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Learn CFD Trading CFDs vs Futures: which one to trade? What is Leverage in Trading? | Calculate Leverage & Margin Risk Management Tips for Forex & CFD Trading What is CFD? Learn how CFD Trading works with Examples

Learn Forex Trading How to open a Foreign Currency Account? Compare Foreign Currency Accounts & Forex Accounts How to Read an Economic Calendar for Forex? Forex Algorithmic Trading: How to use EA on MT4 Are Free Forex Signals Reliable? How to Set a Stop-Loss in Forex Trading? The Best Forex Currency Pairs to Trade A Guide on how to Profit in Forex Trading What is Swap in Forex? | Fee Calculation for Overnight Positions Risk Management Tips for Forex & CFD Trading The Best Forex Trading Hours | Forex Market Hours

MT4 Guides Forex Algorithmic Trading: How to use EA on MT4 MT4 Guide for Beginners – How to trade with MT4? How to Set a Stop-Loss in Forex Trading? MT4 vs MT5 – What are the differences?

Platforms & Tools What is Slippage and How to Prevent it? 5 Common Forex Scams & How to Avoid Them How to Read an Economic Calendar for Forex? STP and ECN Forex Accounts: What are the Differences? Are Free Forex Signals Reliable? DD and NDD Forex Brokers: What is the Difference?

Technical Indicators VIX (CBOE Volatility Index): How does it predict Market Volatility Candlestick Chart Guide: 14 Common Candlestick Patterns Explained ATR Indicator Guide: How to Use ATR in Forex Trading Guide to Using Parabolic SAR in Forex Trading Granville’s 8 Rules for Moving Average (MA) | Forex Indicators Four Basic Technical Indicators for Forex Beginners

Trading Guides How to Set a Take Profit in Forex? What is Bear Market? 4 Signs of Bear Market and Investment Strategies Short Selling Guide: 5 Best Ways to Short a Stock 6 Ways to Start Invest Small: Tips for Small Capital Investments What is Slippage and How to Prevent it? Copy Trading Guide: Can Copy Trading Make Money? Gold Investment Guide for Beginners: 5 Majors Ways to Invest in Gold Top 10 World Stock Indices (With Trading Hours) Forex Algorithmic Trading: How to use EA on MT4 A Beginner’s Guide to Day Trading: 3 Ways to Spot Trading Signals

Z Academy – Beginner

1. What are Financial Markets 1. What comprises a financial market? 2. What are commodities? 3. What are spot trading and futures trading? 4. What is OTC? 5. What is Contract for Difference (CFD)? 6. Trading Models, What are they? 7. What are the most important economic data?

2. What is Foreign Exchange 8. Understand the Foreign Exchange (FX / Forex) Market 9. What is Market Liquidity in Forex? 10. Advantages of trading foreign currencies 11.Online forex trading vs foreign currency bank accounts 12.What is the Dollar Index in forex? 13. What is reserve currency?

3. Understanding Forex Trading 14. What is Forex trading/ FX Trading? 15.How to understand the forex quote? 16.What are currency codes and symbols in Forex? 17.What are the Major Currencies?

4. Practical Guide to Forex Trading 18. What is margin trading and why do we have margin calls? 19.How to calculate leverage? 20. Why use leverage? 22.What is Spread and Pip? 23.What is a pip value? 24. Why do the spreads sometimes become wider or narrower? 25.What is slippage? 26. What are long and short positions? 27.How to interpret the contract size in FX trading? 28. What are stop loss and take profit?

5. Trading Platform Introduction 29.What is MT4 (Metatrader 4)? 30.Introduction to MT4 mobile version 31.MT4 VS MT5

Z Academy – Intermediate

1. Things investors must know before trading 5.Understanding the risks of investment correctly 4.Position management and planning 3.Be familiar with trading rules and contract specifications 2.Determine your investment direction and mindset 1.Things investors should know before online trading

Z Academy - Advanced

1. Technical Indicator Tutorial Candlestick Chart Guide: 14 Common Candlestick Patterns Explained ATR Indicator Guide: How to Use ATR in Forex Trading Guide to Using Parabolic SAR in Forex Trading Granville’s 8 Rules for Moving Average (MA) | Forex Indicators Four Basic Technical Indicators for Forex Beginners

Stock

How to Buy Baidu Stock Now, Forecast and Dividend Guide How to Buy Exxon Mobil Stock Now, Forecast and Dividend How to Buy Johnson & Johnson Stock Now, Forecast and Dividend How to Buy Wells Fargo Stock Now, Forecast and Dividend How to Buy Verizon Stock Now, Forecast and Dividend Guide How to Buy IBM Stock Now, Forecast and Dividend Guide How to Buy McDonald’s Stock Now, Forecast and Dividend Guide How to Buy Chevron Stock Now, Forecast and Dividend Guide How To Buy JD.com Stocks Now – Price, Forecast and Dividend How To Buy Tesla Stock Now, Price Forecast and Dividend Guide

Index

S&P ASX 200 Index: Share Price, Forecast and How to Invest US Dollar Index: Share Price, Chart and Forecast Hong Kong China H-Shares Index: Share Price, Chart, Forecast CSI 300 Index: Share Price, Chart and Forecast Euro Stoxx 50 Index: Share Price, Chart and Forecast DAX 40 (ex DAX 30): Share Price, Chart and Forecast FTSE China A50 Index: Share Price, Chart and Forecast Hang Seng Index: Share Price, Chart and Forecast IBEX 35 Index: Price Share, History and Forecast Nasdaq 100 Index: Share Price, Chart and Forecast

Stock Price

Coca-Cola Stock Price Chart, History and Forecast China Mobile Stock Price Chart, History and Forecast Cisco Stock Price – CSCO Price Today, History, Prediction PepsiCo Stock Price – PEP Price Chart, History, Prediction Oracle Stock Price – ORCL Price Today, History, Prediction Verizon Stock Price – VZ Price Today, History, Prediction Visa Stock Price – V Price Chart, History, Prediction Disney Stock Price – DIS Price Chart, History and Forecast Boeing Stock Price – BA Price Chart, History, Prediction Microsoft Stock Price – MSFT Price Chart, History, Prediction

Commodity

Silver XAGUSD: Price Chart, Forecast and How to Invest Gold XAUUSD: Price Chart, Forecast and How to Invest Brent Oil Futures: Price Chart, Overview and How to Invest WTI Oil Futures: Price Chart, Overview and How to Invest Copper: Price Chart, Overview and How to Invest Natural Gas: Price, Chart, Overview and How to Invest Platinum: Price Chart, Overview and How to Invest Palladium: Price, Charts, Overview and How to Invest Brent Oil: Price Chart, Overview and How to Invest WTI Oil: Price, Charts, Overview and How to Invest

Forex

NZDJPY: New Zealand Dollar-Yen Rate, Chart and Forecast NZDCAD: New Zealand-Canadian Dollar Rate, Chart, Forecast AUDCHF: Australian Dollar-Swiss Franc Rate, Chart, Forecast EURNZD: Live Euro-New Zealand Dollar Rate, Chart and Forecast USD CAD: Live Canadian Dollar-US Dollar Rate, Chart, Forecast AUDCAD: Exchange Rate, Conversion, Chart and Forecast GBP USD: Live Pound-Dollar Exchange Rate, Chart and Forecast CHFJPY: Live Swiss Franc-Japanese Yen Rate, Chart, Forecast GBPCHF: Pound to Swiss Franc Exchange Rate, Chart, Forecast GBP CAD: British Pound-Canadian Dollar Rate, Chart, Forecast

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Gold Investment Guide for Beginners: 5 Majors Ways to Invest in Gold

October 12, 2020 08:49

Gold, favored by governments around the world because of its monetary stability, has long been regarded as a “quasi-currency”. Its status is equivalent to a country’s foreign exchange reserve and national debt. Currencies may depreciate due to a variety of factors, but gold has a wide demand in the market as an ideal tool for the preservation of value because of its role as an internationally recognized medium of exchange.

This article describes five popular ways to invest in gold, as well as the costs, advantages, and disadvantages of each.

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