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All around the globe traders are discovering the attractive, limited-risk, low cost way to trade binary options and spreads on Nadex, the North American Derivatives Exchange. On April 8, 2015, Nadex announced that it had experienced an increase of 38% in the volume of binary options and spread...

The change in the number of home loans in Australia went down in February by 3.5 percent. This report is released monthly and the report for March will come out this Thursday, April 9, 2015 at 9:30 PM ET. It is forecast to be a 3.1 percent increase in March and when actual is greater than...

On Friday morning, April 10, at 8:30 AM ET, Statistics Canada will release its report which shows the change in employed people for Canada as well as the percentage of unemployed people looking for work during the last month. Employment, job creation and the jobless rate are leading indicators...

On Thursday, April 9, 2015, at 12:00 noon ET, the WASDE report will be released. WASDE stands for the World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates Report. This report can cause massive moves in the Agricultural Markets, especially corn and soybeans. Expected massive market moves call for non-...

The Office for National Statistics will release the GBP Trade Balance Thursday, April 9, at 4:30 AM ET. The balance is the difference in value between imported and exported goods from the previous month. On occasion this report can cause traders to react strongly. Usually, however, it was found...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 8, 2015 On April 7, 2015, Ninja Trader Group, LLC announced the addition of forex trading to the services available through its NinjaTrader Brokerage. This will bring access to the world's largest and most liquid market directly through a NinjaTrader Brokerage...

Existing Home Sales is a report issued by the National Association of Realtors each month that shows the amount of completed transactions of single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops. Traders can better judge the overall U. S. economic strength by what is happening in with sales of...

Four reports are coming out regarding retail spending and inflation in Canada the end of this week. Both topics affect the economy. The reports being released at 8:30 a.m. EDT, Friday, include the Core CPI, Core Retail Sales, CPI and Retail Sales, all are released by Statistics Canada. The Core...

Enter the words “5-Minute Binaries” into any search engine on the internet and you will no doubt pull up more information than you can use! There are plenty of brokerages, systems and websites willing to help you learn the ins and outs of trading this fast-moving option. If you...

A little over two months ago, Nadex launched 20-Minute Binary Contracts. Perhaps you have started trading them, either live or demo. Maybe you could use a couple of new ideas or just some pointers to reinforce your trading plan. As a basic overview, a 20-minute binary is just that: a contract...

A report of medium importance is being released on Wednesday, January 21, 2015, at 8:30 a.m. ET. This is the Canadian Wholesale Sales Report. It is a report of the change in the total value of sales in Canada at the wholesale level. This is of medium importance as it will probably impact...

At 10:00 a.m. ET on Wednesday, January 21, 2015, The Bank of Canada’s Interest Rate Decision along with its Monetary Policy Report will be released. Both of these reports are of high importance. The Interest Rate Decision is watched closely by traders because the short-term interest rates...

It hardly seems fair that when the market experiences high volatility, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. (CME) margin rates change, but that is what normally happens. This is done to ensure adequate collateral coverage. Margin, aka Performance Bond Rates, can change if the market does not...

In 2011, the Swiss monetary authorities placed a currency cap at 1.20 on the franc thinking that having a strong franc would decrease the chances of being able to export the country’s goods. Even last month the Swiss Feds said they would continue to support that 1.20 floor. On January...