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Marcus Holland

Marcus Holland has been trading the financial markets since 2007 with a particular focus on soft commodities. He graduated in 2004 from the University of Plymouth with a BA (Hons) in Business and Finance.

By Marcus Holland On Monday, February 11th, 2013
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Neural Network

A Neural Network refers to the computer programs that are used by traders in automated trading systems. The concept of the Neural Network is that the programmed computer algorithm searches through large amounts More...

By Marcus Holland On Monday, February 11th, 2013
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Net Option Premium

A Net Option Premium is a term that is associated with the costs of constructing an option strategy known as a synthetic option. In a synthetic option, a trader sells one option contract and simultaneously purchases More...

By Marcus Holland On Monday, February 11th, 2013
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Net Long

Net Long refers to when a trader’s long positions in value terms exceed his short positions in value terms. The term Net Long refers to a trader’s overall positions in money terms.  If a trader is Net Long, More...

By Marcus Holland On Monday, February 11th, 2013
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Covered Call

A Covered Call is an option trading strategy in which the trader sells a Call option yet is long a corresponding number of shares of the underlying stock related to the Call option. The theory is that the Covered More...

By Marcus Holland On Monday, February 11th, 2013
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Naked Call

A Naked Call is an options trading strategy in which the trader sells a Call option without having shares of the underlying stock in his brokerage account. In this case the Call Option would have a profit if the More...

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By Marcus Holland On Sunday, February 10th, 2013
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Trading high volatility using Average True Range Indicator

You can utilize this indicator to supply you with an indication about the market’s willingness to support a currency pair by focusing on the daily volatility levels and movements of price. In 1978, the Average More...

By Marcus Holland On Wednesday, February 6th, 2013
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10 things traders can learn from the sniper

In a recent article, “10 Front-Line Tips From Our Elite Shooters,” Staff Sergeant George Reinas, an instructor for snipers in the United States Armed Forces, detailed ten tips, “…his accuracy secrets…,” More...

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By Marcus Holland On Wednesday, February 6th, 2013
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Identifying Trading Opportunities with Candlestick Charts

One of your top priorities when you commence trading the financial markets is that you must become very proficient at identifying quality trading opportunities exhibiting good profit potential with minimum risk More...

By Marcus Holland On Wednesday, February 6th, 2013
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Moving Average

A Moving Average is a measure of historical averages that uses a rolling calculation. In the case of the 200 day Moving Average, the prices of a security for the past 200 trading days are averaged.  This average More...

By Marcus Holland On Wednesday, February 6th, 2013
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Leverage

The use of Leverage refers to the amount in dollar terms or percentage terms of additional buying power in a trader’s account beyond his cash balance. If a trader is using leverage he puts a cash deposit into More...