Trading Binary Options on the Weekends: Risks, Gains, and Strategies

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Trading Binary Options on the Weekends: Risks, Gains, and Strategies

Posted on by John Thiel

What are some of the advantages of trading binary options over the weekend? First of all the flexibility it allows you to have is unparalleled. For example, what if you want to focus doing research on stock performance and improving your trading tools and charting on Thursday? Will this have to come on account of the days that are actually available for trading? Not really! These days you don’t have to worry much about missing a trading day on account of research having to be done. In other words, you have the option of just getting more done! And that’s …

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Non-Farm Payrolls Trading Strategies for Binary Options

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The Nonfarm Payrolls report is considered to be one of the most influential indicators on the financial trading calendars for traders residing in the US as well as Non-US traders. It is officially released for publication by the U.S. Bureau of Labor of Statistics and represents the delta or monthly fluctuation in the number of U.S. employees officially getting paid. This report excludes the following categories: Government Employees: This is considered a government expenditure and not a contributor of growth.  Farm Employees: Due to the unstable nature of this industry payrolls change significantly. Employees of NPOs: NPO’s either don’t pay …

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Binary Options Best Trading Strategies for Commodities

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Before we even start talking about trading and investing in commodities, let’s start with understanding exactly what commodities are. The classic definition of commodities is:  Goods used for commercial ends that is interchangeable with other various but similar commodities. Commodities are usually used as types of resources in the manufacturing of other services, products, or goods. Distinguishing attributes as well as performance changes from one commodity to another. However, it is generally the same across all producers. When traded at exchanges such as Nadex or CBOE, commodities must also meet a predefined set of criteria also referred to as a basis grade. Now, …

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Four Basic Trading Criteria for Investing in Binary Options

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Dowe Bynum, Co-owner at Bynum Asset Management believes there are four investment criteria or strategies he uses to build his investment portfolio. 1. Circle of Competence: This means before you choose to invest in a stock, index, commodity, or currency, you must conduct proper research. The trick is to target hundreds of stock options and then slowly dilute the lot until you are left with 5-10 good options. Your circle of competence is basically your ability to predict and understand everything that particular stock did on a certain day or time. 2. The Business Logic: Behind every stock there is …

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A Comparison of the Best Binary Options Bonuses

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Binary options brokers will offer you bonuses as incentives. Before you start comparing which broker gives you the best or biggest bonus, it is crucial to draft a bonus strategy based on your trading style. For example, technical traders will typically choose a bonus that is relatively low and/or with a low trading volume requirement attached to it. Scalpers or high frequency traders may even want to forgo their bonus privileges because it damages their ability to move in and out of trades and locks them in to a predefined trading contact based on a minimum trading quota. Generally speaking, …

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High Frequency Trading Strategy in Binary Options

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Is high frequency trading even possible in binary options? Well, assuming you don’t have access to a sophisticated trading algorithm automating the trading process, I highly recommend you stay away from it. However, purely from a theoretical perspective the fundamental analysis is correct. Let’s say you have the option of moving in and out of multiple short term positions in milliseconds based on a predictive analysis of a specific currency, stock, index, or commodity. Let’s continue to assume that that this will be based on the processing speed of the financial markets. Purely from a theoretical perspective you would be …

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New Trading Feature Gives Twitter a Professional Touch

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Twitter has recently launched a new feature allowing its users to click stock symbols (AKA “tickers”) by adding a $ prefix. According to techrunch the statement was made by the company’s own Twitter account. The tech term for it is hash tag or cash tag, only usually it utilizes the pound symbol (#). Rival StockTwits Co-founder and CEO Howard Lindzon mocked Twitter by saying that they “hijacked” the cash tag concept. He continued to add that Twitter will have a serious problem monetizing their traffic since they don’t appeal to a financial community, rather a general internet audience consisting people interested …

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How Bonuses Work in Binary Options Trading

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So you decided you want to start trading binaries, what now? Well, assuming you have some experience in trading you should know what type of trader you are and what type of financial vehicle is right for you. This is crucial because you need to select your broker based on your trading strategy. For example, if you are a technical trader, the bonus strategy and promotions may play a less significant role in your decision making process, however the charting and analytics mean everything. If your a scalper you will most likely be interested in the number of positions you …

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