The basic element behind swing trading is that it is a category that is falling between day trading and trend following, which means that when you do take part in such an investment activity, there is a lot of commodity holding that is going on. Investors who swing trade actually sit on a commodity or [...]

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When most people start trading, they never consider whether they are well prepared and have the necessary skills and attributes to be successful. This is likely to be one of the last things on their mind. Somewhere along the path of trading however, most people come to a realisation that trading is probably not as [...]

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Notional funding, for those that don’t know, is the ability to fund your account below its nominal value (fully funded value), but to still trade that account as if it was at its nominal value. This is becoming increasingly common in the institutional investment world, with an increasing number of CTAs offering this too. In [...]

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When you read or listen to discussions about “investing” in single family housing, the words are often used interchangeably, and there is no distinction made between “investing” and “speculating”. But in reality, there is a big difference. And it can mean the difference between owning a single family real estate portfolio that earns ongoing income, [...]

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Darvas trading is truly groundbreaking and a real inspiration to any would-be trader. In 1957, Nicolas Darvas (dancer arguably the most inspirational trader of all time) and his dance partner Julia signed a two-year contract to tour the world. This created some difficulties for Darvas. He normally used the telephone to communicate with his brokers. [...]

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