Equity index futures play a critical role in the U.S. financial markets. Instruments like S&P 500 futures, Nasdaq-100 futures, and Dow Jones futures are widely…
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Hajera Shah Syed is an Account Manager at Deriv who loves to write about trading, forex, and the financial markets. She enjoys sharing insights and practical tips to help readers understand the world of online trading with clarity and confidence.
Moving averages (MAs) are fundamental technical indicators that smooth out price data to reveal underlying trends. By averaging prices over a set number of periods,…
The foreign exchange (forex) market is the largest financial market in the world, but its size and decentralization also make it a magnet for fraudsters.…
Forex traders use different trading styles to match their goals and temperament. Two popular short-term strategies are scalping and swing trading. Scalping involves making many…
Trading in financial markets is as much a psychological endeavor as a technical one. Emotions like fear and greed can powerfully influence decisions, often overriding…
Central banks are the architects of a country’s monetary policy and play a pivotal role in the foreign exchange (forex) market. Their decisions – from…
Understanding the language of forex is essential for success. Forex (foreign exchange) trading involves unique terminology that can be confusing at first. By mastering key…
Candlestick charts display each day’s trading action as a bar whose body spans the open-to-close price and whose “wicks” (shadows) show the intraday high and…
MetaTrader is a popular suite of trading platforms by MetaQuotes Software. Both MetaTrader 4 (MT4) and MetaTrader 5 (MT5) are widely used for forex and CFD trading.…
A trading platform is the software or online interface that lets you execute trades and manage your investment accounts. In other words, it’s the digital marketplace…