Learn how to trade accumulator options on Deriv Trader, the online trading platform for beginners. This video explains how they work, using the Volatility 25 Index as an example.
Accumulator Options are a new financial option exclusively on Deriv that allows you to trade with a fixed risk while benefiting from potential exponential compounded gains over a short duration. Accumulator options are currently offered on derived indices, with plans to expand to other markets in due course. Currently, you can trade the popular Deriv volatility indices, which vary from the less volatile 10 Index to the very volatile 100 Index. Derived indices trade 24/7/365 with constant volatility.
This makes them perfect for traders worldwide, allowing you to trade whenever it’s convenient for you, without the need to wait for the usual market hours. Choose your growth rate In addition to selecting the underlying index to decide the level of volatility you wish to trade, you can also set your growth rate at 1%, 2%, 3%, 4%, or 5%. This choice is made when you open your contract, and it’s fixed — meaning you can’t change it during an ongoing trade. You can test drive Accumulator options now with a free demo account. Just go to:
Foreign exchange – forex or the FX market, as it is commonly known – is one of the biggest marketplaces in the world. Here, no trading floor exists; banks, brokers, companies, and governments trade among themselves through high-tech computer networks, such as those offered by Reuters and Bloomberg.
It’s hard to comprehend the colossal amount of money traded in this market on a daily basis, which totals around 7.5 trillion USD per day, as reported in a 2022 survey by the BIS Triennial Central Bank Survey. Approximately 10% is fuelled by companies trading overseas, needing to convert currencies for routine commerce, such as import/export businesses; the rest is pure speculation and investment.
Today, it’s possible for anyone to trade currencies – even with a small amount of risk capital, thanks to deriv.com. You can also trade in the FX market regardless of which country you are in. Prices are always being quoted and are universally accessible.
The currency market offers nearly 24 hours of seamless trading – starting on Sunday at 9:00 pm GMT, which is early morning in Asia, and carrying on all the way until Friday evening in New York, or 10:00 pm GMT. Although the FX market is liquid almost all the time, the most active times are typically around 1:00 pm GMT to 4:00 pm GMT when the London and US markets are both open. This is also known as the overlap sessions. Another busy time is around 8:00 am GMT, when London initially opens and the Far East is closing down for the day.
Investors and speculators
In this article, we will look at how Investors and speculators trade currencies in an attempt to benefit from movements in the currency exchange markets. They do not intend to use the money itself for any practical purposes; instead, their motives are purely driven by speculation and a simple desire to profit from the price differences. The actual principal is not changing hands.
The majority of all FX trades – i.e. approximately 80% – involve the US dollar (USD). The USD remains the world’s reserve currency, used when trading commodities such as Gold and Oil (which are quoted in USD per ounce or barrel). Companies that do business throughout many parts of the world still report in USD. Bitcoin whilst a cryptocurrency is still quoted the majority of the time in US Dollars.
The majority of all FX trades – i.e. approximately 80% – involve the US dollar (USD). The USD remains the world’s reserve currency, used when trading commodities such as Gold and Oil (which are quoted in USD per ounce or barrel).
The most popular, commonly traded currency pairs, such as EUR/USD and USD/JPY. All major pairs include USD since it’s the world’s most traded currency.
Minor pairs
Currency pairs that don’t include USD, but still encompass the currency of developed countries. This could be GBP/CAD or EUR/ CHF.
Exotic pairs
Currency pairs consisting of one major currency and the currency of a developing country, such as Turkey (available on DMT5). Pairs such as USD/RUB or USD/THB would come under this group.
Digital options have a fixed payout and a fixed premium. Before purchasing each trade, you’ll know the exact cost of each trade
and how much you stand to gain or lose. At worst, the maximum that you could ever part with is the price initially paid to purchase the trade; at best, you’ll win back your initial stake plus the payout amount displayed for your consideration when you first bought the trade. Thus, as forex trading goes, the digital option route is clear-cut and predictable in terms of the potential outcomes. Your risk on DTrader is strictly limited to your premium.
In my new E-book How To Trade the Forex market, I go into more depth on the different ways to back a currency, as well as how I use technical analysis to help spot trends in the market. I also go through the Forex terminology and take you through trading examples.
A CFD is a derivative product that you can use to speculate on the future direction of a market’s price.
You’ll never take ownership of the underlying asset (in this case, currencies). Profit or loss results only from the difference in the price of the underlying asset when the contract is closed. A CFD gives you exposure to a market and allows you to go long (trade for the price to go up) or short (trade for the price to go down). The CFD will remain open until you close it, or it gets stopped out.
Deriv.com believes in reasonable trading and offer ways to limit your risk such as stop loss, take profit and limit orders they also offer a no negative balance guarantee which means should a trade go heavily against you, and you don’t have a stop loss order you will not be asked for additional funds.
Deriv.com use Metatrader 5 (MT5)
MetaTrader 5 (MT5) is a robust online trading platform developed by MetaQuotes Software. Whilst, at first sight, MT5 can look a little overwhelming, take it a bite at a time, and you’ll easily be able to rise to master it. The software is available free of charge and can be downloaded on a desktop, or you can use a mobile device will apps available for Android and iPhone/iPad.
If you have say $1,000 with no leverage then the most you could trade is $1000 which is not that appealing, fortunately Deriv offer generous leverage which will vary depending on your country of residency.
Let’s take for example 50:1 leverage this means for every $1000 you can control $50,000 this of course will magnify your gains and losses so should be used carefully. I explain risk management techniques in my E-book How To Trade Forex.
Trading a pair
In currency trading you are always trading a pair, it’s one currency the base currency against the quote currency. If you went long (buy) EUR/ USD then you are buying Euros and Selling US Dollars, you cannot just say buy Euros.
Bid price: The bid price (SELL) is what the broker is willing to pay for the base currency in this example 1.18816
Ask price: The ask price (BUY) is the rate at which a broker will sell the quote currency. The ask price is always higher than the bid price, in this case 1.18831
Spread: The difference between the ask price and the bid price, which allows the broker to earn a commission on your trade. After you cover the spread between the bid and ask prices, you can start making a profit on your position. (Spread = Ask price minus Bid price). Tighter the spread the better.
Overall, currencies do not move in large percentages, but what exaggerates the moves is the use of leverage. A 0.5% daily move when you have 100 x leverage becomes magnified.
Ready to discover more?
You can download my new 75-page E-Book How To Trade the Forex which will cover:
• The Simple Basics of Forex
• Who Needs and Uses the Currency FX Market?
• Popular Digital Options FX contracts
• What Makes a Currency Go Up or Down?
• Which Currencies Can You Trade?
• Trading commodities with Deriv
• Currency pairs you can trade with Deriv
• Fundamental Analysis
• Technical Analysis and Trading
• 3 Possible States for Currency Pairs
• Three Main Tools a Trader Can Use
• Chart Formats
• Power Tools for Forex Traders
• Support and Resistance: How to Make Money from a Sideways or Dull Market
• Deriv Meta Trader 5 – Step up to the next level
• Money Management and keeping your emotions in check
• 7 Top Tips to Help You Trade profitably with Deriv
• FAQs
• Glossary of Key Terms Used in Forex and Digital Options Trading
You can also put your new-found skills to the test, zero risk, by using a deriv.com practice (demo) account.
Every trader has their journey & will make their own mistakes, my new E-book 7 traits of successful financial traders written for http://Deriv.com I aim to help you avoid as many mistakes as possible. Download free copy (PDF) https://bit.ly/3B58JYF
So let’s see what the 7 traits of successful financial traders are.
They cut their losses and let winning trades run. …
Wall Street veteran and author of “The Millionaire Dropout” Vince Stanzione weighed in on the flurry of activity and short-selling scandals that have rocked financial markets over the last few months. With the financial media recently laser-focused on stories like the independent retail traders of Reddit and the Gamestop (GME) squeeze campaign, Stanzione addressed what he believes is an unfair characterization portraying short-selling as financially irresponsible and malicious.
“Short selling is the act of selling a stock you do not own, which you have to borrow in the market in the expectation that the price of the stock will decline, before buying the stock back (hopefully at a lower price) and returning the stock to the lender,” said Stanzione. “For example, if I short 100 shares of a stock at $120 and that stock then goes down to $100, I can buy the stock back at less than I paid for it and make a profit. In Europe, Contracts for Difference (CFDs) have been used for over 25 years by professional and retail traders to profit from a range of markets including stocks, indices and commodities. Financial Futures and traded options (put options) have been around for many decades. These allow you to profit or hedge from down movements. The idea of making money from a falling price is not new. Retail customers – especially in the U.S. – tend to shy away from short selling.
Going Short Has a Limited Upside Stanzione also noted that the maximum potential gain on shorting a stock is 1x, as the most a company can go down to is zero – and that is an extremely rare event. Returns can be magnified with leverage or using a traded option. On the other side, a stock does not have a maximum upside and could easily go up 500%. In theory, there is no limit to the potential losses from being short, so it is important to manage risk and position size correctly. Short squeezes, where rapid and significant upward price moves cause short sellers to cover in mass quantities, can push prices against short sellers.
“Even in a bull market there are always opportunities to profit from falling individual stocks,” Stanzione said. “But overall, the majority of my trading gains remain from being long stocks. Short selling is a bit like driving a car: most of the time you’re going forward, but at times you will need to reverse. We have witnessed a very favorable period for stocks, with many speculative names and SPAC stocks moving based on a lot of hype and rosy expectations – all of which are likely to disappoint. These are the types of scenarios where going short makes sense as a stock returns back to a price in-line with the fundamentals. It’s worth remembering though that markets take the stairs up, but often take the elevator going down. It’s not unusual to see large falls in a stock happen over short periods, especially when things start to go wrong. But I believe the next 12 to 18 months will be a very lucrative time for short sellers.”
For more marketing insights, expert opinions, and trading analysis, follow Vince Stanzione on social media: Twitter, LinkedIn.
About Vince Stanzione A self-made multimillionaire, Vince Stanzione has been trading markets for over 35 years and is the author of the New York Times Best Selling “The Millionaire Dropout,” along with “Making Money from Financial Spread Trading.” He has been favorably featured and quoted in over 200 newspapers, media outlets, and websites including CNBC, Yahoo Finance, MarketWatch, Reuters.com, Independent, Sunday Independent, Observer, Guardian, The Times, Sunday Times, Daily Express, What Investment, Growth Company Investor, the New York Times, Bullbearings, City Magazine, Canary Wharf, Institutional Investor China, and Shares Magazine.
Vince currently lives on the island of Mallorca, Spain, and trades financial markets including currencies, stocks, commodities, and cryptocurrencies. Learn more about his work at: www.FinTrader.net.
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Whilst many focus on what a stock or crypto currency is doing daily or even hourly it is often wise to take a long term view.
The graphic below shows what would have happened had you invested $1,000 and just let it for 5 years. As you can see Ethereum won the race by a massive margin.
Of course the past is not the future but I remain positive on Cryptos and Ethereum and Bitcoin remain in a up trend and a bull market. Of course there is plenty of short term volatility but if your holding with a longer term investment horizon daily moves will not concern you.
Another idea is to look at a monthly savings plan where you buy a set amount each month. Some months you will get more others less but you will get an “average price” over time.
You can open an account here and start trading with as little as £150, $100 or 100 Euros
Ever wondered, how successful traders became successful? Even expert traders were once rookies, making plenty of mistakes – but you do not need to repeat these mistakes. Here are 7 valuable lessons, from successful traders to you.
I have just finished a new e-book written for Deriv.com which goes through the 7 traits of successful financial traders.
In case you had not noticed Ethereum(ETH) is up over 100% so far this year, yes 100% in just over a month. The good news whilst I don’t expect it all to be a smooth ride and yes there will be plenty of bumps I do expect to see Ethereum move up at least a further 100% before the end of the year and that is still an amazing return in a zero interest rate world. Of course, I may be totally wrong but if you have followed my track over the last 35 years you know my averages are rather good, but it’s your money and your choice. How to buy Ethereum7 days a week Use a trusted broker the 2 that I trust are Kraken and Binance.
Note: This is not investment advice, and yes I get a small commission (in Ethereum if you buy) but that is it. Unlike most, I put my money where my mouth and invest in Bitcoin and Ethereum.
With over 35 years of trading experience, Self Made Multi-Millionaire and New York Times Bestselling author of “The Millionaire Dropout,” Vince Stanzione, has plenty of trading war stories to share, but today is coming out in support of smaller traders and resents that Wall Street is calling them “dumb money.”
It has long been overdue Wall Street has treated Retail as dumb money for so long, yet today’s “dumb money” is far smarter than it was in the 2000 DOT COM boom and is far better equipped with access to institutional data. The only issue he sees is that many brokers cannot cope with the surge in volume, and platforms are seeing regular crashes which makes exiting trades difficult.
Stanzione thinks what you’re seeing in markets now is not just about money. It’s a deep routed resentment against Wall Street, financial media and the belittling of the retail trader with their preaching of knowing better. Of course, the best way to teach Wall Street institutions a lesson is by making them lose money. Stocks with high short interest and low floats seem to be the easy target right now, but this could easily change to overvalued stocks where retail “short” stocks.
As he approaches 52, Stanzione would tell the next generation to shoot for the stars but also keep one foot on the ground. Take some of your profits and lock it out of sight. He is a big fan of holding Bitcoin (with no leverage) as a long-term savings plan as he believe it will protect you from inflation which he says is running at 15%+ a year, not what the government tells you and all FIAT currencies are debasing to near zero.
As for trading, yes, it’s a very speculative bull market but a good trader can also make money in a bear market, so be ready to switch to short trades, put options or learn to use financial futures. Stocks take the escalator up and the elevator down so have exit plans and also have plans to profit from down markets.
For a disciplined retail trader, you have never had it so good and it’s the Wall Street institutions that are now the “dumb money.”
About
Vince Stanzione has been trading markets for over 35 years and is a self-made multi-millionaire. He is the New York Times bestselling author of “The Millionaire Dropout” and is the author of “Making Money from Financial Spread Trading.” He has been featured favourably and quoted in over 200 newspapers, media outlets and websites including CNBC, Yahoo Finance, MarketWatch, Reuters.com, Independent, Sunday Independent, Observer, Guardian, The Times, Sunday Times, Daily Express, What Investment, Growth Company Investor, New York Times, Bullbearings, City Magazine, Canary Wharf, Institutional Investor China and Shares Magazine.
He mainly lives on the island of Mallorca, Spain and trades financial markets including currencies, stocks, commodities and cryptocurrencies. For more information, visit www.fintrader.net and follow him on Twitter: @vince_stanzione
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How To Trade Synthetic Indices New E-Book 2021 by Vince Stanzione
I am pleased to say I am writing a series of new guides for deriv.com formally binary.com and the first E-Book How To Trade Synthetic Indices is now ready to download and it’s free of charge
You will also be give a demo account so you can practice trade.
Why synthetic indices should be in your trading toolbox
Synthetic Indices are unique financial indices that mimic real-world market volatility and are available for trading 24/7/365. They are based on a cryptographically secure random number generator audited for fairness by an independent third party. Volatility indices have been trading for over 10 years with a proven track record for reliability and continue to grow in popularity. Deriv offers a transparent and fair platform with a continuous two-way pricing and does not second-guess which side of the trade you are going to take.
Synthetic indices have constant volatility and are free of market and liquidity risks which is often seen in other financial markets.
A good trader like a good plumber will have different tools in their toolbox to tackle different jobs. Synthetic indices have a place in your trading as there are many advantages to trading a synthetic index over a currency pair or traditional financial index such as the FTSE100 or Dow Jones. These advantages include:
Synthetic indices offer high leverage, tight spreads, and 24/7 trading.
They’re not affected by world events.
You’ll know your exact risk at the outset, so no nasty surprises or margin calls.
You can start with a low trading capital.
They’re free from real-world market and liquidity risks.
They’re not subject to manipulation or fixing.
They’re ideal for automated trading with continuous quotes and no gaps.
You have the ability to choose a range of synthetic markets with lower or higher risk reward characteristics.
They’re ideal for technical trading and can be traded using MetaStock MT5 charting software and chart pattern trading.
Synthetic indices are ideal for small and large traders alike with deep liquidity and fast order execution at any time of the day or night
A stable, regulated, and established financial company underwrites them, reducing counterparty risk.
New synthetic indices and products will continue to be offered as Deriv heavily invests in research and development.
The products offered on the Deriv.com website include binary options, contracts for difference (“CFDs”) and other complex derivatives. Trading binary options may not be suitable for everyone. Trading CFDs carries a high level of risk since leverage can work both to your advantage and disadvantage. As a result, the products offered on the website may not be suitable for all investors because of the risk of losing all of your invested capital. You should never invest money that you cannot afford to lose, and never trade with borrowed money. Before trading in the complex products offered, please be sure to understand the risks involved.
Note: Synthetic Indices and Digital options are not available in all countries. UK’s clients are able to trade Synthetic indices in digital options format. The can trade FX in the CFD format
Here is a great interview with the founder of Binance and Michael Saylor on by Bitcoin makes sense. To get started with Bitcoin you can open a Binance account here