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Global currency trading involves the buying and selling of world’s currencies, especially the most formidable ones on foreign exchange markets. Initially only the privileged few like the giant banks and top shot financiers had access to this extremely lucrative market. But with the ubiquitous presence of internet, the opportunity of trading in global forex is not restricted in the hands of the big players. The small time investors can also tap the high profit potential of the forex market to make some good money.
There are some typical advantages associated with trading currency in the global forex market that has made it the world’s largest money spinning market.
First of all, unlike the domestic stock markets, in global forex you can trade 24-hours a day. The Forex market opens every day in Sydney moving westward as the day advances. A truly globalized market, the trading moves around the globe as the trading opens in each prime center, first to Tokyo, London, and New York. Thus, unlike any other financial market, you can instantly respond to any type of fluctuations in any currency followed by economic, social and political events. And you can easily take decision the time they occur—day or night.
Unlike the domestic stock market, you do not have to deal with a share agent and do not have to pay any commsion for making the trade. The FX market is Over the Counter type of market. It operates on the ‘interbank’ basis. Thus transactions are conducted between two parties in two different parts of the world via internet or over the telephone.
Then leverage is also substantially high in this market and practically you can make deals 100 times greater than the value of your deposit money.
You do not have to be present in person in the market to carry on the trade. Because it is not a market in the traditional sense of the term. Trading is not restricted to any centralized location. Trading occurs worldwide and Forex is the world’s largest and most intense market.
The forex trading involves the business on the spot between the US dollar and the
six major currencies (Japanese Yen, Euro, British Pound, Swiss Franc, Canadian Dollar and Australian Dollar). Thus it is a gigantic market which can not be controlled by any single factor or player. No one player can directly manipulate the trends of the market. This trait makes it the most exciting market in the world. Along side the major players like Central banks, private banks, international corporations, and money managers the small time speculators can also make unlimited money in the forex market.
So you can clearly see that there are significant opportunities of making money in this biggest market of the world. But there are risk factors as well. The aggressive day traders might experience substantial profit-loss swings per day.
Fortunately, there are no daily limits on foreign exchange trading and no restrictions on trading hours other than the weekend. This implies you will always get an opportunity to react to the particular trends and a lower risk of getting trapped into bad deals without the opportunity of getting out.
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And don’t forget the time. Interest and time are two of the most key elements in savvy budgeting that is hardly mentioned when the topic of budgeting is mentioned.
A small amount of money can grow into heaps under the right conditions. Here is a metaphor: picture a lone flatworm, which turns into a miniature army of flatworms, if a competent cutter makes that incision in the right spot which would allow the flatworm to split into two successfully, and those flatworms decided to have a party, conditions were right, and nothing disturbed them. Similarly to flatworms, money needs time and interest- and no disturbance- in order to grow. Money needs to be cut and placed into a vehicle, like a flatworm’s Petri dish, that allows the money to grow with time and interest. If the investor has urges to touch the money, a certificate of deposit (or a swift kick as a reminder) could be a good way to go since it discourages the investor from withdrawing money by charging fees for doing that before a set date.
Anyway, money best grows on compound interest instead of simple interest. In simple interest, that small amount of money is the only thing that earns interest. In compound interest, that small amount of money PLUS the interest on that small amount of money, earns interest. Under compound interest, the more frequent an amount of money is allowed to earn interest, the quicker that small amount of money grows into heaps of money. Therefore, if ever given a choice over investing your money at simple interest or compound interest, opt for the choice with compound interest. Another way of putting this information to practical use is, if you have a credit card, look for the one that does not charge compound interest on the balance. If that is not possible, pick a card that charges a lower interest rate over the same amount of time.
One major credit card can fool someone into thinking that the interest rate that it charges for late payments is lower than the next credit card by restating the terms of interest and time. For example, having an interest charge of 2.5% for every fortnight that the balance wasn’t completely paid off is the same as having an interest charge of 5% for every month.
Time is money, and that saying is very true in this case. A great financial tenet is: A dollar today is worth more than a dollar tomorrow. Why is that? It is true because of compound interest. If you earn a dollar today, tomorrow you have that dollar PLUS interest, assuming that you didn’t spend that dollar and invested it somewhere. If you earn a dollar tomorrow, you do not earn any interest until the day after tomorrow. And remember, the sooner and the more frequent you earn interest, the sooner and the larger your small amount of money grows.
Now let’s say that you have a choice between a billion dollars today or a billion dollars tomorrow. Obviously you’d pick having a billion dollars today. And with a billion dollars earning compound interest today, you’d have more than a billion dollars tomorrow.
Then let’s consider what happens to that miniature army of flatworms if for some reason, a couple hundred of them were needed at different points of time during the school year for a bunch of high school students to run biological experiments on them. How would taking away some flatworms at different points in time affect the number of flatworms that make up that miniature army?
Well, if the same amount of flatworms were taken away mainly during the beginning of the school year, at the end of the school year there would be less flatworms than if the same amount of flatworms were taken away mainly towards the end of the school year.
Likewise, if the same amount of money is taken out of a compound interest account towards the beginning of the financial year, at the end of the financial year there would be less money than if the same amount of money were taken away mainly towards the end of the financial year.
It’s all because of time and interest. Have you stopped to think how credit cards and other fine lending institutions make their money? They take advantage of time and interest, and the fact that some people just don’t appreciate how much of an impact interest and time has on an unpaid balance until it becomes a huge problem. A debt agreement or bankruptcy cuts off the time and interest factor that multiplies the debt that is owed by the debtor. Think of how much money is saved by having a debt agreement or declaring bankruptcy… In flatworm terms, that would be a big pool of flatworms….
In all honesty, there are many different scenarios that could be played out with different amounts of money, time, and interest. Knowing what happens with the variations of these key elements and applying them to your budgeting can help you make payments in time and reach goals. The next time you decide what to do with spending and budgeting, think of how a dollar today is worth more than a dollar tomorrow, and remember that as true as timing is everything, it’s all about the interest, baby!
Pamela Caronongan is a guest writer for Debt Fix who help people with debt consolidation. She has a MSA degree with a specialization in finance from Northeastern Illinois University and a BA degree in English Literature from the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana
Generally, when people hear the term bridging finance, they normally think of a bridging loan sometimes used during home buying. In reality, it is not just for the purchase of homes. It could be used for a variety of purposes whenever funds are required quickly. For example, coping with an unexpected bill, paying for a once in a lifetime holiday or special event like a dream wedding, home improvements and renovations, or just to improve cash flow. As the name suggests, bridging finance allows you to span monetarily yourself between financial commitments.
Bridging finance is essentially a short-term mortgage (referred to as a bridging loan) and invariably has a higher interest rate than traditional loans obtained from high street lenders. Bridging finance can be secured against a property as long as it has sufficient equity (the value once all debts secured on it are cleared). Occasionally non-property assets are used as security or collateral.
There are a number of advantages in opting for bridging finance, primarily, the speed in which the deal can be delivered. From enquiry to completion, it normally takes just a matter of days. As there a number of lenders offering bridging finance in the market place and speed could be of the essence, it could be deemed prudent to use the services of a commercial mortgage broker to secure the most appropriate deal for your circumstances. They will have the experience and knowledge required to make locating the best loan easier. This may be an especially important consideration for those without a credit history and those with arrears and CCJs (County Court Judgments). Being self-employed and unable to supply accounts or proof of income is not always a problem as there are lenders who do not require such proof. A commercial mortgage broker with access to the majority of the marketplace could source bridging finance more efficiently.
The amount of LTV (Loan to Value) attainable is normally 80% however, a higher percentage could be offered if you are granted a ‘closed bridging loan’. This means that the loan has a contractual exit in place such as the exchange on the sale of a property, which it is secured against, has taken place but not the completion. An ‘open bridging loan’ does not have such an exit in place. These are normally offered to people who have not sold their home but wish to secure the purchase of another property.
In some cases it is possible to have 100% LTV of the purchase price of a property if you are able to buy at below market value. Then the calculation is made using the current market value rather than the purchasing price. This if often the case when people buy property at auction. Bridging finance could allow you to be considered a ‘cash buyer’ to a certain extent and being able to offer an early completion date on the sale of a property can also be a helpful tool when negotiating on a purchase price.
Once completed, you may wish to re-finance to a loan with longer terms. If that is the case, then the inclusion of a clause allowing this to take place and without incurring a redemption penalty ought to be negotiated and placed within the deal. Using the services of a commercial mortgage broker could ensure that the best terms are secured when obtaining bridging finance.
Sean Horton is a Director of Best Commercial Finance, commercial mortgage brokers and IFA specialising in bridging loans and the associated areas of income protection, mortgage protection, mortgage life cover.
With the sharp decline in the stock market and the failure of many financial institutions, many people are very worried about their savings and retirement accounts. If you are worried about your financial nest-egg, then you probably need to know more about how the government already has safeguards in place for you, depending on where your money is invested.
Here are some tips and pointers about making sure your money is safe:
Banks and Credit Unions
If your money is in an account that is FDIC insured AND your account balance is less than the FDIC insurance limit, then you are as safe as you can be. The same goes for credit unions, except they are insured by NCUA. It’s the same idea, but a different organization. They are both backed by the federal government, so the government is going to make sure your funds are there when you need them.
Certificates of Deposit, Bonds, etc.
These really depend on who is backing the bond. If you have a treasury bond, you’re all set. Those are bonds issued by the government, so they are backed by the financial resources of the government. Most bonds and CDs fall into this category, so you should be safe. These fall under the same FDIC insurance as savings accounts, except that CD insurance is (currently) at $250,000 per institution, instead of the $100,000 limit for checking and savings. Keep in mind that a little investigating may save you untold heartache, so it would be good to ask about your specific CDs.
If your CDs are backed by a financial institution that is not FDIC insured, then you may consider breaking the certificate and paying the penalty to get your money out early. You can then put the remaining money into CDs and Treasury Bonds that are fully backed by the government. This will allow you to know that your money will be safe, even if the bank that holds the certificate falters.
Stock Portfolios
If your money is in the stock-market (i.e. it is in a 401(k) plan), then you’re not so lucky. Then again, you’re very lucky. It depends on how you want to look at it and how much time you have until you need that money.
If you need the money now (or within the year) from your stock-market portfolio, then you may be in trouble. The value of those stocks may be worth considerably less than they were even a year ago. The longer you can leave them sit, the better off you should be.
However, if you have five to ten years to leave the stocks alone and let the stock-market rebound, you’re in great shape. In fact, you could actually see a profit in this situation. You see, for every dollar you put into the market right now, you’re buying more shares of stocks than you were a year ago for the same dollar. In some cases, two-to-three times the amount.
Now, this doesn’t mean to dump everything you have into stocks. The market is still a bit too unstable for that, and the stock market is – after all – a gamble. But if you can just hold on and keep contributing to your retirement plan just as you have been, the odds are in your favor to come out ahead.
Of course, it is always a good idea to know where your stock-purchases are going. You may want to make some adjustments to your portfolio to ensure that the dollars you are investing are going to solid funds, but don’t panic. You just need to sit tight with the patience to let the market rebound.
Jerry Hanel is a freelance writer, computer programmer, and over-all financial scrooge… but in a good way. You can find more frugal living tips and financial information at Jerry’s Frugal Living Tips.
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Do you want to trade in the Forex market? Before you learn to use any forex trading software, and before you consider the best times of the day to trade the forex, there are the several terms that you must know. Here are the vital forex trading terms:
Currency Pairs: Every forex trade incorporates two currencies, one that you are purchasing, and one that you are selling.
Major and Minor Currencies: The major currencies are the following: United States Dollar (USD); European Euro (EUR); Great Britain Pound (GBP); Japanese Yen (JPY); Australian Dollar (AUD); Swiss Franc (CHF); Canadian Dollar (CAD).
Base Currency: The Base Currency is the first one indicated in the trade pair. The base currency is compared against the secondary currency. For example, a EUR/USD = 1.33300 means that 1 Euro (EUR) is worth 1.33300 United States Dollars (USD).
Quote Currency: This is the second currency mentioned in the currency trade. The amount of money that you make or lose is calculated from this currency.
Cross Currency: This is a trade in which neither of the two currencies involved is the US Dollar (USD). These trades actually involve the buying and selling of two different currency pairs. All currency trades include the US Dollar. Here is an illustration of this point: if you are to trade the EUR/JPY pair, you are actually buying a EUR/USD pair and at the same time you are selling a JPY/USD pair. These trades typically typically have higher commissions as they involve two trades.
Pips: Pips are the smallest price for any currency. The pip represents the change in the fourth decimal place.
If you want to trade in the forex market, get to know these six terms.
Lane shows people about Forex Trading by writing articles about Forex Trading Strategies and many other topics.
Commodity ETFs (exchange traded funds) are made up predominantly of things derived or cultivated from the Earth. These include energies, such as oil and natural gas, agriculture, which includes crops and livestock, and metals, like silver and gold. Commodity ETFs are also made up of currency exchange traded funds. An exchange traded fund is similar to a mutual fund with one major difference being that it is traded on the market like a stock.
A Gold ETF was launched in March of 2003. Gold ETFs are shares of gold issued as a certificate. This is appealing to some gold investors (coined gold bulls in the marketplace) because they can own gold without having to store the physical inventory.
The gold exchange traded fund inventory is securely stored by their holders in vaults. The holder that launched the first gold ETF is StreetTracks Gold Shares. Incidentally, they are also the largest holder of the fund. The corporation holds such a vast amount of gold that it has recently had to find a larger vault in which to store it. Currently StreetTracks Gold Shares stores about 584 tons of gold, with a value of almost 18 billion dollars. When the ETF launched in 2003 they had only 8 tons.
Gold ETFs are considered a good hedge fund for a commodity exchange traded fund portfolio because of the stability gold has shown over the years. Gold’s value has kept up with inflation for more than 100 years. Recently gold ETFs have been up and down, but as a long term investment, gold is thought by many to be one of the safest.
1/10 of an ounce of gold is equivalent to one share. The average cost to trade a gold ETF is about 0.4%. This is a full percent less than other commodity ETFs. Gold is considered to offer the most liquidity of commodity ETFs, making gold the savvy investors choice.
Recently the name of StreetTracks Gold ETF was changed to SPDR Gold Trust, though its symbol, GLD, remains the same. This was a re-branding done to pull all of the corporations commodity ETF funds under one umbrella, making it simpler for investors to find all of the products they offer
SPDR Gold ETF declined by 12.5% in April of 2008, the steepest since the inception of the ETF. It is expected to be back on the rise with analysts suspecting it will hit record highs by the end of the year.
There are financial advisors who advise against gold ETFs because they feel the funds are a bad choice. Other than for making jewelry, they say, gold is a useless commodity. They also warn that the capital gains tax on gold is almost double that of other commodity ETFs. Some advisors are concerned that the storage of the gold is so secretive, making it impossible to know if the gold is adequately secure.
Most financial advisors and analysts praise gold ETFs as a safe, secure investment because the price of gold, they claim, cannot decline due to political uprise or the fall of financial institutions. They say that gold will always have a value. The global demand for gold ETFs is in a constant upswing, even in the current troubled financial state. Gold ETF, the experts tell us, is of the most secure and trusted assets to invest in today. Consider adding a gold ETF to your commodity ETFs, chances are you won’t regret it.
Ryan helps you understand gold ETFs and how you can profit from investing in a gold ETF
If you know more or less all there is to know about investing directly in stocks and shares, or in collective forms of investment, or the management of your investments, or the tax implications, or the pros and cons of offshore investing, then you might not need much more in the way of financial investment advice. Unless you happen to be one of those very rare individuals, however, you will almost certainly benefit from the sound and impartial financial investment advice of a professional, independent financial adviser.
Types of Investment
Direct Investment
Your choice of investment types fall into two basic categories – direct investment in the shares of a particular company or its issued bonds or, in the case of government-issued bonds, its “gilt-edged stock”. The price of company shares, of course, will fluctuate as they are traded on the stock market and the dividends to which you are entitled as an owner of those shares will be determined by the performance of that particular company.
In the case of bonds issued by a company, or gilts issued by the government, however, you will be assured of the rate of interest on what is effectively your loan to that company or the government, and you will be assured of the full return on your investment once the bond or government stock reaches its maturity date. Because of these in-built certainties, there is a lower risk inherent in the investment in corporate bonds or government gilts, and the returns, therefore, tend to be lower than in the more volatile market for shares.
Both corporate and government bonds can be traded in the market, however, before they reach their maturity date. During this time, their price will be determined by the prevailing rates of interest in the stick market, compared to the rate attached to the bond itself.
“Collective” Investment
If you want to avoid putting all your eggs in the one basket of a particular company’s shares, it is possible instead to spread the risk of your investment by pooling it (with other investors) into a range of different investments. In this case, the pooled investment is managed by a professional fund manager, who makes decisions on the range and types of investment. Such collective schemes fall – again, broadly – into three different types: unit trusts, investment trusts and Open-ended Investment Companies (OEICs).
Once you have reached this level of investment decision-making, however, the vast range of unit trusts, investment trusts and OEICs available can open up a veritable Pandora’s Box of choices. In order to avoid making potentially very costly mistakes or rash investment decisions, therefore, this is the stage at which – if you have not done so before – you should consult an independent financial adviser.
Summary
Financial investment advice is wisely taken because of the sheer range of investment vehicles available:
• These fall into the two broad categories of direct investment or “collective” (pooled) investment;
• Direct investments include the purchase of stocks and shares or corporate or government (so-called “gilt-edged” stock);
• The principal types of collective investment are in unit trusts, investment trusts or Open-ended Investment Companies (OEICs);
• Whatever your personal intuition regarding the best investment type for you, however, the best financial investment advice is going to come from an independent financial adviser.
Steve Wright is Managing Director of Wrightway Financial Consultants, Independent Financial Advisers specialising in Pensions, Investments, Mortgages and Insurance. One of their major areas is financial investment advice.
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