Day Trading

Sterling currency trading is my favourite, I have never been successful in other currencies as much as Sterling even when I was working in the bank.

Recently, I saw this London Forex Rush program which gives indicators for the Sterling London intra-day trading.

Tried it out and I'm quite impressed but the usefulness. I only use it as a guide at the moment. But it's created for you to use as a complete system.

No. A bank will not, as you need something to legal tie the funds too…even with a signature loan, you need to explain the reason for the loan (this is to prevent money laundering). Your only option in this case is a Margin Account through your broker. But since you trade options, you would already have a margin account, which means you know you do need to maintain equity in the account.
There is an alternative. BUT, I wouldn't recommend it.
You could engage in a Carry Trade. Again!! I do not recommend you do this for Day-Trading options or stocks!
You short a currency (the JPY is pretty popular). Just like shorting a stock, you get a credit. Since Forex is not regulated by the same Margin Rules as Equities, you can get 50K for a simply $500 account. With that credit, rather than buying Bonds with a higher interest rate than the rate of the shorted currency (Fed rate is 4.25, so you could get a bond around that rate, which JPY rate is .5%..you profit from the difference) you put that money into your options account. You need to be careful that you leave some room in your Forex account, as you do not want a Margin Call on this. And you need to make sure you monitor the currency market to make sure that the JPY's flat…although if it is dropping, you have the added bonus of making money there too.

I am not suggesting you do this, but just saying that there are possibilities out there. Just don't use this one, as it you need to be aware of what you are doing.

They are all basically the same on a beginner level. read my profile

Once you are able to learn the basics of online trading, you won't need to ask for specific details like the ones you ask. You would know how to figure out the answers for yourself. And of course, be able to trade profitably on your own.

A Free Basic Hands-on Training is available at http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/currencytrader/.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Home prices fell a record 1.7 percent in the first quarter and the number of workers on jobless benefit rolls held at a four-year high, underscoring the economy's woes, data on Thursday showed.

Market is anticipating the feds not raising interest rates in the near term. Lower or no rates increase usually leads to weaker USD.

Among the day trading forex currencies the US Dollar (USD) has seen gains against the:
- Canadian Dollar (CAD)
- Japanese Yen (JPY)
- Australian Dollar (AUD)

The US Dollar has also gained against the Indian Rupee (INR) and the Russian Rouble (RUB).

The biggest gains as of now have come from a rally against the Japanese currency, so if you're into trading USD, this is where you should continue to see profits over the short to medium term.

I recommend you look at Pound Sterling (GBP) as well as it's been a traditionally strong currency. Include it in your forex portfolio and part of your daily trade.

Except for weekends, there are no best days to trade. Any day is as good to trade.

I manage funds in forex trading, and in my experience, I find that period before the European markets open to be most profitable.

Hope this helps.
- Jim http://jsforex.blogspot.com

Philly,
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I am a day trader and often try to derive profit from the disparity in currency rates at various points of time. People who try to make some huge profit can incurr loss using this techniques but if we try to capture small pips then its a winning strategy.

One of the fund Manager of FINEXO suggested me to try this once when i was looking up for high returns. Surprisingly i made huge pips in just 1 hour and thats how i became a Day trader.

Anyways the basic requirements for successful Day trading are:

1. Excellent Command on Technical charts.

2. Look beyond what common man does.

3. Foresightedness

4. Be Different.

5. Good Source of market news and technical charts

6. Ability to draw conclusions from market updates.

If you have these you can very easily succeed here. I am using Finexo charts and updates which are quite accurate and reliable for me. If you have other sources it would be an added advantage.