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The Market

At Trader’s Way, Prime Online Forex and CFD broker, we ensure that our traders are able to optimize their trading by taking advantage of some of our latest trading tools and applications. As part of our ongoing series in Forex, here’s a brief recap on the forex market. Traders trade currencies on the forex market, where all deals are either a buy or sell and are conducted online. For example, a trader may prefer to go long on EUR while shorting the other currency pair. This is one half of the transaction and it is complete when the trader closes the order by reversing it. The forex market is a decentralized market, with a turnover of 4 trillion USD per day. For more details, check out Trader’s Way.

CFD

At Trader’s Way, Prime Online Forex and CFD broker, we encourage new traders to review all the information, pertaining to the market. As part of our ongoing series on the basics of trading, here’s a recap on CFD’s: A CFD, or a Contract For Difference, is where two parties agree to exchange the difference in the price of a contract, at the time it is closed. In short, it is a derivative that is dependent on the asset price and does not include physical delivery. All these contracts are traded online, for example, a trader may opt to go long on EUR while shorting USD. The trade in CFD is conducted online, where when the trade is closed, both the trader and the other party, agree to exchange the price difference, multiplied by the number of units. For more information, check out Trader’s Way.

MT4.Micro trading conditions

At Trader’s Way, Prime Online Forex and CFD broker, we provide our clients with state of the art trading terminals and tools to optimize their trading. In addition, we provide them with different kind of accounts to suit their trading strategies, from Micro to ECN. With the MT4.Micro account, the client can trade with low risk in a live environment, gain experience and streamline their methods. This kind of account is perfect for both new traders and experienced ones looking for a way to optimize their trading. Traders can deposit as low as 20 cents in order to open a trade, with the minimum volume of transaction being 0.1 Micro lot or 100 units of base currency. For more details, trading conditions, check out Trader’s Way.

Currencies

At Trader’s Way, Prime Online Forex and CFD broker, we provide our clients with endless trading opportunities including state of the art trading tools and applications. We encourage clients, especially those new to forex trading, to review all our resources on the market in order to familiarize with all aspects of the market. As part of our ongoing series on the forex market, here’s a brief recap on currencies. Currencies differ from other assets because they are traded in pairs. When it comes to currency trading, a trader purchases one currency while selling the other. In short, the trader is trading in two currencies or a currency pair, at the same time. Currency pairs are denoted by three letters according to the International standard for currency codes (ISO 4217) where the first two letters stand for the country code with the third letter, representing the currency.
Example: A client goes long on EURUSD, essentially he purchases the EUR while selling the USD.
Example: USD = US dollar, where "US" = the United States and "D" = dollar.
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Long and short positions

At Trader’s Way, Prime Online Forex and CFD broker, we ensure that our clients can take advantage of spot market, with live data being streamed from multiple sources. In addition, we ensure that our clients are able to stay informed, on all aspects of the market, from pricing to trading applications. As part of our ongoing series on the market, here’s a brief recap on long and short positions. When a trader purchases an asset, he is going “long” and when he sells the same, he is going “short”.

Example: Sam buys stock, so he has opened a long position.

With currencies, a trader purchases one currency while simultaneously selling the other or in other words, he is going long on one currency while shorting the other, at the same time.

Example: When Sam buys EURUSD, Sam is going long for EUR and going short for USD.

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STANDARD Account with FIXED Spread

At Trader’s Way, Prime Online Forex and CFD broker, we provide our clients with customized accounts along with endless opportunities. The Trader’s Way MT4.FIX. Account is a standard account on MT4 where the spread is fixed, starting as low as 2 pips. Traders can trade any size from 0.1 standard lot (1000 units of base currency) while opting for higher leverage, up to 1:1000. Knowing the spread beforehand, for specific currency pairs provides our clients with an advantage, especially when they opt for automatic trading and expert advisors. In addition, they can use the MT4.FIX demo to streamline their strategy while minimizing risk. For more details, check out Trader’s Way.

Bid/Ask (Offer) Price

At Trader’s Way, Prime Online Forex and CFD broker, we provide our clients with accurate quotes, extremely tight spreads and low state of the art trading terminals. We encourage all new clients to review our edu resources, so as to familiarize themselves with the market. As part of our ongoing beginner series, here’s a brief recap on Bid/Ask. Quotes for all trading instruments, including currency pairs, consist of both the bid price and ask (offer) price. The bid is the rate at which the market is willing to purchase the asset from the trader and the ask, the rate at which the trader can buy an asset.

Example: The quoted EURUSD rate at the moment is 1.3029/1.3030. This means that 1.3029 is the bid price - a trader can sell EURUSD at this price, whereas 1.3030 is the ask price - a trader can buy EURUSD at this price.

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Spread

At Trader’s Way, Prime Online Forex and CFD broker, we provide our clients with customized accounts, hourly analysis of the market along with resources which they can review in order to familiarize themselves with the market. As part of our ongoing series on the market, here’s a brief recap on the spread. The difference between the buy and the sell price is the spread. Our clients can opt for either the fixed spread, where the spread can be as low as 2 pips or the floating spread, which can be as low as 0 pip, as per their trading preferences. For more information, check out Trader’s way.

Pip

At Trader’s Way, Prime Online Forex and CFD broker, we provide our clients with the very latest in software applications, trading terminals, lowest commissions in the market, etc. In addition, clients can review our expert analysis for the very latest news, market movements, pivot point predictions, etc. As part of our ongoing series on the market, here’s a recap on pips and pipette. The pip is the smallest price increment and was the least minimum amount by which a price would change. Now, currency quotes can change by one-tenth of a pip or a pipette.
Example: USDJPY was usually quoted with 2 digits after the decimal point, e.g. 77.21/77.23, and 1 pip = 0.01. Now you can see the following quotation - 78.513/78.524, where the smallest price change is 0.001 = 0.1 pips = 1 pipette.
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Pip Value

At Trader’s Way, Prime Online Forex and CFD broker, we provide our clients with endless opportunities, customized accounts, software applications, advanced charting, etc. As part of our series on the market basics, here’s a recap on how to calculate the pip value. A trader needs to use the pip value in order to accurately calculate their position; P/L. Clients can calculate the pip value using this method.

Pip Value = Position Volume x Counter Currency 1 pip

Example: Position 1 lot of EURUSD. Pip Value = 100,000 x 0.0001 = 10 USD
However, it is more important to know the value denominated in account currency.

Pip Value in Account Currency = Pip Value / Account Currency-Counter Currency Rate

Example: Position 1 lot of EURJPY. Account Currency - USD. USDJPY = 80.00. Pip Value = 100,000 x 0.01 = 1,000 JPY. Pip Value in USD = 1,000 / 80.00 = 12.5 USD

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MT4.VAR.

At Trader’s Way, Prime Online Forex and CFD broker, we provide our clients with state of the art trading platforms, tools and applications. Moreover, we offer our clients with some of the most accurate quotes in the market today. Clients can opt for forex and CFD trading with floating spreads on MetaTrader 4 Platform. The MT4.VAR is perfect for clients who prefer real market conditions, variable spreads but without the need to pay any commission. The spreads on the variable standard account is defined by the market and is subject to change, with very small spreads. The minimum volume of transaction is 0.01 lot (1000 unites of base currency). For more information, check out Trader’s Way.

Lot

At Trader’s Way, Prime Online Forex and CFD broker, we encourage new traders to review all the information on Forex prior to trading. As part of our ongoing series on the market, here’s a brief recap on “Lot”. Traders can trade on the market only in lots, where a lot is a standard size of a transaction. It is measured in base currency units.

The common lot sizes are:
Standard: 100,000
Mini: 10,000
Micro: 1,000
Nano: 100
Example: 1 standard lot of EURUSD = 100,000 euro; 1 nano lot of EURUSD = 100 euro.

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Margin

At Trader’s Way, Prime Online Forex and CFD broker, we make it possible for our clients to enhance their trading, with state of the art trading terminals with advanced charting tools and applications. Currently we are running a series, covering all aspects of the market – here’s a brief recap on “Margin”. Margin is the amount of money required to open or hold a position.

For a trader to open a position, the position needs to be divided by leverage.
Initial Margin = Position / Leverage

The maintenance margin requirement (Stop-Out Level) is the level below which all open positions are automatically closed. Please note that the stop out level may vary from one broker to the next.

Maintenance Margin = Initial Margin x Stop-Out Level

The used margin is the total amount of money required to open current positions.
The free margin is the amount available on your account to open new positions.
Free Margin = Equity - Used Margin, where Equity = Balance + P&L
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100% Deposit Bonus

At Trader’s Way, Prime Online Forex and CFD broker, we provide our clients with the widest range of trading opportunities along with the very latest in software, trading applications etc. Our clients can now receive a 100% bonus on their deposit. Once they send us an email with all the info, including deposit amount, deposit currency and transaction details, we’ll credit the bonus to their trading account immediately. For more information on this offer, conditions and terms, check out Trader’s Way.

Leverage

At Trader’s Way, Prime Online Forex and CFD broker, we provide our clients with some of the best trading conditions, along with accurate prices and extremely small spreads. As part of our ongoing series on the market, here’s a recap on “Leverage”. Leverage is a gear or a multiplier that a trader uses to open a larger position than their current account can allow. In other words, leverage is more of a credit that enables a client to increase their trading positions, P/L etc.
Example: Sam deposits 1000 USD into his account. Sam's broker provides him with a 1/100 leverage. The maximum position Sam can open equals his deposit multiplied by his leverage = 1000 USD x 100 = 100,000 USD. Sam's P&L is correspondingly multiplied by 100.
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MT4 Mobile Apps

At Trader’s Way, Prime Online Forex and CFD broker, we make it possible for our clients to optimize their trading. Moreover, we provide some of the most accurate quotes in the market with the lowest spreads on all pairs, along with mobile trading. By using our MT4 Mobile apps, clients can manage their accounts from portable devices like smartphones, pocket and tablet PCs. By using mobile apps, clients can track market movements, access their trading terminals, get quotes, place orders, and review all features of the trading platform – all from their mobile phone. For more details, check out Trader’s Way.

QuickDeal

At Trader’s Way, Prime Online Forex and CFD trader, we provide our clients with the very latest in trading tools and applications, along with state of the art trading terminals. In addition to the various tools and apps, clients can now open an order with a single click, enabling them to enter and exit a trade with no lag time. QuickDeal, also comes packed with a range of helpful features, apart from the quick entry and exit option. With QuickDeal, traders can review their trading information, position, P/L, breakeven price along with a close all button. For more information, check out Trader’s Way.

MT4.ECN

At Trader’s Way, Prime Online Forex and CFD broker, we provide our clients with endless trading opportunities along with the very latest in trading tools, applications etc. Clients can now access interbank quotes with our MT4.ECN account. With accurate prices, extremely tight spreads, clients can now take advantage of the smallest market movement. The spreads can get as low as 0 pips under some market conditions. Traders can trade any size from 0.01 lot (1000 units of base currency) and opt for leverage upwards to 1:1000. Clients can start trading on the MT4.ECN right away with just USD 10. For more details, check out Trader’s Way.

Swap (Rollover)

At Trader’s Way, Prime Online Forex and CFD broker, we provide our clients with the very latest in trading applications, resources and trading terminals. As part of our ongoing series on the market, here’s a brief recap on Swap (rollover). When traders do not close positions at the end of the day, it is rolled over to the next day. The rollover depends on the order rate at the end of the day or spot rate and the forward rate, when it is reopened the next day. Since two transactions take place at the same time, it is called a swap, with the difference between spot and forward rates termed swap points. For more information, check out Trader’s Way.

cTrader

At Trader’s Way, Prime Online Forex and CFD trader, we provide our clients with the very latest in trading platforms, advanced charting options along with customized accounts. Today, clients can opt to trade on cTrader, specifically designed for ECN trading – providing these clients with direct access to interbank market quotes, liquidity, etc. With cTrader, clients can utilize advanced charting options, one-click functionality, automated trading options etc. With cTrader, clients can take advantage of better prices, smaller spreads, spot on technical analysis. For more information, check out Trader’s Way.