European stocks retreated for a fourth day, the longest losing streak in almost three weeks, amid growing concern the economy is weakening. Asian shares declined while U.S. index futures were little changed.

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In the forex world, brokers allow trading of foreign currencies to be done on margin. Margin is basically an act of extending credit for the purposes of trading. For example, if you are trading on a 50 to 1 margin, then for every $1 in your account, you are able to trade $50 in a trade. This has both its drawbacks and advantages.

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Whether you invest in stocks, bonds, commodities or currencies, it is likely that you have heard of the carry trade. This strategy has generated positive average returns since the 1980s, but only in the past decade has it become popular amongst individual investors and traders.

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Technical analysis has long been used in traditional markets like the stock market. Technical analysis methods rely on price history in order to predict the future.

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What is fundamental Analysis?

Fundamental analysis is basing the valuation of an asset on important economic reports. In forex trading, we refer to these reports as economic indicators. Comparing the employment reports from two countries and making a trade based on that information would be an example of using fundamental analysis.

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