Posts Tagged ‘Forex Trading’

Forex Basic Tips

Thursday, June 11th, 2015

If you want to know how to become a successful Forex trader, you have to realize that it’s more an art than an exact science; the most skillful players have a knowledge that allows them to “see” beyond the facts and figures.

Some even use a gut extinct, a few master strokes (similar to the “poker face” used in the popular card game) and an artistic endeavour. Practice, discipline and going with your gut are the best methods used by those wanting to know how to become a Forex trader.

The temptation to keep fear and greed out of the equation is a key part in knowing how to become a Forex trader. You may well be tempted to throw thousands of dollars on a hot tip or a series of Forex trading tips, but patience is a virtue only the very best traders endorse and practice.

Think about it in terms of sport betting: you may well be tempted to throw money at your favourite team, but in your deepest psyche you just know the team with the best record, the greatest recent form and style are going to win – and they so often do. The odds are rubbish but so what.

A successful Forex trader will trade small amounts of money on sure fire outcomes and win every time. Sure, it will be next to nothing, but keep at doing this all the time, every single day and it will soon build up.

Bear in mind that Forex tips are good in one respect but pointless in another. Each type of trading approach requires a different method of thinking and each approach will offer a different risk profile. So you would have to change the way you approach that trade entirely – it’s a bit like putting a different hat for when you speak to your boss, the spouse, a friend down at the local bar or stranger in the street – we all wear a different hat and a good Forex trader approaches each style of trade in a different way.

You should always select a broker who will make you feel comfortable but that broker must also work with your appropriate style. And always select a longer time frame for direction analysis and a shorter time frame to time entry or exit. Psychologically you must expect the odd small loss from time to time. Trying to claw back a loss with a wild bet is an absolute no-no; do succumb to this temptation and you will soon learn how to become a successful Forex trader.

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Online Forex Trading

Wednesday, March 25th, 2009

Online Forex Trading

Why the sudden upsurge in the request for Online Forex Trading Resources? Is it the way out of the Global Economic Crash for Nigerian Online Entrepreneurs? I don’t think so. While Forex Trading is a genuine and legitimate way to make money online, it is not for the unskilled and lazy. It is not a quick exit option from the rat race. Neither is it the best protection from the heat been generated by the global economic crash.

Anyone promising you a get rich quick package via Online Forex Trading is only doing so to rob you of your hard earned money. I made a post on this before, Forex Trading In Nigeria, Who is making the Money. Think about it for a second, the recent Global Economy Crash has made nonsense of the theories that were held in high esteem by many experts for decades. The academicians and the business experts are spending sleepless nights trying to figure out what went wrong and how to get the global economy back on its feet. I am referring to the committed economic and business experts in the developed worlds. (One of the disadvantage of living in a Global Village is now being witnessed by all. What happens in Japan or America can have instant effect on Nigeria within 24hours).

If that is the case, what makes you think that a fellow Naija brother who cannot boast of 24/7 electricity to power his laptop has a magic software that will help you get rich overnight through Automatic Forex Trading? Well, the choice is yours. But please stop requesting for my help on Forex Trading.

Presently, I don’t Trade Forex Online. Not because it is illegal, here are my reasons:

  1. It is an online business with very high risk.
  2. The high risk is worsened by the lack of infrastructure in Nigeria. Can you imagine PHCN striking while you’re trying to make a sale or a buy? Which ISP can guarantee you constant internet connection. (Since January this year, my ISP has been offering epileptic service even after increasing their subscription charges. They gave the Global Economic Crunch, as excuse for the increase).
  3. I am not ready to pay the price of time and resources required for Trading Forex.
  4. I  have heard too many scary news from friends that loss some good fortune within minutes of Trading Forex with live accounts.It is quite unfortunate that too many Naija Forex Trading Newbies assume that their performance with Demo Forex Trading Account is an indication of what real live trading will be. Please don’t be deceived. The result is not the same.

Well, I could be totally wrong. I never said I knew it all anyway. So, you have to make your choice. However, please, don’t send me emails asking for Forex Brokers, Forex Softwares and Forex Resources. I am not trying to discourage you, just that I am begining to get upset with the number of emails asking me about Forex Trading. After all my blog is not solely about Forex Trading. If I ever come across any material I consider useful for my readers, I will simply post it for free in an article. I don’t have time for sending such materials to individuals via emails. 😉

Ok, after all said and done, since I am committed to my readers, I will try to get more information on blogs and websites where you can get reliable information and tutorials on Online Forex Trading. But until then, lets devote attention to talking about other online business ventures that any entrepreneur can invest in without burning the fingers.

Here is what I am currently doing. I am reading about Blog Farming (it is a long term investment strategy) am also working on my Website Traffic too.  I want a shift from Social Media (it requires constant participation) to Search Engine generated traffic (it is much more reliable and less demanding) .  I’m getting better with my Google Adsense skill and improving my earnings via affiliate marketing too. I will be sharing about these in my future posts. You can subscribe to Nigerian Entrepreneur RSS Feed so that you won’t miss future update to this post  Online Forex Trading. Until then, stay cool. Cheers.

Forex Trading In Nigeria: Who Is Making The Money?

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008

Online Forex Trading In Nigeria

The rush to join the online millionaire club is as high as ever in Nigeria. No thanks to the present economic hardship being faced by the populace. Nigerians are tired of waiting endlessly for the promised Dividends of Democracy. Too many are complaining that the only evidence of democracy they have so far is their empty pockets. Therefore, any magic formula to solve the problem overnight is highly welcomed. So, Online Forex Trading in Nigeria to the rescue!

David Ajao did an unbiased post about Online Forex Trading about a year ago. The post Forex Trading In Nigeria: Your link to Fabulous Wealth? addressed some issues which any wise Nigerian investor will need to thoroughly consider before committing fund into Forex Trading. Unfortunately, not so many have learned anything from that post. A look at the recent comments on the post reveals that too many are still IGNORANT of the issues surrounding FOREX trading.

If I did not learn anything from my little romance with Online Forex Trading, at least I learned the following:

Success in Forex Trading is possible when you take time to learn the business (it does not come overnight, it is HARDWORK!). Forget about the Magic Automated Forex Trading Softwares, they will only make a fool of you. Hey, buddy, put on your thinking cap, if those software are real, why will anyone tell you about them?

Just as it is possible to make fabulous wealth from Forex Trading after getting the required skill (which does not come cheap) so you can also loose so much and become bankrupt in a matter of seconds (So, many half-baked forex traders have paid dearly for their ignorance). Have you bothered to ask,  Why all the hype about the fantastic amount you can make daily, and nobody is talking about the loss you can incur in seconds? You want real testimonies from people who have lost good money, I have some. Ok, enough of the ramblings, lets answer the question.

Who Is Making The Money Trading Forex in Nigeria?

First, the educated forex traders who have acquired the necessary knowledge on how the Online Forex Market works. Note, they are not many, and they do not boast about their success. One of such trader testified that he spent 3years learning the rudiments and playing with demo accounts before using real cash. Do you have such patience? Are you prepared to pay the sacrifice of learning the Trade? You must learn the trade before the tricks, else you will only get tricked by scammers.

The second set of earners are the scammers who are making a lot of money by tricking ignorant Nigerians. There are thousands of self-certified Online Forex Trading Professors in Nigeria. They offer short courses on how to become a millionaire by trading forex. Their charges ranges between $40 to a whooping $1,200. As far as they can see, the only prerequisite to making money via forex trading is the ability to move a computer mouse! What a promise! Yet the newspapers and how-to-make-money magazines are filled with their advertisements.

I promised you a real testimony, here it is. About a year ago, two close friends of mine paid One Hundred and fifty Thousand Naira each (about $1,282) each for a one week training on Online Forex Trading. My friends and I were sincere and genuine in our quest for knoweldge, and the promised education looked real enough. I was meant to participate in the training, but I failed to raise the course fee before the deadline.  After the training, my friends recounted how it was a huge success and they wished I was there. Well, poor me, I tried to “parasite” from the knoweldge they acquired by reading the materials given to them and practicing online with the demo softwares provided.

Unfortunately, it turned out that the so called teachers were economical with the truth. We were not informed that it is not possible to start trading and earning good return after a one week crash course in Forex Trading! It did not take a long time for us to discover first hand that the training was actually a scam because it was just an introduction to a business that requires detailed and consistent learning, non-stop! If they had told us the truth, we will not be willing to buy the course even at a discount of 90%! All the material and software they gave are actually available for free online. We were just scammed (never mind that I didn’t take the course, if the cash was available, I would have paid, so I was gullible just like my friends, no need pretending that I was smarter).

It pains my heart that one year after that close call I had, I still see a lot of Nigerians falling prey for this cheap scam. To start with, the infastructural facilities on ground makes it very difficult for an average Nigerian to participate in live online fx trading. Too many are using dial-up internet connections that are epileptic. The few that are using VSAT still suffer poor connection whenever the weather becomes cloudy especially in rainy seasons.

That factor alone is enough to make an average Nigerian think twice before committing so much money in Forex Trading. I decided to discountinue the venture because of the high risk due to the epileptic internet connection. I can easily recount how on several occassions I had loose some minutes work online due to electricity failure or epileptic internet connection.

This post is not meant to discourage you from going into Forex Trading. Neither am I classifying Online Forex Trading as a no go area for Nigerians. Rather it is just a personal testimony of my sincere observations. Belief it or not, only two sets of people are making money from Forex Trading in Nigeria. The few educated and skilled forex traders make money from Forex Trading while the fake forex trainers make money from greedy and ignorant wannabe forex millionaires! Unfortunately, the scammers are more in number.

If you have a different opinion, place your facts and figures in the comment section for everyone to verfiy. I welcome constructive criticisms. Please, note that unverifiable claims that is meant to further lead people astray will be pointed out as such or better still deleted, SCAMMERS BEWARE! For free future updates to this post Forex Trading In Nigeria: Who is making the Money, subscribe to my RSS.