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 What is a trader? Firstly, before wanting to become a TRADER, it is good to know the daily activities of this profession. A trader is "a wholesaler" whose role is to provide liquidity on the markets, they are therefore  market makers. Specifically, when a customer calls a bank to buy or sell securities, he is […]

History of the DAX 30 index The DAX 30 or Deutscher Aktieninde is the main German stock market. It brings together the 30 most important German companies trading on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. It is the main European stock index on the world market. It was established at the beginning of the 1980s but it […]

What is rational choice? In all areas of a person’s life, they act rationally when it is a question of decision making. For example, during an investment decision, an investor makes his choice according to the utility which ensues from it. The possible benefit obtainable from each decision is considered. It is this level of […]

Trading on your own account, a difficult freedom to acquire Trading on your own account, a dream of freedom For a few years I have wanted to become a trader on my own account, a desire and also a fantasy, the idea is to acquire a form of freedom, to really be the master of […]

Tick size is an anti-scalping weapon for brokers and a handicap imposed on traders  Definition of tick size A tick size is the minimum gap between 2 consecutive prices. It is the gap between the bid and offer price, imposed by regulators of regulated products, such as futures or CFD brokers who choose their tick […]

What is Basel 3? Basel III is a set of agreements which contains suggestions for new regulations for the banking sector. Following the 2007 subprime crisis, the FSB (Financial Stability Board) and the 2010 G20 in Seoul contributed to the development of new stability measures for the world banking system. Analysis of the crisis' effects […]

It may seem strange to have a trading rule which says that we should not follow the rules. And yet, I think that there are "conventional" trading rules which are commonly accepted, never questioned, applied by the vast majority of traders, and which can be harmful to our results. It is helpful to remember that […]