Guides
Des explications sur le forex, les CFD et le fonctionnement des marchés.
The Retail Trading Boom: How Everyday Traders Reshaped the Industry
Two decades ago, forex and CFD trading were largely inaccessible to individual investors, requiring institutional connections, dedicated infrastructure, and significant capital just to open an account. Today, opening a…
Comment les décisions des banques centrales influent sur les marchés des devises
Les banques centrales font partie des forces les plus influentes sur le marché des devises. En particulier, les décisions relatives aux taux d'intérêt peuvent provoquer une volatilité significative des devises en quelques secondes après leur annonce, alors que les traders ajustent rapidement les prix.
The Origin of CFDs: A British Invention Born from a Tax Loophole
Contracts for Difference weren't originally designed as a global retail trading product — they emerged in London in the early 1990s largely as a tool for institutional investors to hedge stock positions without paying UK…
Du cours de l'or aux taux flottants : un bref historique du marché Forex
Le marché de la devises moderne, tel que nous le connaissons, est plus jeune que la plupart des gens ne l'imaginent. Pendant des décennies, les valeurs des monnaies étaient fixées dans le cadre du système de Bretton Woods, institué en 1944, qui reliait les principales devises au dollar américain, lui-même...
CFDs Explained: How Contracts for Difference Work
Contracts for Difference (CFDs) are derivative instruments that let traders speculate on price movements of an asset — stocks, commodities, indices, or currencies — without owning the underlying asset itself. This…
Black Wednesday: The Day a Single Trade Made Billions
On September 16, 1992 — a date now permanently known as "Black Wednesday" — the UK government was forced to withdraw the pound sterling from the European Exchange Rate Mechanism after a wave of currency speculation made…
Understanding Leverage in CFD Trading: Opportunity and Risk
Leverage allows traders to open positions larger than their actual account balance by borrowing capital from a broker. In CFD trading, leverage ratios can range widely depending on the asset class, the broker, and the…