FBS, an international online broker, invites everyone to join its 13th birthday celebration by launching the FBS Birthday Party event with a chance to receive VIP trading analytics and private consultations with financial experts. Have a party together with FBS FBS turns its 13th birthday into a month-long event, FBS Birthday Party, to inspire traders … Continued
FBS, a worldwide trading broker, has updated its Loyalty Program. In the endeavor to thank clients for their devotion, FBS enhanced the prizes’ value. Thus, each Loyalty Program member can simply trade and be rewarded with even more luxurious prizes like the latest iPhone, Samsung phone, MacBook Air, new Mercedes, Rolex II, and more. Be … Continued
Fundamental factors EUR/USD ended last week with a steamrolling. This week, the pair keeps edging up. Why? First, the uncertainty over the new Covid-19 variant, omicron, led to a surge in demand in safe-haven currencies such as the Japanese yen and the Swiss. Since the US dollar lost its safe-haven role, traders preferred the EUR … Continued
Eightcap is an NDD (no dealing desk) broker using the MT4 and MT5 platforms. The broker offers some of the most attractive trading conditions coupled with a great selection of tradable assets. Eightcap offers more than 250 cryptocurrency CFDs. Founded in 2009 in Melbourne, Australia, Eightcap is one of the older actors of the Forex/CFD … Continued
Macroeconomic/ geopolitical developments Positive soundings on the US debt ceiling talks have helped riskier assets (such as stocks/ equities) in early October. The “risk off” theme that struck global financial markets in September has started to reverse back to a “risk on” theme, despite the extension to higher yields across global bond markets (led by … Continued
Here we are going to look at the ETX Capital 2020 results, with the London-based broker experiencing a notable increase in revenues. They also successfully launched their new corporate brokerage business. Active clients grew by 3% to 10,354 and total revenue grew by 48% compared to 2019, up to £31.8 million. FX Explained can report … Continued
London-based broker ETX Capital has received its licence from the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) in South Africa, which means it is now officially authorised as a local Financial Service Provider. The FSCA is responsible for market conduct regulation and supervision and aims to enhance the efficiency and integrity of financial markets, protecting traders by … Continued
Sameer Bhopale, Chief Marketing Officer at FXCM Modern technology has made retail trading accessible to all – it is literally at the tip of our fingertips – but it wasn’t always this easy. It’s fair to say that the technology underpinning online retail trading has come a long way since the days of pagers and … Continued
London-based broker ETX Capital has announced the launch of zero commission stock trading across their top-traded stock CFDs. The company has said that the likes of Tesla, Apple, Amazon, and even UK shares like Barclays are included, calling these their most-popular markets amid their client pool. “We continue to see the demand for stocks increasing, … Continued
10 November — Award-winning online CFD broker Pepperstone goes from strength to strength with its official launch of commercial operations in Cyprus under its CySec license, securing certainty for European clients ahead of Brexit. Pepperstone is built on an uncompromising level of service for all its clients, underpinned by some of the best prices and … Continued
Hong Kong’s Hang Seng (HSI) is a stock market index that has been the top indicator of the overall market performance of the territory. Its 50 constituents are the largest companies by market capitalization listed at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Together, they account for some 58% of the total capitalization of the exchange. To … Continued
The USD is a major currency, though the pair it forms with the South Korean Won is not a major. This pair tells us how many Korean Won it takes to buy one US Dollar. The USD The world’s top currency in every regard, the USD is woven into the very fabric of the global … Continued
The US Dollar/Brazilian Real pair is not a major. The base currency in this pair is the USD. USD/BRL therefore shows how many BRL it takes to purchase one USD. The USD The world’s prime reserve currency, the USD is the most used currency in financial transactions as well as FX trading, by far. It … Continued
The USD/INR pair is not a major pair. It is however a relatively popular currency pair among traders. The rupee is the 18th most traded currency in the world. The USD The United States Dollar is the world’s top reserve currency. As such, it is used in most international transactions. It is the currency in … Continued
Litecoin is yet another cryptocurrency, much like bitcoin. Some call it the silver to bitcoin’s gold. The LTC/USD pair is obviously a crypto/fiat pair as well. As such, you will only be able to trade it through various cryptocurrency exchanges. It is not an official currency pair, as LTC is not considered a “proper” currency … Continued
The Ether/US Dollar pair is a crypto/fiat pair, much like bitcoin/USD. As such, you will probably only be able to trade it on a crypto exchange. The ETH/USD pair is not yet an “official” currency pair, in the sense that the EUR/USD is for instance. ETH is part of an emerging asset class which regulators … Continued
To say that Vodafone is a big telecommunications company would probably be a major understatement. The British conglomerate, with headquarters in Newbury, London and Berkshire, is the 4th largest telecommunications company in the world, as far as its number of customers is concerned. The company served some 313 million customers as of 2018. It is … Continued
In several ways, Volkswagen AG (also known as VW or Volkswagen Group), is indeed the world’s top car maker. It certainly is that if we look at the sales it generates over the multitude of brands that it owns. In this regard, it has recently topped Toyota. In 2018, the Group sold some 10.8 million … Continued
A technology company that has been on the cutting edge of innovation since its inception, Tesla is the largest and best-known electric vehicle manufacturer in the world. In addition to cars, it is also involved in various energy projects and design. Launched in 2003 as Tesla Motors, the name of the company/brand has become forever … Continued
Based in the UK, HSBC is a true global financial behemoth. It maintains some 4,400 offices all over the world, in developed countries as well as emerging market economies. It offers a wide range of financial services, including retail banking, wealth management, global private banking, commercial banking, etc. It is certainly interesting from the perspective … Continued
Daimler AG is the powerhouse of the German auto industry. It is one of the largest makers of luxury cars in the world. It is the top producer of commercial vehicles. The headquarters of the company are located in Stuttgart. In its current form, the company was born out of the merger of Benz & … Continued
Lloyds Banking Group PLC is one of the world’s top financial institutions. It took its current form in 2009, upon the acquisition of HBOS by Lloyds TSB. Its roots reach back all the way to 1695 though. The activities of the group include wealth management, insurance and pensions, commercial banking, as well as retail banking. … Continued
Based in London, Barclays is the definition of a banking giant. The services offered by Barclays are diverse and they cover an impressive geographical area, from the UK and US, to Europe, the Middle East, Africa and South America. Retail banking is just one of the verticals in which Barclays is a major international actor. … Continued
British Petroleum is one of the largest integrated oil and gas companies in the world. It has operations in some 70 countries world-over and it produces more than 3.6 million BOE (barrel of oil equivalents) per day. With the dark clouds of falling oil prices and low cash flows slowly clearing from the skies of … Continued
Spotify is a major tech company the revenue stream of which does not depend solely on ads. Its business model quite innovative, Spotify produced a solution to the rampant piracy dilemma surrounding the music business. It is an on-demand music streaming service, one that serves hundreds of millions of subscribers all over the world, while … Continued
The most successful social media company of all time, Facebook is one of the top revenue-earners of the tech scene. Alongside Amazon, Apple, Netflix and Google (Alphabet), it is part of the FAANG group of tech stocks. The company and the Facebook brand may have had their ups and downs over the years, but since … Continued
By every measure, Netflix stock has been a major winner since its IPO. It has even rewarded recent investors quite lavishly. According to some pundits, even at $350, it is a great buy. What exactly do we have on our hands with Netflix stock though? Having started out in 1997, Netflix is by no means … Continued
While syrup sales do not make up all of Coca Cola’s revenues, they are certainly an integral part of picture. In fact, they are an essential ingredient in the unique business model that the company has been running. Coca Cola certainly does its own bottling and distribution, but it also sells syrup to other companies, … Continued
Having been around for some 5 decades, Nike is not a company focused on self preservation. Its approach is still one of aggressive growth and expansion and as such, it is always an interesting option for investors. Nike’s target markets are athletic footwear, accessories, equipment and apparel. In these markets, it most definitely possesses an … Continued
The world’s biggest online retailer, Amazon seems to possess every ingredient of the cocktail of success. It has a superstar CEO in Jeff Bezos, an enduring competitive advantage in the world of online retail and even a range of innovative products meant to keep it at the cutting edge of technology. Amazon is involved in … Continued
If you’re reading this online, chances are you know all too well what Google is and what it does. Google (ticker: GOOGL) is much more than a search engine these days though. The company behind Google, Alphabet, is involved in scores of tech initiatives, from self-driving vehicles to social media. Profitability is usually a direct … Continued
Apple Inc. is a major US technology company. Together with Facebook, Google and Amazon, it makes up Tech’s Big Four, and it is obviously a DJIA constituent. Based in Cupertino, California, Apple produces a wide range of consumer electronics, including iPhones, iPads, iPods, Mac computers, smartwatches, digital media players and home speaker systems, as well … Continued
Despite its bad health-wise reputation, sugar has been a part of the human diet since ancient times. In its refined form however, it is a much more recent addition. It is the most popular food ingredient in the US. An average American consumes some 150 pounds of sugar every year. In such quantities, it is … Continued
For someone who does not drink coffee at all, this information might be a little difficult to process, but yes, after crude oil, coffee is the most sought-after commodity in the world. The addictive powers of caffeine should apparently never be underestimated. A soft commodity, coffee is most definitely the foremost source of caffeine in … Continued
Much like petroleum, natural gas – a rather similar commodity – is what one would call an “essential”. Among a number of industrial applications, natural gas is used for the heating of homes in several parts of the world. Without it, entire countries might find it impossible to make it through the winter. It is … Continued
Crude oil is without a doubt one of the most important commodities and resources the world economy currently needs/handles. The problem with it is that it is a non-renewable resource, meaning that it is finite and as such, it is guaranteed to run out at one point. Without oil and the products derived from it, … Continued
Platinum’s name comes from the Spanish word “platino”, which means “little silver”. A very malleable, ductile, whitish metal which is extremely unreactive, platinum is considered to be a precious metal. In fact, it is one of the major precious metal commodities. Unlike gold and silver, platinum has not been mined since ancient times. In fact, … Continued
Over the last few years, silver has emerged as a magnet for investors seeking a safe haven asset, alongside gold. Although by far not as valuable as gold, silver is a very special metal in its own way. It too exhibits some outstanding physical and chemical characteristics, which make it indispensable in high-tech devices. It … Continued
Gold is a special and rare metal, the physical and chemical characteristics of which have always fascinated humankind. Its chemical element symbol Au and its atomic number 79, gold is a yellowish/reddish extremely ductile and malleable metal, which has always lent itself well to jewelry work. Its superior electrical conductivity and various other physical/chemical features … Continued
After the S&P500 and the DJIA, the Nasdaq Composite Index (^IXIC) is the third most commonly quoted US index. Unlike its blue chip-focused peers, the ^IXIC provides a snapshot of the common equity market. It covers securities such as ETFs, real estate investment trusts, American depositary receipts, non-blue chip stocks, limited partnership interests etc. As … Continued
The Dow Jones Industrial average includes the top 30 US companies by market capitalization. The actual value of the index is calculated in a rather simplistic and peculiar manner when compared to some of its peers. That said, despite the small sample size and the simple, stock price-based calculation, the DJIA delivers a very accurate … Continued
The Standard and Poor 500, or S&P 500 is a market cap weighted index, built upon the 500 US companies with the largest market capitalization. To be included in the S&P 500, companies need to have common stock listed at NASDAQ and NYSE or the CbOE BZX Exchange. The role of the S&P 500 and … Continued
The Nikkei 225 index of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) stands out from among its peers in several ways. It is fair to consider it a one-of-a-kind index that follows none of the well-known molds of other popular indices. First off: the Nikkei 225 is a very old mathematical artifice, that does indeed paint a … Continued
Short for Deutsche Actienindex, DAX captures the pulse of the German economy (or rather, a hint of its pulse) through the 30 blue chip stocks it tracks at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. While this sample size is indeed too small to provide an accurate depiction of the entire German economy (by far the biggest of … Continued
The Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 Share Index is dedicated to the tracking of the UK’s 100 biggest public companies. The “weight” of these companies is determined through market capitalization. All companies covered by the FTSE 100 (also called Footsie) need to be listed at the London Stock Exchange (LSE). That considered, it is safe … Continued
EURUSD – Live and Historical Rates The most significant currency pair in forex trading, the EUR/USD represents the number of US Dollars needed to purchase one Euro. The importance of this particular pair stems from the fact that the USD and the EUR are the first and second most-traded currencies as well as the first … Continued
The BTC/USD pair is the most popular cryptocurrency/fiat pair, and as such, it is definitely a “major” for those involved in the crypto industry. For the mainstream financial industry though, it is more of an exotic pair, which is slowly but surely gaining in importance. Some people view bitcoin as more of a digital commodity, … Continued
USD/TRY – Live and Historical Rates Despite the size and strength of the Turkish economy, the Turkish Lira (TKY) is not a major currency. The USD on the other hand is indeed just that. The pair that the two currencies make does not qualify as a major, or as a commodity pair. The chart presented … Continued
USD/SGD – Live and Historical Rates The USD/SGD is yet another pairing of a major currency with a non-major. In this pair, the USD is obviously the major. The resulting pair is not a major one itself, nor is it a commodity pair. The chart featured on this page tells us the amount of Singapore … Continued
USD/SEK – Live and Historical Rates The US Dollar does not form a major or a commodity pair with the Swedish Krona. The USD is obviously a major currency while the SEK is not. The trading volumes on the pair are not very significant. The chart on this page shows the amount of SEK it … Continued
