In today’s globalized, fast-pacing world, speed is of the essence and time always matters and as they say... it means money. Are you attracted by the highly lucrative potential of the forex market and think that launching your own forex firm is the perfect business idea, but you are not quite sure what your next step should be? Launching a Forex firm is an ...
Overview So you want to launch your own prop trading firm. But you don’t really know where to start from, what to do, or even if it’s worth it. As we move across the various aspects of starting and running a prop firm, this complete guide will take an in-depth look into what a prop firm is, how it works, and how you can start one after considering all the ...
Forget about becoming a prop trader - have you considered launching your own prop trading firm? It’s easier than you think! When the forex industry was brought to its knees by the MetaTrader license shambles a new opportunity emerged from the rubble: prop trading. Many traders - even veterans with years of market experience under their belts, may be unaware ...
Overview cTrader and MetaTrader are two popular trading platforms used by millions of people worldwide. They are a go-to choice for both experienced traders and beginners that want to get into trading. On the one hand we have cTrader – a platform packed with charting tools, modernistic design, and in- depth functionalities. On the other – MetaTrader ...
cTrader Platform Overview Will September 2022 go down in the Fintech books of history as the day that forex chose cTrader? Perhaps, perhaps not. What is certain is that ever since Apple mysteriously dropped the MT4 and MT5 apps from the Apple store forex traders are looking for alternatives, with cTrader being the number 1 choice. And for good reason, cTrader ...
What happened: MetaTrader delisted from Apple App Store Without any prior notification or formal announcement, Apple removed the MetaTrader 4 and MetaTrader 5 online trading platforms from its App Store. That means iOS-based devices can no longer download the MT4 and MT5 apps from the official App Store. Although the reasons behind the move are not yet clear, ...
Ever thought about trading forex but didn’t want to risk losing your money? You should consider a trading demo contest. Forex demo competitions are an excellent way to dip your toes in the trading water before you invest your hard-earned dollars. The purpose of this article is to break down forex demo completions. How do they work, what are the advantages ...
Proprietary trading, or prop trading for short, is a specific type of trading that is associated with banks and other financial institutions. It has been gaining popularity among retail traders who are seeking to get funding from a broker. For that purpose, these brokers, called prop firms, allocate their own capital to traders who receive the funding into ...
Prop firms are the marmite of the trading world today. Traders see the evaluation process or funding challenges required by certain firms as impossibly difficult and not worth the sign-up fee. Many others see prop firms as a career path and point out the vast leverage, training courses, and structured environment as beneficial to independent traders. What ...
Funded trading is a unique opportunity for traders seeking leverage to begin trading without risking their capital. Of course, while there is no such thing as a free lunch nor do the accounts come funded without a cost: traders need to prove their worth. For a small entry fee, contestants have the chance to demonstrate their skills. For those traders whose ...
The funded account challenge is a trading contest in which the winners are rewarded with real money to trade online. Traders are challenged to prove their ability to earn consistent profits. Those who pass the test get funded with up to $200K in their account. There are three stages to the competition: the demo stage, the verification stage, and the funding ...
The financial world is a buzz with a new challenge revolutionizing the industry: funded accounts. Many brokers are launching contests rewarded with the chance to trade with up to a quarter of a million dollars – risk-free. If this sounds too good to be true, read on. The funded account challenge is a unique opportunity to demonstrate your trading abilities ...
Overview Trading and investing in the global financial markets are increasingly popular, especially in the new post-Covid reality. Retail investors brush shoulders with professional money managers as Wall Street expands and moves to the cloud. In other words, the game of high finance is no longer reserved for the upper echelon of investors. Instead, people ...
Leverage is oftentimes thrown around without actually understanding what’s behind it. If you’ve ever set foot in the financial markets, you have already experienced what leverage does to your trading performance. If it hasn’t been particularly good, worry not. Once you get how leverage works, your trading will skyrocket to better and bigger profits. This ...
Having been in the markets for over 10 years, I’ve come to know what to look for and what to avoid in the broker industry. And if you have the proper knowledge of a trading services company and its offerings, you can easily decide whether you want to put your money in or not. Recently, I’ve been hearing more about the so-called proprietary trading firms, or ...
If you are either new to trading looking for exciting opportunities of a more seasoned trader ready to take your next big step and maximize your profits and rewards for your trading skills and acumen, then access to a funded trading account and the massive capital it puts to your disposal may perhaps be your way forward. The problem is that most such schemes ...
The Covid 19 pandemic and its severe impact on world economies and the financial situation of individuals across the globe have brought to the fore more than ever the realization that it is hard for people to survive depending on just a single source of income. What the crisis has highlighted is that ideally, individuals need to seek out opportunities that are ...
The MT4, is by far the most popular trading platform and the go-to platform, especially for small-scale, retail traders. This is attributed to the platform’s ease of use, the fact that it is widely adopted among brokers, as well as to its numerous incorporated added features, which greatly enhance the trading experience of traders. To help interested ...
When attempting to successfully trade in the forex market, the largest and most lucrative market in the world, dedicated forex trading tools are as indispensable and essential as is a pipe wrench for a plumber. In other words, without access to the right set of tools, your efforts are doomed to fail and highly likely to create more problems than they can ...
True to our promise to keep offering insightful information, advice, and tips for existing but also aspiring forex online traders, this present post deals with the topic of ECN brokers, explaining what they are and examining whether and how trading through such brokers may be beneficial towards the trading endeavors and success chances of traders. Why choosing ...
Forex trading has been and continues to be hugely popular mostly because existing, as well as aspiring traders, are well aware that it can be both exciting and greatly rewarding if done rightly. However, getting it right and taming and mastering the foreign currency trading secrets is not a ride in the park. To aid and reward their trading efforts, all traders, ...
Are you fascinated by the world of forex trading and impressed by its hugely lucrative potential? Do you want to start trading the foreign exchange markets, from the comfort of your home or while on the go, but get stuck on step one of the process? Well this is natural, as everyday people can now access the forex retail market online, but to do so they need a ...
Our resident team of experts, always having your interest in mind, has put together this concise, essential guide on how to trade forex, especially geared towards beginner traders, with no previous knowledge of or experience in the world of online, retail, forex training. Against the current gloomy backdrop, where the word is struggling to cope with the ...
Cryptocurrency trading is on the rise and in great demand, as both traders and providers are now confident that this trend is here to stay. As cryptos consolidate their position and become more widespread, it is natural that cryptocurrency trading is also flourishing and new market providers keep emerging every month, promising to give access to all interested ...
The United Kingdom is currently one of the biggest markets for crypto currencies in the world, and Bitcoin and other altcoins are very popular with UK residents. The market is fairly liberal to date and this has made it easier than ever before to purchase and trade cryptocurrencies in the UK, as new related services and exchanges are being launched all the time ...
If you are ready and resolved to start investing in and buying Bitcoin or any of the “altcoins” that comprise the fast-developing world of cryptocurrencies, then besides knowing where you can resort to doing so, you also need to know how you can pay. In the past buying Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies with a credit or debit card used to be really hard, ...
Especially geared for newcomers seeking to start investing on BTC today! The use and trading of cryptocurrencies is a phenomenon that has globally been on the rise for some time now and the first ever cryptocurrency launched, namely Bitcoin, is nowadays literally everywhere, while hordes of people are currently interested in how and where they can buy ...
Few will argue with the fact that marketers in the field of online retail brokerages, be they forex, CFD or crypto, have a truly big challenge in their hands when trying to effectively market their firm’s offering to prospective clients. The level of difficulty is high and it is rendered even higher due to two very distinct characteristics of the online ...
Not without good reason, the CFD and Forex affiliate programs are by far the most profitable in their entire affiliate marketing industry. As such, they attract hordes of affiliates looking to achieve higher affiliate earnings. If you have the necessary marketing skills and provide you partner up with the suitable, right CFD and/or Forex broker achieving ...
Trading the forex and other financial markets has become available to the everyday, average person opening up numerous lucrative opportunities for those determined to seek trading success. As explained in our post on finding the best broker for you, online retail forex brokers have now made it possible for literally everyone and anyone to set up a trading ...
Our recent myth-busting article on the topic of choosing the best forex broker for you appears to have spurred quite a discussion, which is a testament to the popularity of online retail forex trading. It seems that there are a lot of you out there who are actively seeking a broker in order to gain access to the online forex market. Another conclusion, derived ...
The purpose of this article is to help all aspiring forex traders select the ideal forex broker thought which they can access the forex market. A mere online search and clicking on the first result that Google serves you with is not a reliable method and you should definitely not trust your money to a broker whom you simply stumble across on a search results ...
Affiliate marketing is a field that has for some time now being gaining in importance and popularity, rendering it an industry worth billion across the board of commercial activity. The reasons behind its success and popularity in recent years are wide and varied, but before briefly referring to those, it is important to point out that the very essence of how ...
Justifiably affiliate programs are cited as the go-to strategy for companies seeking to take advantage of the effectiveness of word-of-mouth marketing in order to increase their visibility and expand both their audience and prospective client base. However, equally justifiably, when called to devise their affiliate marketing strategy, many entrepreneurs do not ...
At start-business-online we are great proponents of affiliate marketing programs and have recently posted our own guide on forex affiliate programs specifically, detailing why and how they could turn into very lucrative opportunities. Today, we return to the topic of affiliate marketing programs largely spurred by some comments received that such programs are ...
In the ever expanding and fiercely competitive online, retail forex landscape, forex brokerages are constantly faced with the challenge of differentiating their presence and expanding the range of their offering in order to retain their existing client base and also attract and successfully convert aspiring new traders. With this in mind, the present post is ...
The forex market is a highly lucrative one and so is the field of forex affiliate marketing. However, becoming a truly successful forex affiliate marketer is not exactly a walk in the park, but an endeavour that requires specific skills and a persistence to seek success, especially for those embarking on this path without substantial relevant previous ...
None would doubt that the new coronavirus pandemic has brought severe disruptions globally in nearly all facets of life for all people across the globe. As the crisis and its negative effects seem to be here to stay for the foreseeable, citizens all over the world are making drastic changes to their lives in an attempt to adapt and adjust to what is now ...
The COVID-19 pandemic and the ensuing crisis it has caused globally have meant lockdowns and restrictions in movement which in turn have started having a profound effect on consumer behaviour. Though ...
The COVID-19 is here changing our lives and already re-writing the future, the future of businesses being no exception. However, as in the case of all past crises what remains certain is that sooner or later, eventually the storm will subside. What is important to remember then is to endure the hardship and be ready to jump again in the frontline, to spearhead ...
Every small or medium sized business with one or multiple brick and mortar locations, or every service provider active within a specific geographical area, which in the case of small countries such as Cyprus covers pretty much the vast majority of businesses on the market and across the board, stands to benefit greatly from the use of local SEO. Localised SEO ...
The forex landscape: ready to tame the labyrinth? The sheer number of participants, both established and new entrants, in the online retail forex landscape render it one of the most fiercely competitive markets around. Moreover, since most forex trading service providers put across a similar offering and aim at more or less the same pool of potential ...
Whether you are a white label forex broker or an independent venture in the field of online financial trading brokerage services, the success of your endeavour largely depends on the quality of your website’s design and development, as this is perhaps the most essential component of your brand’s presence. Irrespective if you decide to design and develop ...
Due to its highly lucrative nature and the booming it has recorded lately due to technological advancements and the spread of internet use which enable virtually anyone from across the globe to be able to become a forex trader or an online forex broker, the forex brokerage industry presents a massively competitive and challenging field to operate in. This ...
Through a White Label solution, you can start a brokerage business without having to acquire the entire trading platform itself. Opting for a white label platform you rent out a section of the server, enjoying the same benefits as the server owner, but without having to foot the high bill for investing in the entire platform structure ownership and also ...
The boom of online retail forex trading and its encompassing traders from all over the world has led many regulatory authorities across the globe to tighten their grip and implement very strict sets of rules and regulations that often lead regulated brokers to their limits and are stifling their efforts for survival in the competitive landscape of online forex ...
When one conducts a search through a search engine online, mainly on Google, since it dominates the scene, the Search Engine Results Page or SERP returns, not only the paid ad on top, followed by the organically obtained search results, but usually in between the two, one or more featured snippets, neatly positioned above all organic results, placed on what has ...
The trading of currencies can be traced back into antiquity, but though historic it does not show any signs of fatigue. On the contrary, and especially after the onset of the internet and the boom in online retail forex brokers, that have given the chance to literally anyone across the globe to set up an account and start trading, the foreign exchange market ...
Current market conditions are extremely favourable for starting a brokerage business in the field of cryptocurrency exchange. Why? First off, this type of businesses are increasing and the crypto industry is showing a very healthy growth on a daily basis primarily because the profitability prospects for such ventures far exceed those that can be had through the ...
The implementation of a robust payments system is a task of immense importance for the smooth functioning of any new business, but in the case of a forex brokerage it becomes even more vital, since no brokerage could properly function or survive without having in place such a payments system and the backing of a reliable payments system provider. The post ...
The forex market is, simply put, enormous, since it records transaction volumes of over six billion USD on a daily basis! This undeniable fact alone is enough to justify why market liquidity is such a key, critical, integral factor for the market’s existence. Without a liquid market, the forex market would not be able to enable profitable transactions to ...
Few will disagree that the forex landscape is both costly and fiercely competitive making survival, especially for new entrants, a very dangerous and often almost impossible endeavour. The acquisition and retaining of trader/customers is a sport only for the fit and excelling in it is not for the faint-hearted. Through numerous of our past posts, we have ...
We have previously put forward the argument that if a white label retail forex brokerage solution provider wants to safeguard its position in the market, thus ensuring its longevity and if it wants to truly help its white labellers survive the competition and be viable and sustainable operations in the long run, then it should up its game and become a strategic ...
Having explained that looking at things from the perspective of the white label forex solution provider has led to building the preposition that the long-term survival of such firms would entail a shift in both how they perceive themselves and how their existing or future white label partners perceive them, we return to the topic to shed further light on ...
When thinking and talking about white label solutions in the digital era and more specifically white label online forex brokerage solutions, we tend to focus on the side of the broker, i.e. the entity buying the solution from the white label provider. We analyse what they should look for in a partner and advice on what they should do to succeed and what ...
The dawn of the new year is always a good time to recoup and plan ahead for the next months. And in a field as dynamic and competitive as that of SEO, keeping abreast of new trends is imperative if the future is to hold success in any shape or form. The post below will attempt to neatly summarize what the hot trends are for 2020 in the field of SEO and digital ...
Though is fact is not known to many, it is true that many of today’s top notch online forex trading brokers originally started out their operations as white labels. The reason behind this is very simple and lies within the fact that starting a forex brokerage from scratch is a very complex venture that entails a lot of financial, technical and legal ...
As a keen entrepreneur who keeps abreast of developments you ensured that your business has a good web presence. You have your website and/or online store up and running, but is that enough? Well, having a site alone will not do the trick. Your ultimate aim is or should be to actually get more clients to and from your website and there are two vital aspects to ...
Having a modern, user friendly website and web-presence in general is of the utmost importance and a great tool towards the success of your business endeavours. Whether you have no web home at the moment and are planning to obtain one, or if you feel that your current web-presence is outdated and could benefit from a revamping, the most crucial decision you ...
It seems that 2019 that has just begun, will be a milestone year for all things digital in Cyprus, since the country appears to be starting to grasp the significance of digital economy and of the overall digital transformation of how things are done, not only in business but even society in general. We have already discussed this shift in the public debate and ...