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By providing us your personal data i. When forex traders expect the price of an asset to fall, they will go short. This means benefiting from buying at a lesser value. To achieve this, you simply need to place a sell order. The current exchange rate of a forex pair is always based on market forces. This will change on a second-by-second basis. As we noted earlier, you also need to take the spread into account, so there will always be a slight variation in pricing.

For instance, if you exchange 1 USD for 17 ZAR, the sale and purchase price offered by your forex broker will be either side of that figure. The currency pairs with the most notable supply and demand attached to them will be considered the most liquid in the forex market. The supply and demand aspect is thanks to the investment of importers, exporters, banks and traders — to name a few.

The most liquid currency pairs are therefore the ones in high demand. When you feel you are ready to take the plunge and begin live trading, you need to select a forex trading system.

There is a vast amount of trading strategies for you to pick from. This is because investors, speculators, corporations and banks have been trading for decades. In this part of the forex trading PDF, we are going to explain a few of the strategies available to you. If you want to buy and sell currency pairs from the comfort of your home or even via your mobile device , you will need to use a trading platform.

Otherwise referred to as a forex broker, there are literally hundreds of trading platforms active in the online space. This makes it extremely difficult to know which broker to sign up with. In the below sections of our forex trading PDF, we explain some of the considerations that you need to make. You should also look out for analysis tools available to you. In some cases, this might be embedded, while some offer tools such as technical analysis and fundamental analysis.

This is because it will save you a lot of leg work having to move between different sites and sources of information. Crucially, both MT4 and MT5 are fast and receptive trading platforms, both providing live market data and access to sophisticated charts. It is essential before you begin trading seriously that you fully trust the trading platform you intend on using.

This is especially the case if you intend on using a scalping strategy, for example. However, if you like to trade, it is vital for your peace of mind and your finances that you are fully confident with the fast execution of data transfer. This is also the case with the precision of quoted prices, and the speed of order processing.

All of these things are going to help you to have a successful forex trading experience. To enable you to make the most of new opportunities, the ideal forex broker will be available to you 24 hours a day and 7 days a week, in line with the forex market opening hours. To save you from having to request that your broker takes action for you, your forex broker should enable you to manage your account and your trades separately.

By doing this, you will be in a much better position to quickly react to any shifts in the market, and hopefully, make the most of potential opportunities. This will enable you to gain better control over any open positions as and when they arise.

It is important to ensure that your forex broker of choice is a reputable company, who will ensure that your personal information and trading funds are fully protected and backed up. Segregation is frequently used amongst forex brokers as a way to separate your funds from the funds of the company i. So, no matter what happens to the forex broker, your money is safe and segregated.

If you find that a forex broker is unable to do this, we would suggest you find a better broker as it is standard practice these days. All of the brokers listed towards the end of this forex trading PDF are regulated by at least one reputable licensing body. In terms of getting set up as an online forex trader, the steps remain constant regardless of which broker you decide to join. Below we list some of the steps that you will need to take. In order to open an account, you will need to enter some personal information.

Standard details requested by the broker will be things like your name, residential address, and contact details. Some brokers will also require your tax status and will ask you to provide more financial details such as employment status, net worth and any regular income.

In this instance, you will usually need to answer some multiple-choice questions based on your experience. This is usually a fairly simple process. Known as KYC in the industry Know Your Customer , this simply means that the forex broker is going to need you to prove who you are. Some brokers will verify this using scanned copies of documentation. Now you need to select your payment method of choice usually from a drop-down list. Bear in mind that how long this takes to go into your trading account will largely depend on the payment method — so always check this before parting with your cash.

Some brokers even support e-wallets like Paypal and Skrill. After reading our forex trading PDF you should now be feeling confident enough to begin trading. However, we do recommend that you always try out a free forex trading demo first. This will allow you to test out your newly formed trading strategies before risking your own capital. In the next section of our forex trading PDF, we explore some of the more important technical indicators and market insights used by seasoned traders.

First invented by Richard Donchian, the donchian channels can be adapted as you like, in terms of parameters. Should you choose to view a day breakdown, for example, the indicator will be created by taking the lowest low, and the highest high of that period so in this example 30 periods.

When observing the moving average on a donchian channel you can look at averages stretching from 25 days to the last days. The direction which is permitted is determined by the direction of the short-term moving average. With this in mind, you should think about opening one of the following two positions:. You will need to sell your pair in order to exit your trade if you open a long position and visa-versa. This is another commonly used forex indicator.

The simple moving average aka SMA operates at a slower rate than the present market price known as a lagging indicator. Furthermore, it uses a lot of historical price data. In fact, more so than most other strategies. A good indication that the latest price is higher than the older price is when the long-term moving average is below the short-term moving average.

This could be considered a buy signal due to an upward trend in the market. In the opposite scenario when the long-term moving average is higher than the short-term moving average, this of course points towards a sell signal due to a downward trend.

Moving averages are usually used as evidence of an overall trend, rather than purely forex trading signals. If you're looking for some insight into life in a prop firm, you'll get it. If you're looking for advice on how to become a better professional trader, I'm afraid this won't cut it.

Some other points that were off-putting were Bellafiore's pompous jokes and his holier-than-thou sermons that are littered across the book. Jun 30, Cwanxin rated it liked it. The anecdotes at the beginning provided interesting insights to trading in a prop firm. But after a few chapters, they were just too many and too painful to sieve through for the actual trading stuff.

Too many bragging and irrelevant stories, there were even interview tips to get through to the second interview at his firm. As for the requisites for One Good Trade, there's nothing new that you wouldn't get from other trading books.

Best to treat this as a recreational read. Feb 08, Monkey rated it really liked it. Oct 01, John rated it really liked it. I guess I probably should have measured my expectations more, but this was more of a book of anecdotes and culture than one of trading techniques and knowledge, though there's a little bit of that in here as well.

Knocking off a point because the author spends a fair amount of time fellating himself, but overall was pretty good. Jun 09, Mohammad Hafiz rated it really liked it. An inside look at what it takes to become a successful trader. The real stories of traders, who have excelled or failed and why. Get an idea of what is actually happening in the office of a proprietary trading firm.

Didn't get much out of it Great book if you want story time about how amazing him and SMB Capital is. As a novice - intermediate trader, I didn't get much from it at all. Apr 15, Jordan Holt rated it it was ok.

Feb 13, Zachary rated it really liked it. I enjoyed this. I wouldn't say this is a "how to trade", but it gives good insight on traders he has worked with as well as what their firm looks for.

I recommend it I enjoyed this. I recommend it Nov 15, Angel rated it it was amazing. Great book for intraday traders! Mar 30, Andrew Taylor rated it did not like it. Self indulgent platitudes from a dinosaur of finance. Aug 10, Jay Gore rated it it was amazing. Great insight. I'll be reading this again. Jul 11, Melissa rated it really liked it. This book was easy to read and not too technical suited for anyone interested in prop trading, beginners included.

Feb 15, Jan Ko rated it really liked it. Really good described life or prop firm traders and the process from rookie trader to senior.

Everybody interested in trading should read it! I am still following mike and SMB Capital. Apr 10, Jeremiah Smith rated it it was amazing. Amazing book if you want to learn about trading equities.

Apr 13, Abdirahman added it. May 03, Robert Hart rated it it was amazing. Required reading for any aspiring trader especially daytrader in my view.

Oct 15, Therealcolingbgmail. Com rated it did not like it. Part first-hand account of SMB Capital from one of its managing partners, part traders memoir, and some practical wisdom on the nature and practice of trading, the book is well written and an interesting account of SMB's formative years in the mid-aughts to right up to the great recession, when the text was originally published.

There's a strong emphasis on biographical sketches of the various traders that entered, succeeded or washed out SMB during these first few years. Mike "Bella" Bellafior Part first-hand account of SMB Capital from one of its managing partners, part traders memoir, and some practical wisdom on the nature and practice of trading, the book is well written and an interesting account of SMB's formative years in the mid-aughts to right up to the great recession, when the text was originally published.

Mike "Bella" Bellafiore, makes similar observations on who makes a successful trader 1. Often engaged in collegiate sports 2. Growth mindset 3. Though a sizable number of successful SMBs traders presented in this text don't always fit that mold perfectly, it seems to be the mode. If one has read any book on trading or engaged in the activity first-hand, one would clearly recognize a lot of the advice, including on staying consistent with a trading plan, recording and studying previous day trading activity, understanding the options chain, learning to read the tape to detect momenta, and understand the flow of trades etc.

Overall a decent book, kind of like a ham and cheese croissant, almost a meal, but not really one. Yet tasty all the same, though maybe not the most healthy with respect to skill building in that domain. Oct 09, Terry Koressel rated it really liked it. One Good Trade far exceeded my expectations. I am not an intraday trader; I have no plans to become one; my brain and my personality are not wired for such trading. Hence, the reason for my low expectations on the book.

My expectations were wrong. One Good Trade is an excellent book. Mike Bellafiore is pragmatic about trading He exudes plain old common sense.

You will not learn particular set-ups or trades. That was not his objective. What you will learn is tha One Good Trade far exceeded my expectations. What you will learn is that full-time trading is a business.

It needs be run like a business: an obsession with fundamentals; a focus on long term success; adaptable; and profitable. There is no other choice The book was also an enjoyable read with plenty of real life examples from SMB Capital experiences. I was thoroughly engrossed from beginning to end. If you are serious about trading, I highly recommend One Good Trade. You will be wiser for the read.