with a mini-account. This gives you a chance to start trading real money with a much smaller account size.

Learning about how forex works - The foreign exchange market is different when compared to the stock market which more people are familiar with. You must take the time to learn many of the basics such as what are the currency symbols, what is a pip, what is a currency cross pair, etc... Learning these things is a must.

Finding a strategy - There are a million different ways to trade the forex market but the 2 most common are fundamental analysis and technical analysis. Technical analysis is used by most traders and I highly recommend using it.

However there are a variety of ways to use technical analysis, it is wise to review several of them and then decide to become an expert on just one that fits your style.

Choosing a time frame - You will have to decide what time frame you will use when trading the forex market. Will you be a short term trader and stay in a trade for only minutes or hours? How about a long term trader who can stay in a trade for weeks or months at a time? You need to know how much time you can give to trading and your personality type.

These are four important aspects you must think about before you start trading in the forex market. Another great alternative is to use a managed forex account and have a professional trade for you. - 23200

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Automated Forex Trading Software - How it Makes Money For You

By Brian Bodine

If you are new to trading in the Forex market then you probably already know that 95% of all newcomers to the Forex market will make a loss and that taking each and every sing edge that you can get is important. One thing that many new speculators have begun to turn to is that of the automated Forex trading software. These Forex trading programs are designed with advanced heuristic algorithms whose sole job is to take the technical and historical data of a currency pair and match that with the current trends as a means of determining what the currency will actually do Once it has determined what the currency pairs will do, it will simply go ahead and make the trade for you.

Basically, once you have downloaded your4 trading platform program and gotten an automated Forex trading software, you can set-up your trading platform then set-up the software to run on top of it and interact with it. Once this is done, you will be able to trade on the Forex market 24 hours a day and 7 days a week which just also happens to be the time that the Forex market is open year round.

Looking to an automated Forex trading software to help you can be important for a number of reasons. For starters, it is a great way for a beginner to learn to trade in the Forex market by monitoring how the software works. This can occur two different ways, the first can be through simulation such as a demo account with the company you will be choosing to trade with, or it can be done live.

The best suggestion though is that it is left for the demo account allowing you a chance to test the program and get it setup-p to trade how you want it to. Once it is set-up and you feel confident enough with it, then you can go ahead and use it live, but never forget to test the software prior to going live with it.

Furthermore, you can still opt to trade manually during the time that you can spend sitting in front of the computer and let the automated Forex trading software work while you are busy with other tasks or are sleeping as a means of taking advantage of the market 24 hours a day. - 23200

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Increasing Profits by Using Automatic Forex Trading Software

By Brian Bodine

Foreign exchange trading used to be the turf of big banks and financial institutions. Not anymore, with the advent of automatic Forex trading software, even small investors can engage in foreign exchange trading and profit from it.

What exactly is the foreign exchange market all about? In a nutshell, it is a place where currencies of different countries are traded for currencies of others. In a day, it is estimated that more than a trillion dollars worth of currencies are traded. Among various financial markets, it is one of the biggest and definitely the most active - operating every minute of the day.

Participants in the Forex markets are also no longer limited to companies. Even individuals who have a computer, an Internet connection, and a reliable platform can engage from currency trading. It is not as easy as it seems, however. Traders need to constantly monitor currency movements to ensure that investments are put on trades that will bring optimum profits. The software performs round-the-clock analysis of market movements and trends, specifying both current and possible buying and selling prices of various currencies. An adequate starting capital is needed to consummate transactions with the help of a broker.

An automated software allows people who are not actually experts to earn in the foreign exchange market by providing data and information on market potentials of different currencies. It is even possible to manage several accounts at the same, as the software does most of the analysis and hard work. Traders do not even have to do the actual trading for the software does it automatically. Traders can also engage the services of experts to carry out the trades for them.

With automated Forex software, traders are able to monitor developments in the currency markets day and night. There is no need for them to stay in front of their computers longer than necessary. The software is always active and can make profitable trades even when the traders are asleep or are engaged in other profitable activities.

In addition to these benefits, the software provides valuable assistance in the application and management of several strategies and different trading systems. This allows traders spread investments to cover all scenarios that have the most earning possibilities. The software likewise lessens risks since losses from trades gone badly can be recovered from others.

All the things that the software is capable of are not, of course, a license for the trader to be complacent. They still have to be adequately knowledgeable on how the currency markets work. This means that they have to learn the basic methods of analysis and market indicators. Using automatic Forex trading software for bigger profits is not impossible but it is not easy either. - 23200

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Making Pips With Forex News

By Hass67

Forex markets are unlike stock markets. Currency markets are open 24/5 except on the weekends. Continuous price action takes place all day in the currency markets. Do you know this that more than 90% of people trading forex are speculators?

Currency markets react violently to the release of economic and socio political news. Currency rates can shoot up or down violently for a few minutes to a few hours before the market absorbs the impact of the news.

Fundamental economic news like NFP figures, the housing sales number, FOMC meeting etc all are released at a known time. Google Fundamental News and you will see lots of sites that provide this information.

These sites will give you the day and time when a major economic announcement is going to be made. Non Form Payroll (NFP) figures have recently become very important for USD pairs especially after the start of the recession.

NFP figures are released at 8:30 AM EST on the first Friday of each month. Currency pairs like EUR/USD become very violent just after the release of these figures. EUR/USD can shoot up sometime by 50-100 pips in 5-10 minutes.

Markets will mostly stabilize within a few hours after the release of fundamental news unless it is of such a fundamental nature to form a new trend in the market.

Forex news release trading is best for those traders who like a lot of action within few minutes. Here is one strategy described in short that you can use.

Enter both buy and sell orders on for example EUR/USD at 10 pips above and below the price of EUR/USD just five minutes before the announcement of NFP figures.

Place stop loss of 10 pips for both the orders. Place take profit of 40 pips on both orders. When the NFP figures are announced, EUR/USD will either shoot up or down.

Suppose it goes up by 10 pips, buy order will be triggered. Suppose EUR/USD jumps by 60 pips. Your position will be closed at 50 pips when you have reached take profit of 40 pips. Isnt it nice you made 40 pips in a few minutes?

Suppose EUR/USD goes down by 10 pips, the sell order will be triggered and you will still make 40 pips. Be careful, sometimes the markets have a tendency to whipsaw. Practice this on your demo account first and make ten successful trades before going live. - 23200

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Mr. Ahmad Hassam has done Masters from Harvard University. He is interested in day trading; stocks and forex. Download Forex Scalping Cheat Sheets. Discover The Best Forex Signal Service! Read about Trend Forex System.

When It Comes To Taxes, 1031 Exchanges Are Key To Wealth Building

By Eric T. Rightley

The decision to utilize the benefits of a 1031 Exchange can be determined with the help of your CPA or Accountant. They will determine for you how much taxes you would pay in selling your property outright. This determination will be based on your adjusted basis in your property and the normal capital gains liability that would occur. Your CPA will help you determine the amount of taxes that would be due to depreciation recapture, which is currently taxed at a maximum rate of 25%. This tax rate is higher than the portion attributed to depreciation.

Likewise, your CPA or accountant will determine how much of the gain relates to normal appreciation from the natural increase in the value of the property. This appreciation is currently taxed at a maximum rate of only 15%. Your CPA will also determine if any state income tax or capital gains tax would be incurred. This would also include municipal tax liability.

Once you know what the taxes would be, if you decided to just sell the property outright, you can decide if you want to try to defer those taxes with a 1031 Exchange. Knowledge is power - typically, the costs of doing a 1031 exchange is far less than the tax bill, if you just sold the property outright.

Once the potential taxes are determined, a Qualified Intermediary should be brought in to help you complete a 1031 Exchange. Also, you need a written purchase agreement signed by both you as the seller and your purchaser stipulating your desire to sell your relinquished as part of a 1031 Exchange.

The purchase agreement should also include a stipulation or clause stating that you want to complete a 1031 Exchange. In this clause, it acknowledges that the purchaser agrees to cooperate in the exchange. You have now laid the groundwork for the closing. For sample cooperation clause go to www.1031podcast.com.

At the closing, the sale will become complete. The deed crosses the desk to the purchaser, and the net sales proceeds are paid directly to the Qualified Intermediary. This starts the 1031 countdown. The day after the closing is considered "day one" in the forty-five day identification period. During the forty-five days, you must identify in writing the property that you want to purchase as your replacement property. This "day one" is also the start of the 180 day exchange period that you have to complete the 1031 exchange and acquire your replacement property.

Now, I will review the steps you need to make in order to complete a 1031 Exchange transaction. The first step is to determine the capital gains tax bill, including depreciation recapture and state and local taxes. This step would be performed by your CPA or accountant. The next step is to determine if the 1031 Exchange process would be of benefit to you. This step would be made by your CPA or accountant with the help of a 1031 Exchange Qualified Intermediary. In step three, you should document your intent to sell the property to the purchaser, as well as your desire to complete a 1031 Exchange by inserting appropriate text in your purchase agreement.

Having completed your 1031 Exchange, you have started the process of deferring taxes and keeping your money working for you. - 23200

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U.S. investors can save big money by using 1031 tax exchanges to defer all of their capital gains tax on the sale of investment property. 1031 exchanges are like an interest free loan from Uncle Sam.