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AnsonLuo
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07-10-12 02:50 AM
I am an absolute beginner in FX trading. Is there any good references that explain the relations between a particular FX rate and other macro-economic factors? By the way, I am from math background and don't have much economic knowledge especially how FX rates are determined. Open to any suggestions.
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oldtime
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07-10-12 04:20 AM
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I am an absolute beginner in FX trading. Is there any good references that explain the relations between a particular FX rate and other macro-economic factors? By the way, I am from math background and don't have much economic knowledge especially how FX rates are determined. Open to any suggestions.
I've looked for the same thing, I doubt you will find it on the internet.
You might find it in some printed book over at amazon.
If you do find the info you are looking for, let me know
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oldtime
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07-11-12 03:15 AM
Quote from AnsonLuo:
I am an absolute beginner in FX trading. Is there any good references that explain the relations between a particular FX rate and other macro-economic factors? By the way, I am from math background and don't have much economic knowledge especially how FX rates are determined. Open to any suggestions.
The only book I ever paid for on amazon kindle (and you don't have to have kindle to get it as long as you have a computer) was a book by Rickards called "Currency Wars." You can read the first chapter for free, on amazon.
otherwise, I have picked up a few thing on Bloomberg and CNBW (which is the non US overnight version CNBC), it's ok if you are non US and can stand the perverted English (I mean American) accents.
otherwise, it is just a bunch of the usual jokers explaining why EUR should go up (or down) and AUD should also go up or down.
My guess is, fundamentals should be easy to understand if you can operate a calculator, but very difficult to find explained.
To put it in perspective, you have to imagine that Ben Bernanke really has the hots for your your girlfriend and invites you (and her) to his home late at night. And after drinking brandy by the fireplace, you ask him "Is the dollar going to go up or down?"
My guess is if he is drunk enough will reply, "Beats the heck out of me."
I like you would like to understand more about fundamentals, and am sure that would enhance my trading experience.
But fundamentals are only a very small part of trading.
If I had to give up one thing about trading, it would be fundamentals, because I don't understand them and they don't mean a damn anyway.
otherwise, I would not want to get long or short the dollar until the election.
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amazingIndustry
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07-11-12 03:36 AM
Download or buy "Currency Trading for Dummies". I am not joking, I know pretty much any book that covers cash fx and fx options valuations. The above one is a very well written text and covers a lot of basics without spending too much time on worthless technical analysis (that you can ask all the technical experts here at ET anyways ;-) The text covers the economic concepts, and I am willing to bet after you spent a few hours reading through it you know more than 95% self-proclaimed fx traders in the world.
For example, ask most guys here at ET how the FOMC adjusts the supply of money in circulation and how it exactly influences the price of money (which is key to trading foreign exchange) people stare at you with wide open eyes. Or which other reports aside NFP the US Dept. of Labor releases and in which cycles. Or the relationship between ESM and EFSM and EFSF (ok this one is not mentioned in the book for obvious reasons ;-)
If you understand the basics of economics and how the price of money is determined you are miles ahead others when trying to approach the buying and selling of money.
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I am an absolute beginner in FX trading. Is there any good references that explain the relations between a particular FX rate and other macro-economic factors? By the way, I am from math background and don't have much economic knowledge especially how FX rates are determined. Open to any suggestions.
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AnsonLuo
Registered: Jun 2012
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07-12-12 01:19 AM
Quote from oldtime:
I've looked for the same thing, I doubt you will find it on the internet.
You might find it in some printed book over at amazon.
If you do find the info you are looking for, let me know
As amazingIdustry suggested, you could try "Currency Trading for Dummies". It has simple version which is free to download, and I read through and think it gets some points that I really want to know. Of course, it is helpful to people like me (beginner level) definitely, and I think it will be useful for those who already have experience at least to reinforce the knowledge.
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oldtime
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07-12-12 01:42 AM
Quote from AnsonLuo:
As amazingIdustry suggested, you could try "Currency Trading for Dummies". It has simple version which is free to download, and I read through and think it gets some points that I really want to know. Of course, it is helpful to people like me (beginner level) definitely, and I think it will be useful for those who already have experience at least to reinforce the knowledge.
thanks, I'll check it out this weekend
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