Recent content by JamesWright

Raises the interesting question whether there will be a 'bitcoin ETF' in future. If rejected by the exchange that would end the question of it being a legitimate currency. Be wary of the 'take advantage of the bubble' psyche, the speculative demand is driven by this, but inevitably somebody who...

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This is no place to discuss Rolf Harris' Philosophies :frown:

So you're going to tell me I shouldn't hold onto Enron? I'll see you at the bank when I'm cashing in!!! :clap::clap::clap:

Morning! I don't see the real point in this thread. "Retail investors can be successful, and likewise institutional traders can be successful" and "each has its own advantages and disadvantages" are non-statements. It's pretty obvious, and in the same way small businesses exist and large...

Live Forex Analysis Room on USTREAM: . Business I found this earlier, and it starts at 1300 GMT - and ends around 18:00 GMT, it's a good chatroom for forex traders and has a live chart streamed and ideas discussed. Worth a look.

I'm not saying eToro is a scam company at all, but I think their concept of 'social trading' is stupid, especially this idea of 'copy trades'. What on Earth is all that about? Trap for fools.

I agree with whoever just plainly said 'macroeconomics'. Commodity prices (I.e. Oil & Canada/Gold & Aussie), 'general economic health' (I.e. when the Euro collapsed the Swiss was a safe haven), Inflation, Economics of War, Base-rates etc. etc. If you want to know where a currency will be 1...

The simplicity will vary by country, obviously trading Shanghai will be incredibly difficult to get involved in given their currency restrictions, hence so many ADRs on the NYSE. Japan should be straight forward, although before getting involved I recommend looking at tax issues which may exist...

Sorry, I was just saying hello to make the message at the top of the screen leave me alone - I'll mainly be lurking :cheesy:.