While traders frequently commit an inordinate amount of time to selecting, planning and executing new positions, they often make the mistake of exiting these trades with much less thought. This is unfortunate as it is the exit, after all, that will determine whether a trade has been profitable or not.

There are plenty of blogs out there. Some good, some not. And there are thousands of publications talking about risk management. While many of those can be interesting to read, a very limited number of them offer practical suggestions for you to apply. At FortFS, we encourage all our customers

CFD is an acronym for a Contract for Differences. This can be described as an arrangement or an agreement in a futures contract where differences in settlement of CFD stocks are done via cash payments instead of the physical delivery of securities which can quickly become complicated. This is typically

One of the major currency pairs traded in the foreign exchange market today is the pound against euro This is because both currencies’ have seemingly low volatility and stability. In this article we will discuss the factors influencing the prices of these two currencies. The Euro The euro is the

Entering the trading world for the first time can be a little daunting. Even the language appears foreign. People talk about spreads, pips, bears, bulls, volume and slippage and expect you to understand exactly what they mean. Without the proper preparation and knowledge you’re going to be left flailing around

Leverage is the ratio of your deposit to the lot you work with. In other words, those having a deposit of $ 100 can make a deal with a lot of 10,000 – in this case the leverage will be 1 to 100. If you set the lot to 5,000,

Before it hits your merchant bank account a credit card transaction goes through several stages. The lifecycle of a transaction is complex, so we want to shed some light on what happens once your customer taps into the terminal or enters their card, and explains how approvals are funded into

A card scheme fee transaction may include any number of charges, including variable fees or fixed fees not related to the transaction. Fees vary depending on the type of card, acceptance method and geographical location. Fixed fees depend on the card scheme service used and volume processing. Roughly, the card

The fee for the card scheme is the fee paid by the acquirers to become members of this scheme. The acquiring banks then pass on the fees paid by the merchants (via credit card merchant fees), which each merchant pays as a transaction or bundle charge. Although most of the

When a merchant wants to expand their business internationally by adopting local payment methods, they need to be partners in open payment loops, such as their acquirers and payment processors, in order to receive those payments. These players (schemes, acquirers, issuers) can only be international or local, so you can