Forex
Plain-English guides with worked examples: how to read financial statements, value a business, use technical indicators and manage risk. See the complete Financial knowledge series →
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Forex22 min read
Why Currencies Move: Balance of Payments, Interest Rates and Reserves
What moves exchange rates over days, years and decades: the balance of payments, rate gaps, inflation, trade, capital flows, central banks,...
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Forex23 min read
What Is Forex? How the Currency Market Works: A Beginner's Guide
Forex is the global market where currencies are exchanged. See how big it is, who trades, how a quote and a conversion work, what a retail f...
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Forex24 min read
Carry Trade Explained: How It Works, Payoff and Unwind Risks
How a currency carry trade earns the gap between two interest rates, the payoff and break-even math, why parity theory says the carry is not...
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Forex22 min read
What Is a Pip? Pip Value, Lot Sizes, Spreads and Leverage Explained
A pip is the standard unit of price in forex: 0.0001 for most pairs, 0.01 for yen pairs. See pip value, lot sizes, spreads, swaps and levera...
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Forex22 min read
Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) and the Big Mac Index Explained
What purchasing power parity means, why exchange rates stray from it, how the World Bank measures it and how The Economist's Big Mac index w...
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