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Whether you're just starting out or you've been trading for years, online trading can be challenging due to its ever-changing landscape. Here you can find answers to the most common questions and concerns to simplify and clarify online trading.
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What Is a Net Position in Trading?
A net position in trading is the difference between a trader's total long and short open positions at any given time. A net position can be either positive (long) or negative (short). If a trader has
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Why Oil Is Only Traded in US$—Understanding Petrodollars
As a commodity, crude oil has been quite important for the world over the last century. There are two types traded on the market—WTI crude oil, which is used as a benchmark for pricing oil derivatives
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What Is a Swap Fee in Forex?
A swap fee in Forex, also known as a rollover fee, is interest that traders pay for maintaining a position until the end of the trading day. If traders maintain their positions at the daily rollover p
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How Do Forward Contracts Work for Foreign Currencies?
Forward contracts are long-term agreements between a buyer and seller to exchange an asset at a predetermined price on a future date. Of course, these contracts have many uses in everyday finance, but
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How to Start Trading Penny Stocks Online
Penny stocks typically refer to a small company's stock that trades for less than $5 per share in the financial markets. Because these types of stocks maintain low trading volumes, penny stocks can ex
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