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A person who makes and closes trades within the same trading day, or “flat” (no open positions) at the end of the session.
Day Trader
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Day trading with the foreign exchange market is in some ways vastly different to that in other markets, in...
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Scalping or short-term trading involves making dozens or hundreds of trades a day, trying to scalp a small...
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There are many different styles of trading that may be used in Foreign Exchange trading. Forex styles do...
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A mechanical trading system is often touted as the end-all to Forex trading. Traders choose a system to...
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