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This article provides an overview of the exchange trade history and its concept, fundamental and technical analysis, factors affecting market tendencies, and capital management. It also covers the different types of exchange markets - stock, commodity, and foreign exchange - and their instruments and participants. Additionally, it explains the advantages of the forex market and introduces concepts such as CFDs and margin trading. The article concludes with a discussion on exchange rates, fundamental analysis, monetary policy, economic development data, and technical analysis.
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Content • The Exchange Trade History and Its Concept • Fundamental Analysis • Factors affecting the market tendencies • Monetary policy • Economic calendar • Technical Analysis • Chart types • Trend and tendencies • Reversal patterns • Capital Management • Market enter signals • Trading plan
The Exchange Trade History and Its Concept • Exchange (Bursa lat.) • Found in 15th century, Brugge. • Exchange Market Types • Stock • Mercantile (Commodity Exchange) • FOREX “In usum negotiatorum cujuseungue nationis ac Linguae” (“For sales people of all nations and languages”)
Commodity Exchange • Instruments: • Highly liquid goods and raw materials • Subjects • Clearing organizations • Professional participants • Private investors • Organizers
Stock Exchange • Instruments: • Shares of leading companies • Subjects • Clearing organizations • Depositories • Professional participants • Private investors • Organizers
Foreign Exchange • Instruments: • Currency • Ingots • Precious metals ware • Subjects • Central banks • Commercial banks • Professional participants • Pension funds • Insurance companies • Multinational corporations • Private investors
FOREX Market Advantages • Minimal capital investments • High liquidity • No direct sales • Exchange at any time • High yield • Large trade volume
FOREX What is it?
Concepts CFD (Contract for difference) • Contract for Difference allows to earn on both rise and fall of price value Margin • Amount taken as a collateral for position opening • Taken at the time of trade opening at the open price and does not change anymore Margin trading • The system works through a brokerage company providing leverage
Margin Trading Features • Small start-up capital • Loans are granted in any currency • Trading is carried out without real money • Loan granting is charge-free in case of intraday trading • Broker allows interest on customer’s available funds • Trade is conducted remotely
FOREX: Predictable!
Capital movement • Data release and its expectation • Policymakers announcements
Fundamental Analysis • Definition • Method of price change forecasting through studying macroeconomic factors that influence the price • Purpose • Determination ofa financial asset true value based on some macroeconomics factors • News type • Unexpected • Scheduled
Monetary Policy • CB Interest rate correction • CB Interest rate – a rate at which commercial banks borrow funds from the Central Bank. • Change of required reserves rate • Required reserves is a share of bank deposits in the Central Bank • Open market operations – is a purchase/sale of government securities (bonds)
Currency Intervention • Definition • Market enter of the CB for the purpose of forced adjustment of the national currency rate • Target • National currency cheapening of countries-exporters
Country’s Economic Development Data • Inflation • Depreciation of paper money due to its issue in sizes exceeding the turnover needs that is accompanied by commodities price upturn and real wages drop. • Unemployment • Socioeconomic phenomenon when a part of population cannot find a job • GDP • Consumption + government spending + investments + export – import • Trade Balance • The difference between exports and imports of goods
Technical Analysis • Definition • Research method for market dynamics based on studying historical data • Purpose • Forecasting of the future price movement • Axioms • Price includes everything • Price moves in a certain direction • History repeats itself
Chart Types • Line - closing price is marked only for every next period. • Bar – showsmaximal (high) and minimal prices (low), opening and closing prices. • Japanese candlestick – a rectangle between opening and closing prices called candlestick body. A dash from a candlestick body to maximal (high) and minimal (low) price values within this timeframe is called shadow.
Chart Timeframes • М1, М5, М15, М30, H1, H4, D1, W1, MN 1M 5M high 1M 1M 1M close 1M open low
Black Candle Formation max high open close min low
White Candle Formation high max close open low min
Trend Reversal Signals Evening star Morning star Shooting star
Doji Open price = Close price
Trend • Trendis a vector of price movement Main rule: “Trend is your friend” Conclusion: “Do not work against trend”
Trend Classification • By duration • Long-term– from 6 months to several years • Medium-term– from 2 weeks to 6 months • Short-term– up to 2 weeks • By movement direction • Ascending – price goes up. • Descending – price goes down. • Flat – no certain move direction
Trend Line • Definition • The line connecting successive data values for determining market direction. • Lines • Support line – connects key lows of the market. • Resistance line – connects key highs of the market. • Levels • Historical level– distinguishing level which the market remembers for a very long time. • Psychological level – level occurring near round price values.
Head 1st shoulder 2nd shoulder = sell Neck’s line = Reverse Pattern • 1. Head & Shoulders
= buy 3 1 5 4 2 = sell Min= 200 pips Continuation or Reverse Pattern • Triangle
Capital Management • Investors • Positional • Speculative • Tactics • Averaging • Locking • Pyramid • Theory of probability
Trading Plan • Definition • Systematic description of individual trading • Sections • Descriptive part • Information Analysis • Forecast • Market enter signals • Target levels calculation • Threats • Trade opening or closing • Results analysis
FOREX entered the modern life and took its important place in it • FOREX gives opportunity to earn money by your own effort and intellect • FOREX and everything related to it are destined for success • History of FOREX is just beginning Everyone has a chance to do part for the history of FOREX development!