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Margin Call - What Is It?

A Margin Call, also known as a margin stop, is a protective measure that helps traders to manage their risk and prevent additional losses. It is a notification from your broker that you are in danger of the possibility of having some or all of your positions forcibly closed, or liquidated. Therefore, understanding how a margin call arises is essential for successful trading.

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Cattle Trading - How to buy and invest in cattle?

Live cattle are adult cattle that weigh between 1,200 and 1,400 pounds that are required for slaughter, but this may vary by breed. The beef industry is a rapidly growing sector worth trillions of dollars with a global reach. The breeding and processing of beef provides jobs for millions of people around the world, including suppliers, distributors and retailers. Due to the growing number of the world's population and the general increase in wealth of developing countries' populations, the demand for beef may increase in the future. However, one needs to remember that investing in this sector is associated with high risk as several factors, including weather and disease, can lead to an increase or decrease of supply and demand for cattle.

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CFD Trading - What is Contract for Difference?

CFDs are a group of instruments targeted at short-term investors interested in rapid market movements with high risk and high potential profits. What really makes CFDs different from traditional trading?

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Lean Hogs Trading - How to Buy and Invest in Lean Hogs

Lean Hogs are a type of financial instrument which are often used to speculate or hedge the price of pork and are directly linked to the complex global pork industry. Lean hogs refer to pigs that have reached 120 kg, which is the minimum weight to slaughter. This process usually takes around 6 months. Pork is the most popular among animal meats in the world and its annual consumption exceeds 100 million metric tons, therefore, a growing number of investors are using lean hogs in order to gain exposure in the commodity sector and diversify their portfolios. Now XTB also provides access to this market.

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Everything You Need to Know About Inflation

Inflation is the buzzword of 2022, but what does it mean for your investing? In this article, you can find past inflation examples and learn which markets to watch.

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Cloud Trading - Ichimoku Cloud Trading Strategy

The Ichimoku Cloud Trading Strategy has been created to complete the information provided by Japanese candlesticks. Learn when and how to use Ichimoku in this article.

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‘Finfluencers’ discuss trading and investing in 2022

Discover the positives and dangers of social investing from some of the UK's most prominent financial influencers.

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EURUSD Trading - How to invest in the EURUSD currency pair?

Are you interested in politics and following the news from the major western economies? See what the EURUSD pair is shaping up to be and find out if trading forex is right for you.

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Trading for Beginners: How You Can Enter the Market Today

Entering the world of trading for the first time can seem daunting for any beginner trader. Which is why we’ve prepared this guide to help you prepare a plan for how you can enter the markets in a responsible way that can maximise your chances of success. Read on to find out how you can enter the market with no prior trading experience.

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What Time Does the London Stock Market Open?

There are numerous stock exchanges around the world. Most operate on weekdays during regular business hours in local time, though this may vary between regions and countries. This article focuses on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) trading hours, with a brief overview of stock exchanges around the world.

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What Is the FTSE 100?

The FTSE 100 is an index made up of shares from the 100 biggest companies by market capitalisation on the London Stock Exchange (LSE).

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What Are the Best Trading Days for Forex?

The forex market is open 24 hours a day in different parts of the world, which is in part due to different international time zones. However, some days of the week are better for trading forex than others. This article discusses the best trading days for forex, the best times during the day, the best months to trade forex, as well as the importance of market volatility in trading forex.

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What is Social Trading and How Does it Work?

Social trading is a form of trading that involves the free sharing and using of information among a group of traders, which provides traders with access to new trading ideas, risk management and client sentiment. Social trading integrates the exchange of information into an online discussion and creates a community feeling, as traders can work together to plan specific trading ideas.

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What Are the Top Forex Trading Strategies?

Due to its popularity, forex trading has gained a reputation for turning quick profits, but in reality it’s just as complex and competitive as any other world marketplace. To maximise your chances of succeeding, it’s important to have a clear strategy in place.

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Forex Demo Trading Account

A DEMO account has a number of uses, avoids mistakes and can optimize your trading. Practice your investing on Forex CFD DEMO platform - xStation5 for free!

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What Is the Best Time for Trading Forex?

The foreign exchange market is a global decentralised market, which means that it is open 24 hours a day in different parts of the world. Most traders agree that the best times to trade the forex market are when the market is most active, which is often when the trading hours of major regions overlap. In this article, we share what the four major forex centres in the world are, their opening times and the best time to trade forex in the UK.

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Top Day Trading Strategies for Forex Traders

Day trading is one of the most popular trading styles and it is widely used by forex traders as well. In this article, you can learn more about what is day trading, as well as some of the most popular day trading strategies for forex traders.

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Soybean Trading – How to Invest in Soybean and SOYOIL?

Soybean has been cultivated in East Asia for over 5,000 years, however, it came to Europe only in the 18th century and has since made a name for itself around the world as an important source of oil and protein. This commodity is used to create many other food products, such as tofu, tempeh, shoyu, miso, and soy milk. Most of the soybeans are used to extract the oil that is used for culinary purposes. The soybean meal remaining after extraction is used as feed for livestock. One third of the world's soybeans are produced in the US, while 37% are exported, which has since become the staple food of many nations. Below we present a collection of useful information that you can use to trade this instrument.

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Is Gold Becoming the World's New Reserve Currency? | Gold Investing

In recent years there has been a hot debate concerning if Gold has started to slowly replace the US dollar as the worlds reserve currency.

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Investing During Inflation: What and where to invest in?

High interest rates and all investor’s eyes are looking at Fed hands. Will the financial markets sink? How to manage risk and investing during inflation?

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