Advantages of Trading FOREX over Stocks and Commodities.

Written by Adrian Pablo


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Unlike stocks, currencies rarely spend much time in tight trading ranges and haverepparttar tendency to develop strong trends. Over 80% of volume is speculative in nature and, as a result,repparttar 136409 market frequently overshoots and then corrects itself. As a technically-trained trader, you can easily identify new trends and breakouts, which provide for multiple opportunities to enter and exit positions.

6:) Commission-free Trading and Low Transaction Cost

When you trade FOREX, through one of our recommended brokers (this info is in our private resources section), you'll do it totally commission-free! These brokers don't charge commissions to trade or to maintain an account, and that goes for all clients tradingrepparttar 136410 FOREX through them, regardless of your account balance or trading volume. Even Mini FX traders can buy and sell currencies online, commission-free.

What about trading fees? There are none ofrepparttar 136411 usual fees to which futures and equity traders are accustomed -- no exchange or clearing fees, no N_F_A or S_E_C fees. Because currencies trade over-the-counter (OTC), via a global electronic network -- in FOREX, what you see is what you get, allowing you to make quick decisions on your trades without having to worry or account for fees that may affect your profit/loss or slippage.

Inrepparttar 136412 equities markets, you must pay both a commission and exchange fees. The over-the-counter structure ofrepparttar 136413 FX market eliminates exchange and clearing fees, which in turn lowers transaction costs.

So, if FOREX broker don't charge commissions, how do they make money? Like all traded financial products, over-the- counter currency trading involves a bid/ask spread, which representsrepparttar 136414 prices at which your counterparty is willing to trade. Becauserepparttar 136415 currency market offers round-the-clock liquidity, you receive tight, competitive spreads both intra-day and night. Stock traders can be more vulnerable to liquidity risk and typically receive wider trading spreads, especially during after-hours trading.

7): Instantaneous Order Execution and Market Transparency.

Market transparency is highly desired in any trading environment. The greaterrepparttar 136416 market transparency,repparttar 136417 more efficientrepparttar 136418 market becomes. Unlike other markets where transparency is compromised (like inrepparttar 136419 Enron scandal), FOREX markets are highly transparent (i.e., analyzing countries, and having access to real-time research / news, is easier than companies).

Because of this transparency, as an FX trader, you will be able to exercise risk management strategies in accordance torepparttar 136420 fundamental and technical indicators we teach at RapidForex.com

The FX market offersrepparttar 136421 highest level of market transparency out of allrepparttar 136422 financial markets. Because of this, order execution and fill confirmation usually occur in just 1-2 seconds. Markets that do not offer executable prices and force traders to absorb slippage obviously compromiserepparttar 136423 trader's profit potential considerably.

Inrepparttar 136424 forex world, order execution is all-electronic and because you'll be trading via an Internet-based platform, instantaneous execution is routine. There are no exchanges, no traditional open-outcry pits, no floor brokers, and consequently, no delays.

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The Listing Agent's Role in selling your California home

Written by Phyllis Harb


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Open Houses An open house can be also be helpful, but not forrepparttar reasons most homeowners think. Just like with advertising, most visitors rarely buyrepparttar 136368 house they come to look at. They usually do not even knowrepparttar 136369 price of your home when they stop by– they probably just followed an "Open House" sign to your door. Often,repparttar 136370 exterior ofrepparttar 136371 home appealed to them, becauserepparttar 136372 home is over their budget. An open house reminds your neighbors that your home is for sale, and offers them an opportunity to "take a look." Hopefully your neighbors will tell friends or family members about your house, creating "word of mouth" advertising. However, there are other reasons for conducting open houses, too. Listing agents who "farm" a particular neighborhood use them as an opportunity to meet with other local homeowners who will someday be selling their home. Most of us, Agents hope to also list your neighbor’s homes in now or inrepparttar 136373 future. Advertising to Realtors Realtors are typically more comfortable showing clients homes that they are familiar with. The Broker’s Open House is a very effective means to quickly get a large number of Realtors into your front door. These realtors are hopefully working with prequalified buyers that are looking to buy a home similar to yours. To maximize attendance, veteran Listing Agents might provide refreshments or a raffle of some sort. Property Brochure Distribution is another way that your Listing Agent may be marketing your home to other Realtors. These services hand deliver your property brochure to each individual agent in a specific geographic area. Other top Realtors employ an Internet program to email listing cards torepparttar 136374 top local selling agents in your community. Because Realtors arerepparttar 136375 ones withrepparttar 136376 “buyer pool”, It is much more productive and beneficial when your listing agent directs most of his or her marketing efforts toward other agents. It is an easy mistake to measure your agent’s effectiveness solely by countingrepparttar 136377 number of newspaper and magazine ads featuring your property. "Behindrepparttar 136378 scenes" marketing isrepparttar 136379 most effective and most difficult forrepparttar 136380 seller to measure.

Phyllis Harb, a California native is a Realtor/Marketing Specialist at RE/Max Tri City in La Canada, California. RE/MAX Tri-City offers additional offices in La Crescenta, Glendale, Los Feliz and Pasadena. Harb has been assisting Los Angeles County home sellers and buyers since 1989 and additionally offers over 10 years experience in real estate lending. Harb has an award winning web site @ www.RealtorHarb.com & may also be contacted at 818 790-7325.


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