Pivot Point Trading for forex and futures

Before computers and ADP equipment, pivot points were used by floor traders on equity and futures exchanges as a simple way to forecast the direction of the market during the day. Despite often being included in historic trading strategies, pivot points are still used by Forex traders to determine support and resistance levels. According to Jamie Saettele, senior currency strategist at Forex Capital Markets LLC, pivot points actually work very well in Forex markets because of the large size of the market, especially when used with very liquid pairs.

Pivot points basically provide a trader with reference points. These points help to determine when to enter the market, place stops and exit. Each point basically supplies a support or resistance level. The pivot point and levels are calculated based on information from the previous day.

There are several different ways to calculate pivot point and levels. In fact, there are eight different formulas for just calculating the pivot point. Different methods include the Woodie, Camarilla and Tom DeMark pivot points. The simplest formula uses the High, Low and Close from the previous day. There are three levels of resistance, the pivot point and three levels of support.

Calculations are made as follows:

To determine the actual pivot point:

Pivot Point = (High + Low + Close) divided by 3

The first resistance and support levels are now calculated:

Resistance 1 = (pivot point times 2) – Low
Support 1 = (pivot point times 2) – High

The second resistance and support levels are calculated:

Resistance 2 = (R1 – S1) + pivot
Support 2 = (R1 – S1) – pivot

The third resistance and support levels are calculated:

Resistance 3 = [2 times (pivot-low)] + high
Support 3 = [2 times (high - pivot)] + low

There are a select few analysts who actually go as far as adding a fourth level of support and resistance, however this often becomes a bit esoteric for trading purposes. There are also ways of tracking the mid-points between each level.

The pivot point on a day with an high of 1.2297, a low of 1.2213 and a close of 1.2249 would calculate to be 1.2253. Using the pivot point, we then set our support and resistance levels. They will go from top to bottom on the chart as follows:

R3 = 1.2477
R2 = 1.2337
R1 = 1.2293

Pivot point: 1.2253

S1 = 1.2209
S2 = 1.2169
S3 = 1.2125

The best way to fully understand how pivot points work is to actually do the math yourself, looking at the forex charts. Using the EUR/USD, calculate your pivot points, support levels and resistance levels. You will notice that the trading range for the session you are looking at will usually occur between R1 and S1, with the pivot point being at the center of the movement. The majority of breaks will occur around one of the market opens. At this time there is an influx of traders entering the market.

There are many different strategies to use pivot points, including the combination of identifying candlesticks with pivot levels. For example, if prices are trading below the pivot point, but then break above the pivot while forming a doji, the trader might sell short because of the expected drop back below the pivot point.

The pivot point can also be used to validate the strength of a movement. For example, the price breaks the pivot level, reverses and then trends back towards the pivot level. It then moves through the pivot point. This could indicate that the pivot level is not very strong. However, if a price hesitates around the level for a period of time, the pivot may be more significant. A future move towards the pivot point may actually be a break, indicating future movement.

Pivot points are also used to judge the probability of a move. For example, analysis shows that between the inception of the Euro on October 12, 2006, the actual low has been lower than the average S1 44% of the time. A trader my put a stop below S1 with confidence, based on probability. However, this information is generally more useful as a support tool to limit risk, combined with other types of analysis.

In general, there are a few tips to keep in mind when it comes to using pivot points:

When a price opens at a certain level, it will generally move to the next level on either side. For example, if it opens at pivot point, it will move back to R1 or S1. If it opens at S2, it will move to S3 or S1.

When there is no significant news or events to influence the market, the price will usually be confined between R1 and S1.

Significant news can drive the price to R3 or S3.
R3 and S3 are usually the maximum ranges for extremely volatile movement during the day. But they are just an estimation, not a certainty.

In a strong trend, the price will go straight past a level without any hesitancy at that point.

Many different types of traders use pivot points as a key part of technical analysis. Technical indicators, such as pivot points, help traders to identify levels of support and resistance. They help to identify moves that can be considered as breakouts and where the maximum and minimum ranges of movement will occur. Understanding the turning points provide an investor with the ability to make educated transaction decisions. Pivot points can be used with many trading strategies, making them a simple and useful tool for trading.

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Trading the Illogical Oil Bench mark Spread

The two most widely used and traded crude oil bench marks are West Texas Intermediate (WTI) (to be delivered at Cushing, Okla.) and Brent (delivered at Brent in Europe). WTI crude is the U.S benchmark and used for 40-50% of the world’s crude oil. Brent crude is made up of different types of crude oil found in the North Sea. Brent is the European benchmark for 50-60% of the world’s crude. Both of these crude oils trade as futures on the Nymex and the ICE. The crude at both places are comparable: Both are light, low sulfur crudes, with WTI slightly more favorable for gasoline production, while Brent Blend favors diesel production.

Spread Between WTI and Brent

One of the most widely traded and followed spreads in the crude oil complex is the WTI-Brent spread. WTI typically trades at a premium to Brent, reflecting its superior, lower-sulfur composition and also the additional cost of shipping crude to the U.S. The New York benchmark is normally $2.50-4.00 more expensive. The spread is mean reverting with MRL quite near zero for different time periods. Currently the spread has widened to the level which is two standard deviations below normal and is likely to revert and overshoot on the other side. The statistical probability of this reversion is 95%, and on seven of the last eight occasions, the spread reversed from the extreme level.

Drivers of Spread

WTI has historically traded at a premium to Brent in a normal market. Current WTI 0il futures in New York are below London’s Brent benchmark, as inventories at the U.S. delivery hub dropped on higher inventories but may recover on expectation of a crimp of fuel demand in Europe on slower growth. Crude oil on the New York Mercantile Exchange rose as much as 31 cents above Brent yesterday. The spread is affected by several drivers:

1. Crude oil inventories: The single most compelling driver is the level of crude oil inventories in the United States PADD 2 (Cushing, Okla. is a subset of PADD 2 and the Nymex delivery location for WTI) or midwest area. When crude oil inventories in PADD 2 are increasing, the WTI/Brent spread normally decreases and may even turn negative, as has been the case over the last 18 months. When inventories are declining, the spread normally will turn to a premium in the favor of Cushing, as it did in the second and third quarters of 2007.

These are both very pronounced and long-term moves, but when looking at the chart closely, the relationship also exists even during periods when inventories increase or decrease by a much smaller amount than the large movements previously mentioned. From both a financial trading and physical crude oil pricing perspective, the optimum trade had been to be short WTI/long Brent for the last two months or so. But that strategy seems to have run its course. Crude oil stockpiles in Cushing will decline as U.S. demand for gasoline typically surges during the summer driving season.

2. Refinery runs: During the last two weeks of February, crude oil inventories may start to decline in the PADD 2 region of the United States as improvement in refinery runs may slowly begin to eat away at the crude oil overhang. In February, OPEC produced and exported about 4.2 million barrels per day less oil than it did in September 2008, and any hiccups in supply will be positive for WTI prices and spreads.

3. Driving season: With a pick-up in gasoline use in driving season that begins with the May 31 Memorial Day holiday -- a period of high consumption in the U.S. -- the spread balance between WTI and Brent shifts in favor of WTI, as increases in gasoline use in the U.S. are higher compared to EU / emerging markets. It is expected that the WTI discount to Brent will narrow / reverse in March / April. The relationship will change if supplies in Cushing, the delivery point for Nymex futures contracts, start to decline.

4. U.S. dollar and euro outlook: Lately there had been some divergence between WTI price and the U.S. dollar trade-weighted index which shows underlying strong sentiment. Notwithstanding that, the trade-weighted U.S. dollar had been a significant historic predictor of WTI oil price. Also, we expect the U.S. trade-weighted dollar to keep its structural slide against major currencies after some blips. That is only the path of least resistance for crude oil price, and is likely to be positive for WTI price. While a high stock level traps WTI, the decline in the dollar index may result in relative strength in WTI.

5. Europe versus U.S. growth: Higher GDP growth rate in the U.S. compared to the EU should also be supportive of the WTI leg of the spread. The U.S. economy has been estimated to grow by 3.3% in 2010 and Japan's GDP to increase by 2.4% in 2011. U.S. gross domestic product will grow 2.6 percent this year and 2.1 percent in 2011, per IEA estimates. IMF has also predicted OECD to grow by 2.6 percent in 2010. It is also estimated that U.S. households will spend an average of $986 between October and March to heat their homes, an increase of $24, or 2.5 percent, from last winter, per the EIA Winter Fuels Outlook. U.S. WTI consumption is estimated to climb another 0.11 million barrels to 19.08 million in 2011. For the EU, the IMF has reduced its 2011 outlook from 0.2 percentage point to 1.3 percent.

The spread started between WTI and Brent is expected to narrow, as stockpiles in Cushing may decline and concerns may grow that European growth will be slow in the coming months. Because of the European debt crisis, demand in Europe might be affected -- and that would affect prices of Brent oil more than WTI. Oil demand among European members of the OECD will also increase this year, according to the International Energy Agency.

6. Relative expansion of monetary base in the U.S. and the EU: The second round of quantitative easing (QE2), and the fact that the interest rate will remain low and longer than the markets' expectation (meaning probably through 2012, instead of 2011), will be positive for WTI. Such policy typically will further weaken the U.S. dollar, while pushing up prices of dollar-denominated commodities such as WTI, which could lift the spread. The European Union has announced a bailout plan worth almost $1 trillion, in addition to the €110 billion ($135 billion) of aid to Greece to help ward off a slowdown caused by the region’s debt crisis. Europe was forced to bolster rescue measures for Greece and other debt-laden economies in the region. Euro fiscal expansion is deemed to be positive for Brent oil prices, but less so compared to WTI because of a gap between quantum and efficiency of response.

7. Fiscal and monetary tightening in China and East Asia: Further rate hikes in emerging Asia and China should weigh more on Brent compared to WTI. Although the government has implemented a series of measures, including increasing RRR and raising margins for certain commodity futures, the impacts on inflation are not significant. Any further tightening in Asia will be supportive of the spread as the Fed stays on its course of loose policy.

8. Equities markets correlation: WTI prices are more closely correlated with equity indexes, which are rebounding, while Brent reacts more to supply and demand, as noted by Commerzbank’s Weinberg Report. The expectations of good performance by U.S. equity markets in 2011 may result in a relative out-performance of WTI compared to Brent. The decline in stockpiles at Cushing may lead to a narrowing in the discount of prompt crude oil contracts versus those for later delivery, or a contango.

Risks to Spread Trade

One of the risks to the idea is that China’s economic growth is becoming increasingly dependent on meeting its rapidly growing demand for oil from both domestic supply and foreign imports. China’s net crude imports in 2010 totaled a record 275 million tons, or roughly 5.9 million barrels per day, and imports are believed to make up roughly 55% of its total oil consumption. Increasing oil demand is not only attributable to increased vehicle use in the world’s largest new car market, but also to industrial activity. Electricity demand in China grew 22% in 2010.

A recent International Energy Agency report suggests that China may now be the top global energy consumer as well. In 2007, Chinaannounced an expansion of its crude reserves into a two-part system. Chinese reserves would consist of a government-controlled strategic reserve complemented by mandated commercial reserves. The government-controlled reserves are being completed in three phases. Phase one consisted of a 102 million barrels (16,200,000 m3) reserve, mostly completed by the end of 2008. The second phase of the government-controlled reserves with an additional 170 million barrels (27,000,000 m3) will be completed by H1 2011. This implies an additional import of 0.5 million barrels per day in 2011.

Zhang Guobao, the head of the National Energy Administration, stated that there will be a third phase that will expand reserves by 204 million barrels (32,400,000 m3) with the goal of increasing China's SPR to 90 days of supply by 2020. The planned state reserves of 475 million barrels (75,660,000 m3), plus the planned enterprise reserves of 209 million barrels (33,298,000 m3), will provide around 90 days of consumption, or a total of 684.340 million barrels (108,801,000 m3). In total, it may require an additional 2 million barrels per day on top of China’s regular imports, which may tighten the Brent crude oil markets even further.

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Consider a Roth IRA

Have you heard about this recently? The government has set up Roth IRA rules that allow you to save and earn money for retirement that won't be taxed when you take it out. Does it sound too good to be true? Well, it isn't. You can really save the best for last when you set up this type of savings account.
The definition of a Roth IRA, named for U.S. Congressman, William V. Roth, Jr., is a retirement savings account in which an individual is allowed to set aside a specified amount of their income, after taxes. Earnings grow tax free and can be withdrawn, tax-free, at age 59 ½.

Allowable Contributions

In 2008, Roth IRA rules limit allowable contributions $5,000. Making maximum contributions annually, while earning just a modest 8% interest, means that you could build a substantial, tax-free nest egg. While this type of retirement savings plan may seem ideal, there are some additional Roth IRA rules that you should be aware of.

Allowable contributions must come from income that your earn from a job. If the income from that job is over $101,000, your maximum contribution will be lowered, from $5,000, incrementally, according to your income amount. If you file a joint tax return, your combined income cap is $159,000. Above that amount and, again, your allowable contributions will be lowered accordingly.

If you are at a point in your career where your income is well below the maximum cap, but you expect to meet and exceed that cap in the next few years, you would still be well advised to take advantage of a IRA. The earnings from contributions made even over a short period of time could add a substantial tax free bonus to other retirement savings.

Added Incentives

And speaking of bonuses, Roth IRA rules provide some added incentives for individuals holding these accounts. For example, you can withdraw your contributions (not your earnings), any time, tax free. This may come in handy if you find yourself in financial dire straits. Ideally, though, this money really is for retirement and shouldn't be touched, if possible.

If you've had a IRA for at least five years, you can also withdraw up to $10,000 ($20,000 if you're married) tax free to purchase a home. If you've had your account less than five years, you can still withdraw the maximum amount for a home, but you will have to pay taxes on it. However, there is no 10% early withdrawal penalty.
Roth IRA rules also allow you dip int
o your savings to help pay college expenses. You are allowed to withdraw contributions tax free, but if you take out earnings, they will be taxed accordingly, without the 10% penalty ¬ provided that the funds are being used for college.

Allowable Investments

You may notice that the definition of a Roth IRA doesn't cover investing your contributions so that you can grow your earnings. However, according to Roth IRA rules, you are allowed to invest in almost anything ¬ stocks, bonds, CD, mutual funds and even real estate.

You can set up a self directed IRA that will give you decision-making authority over investments. If you don't care to be more involved beyond making contributions, your financial institution or investment counselor will invest your money for you. In both cases, the custodian of your account will be responsible for generating reports, regulation compliance, and other applicable paperwork.
If you follow Roth IRA rules, you can get your taxes out of the way, save and earn money and never have to give Uncle Sam another dime. This allows you to truly save the best for last!

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As an investor it is important to understand how economic indicators can impact stock markets, investing, and the value of your investments.

The key to your success will be looking at these economic indicators, extracting what Economic Indicators and key statistics that show where the economy is headed by monitoring inflation.

The reason why inflation is of importance is based on the fact that it influences the level of interest rates. Stability within the economy is maintained as long as inflation is kept under control. Rising inflation reflects rising prices caused by increasing demand and decreased supply.

In other words, the increase in prices of goods and services would erode the purchasing power of the money you make, on the assumption that the money you earn does not increase in line with inflation. To put it simply, Governments use economic indicators as tools to ensure stability within the economy. Consequently the individual indicators of inflation like the consumer price index; unemployment and gross domestic product cannot be directly manipulated.

Interest rates determine the willingness and ability of individuals and businesses to borrow money and make investments. Changes in economic activity, when triggered by changes in interest rates, for companies, higher interest rates often mean lower profits. If interest rates rise, companies have to pay more, to borrow the money they require to fund growth of their buisness.

This translates into higher prices for their goods upsetting the price supply equilibrum. Especially if customers are buying on credit and have to pay higher interest rates for them to borrow. Potential customers may decide they cannot afford to buy products as the cost of credit is high.

The eventual decline in company sales and earnings is something investors anticipate as soon as rates go up. The result is that stock prices go down before the effects of the increased interest rates are actually felt on the company's bottom line.

When interest rates fall, company borrowing costs are lower, so their profits on the same level of sales will be higher. so , customers who buy on credit are more comfortable buying if they are paying lower rates, so the more they purchase.

This creates higher sales, which will lead to increased company profits. Eventually higher profits will lead to an increase in stock prices. This situation creates an environment where investors are typically ready to pay higher prices as soon as the Central Bank intervene to cut interest rates in the anticipation of the cycle of increased profits. As an investor it is important to remember that the price of your stock will change throughout its lifetime because the price you actually obtain will be determined by current market conditions and more importantly interest rate fluctuations.

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Financial Education – An Important Prerequisite for a Financially Secure Future

The continuously changing economic, political, social and environmental contexts continue to exert a pronounced and far-reaching influence on all our lives. The way things are going these days, it is important that everyone seek to develop a solid financial capability to negotiate through the many financial challenges that lie ahead.

Realizing the importance of financial literacy in these times of economic hardship, many educational institutions have become actively involved in introducing people to the fundamental aspects of finances and in teaching informed investment. People from all walks of life are encouraged to attend a form of financial literacy education that can help them grasp the knowledge and skills necessary to avoid debt and to build their way to financial security through strategic investment.   

Financial experts point out that there are four key aspects of financial capability: financial understanding, financial competence, financial responsibility and financial enterprise. Next, we will address each of these dimensions separately.

1. Financial Understanding – The first step in ensuring that people have the skill set required to deal confidently with everyday financial obstacles, this curricular dimension aims to help attendees make informed decisions and choices about their personal finances.
2. Financial Competence – This means being able to understand advanced financial matters in a variety of contexts and to apply the knowledge as needed.
3. Financial Responsibility – This principle promotes a caring and responsible attitude towards the allocation of resources. It teaches people how to plan for the future and solve financial problems maturely and intelligently.
4. Financial Enterprise – This is about being able to deploy resources in a resourceful and confident way. It places the focus on teaching people how to make informed spending and saving decisions while being creative and inventive in various personal, business and economic contexts.

A complete financial education curriculum should bring all these four aspects together in a coherent and homogenous format that is easy to grasp even without previous financial skills. There is a universal consensus surrounding the idea that the development of the four interrelated concepts of financial capability – understanding, competence, responsibility and enterprise are paramount to young people in the modern world.

On a different level, teaching financial capability also means working to develop informed attitudes and behaviors to money that can help prevent a negative effect on personal health and wellbeing. Pressured by financial burdens, many people these days suffer stress and depression, and financial education can provide a helping hand in relieving such problems induced by poor financial management.

Financial literacy education is aiding schools and centers in making connections across capital themes such as enterprise, citizenship, sustainable development and international education. Financial education should be embedded not only within numeracy across learning, but also with disciplines such as economics, politics and philosophy. 

Conclusion

The many changes introduced in taxation, employment, pensions, the welfare state and international trade exert a significant impact on individuals. In light of this, many educational facilities have started using financial education as a key area for interdisciplinary learning.

How to Invest in Stock

When shopping for investments, perceptive investors always make a priority of identifying and buying profits. This holds true irrespective of whether someone is investing in stocks, bonds, real estate, or any other asset for that matter. The ultimate goal is to buy profits.

Everyone dreams of financial stability and wealth, but very few out there really are confident that they can turn their dreams and ambitions into reality. Many aspiring investors are completely oblivious of the fact that 1 out of every 25 people in the US is a millionaire. Some of these magnates like to boast about their success publicly, flaunting around their Bentleys, private jets or yachts, but most financially successful people prefer to keep a low profile and live ordinary lives in ordinary towns, driving ordinary cars.

The point is financial success is not something that only a few privileged people can enjoy – it is in fact within the reach of most people. With proper financial education training, and lots of perseverance and hard work, in a few years’ time you too could rank among the capitalist class. To speed up your way to success, here are some rules to guide you in your investment ventures:   

• Rule No. 1 – Stick to What You Know

Since you are buying profits, you will need to focus on acquiring assets that you are familiar with. Stick to what you know and try to leverage your unique knowledge to the fullest. If you are a construction engineer, you will probably have an edge when evaluating construction companies over a banker. Similarly, a food industry professional will probably do a better job evaluating food stocks as opposed to an expert in computers.

• Rule No. 2 – Pay a Fair Price

The price you pay for investment plays an essential part in determining your potential for profit. If your job is to buy profits, the logic is that the lower the price you pay, the higher your return. In other words, if you are buying $1 in profit, your return will be 10% if you pay $10, or 5% if you pay $20. The price you pay is key to your future results, it is the main secret of successful stock investors.

• Rule No. 3 – Always Count in a Margin of Safety

A margin of safety is a buffer you will need to build in to the price you pay for a stock to keep you safe during stages of downturn. If a company is prosperous and you believe it is worth $20 per share, you might want to only buy if it trades at $16 per share on the stock exchange. Only buying stocks for less than their real value can create the opportunity for a pleasant upside over time. On the premises of an eventual market crash, it can prove helpful in mitigating your losses as the underlying dividends and earning power of the business carry you through until the situation redresses.

• Rule No. 4 – Stock Value Regression and Stagnation Are Normal Occurrences

Be ready to accept the fact that your stocks can and will go through stages of regression or stagnation at some points in time. Sometimes the depreciation may be very pronounced (up to 40-50%) and may last for long periods, even several years in a row.
Although such abrupt changes in value can be scary, stock value fluctuations shouldn’t really matter that much for a true investor. To paraphrase Benjamin Graham, stock prices are there for you to ignore or take advantage of depending on what the situation calls for. Their role is not to provide an exact reflection of a company’s intrinsic value. That is your job to determine.

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Make Success With Financial Education

In general, economic success means the freedom to live their lifestyle and spend more time with family and friends. Not for 10 years or five years, but now. The hardest part is that the equation is to achieve economic success. If you like the idea of someone else to take responsibility for economic success, then go see a financial advisor, although it is unlikely that will offer the same definition of financial success you had in mind. But it is better that you learn about financial deals which can help you to deal with all financial issues in future.

Financial advisers are limited to traditional investments, and we all know what happened to them over the past two years. If you are looking for financial success, which is outside the vocabulary of financial adviser you must take responsibility for their own financial matters. What are the secrets of the success of financial education? To answer this, let's see first the components of the traditional financial education. The three basic components are the short, medium and long term financial training and know what to do in each of these for achieving your financial success.

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Learn how to invest Before Getting into The Game of Online Trading and Stock Market

Equity trading is becoming more and more popular not only for businessmen but also to people who are hoping to earn money on the side as well as to home-based freelancers. Equity trading can be the easiest way to build wealth and with online trading, it is no sweat. Even greater news is that everything about trading can be easily learned by anyone with the a desire to be successful in life and to earn great profits.

In order to make those big earnings, you just need to know as much as you can about the trading industry and about the processes involved in stock market trading. Intraday trading is not about how hard you are working; it is about how smart you work. Financial knowledge and skills are essential in trading. You need the right trading education, tools and strategies in order to apply it with confidence in the real and actual situation.

You do not need a specific degree in order to be in the trading business and to trade successfully in the stock market. Having a good background knowledge will help you understand the trends and analyze it and see how it can serve as an advantage and gain you profit. Oftentimes, the true benefit of good trading education shows what trades you are avoiding. Equity Scholar is a market-leading financial education service for traders and investors alike. Built to be the best, Equity Scholar offers a full range of educational products and services that provide lifelong learning and support to those seeking improvement in their trading and investing performance.

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Leverage in FX

How you can Choose Leverage in Online Forex Trading
The initial point you need to do would be to establish the quantity of cash you want to invest in currency trading. Different on the internet Forex trading brokers need various minimum deposits. Ensure that the broker you choose is suitable for you personally as a Forex trading beginner. Decide just how much trading capital you happen to be prepared to spend in a single trade. Forex trading involves taking massive risks. Never attempt to risk all of your trading capital in a single trade. This would be really unwise and also you could stand a chance of losing all your income. For example, in the event you have $10,000, to begin with, lets break this quantity into modest amount which you can be utilizing per trade. Let say $ 1,000 for every single trade. In forex, a common lot is $100,000. Utilizing this logic, your leverage will likely be 100:1. Basically, divide the common lot by the trading capital per trade amount. In case you have a challenge with this calculation, do extra on the web research or speak to an expert or mentor.

Your broker will advise you on choosing your leverage. They are going to help you analyze the advantages and disadvantages of the leverages you take. They could determine to liquidate your account in case you make a bad selection of the leverage. Often be keen when choosing your leverage because is an essential determinant of the profits and losses

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