Wednesday, December 24, 2008

Advised Trading — Swiss Forex Broker with No Mini-Trading

Advised Trading is a Swiss Forex brokerage company, which went on-line with its services in 2006. This broker offers Metatrader 4 trading platform with 2 pips spread on EUR/USD and a leverage up to 1:100. That’s probably all the good things that can be said about Advised Trading. The bad things are that this Forex broker

offers neither micro-trading nor mini-trading accounts, that the minimum account size is as high as $10,000 and this amount can be deposited only via the bank wire transfer. And registering a trading account with Advised Trading involves a lot of paperwork with the requirement to send the notarized copies of the documents via the postal mail.

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Win Cash Prizes

[ForexGen] has the pleasure to announce the launching of the Demo Account contest on the first of every month.

Interested clients who wish to participate in this event shall send an e-mail request on demo.contest@forexgen.com including the following information:
- Full name: - Phone number

Also provide us with the following identification document:
" Certified copy of the information pages of account holder current valid passport or government issued photo ID"
After we receive your request we will provide you with further details and with your [demo account] login information which will be used in the trading contest.

By the end of each contest:

1. All participants that manages to open at least 20 lots will be awarded a Live Account with $50 credit 2. All participants that manages to open at least 20 lots and keep their demo account initial balance will be awarded a Live Account with $100 credit 3. The highest 5 accounts with the highest profits (including the floating P/L) will be awarded a Live Account with $250 credit.

The contest starts on the first Sunday of each month at 10 pm GMT and ends on the last Friday of that month at 10 pm GMT.


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Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Landmark Energy Storage Tariff for Frequency

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Cites Beacon Power Flywheels; Votes Unanimously to Approve Nations First Energy Storage Tariff
TYNGSBORO, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Beacon Power Corporation (Nasdaq: BCON - News), a company that designs and develops advanced products and services to support more stable, reliable and efficient electricity grid operation, announced that its flywheel energy storage systems will now be able to provide frequency regulation under a new tariff designed specifically for “stored energy resources” on the Midwest Independent System Operator (ISO) power grid. The favorable ruling by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on December 18, 2008, created the first energy storage-specific tariff in the United States. The Midwest ISO is expected to become the largest or second largest competitive market for frequency regulation in the nation.

This decision by FERC is the most progressive and important step yet taken by regulators to encourage open-market access for energy storage technologies,” said Bill Capp, Beacon president and CEO. “The commissioners voiced their appreciation of the benefits that energy storage can bring to the grid, including higher reliability and lower CO2 emissions. In approving this tariff, they have underscored that technical innovation remains a top FERC priority.”

Judith Judson, director of regulatory and market affairs for Beacon, added, “We believe the Midwest ISO market rule structure is an excellent model that other ISOs might consider for their markets. We have encouraged that thinking in our comments and regulatory filings related to other ISO regions. The Midwest ISO is to be commended for its forward thinking and timely actions in developing this new tariff. We’re also grateful to FERC for its visionary leadership and recognition of the value of stored energy resources for grid regulation, including Beacon Power’s fast-response flywheels.”

In voting unanimously to approve the tariff structure, several FERC commissioners cited the benefits of energy storage in providing the regulation ancillary service. Commissioner Suedeen Kelly said, “I also wanted to note my support for the role that stored energy resources will have in the ancillary services market. These are important resources and I believe the market will function better by allowing them to participate.”

Implementation of the new Midwest ISO Ancillary Services Market tariff is scheduled to begin on January 6, 2009, while the provisions of the tariff that relate to stored energy resources, which include Beacon’s flywheel systems, are currently scheduled to become effective in June 2009. The Midwest ISO will use the time between the opening of the Ancillary Services Market and the implementation of the stored energy resource tariff provisions to develop, test, and integrate the additional software and systems required to accommodate these resources.


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ForexGen Customer Service seeks to achieve the highest level of customer satisfaction.

[ForexGen online trading services] are available 24 hours a day from Sunday at 6:00pm EST to Friday at 2:00pm EST to support and offer the help needed by all ForexGen's clients through answering any questions they may have.
ForexGen provides full time assistances to support clients during the usage of [ForexGen platform], whenever our clients face any problems during downloading or installing the platform ForexGen experienced stuff will help to overcome it.

ForexGen provides clients with full scale demonstrations and help for the technical issues.

Dealing Rooms.

ForexGen dealing desk representatives are available during trading hours - 24/5 from Sunday 6:00pm EST to Friday at 2:00pm EST.

You are encouraged to contact the dealing room by phone ONLY in these situations:

* If you are not able to access the internet.
* Failing to receive a confirmation on an online order.

* Failing to connect to ForexGen server.

Monday, December 22, 2008

Finding the Best Forex Broker on the Internet

As most traders and investors know, the foreign exchange market is the largest market in the world. Many individuals look to dig in to this market when they find out what great benefits this market has to offer. Some people realize returns as much as 30% a month. You then also have the wall of traders that do not educate themselves with the basic and look to make the quick riches. They also make the mistake of not picking the best forex broker for their own trading arsenal.
The best forex broker an individual could choose is one that has a good history that is available for the public to see. Once a proper broker has been found and they meet your criteria, just keep a periodic check on all your investments and stay in touch with customer service. This allows the individual to keep a good relationship with the broker service and to avoid any financially dangerous misunderstandings.

With a market that is as large as the forex market and very high returns, scams become a thing of the norm. It becomes the investor's prime concern and responsibility to be aware of how their money is handled. Staying alert of their earnings and fees that are charged. One should educate themselves on how the broker system works and read all the small print (terms and conditions).
When you began your search, remember to keep an idea of the brokers that you hear negative reports about the most. Even if these brokers have a number of positive feedback but you constantly hear negative remarks, remember most of the positive remarks you find are the company itself trying to raise its image. It's your money and like in every market there is some risk. Just make to most informed and educated decision you can and prepare yourself for a
strong relationship.

Another big component that most traders look for in the best forex broker is the spreads they offer. This is the difference between the bids-ask price that they offer. This is the commission they receive for marking executing your orders. As it may seem a good thing that low spreads are offered but should not be the only basis for making your decision. Other factors can come into play that make up for the broker offering lows spreads.


[ForexGen Money Manager]

An individual who is responsible for the entire financial portfolio of another individual or another entity. A money manager receives payment in exchange for choosing and monitoring appropriate investments for the client.

Benefits of being a Money Manager with [ForexGen]:

* Providing three different commission sources.
* Weekly commission plan.
* Easy & fast commission withdrawals.
* Fixed percentage of the profits.
* P = k * D “P=Profit, k=Variable Parameter, D=Deposits”

The money manager gets a fixed percentage of the profit previously agreed upon with the client for managing the client funds as a bonus feature.

The most competitive trading conditions:

* 2 pips spread on six currency pairs.
* Providing online trading services without maintenance margin, margin call and no automatic closing of positions below the initial margin on weekdays for accounts with initial equity of up to $1 million US. The margin level have to be recognized Fridays at 23:00 CET and before public holidays.
* Leverages up to 1:200 for accounts up to $1 million US.
* Liquidity and 24/5 availability are the characteristic factors of the Forex market compared with other financial markets.

Sunday, December 21, 2008

Learning Forex Trades

The most challenging part of getting started with Forex trading is to learn this innovative way of trading. Many potential investors that try to navigate the Forex system unaided end up being frustrated and financially intimidated. There are very simple strategies to becoming successful using the foreign exchange trading system but the first step is gathering all of the necessary information surrounding this type of trading specialty. Securing a reliable Forex trading broker is likely the first and most pivotal step after learning the initial principles.

Unlike many types of trading and futures, foreign exchange trading is not designed to make the client rich quickly. Many people are frightened off by the word that Forex trading is a get rich quick scheme that in large part, doesn't work. This is a financial myth despite all the hype surrounding the foreign exchange trading system. There are steps and gains to be taken in order to secure a future in successful trading. Expect to dedicate a large portion of time to researching and understanding the market in general before setting out with your pocket book ready to invest. Learn all you can about the Forex market in the beginning in order to make the Forex trading path a smooth and triumphant one.

There is no doubt that there are numerous types of orders that can be utilized in order to open and close trades and becoming familiar with them is a must. In the foreign exchange trading business there are charts, graphs and other visuals to help you effectively analyze trends in currency trading. These charts and graphs will assist in making well-informed decisions on what currency to sell. Timing is everything and it goes without saying that when experiencing with the Forex trading system, knowing when to trade can be the pivotal difference between success and failure. Understanding the analysis tools and how to use them efficiently will put any investor on the right track.

[ForexGen Customer & Trading Support]

ForexGen Customer Service seeks to achieve the highest level of customer satisfaction.

[ForexGen online trading services] are available 24 hours a day from Sunday at 6:00pm EST to Friday at 2:00pm EST to support and offer the help needed by all ForexGen's clients through answering any questions they may have.
ForexGen provides full time assistances to support clients during the usage of [ForexGen platform], whenever our clients face any problems during downloading or installing the platform ForexGen experienced stuff will help to overcome it.

ForexGen provides clients with full scale demonstrations and help for the technical issues.

Dealing Rooms.

ForexGen dealing desk representatives are available during trading hours - 24/5 from Sunday 6:00pm EST to Friday at 2:00pm EST.

You are encouraged to contact the dealing room by phone ONLY in these situations:

* If you are not able to access the internet.
* Failing to receive a confirmation on an online order.
* Failing to connect to ForexGen server.

Thursday, December 18, 2008

Want A Better Way To Trade The Forex

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Finally, someone is willing to provide you with both daily and weekly trading signals that you can easily follow and profit from. He will give you the EXACT entry, stop, profit and limit orders needed to take action and achieve success in the foreign exchange market place. (In other words, no more second-guessing… he tells you exactly what you should do in order to profit from the day’s moves!)
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ForexGen Introducing Brokers ,White Label and Money Manager holders are recognized as a strategic business partners. The main focus of our service is to satisfy our partner's needs in order to deal with a qualified service and gain a large income sharing plan.

[ForexGen] provides appropriate services satisfying the needs of all business partner's specified situation and requirements.

Sunday, December 14, 2008

Experimental Studies of Rationality:

While most experimental studies suggest that traders are rational,
there are some examples of irrational behavior in some of these
studies.

One such study was done at the University of Arizona. In an experimental study, traders were told that a payout would be declared after each trading day, determined randomly from four possibilities - zero, eight, 28 or 60 cents. The average payout was 24 cents. Thus the share's expected value on the first trading day of a fifteen day experiment was $3.60 (24*15), the second day was $3.36 .... The traders were allowed to trade each day. The results of 60 suchexperiments is summarized in the following graph

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Friday, December 12, 2008

- What’s on the Horizon for the Chinese yuan?

While the early weeks of 2005 ushered in modest strengthening of the U.S. dollar vs. the Euro, a major wild card remains on the currency horizon in the form of China. Throughout 2004, amid
continuing weakness in the greenback, governments around the world pointed to the Chinese yuan’s peg to the U.S. dollar as a potentially destabilizing global economic force. A potential
revaluation of the Chinese currency vs. the dollar has long been a hot topic in the forex markets and is likely to remain so as long as the bears continue to dominate action in the buck.
While analysts and traders are divided on the likelihood of a potential revaluation for the yuan in the first half of 2005, let’s take a look at the background leading up to the current situation. What form would a revaluation take, and what could it mean for the dollar and the other majors?
Hot growth
China has exploded onto the global economic scene in recent years. With a population of nearly 1.3 billion people, China’s huge demand for raw materials as it strives to produce new goods
for its burgeoning middle class has helped support tremendous price increases in many global commodity markets. Impressive gross domestic product (GDP) numbers have rolled out of China in recent years, with most analysts believing final growth numbers came in around 9.3 percent in
2004.
Amid concerns of potential overheating late last year, the Chinese government hiked interest rates — for the first time in nine years — by 0.27 percent, bringing its benchmark lending rate to
5.58 percent. “For a while last year, everyone was worried about a [growth] crash,” says Jim Glassman, senior economist at J.P.
Morgan Chase in New York. “We don’t think those fears make sense.” While a modest slowdown is forecast for 2005, economists still expect growth in the 8.0 to 8.5 percent region for China this year. China is on a rapid growth path.
Much has been written on the hardworking nature of the Chinese, which will likely play into speculation regarding the future growth prospects of this nation.
“[The Chinese] are some of the most industrious and financially aggressive people in the world,” says Brian Dolan, director of research at Gain Capital. “A lot of them are worker bees where everyone has two jobs. That economy is not going to experience a slowdown of any consequence for many years to come.”

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1. Lowest spreads in the market with 0-1 pips in 10 pairs, no commissions, no swaps and instant account Activation.
2. Scandinavian quality with Swiss precision, funds secured and local agents in 18+ countries.
3. ForexGen offers Forex trading in the major currency pairs and crosses.
4. Low capital start, with $250 as a minimum account size.
5. Liquidity and 24/5 availability are the characteristic factors of the Forex market compared with other financial markets.
6. ForexGen offers a free trial Forex demo account that allows you to test your skills and practice without risking real money.