Articles Index
Aroon
Description and example of the Aroon indicator, including its definition, calculation, and its basic use in trading.
Stop Loss Orders - Market or Limit?
Discussion of whether stop loss orders should be market or limit orders, with an explanation of how each type of order can affect the stop loss.
Profile of the HFI Futures Market
Profile of the HFI futures market, including the companies included in the Hang Seng China Financials stock index, the full contract specifications, and the market holidays.
Contract For Difference - Description and Examples of CFD Derivatives Markets
Description of Contract For Difference markets, with a discussion of CFD availability, and examples of CFD markets.
What are Futures?
Description of futures markets and contracts. Lists some of the most popular futures markets. Explains how futures trading symbols are constructed, and how tick values are calculated.
Trading Stock Indexes
Discussion of trading stock indexes using futures and options markets, including charting the stock indexes while trading the futures and options markets.
Trading Using Leverage
Discussion of trading using leverage (margin), and whether leverage is an efficient use of trading capital, or a quick way to lose a lot of money.
Profile of the HHI Futures Market
Profile of the HHI futures market, including the companies included in the Hang Seng China Enterprises stock index, the full contract specifications, and the market holidays.
Bollinger Bands
Description and example of the bollinger bands indicator, including its definition, calculation, and basic use in trading.
Discretionary or System Trading
Descriptions of discretionary trading and system trading, with suggestions for choosing the correct type of trading for your personality, and examples of each type of trading.
ASX 200 Constituent List
The complete list of the companies included in the ASX 200 stock index, The ASX 200 stock index is the primary stock index of the Australian Securities Exchange in Australia, and the underlying for the ASX futures market.
Profile of the ASX Futures Market
Profile of the ASX futures market, including the companies included in the ASX 200 stock index, the full contract specifications, and the market holidays.
Profile of the BFX Futures Market
Profile of the BFX futures market, including the companies included in the BEL20 stock index, the full contract specifications, and the market holidays.
Force Index
Description and example of the Force Index, including its definition, calculation, and basic use in trading.
Profile of the NIFTY Futures Market
Profile of the NIFTY futures market, including the companies included in the Nifty stock index, the full contract specifications, and the market holidays.
Donchian Channel
Description and example of the Donchian Channel, including its definition, calculation, and basic use in trading.
Triangular Moving Average (TMA)
Description of the Triangular Moving Average (TMA), including its definition, calculation, and basic use in trading.
Patience and Discipline
Professional traders either have patience and discipline in their personalities, or they learn how to be patient and disciplined as part of their trading education. Find out why you need to be patient and disciplined, and how you can become patient and disciplined.
Choosing a Trading Style
Discussion of different trading styles, and suggestions for finding the trading style that best suits your personality.
Adjusting Time Frames and Indicators
Discussion of adjusting trading system time frames and indicators to suit different markets.
Buying and Selling Volume
Description of buying and selling volume, including how each type of volume affects the current market price.
Profile of the MIB Futures Market
Profile of the MIB futures market, including the companies included in the MIB stock index, the full contract specifications, and the market holidays.
Profile of the OMXS30 Futures Market
Profile of the OMXS30 futures market, including the companies included in the OMXS 30 stock index, the full contract specifications, and the market holidays.
Profile of the IBEX35 Futures Market
Profile of the IBEX 35 futures market, including the companies included in the IBEX 35 stock index, the full contract specifications, and the market holidays.
Profile of the SMI Futures Market
Profile of the SMI futures market, including the companies included in the SMI stock index, the full contract specifications, and the market holidays.