My broker’s trading platform lists 22 distinct and combination order types that are available to me, including exotic things I have never looked into understanding, but all of that is just an unnecessary invitation to complicate what is a very simple process. If you are an active day trader, there are only four order types [...]

What are the differences between trading and gambling?
Many people think that trading is similar to gambling. Is this really the case?
For example, let’s take a look at Black Jack. If you start with $10,000 gambling capital, placing bets of $100 per hand and play 100 hands per day, how long will you last? In the [...]

The foreign currency exchange market offers today’s investor many advantages and here are just reasons why you might want to become a world currency trader.
A Market Which Never Closes
Many of the trading markets around the world are situated in fixed locations and operate within strict trading hours, often limited to just five or six hours [...]

This section describes the various kinds of financial charts that we provide here at StockCharts.com. There are articles that describe how the charts are constructed and how they can be used to make better investing decisions.
* What Are Charts? - What charts are, how to pick timeframe’s, how charts are formed, and price scaling.
* Support [...]

Forex traders often look at indicators such as Bollinger Bands, Pivot Points, MACD, Moving Averages and the such to help them determine where to enter or exit trades. Using technical indicators is fine, however many traders overemphasize their importance or just plain misunderstand them.
Many forex traders think that they can simply download an indicator and [...]