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I understand the allure of trading these wild news events. I used to dream of it myself. It sounds like easy money. Just trade for short periods of time. Make a great return on your investment. It sounds so good!

Then the reality of the issue settles in. Most brokers widen the spread during these times. For example, I know one broker who widened the spread to around 200 pips. Often times it's increased to 50 pips. The "guaranteed" 2 pips spread doesn't exist during times of high volatility.

With spreads like that you're guaranteed to lose. You simply can't trade with a spread like that, and the brokers know it. That's why they have the spread set up like that.

But just for the sake of argument, let's say you found a broker who would let you trade with a regular sized spread during the non-farm payroll release time.

The most common way to trade the news is to straddle it. In other words you place a buy and a sell in the market. Whichever way the market goes first, it will touch that order first. Then the other order is removed from the market, and you work to make profit on your open order.

Well, the market will often whiplash. You may think you guessed wrong and exit the trade at a loss. Then the market will turn and go in the direction you were trading. Or, you'll hang on (thinking that the market is just faking), but it's not. And you'll end up with a huge loss.

In truth, news trading is just like playing craps. It's gambling.

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Nathan Pennington is a forex trader and the author of Winning Forex Trading -THE Definitive Guide

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Forex trading platforms are software through which online brokers and investors can perform daily forex trading from anywhere around the world. New age forex trading platforms offer you advanced, unique features that can actually change the way one used to perceive online trading. The best forex trading platform presents the blend of functional usage combined with ease of use.

The best forex trading platform will be designed to help the investor in executing the trading most effectively by employing strategies to maximize the return. Most of the forex trading platforms are powered with unique analysis and strategy-testing features to test all buy and sell rules. With a click of your mouse you can access strategy performance reports with simulated results like profit versus loss, annual rate of return, etc. Based on them you can modify your trading strategies without incurring losses.

The best forex trading platform always comes with fully automated real-time online streaming data from the market to take the advantage of the liquidity of the market. The best forex trading platform connects your monitor to the markets. This also ensures that you get the execution prices on every order type available without any slippage. The best forex trading platform should provide the robust backbone to handle transaction of heavy data and information traffic.

The best forex trading platform must offer more than one type of account like standard, institutional or mini. The platform should come with different operating packages like Flash, Java, or WAP. These software provide firewall protection to maintain the security and integrity of your trading. You can perform your trading from home, office, laptop on the go or even from an internet caf with equal ease. The best forex trading platform will facilitate you to use the system without downloading any program, which presents perfect mobility to the traders or investors.

The best forex trading platform should offer:

Tight spread on all major currency pairs with cutting-edge trading technology
Quick execution with unlimited transaction amount
No slippages and no requites
Constant margin requirements in all volatile market condition
Multiple real-time charts and other technical analysis based predictions with maximum visual representation
Flexibility of placing complex orders including contingency orders
Real time margin and position monitoring.
Technical analysis for all demo and live accounts
Authentic market news and economic calendar
Performance, Security, Simplicity and Transparency
Trading history and print out any reports

With advanced mobile forex trading platforms, you can operate when you are away from your computer. Therefore the best forex-trading platform with facilities of mobile trading enables you access and trade your forex account from anywhere with your mobile phone. These platforms come with easy to use interface, where you can easily move from one screen to the next. You can place market and contingent orders with simple steps and can have full reports including execution and open order.

To find out more about using the right currency trading broker visit The Best Forex Trading Platforms

posted by gektal  # 4:05 PM 0 comments

If you want to start your own business, buying a franchise from a successful operator means that you are buying into a business system that is already tried and tested. As a franchisee, you will also be provided with substantial sales and administration support and your company will be well branded in the market. All these factors reduce business risk and contribute to the popularity of franchising.

Franchising as a business concept has been particularly popular in Australia. Since its humble beginnings over 30 years ago with the big American fast food chains, franchising has grown and grown in popularity. Australia now has more franchises per head of population than anywhere else in the world. The franchise sector is currently an $80 billion industry and is providing jobs for more than 600,000 people. Nearly 1000 different franchise operations are in Australia at 64,000 workplaces.

The franchise industry is getting increasingly competitive however and there is evidence that some franchisees are even losing money. Consumer confidence has dropped recently and some retail franchises, in particular those in large shopping centres, have felt the pain of rising rents.

However, it is not all doom and gloom for potential franchisees. Franchising will always remain a popular choice for many wanting to own their own business. Figures recently released also reveal that only 5 per cent of Australian small businesses are currently franchised - meaning the room to grow in Australia remains substantial.

So what are the hot growth areas and which franchise businesses will likely prosper in the future?

Below are four ideas to consider when selecting your top franchise opportunity.

1. People are cash rich and time poor. People will rather pay for someone to clean, repair, deliver, maintain - rather than spend their free time to do it themselves.

2. Find a niche. Sometimes, the key to success could be targeting a specific group within a group. An example could be a healthy fast food franchise like SumoSalad.

3. Look past shopping centres. As rents continue to rise, more franchisees are looking at innovative and less expensive locations, such as home based franchises or retail vending machines.

4. Identify your target market and OVER deliver. "What makes any franchise successful is tapping into what consumers are looking for," says John Brown, Western Australian Principal of Franchise Alliance.

Giselle Sanchez - Looking to join a successful franchise system with lots of upside? You may find one of these to your liking: Franchises for sale in Australia

posted by gektal  # 10:19 PM 0 comments

Finding the right divorce attorney is the most important part of your divorce. Your attorney is the one that will help you with your custody rights for your children. They will be looking out for your property, and either helping with increasing or decreasing your child support.

If you pick the wrong divorce attorney you could spend a long time just making up for the losses that could have been prevented. If you do it right and pick a good lawyer he or she will end up saving you thousands over the course of just a few years. It can be stressful selecting the right attorney, but it can be done.

You will need to answer a few questions before you can select the perfect attorney. So what's it going to be? Is your divorce going to be meditated and peaceful? Will you have to do some heavy negotiating? Or, will you need to take the gloves off and start kicking rear ends? Don't forget, just like doctors, divorce attorneys specialize in different types of divorces. You'll need to find one that fits your case.

All righty then, the first thing to do is find out about some attorneys that your friends have used in the past. Now, today, about 1 in 2 marriages end in a divorce so you know people that have been divorced. So ask them about their process and how their attorney preformed for them. Find out from them how they went about finding a good divorce attorney.

Don't worry you'll get a lot of attorneys names from your friends. OK now that you have the names let's get High Tech with this process. If an attorney is worth his or her salt, they will have a website. Most will advertise on divorce portal websites, and most will have written an article or two that is published somewhere on the web. Hunt them up on the web. You'll be able to see what type of attorney they are, and how they approach a case just by reading what they have published

Now that you have done your "Due Diligent" you should have a list of 2 to 5 attorneys that you think you would be comfortable talking too. Call and set up an appointment. Some will charge you for consultation and some won't. If they are heavy with experience, then they are more likely to charge you for their time.

When you show up, be prepared. Bring a history of your marriage and the problem you now face. If any papers have been filed with the court, bring copies so that he can look them over. I hate to say this, but bring a couple of years of tax returns or at least a financial statement; they will need to look over financial information before they can answer your questions fairly.

Find out their charges; see how they operate their business. Will you be charged for phone calls, emails, or other needs? If this is a one man office, you may have to wait to get an answer, he will have other clients that have needs to be met also.

After you have gone through this process you will need to decide which divorce attorney feels right to you and that you believe will get you the results that you desire.

Gene writes for http://lawyer-tax-attorney.com. Visit the site to find more tips and information about Divorce Attorneys.

posted by gektal  # 10:11 PM 0 comments

A Jeep mountain bike conjures up pictures of the rugged comfort, and performance with visual appeal, of the well-known vehicle. This is exactly what this bike range offers.

The company has created options in all different aspects of mountain biking, from children to adults, full suspension to hardtail, freeride and other models.

Jeep mountain bike frames are tough and good-looking, and have a limited lifetime warranty. Jeep only uses components from the most respected names in mountain biking. They have developed a range that will satisfy anyone who appreciates the Jeep tradition, but wants to use pedal power as a green option to energy consumption!

Young riders are catered for with the Jeep Mountain Bike Commando range. In the Commando TJ20, the exclusive T-Youth frame, hand brake, and coaster brake spells safety and control. A kickstand, fender, and padded frame are standard features. The Commando TSI model sports full suspension, with a twist shift 7-speed drive-train.

The adult range Jeep mountain bikes include Full, and Dual Suspension models.

The flagship is the New Jeep Rubicon All Wheel Drive line, designed to tackle the toughest terrain with tenacity. The Jeep Mountain Bike Rubicon Classic and Rubicon Sport harness the advanced innovative All Wheel Drive system, featuring an engagement clutch for a 'shift-on-the-fly' option.

The bottom-line is vastly improved front wheel traction on any terrain, come sand, snow, mud, or rain. The system can also be engaged when losing traction in the back wheel, and adds power to the front. Smooth power transmission are offered by spiral cut gears. This Jeep mountain bike offers all-round improvement in control. Whether climbing, or descending, you will feel the grip on the ground. Slippery slopes are no threat to these bikes.

Another toughie is the Wrangler SE Jeep Mountain Bike . This is built on Jeep's teardrop aluminum chassis, and has a solid Jeep shock fork. It is not a dual suspension bike, but a hardtail Jeep mountain bike, with the ability to climb effortlessly, and to cope equally well with light trails or city biking. Gear shifting is easy, and the brakes have strong and dependable stopping ability.

The Jeep Mountain Bike Cherokee Sahara Dual Suspension gives performance and comfort in a high-tech bike. It has a 21-speed drive-train, easy-twist gear shifter, and an all-aluminum linkage dual suspension, as well as extra frame gussets for strength. It has metal pedals, disc brakes, and Kenda knobbly tires for grip.

If you are battling to fit this Cherokee Jeep mountain bike into your suitcase, you should perhaps consider the Jeep Cherokee Folding Bike as an alternative...

The 20" folding mountain bike takes up only 8 cubic feet of space. It takes only a few seconds to have your ride ready for the trail. The full suspension frame makes for a smooth ride, and the 6-speed indexed gear shifting loves to take to the hills. It includes mudguards, and a kickstand.

In the past, the Jeep mountain bike range has been seen as a good, reasonably priced option for beginners.

Many improvements later, with the Rubicon at the ready, even the big boys may just start to glance furtively in the direction of these Jeep mountain bikes...

For more information visit Best-Mountain-Biking.com

Rika Susan of Article-Alert.com researches, writes, and publishes full-time on the Web.

Copyright of this article: 2006 Rika Susan. This article may be reprinted if the resource box and hyperlinks are left intact.

posted by gektal  # 10:31 PM 0 comments

Where would we go without our bank accounts? They help us save money. They provide a sense of safety and security. We do not need to fear that we will be burgled of our life's savings in a single day. In addition to both these factors, bank accounts also help us accrue interest on our savings. So it is a win-win situation. It helps to be familiar with the whole banking process. After all, we will be using bank accounts for the rest of our lives. So, it makes sense to be knowledgeable about the kinds of bank accounts that we may have access to. This knowledge will help us make the best decisions about how to save our money.

There are many ways by which our money can be turned into a profitable investment. We can invest in bonds or in the stock market. We can even choose to invest in property. However, in a bank account, the expenses involved are near minimum. We can always make use of the money in the bank. Unlike in the case of property, the money is liquid. Of course, there is a certain minimum balance which is usually required by the bank. Also, a savings account in a bank can never provide the kind of returns that are inevitable in case of other kinds of investments. However, the sense of security and certainty provided by the savings account is quite an advantage. There is almost no risk involved.

A person seeking to open a new savings account has a lot of options to choose from. One can decide whether one wants to bank directly, using the phone, the Internet, and personal visits to do one's banking, or whether one wants higher levels of service. These days, most people are going the direct banking way.

One can also decide between accounts that place various kinds of restrictions on accessing the money. Some accounts require that the money remain locked in the account for a certain given period. This could be thirty days or sixty days or ninety days or more. Yet other accounts allow the account holder to access the money as and when. The former type of savings account generally provides a higher rate of interest. The rate is slightly lower in the case of the latter.

Moreover, these options are only the tip of the iceberg. Take a trip to the bank anytime and inquire about the kind of bank accounts that are available. There will definitely be some great choices for you.

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So you are fed up with fees and the confusing rules of your bank and youre ready to shop for a new one. There are so many banking options that it can be hard to tell where to start. Do your research and it can pay off for many years. Find the right bank for you, your financial situation and your lifestyle. Here are some tips and things to consider when starting on your new bank journey.

First, find a bank that is convenient to you. Branches near your home or work and many ATMs in your area are good things to look for. You can call the banks around you and ask for information concerning how many branches are within five to ten miles of the places that you usually go. They should be able to tell you how many ATMs are in the area. Some banks even have a map either online or available in the bank that will show you where every ATM in town is. Keep a copy in your car so that you dont end up paying any extra fees that could have been easily avoided.

If you travel frequently, you may consider going with a national instead of a local bank. This way you can have access to branches and ATMs while youre traveling. If you would rather create a personal relationship with your bankers, then a local bank could be better for you.

Research different types of accounts and account fees of the banks that you like online before you go to the branch office. Credit unions often have lower fees and more forgiving terms if you qualify to join one.

A lot of banks offer interest bearing checking accounts. Sometimes they require a larger amount of money to open the account or they require direct deposit from your payroll to qualify for this type of account. Watch for things like minimum balance requirements which can be hard to maintain.

If you have a credit card or fairly good credit, you may be able to get an account with overdraft protection. This can save you lots of money that would normally be spent on fees. Some banks offer a loan that your checking can be linked to. Any charges that go over the amount in your checking account will be added to the loan amount youre approved for. The fees can be a lot less than a classic overdraft, especially if you pay the balance of the loan before interest has a chance to accrue. Balances that are added to a credit card can be a little hard to manage because you may not notice that youre slowly going deeper and deeper in debt.

Lastly, look for options that can really suit your lifestyle. Free online banking can save you lots of time normally spent on automated phone lines and standing in line at the bank. Free unlimited bill pay can save you on stamps, envelopes and most importantly time. Plus, the history of how much you paid each month is saved on the web site and is easy to retrieve and analyze. Payments that bill collectors never received will have traceable proof that you sent it in on time. Also, when you pay online, the money immediately comes out of your account and you dont have checks floating around waiting to clear.

Make the right decision and you should have a long, happy, healthy relationship with your new bank.

About the Author: Bob is an Online Marketing Strategist of paydayone.com, a company that can provide a payday loan or a cash advance to individuals. For more information, please visit http://www.paydayone.com

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