文档介绍：Volume 3, No. 4
BATTLE
OF THE BUCKS
. dollar vs. Canadian dollar
TOP CURRENCY TRADERS OF 2005
HEDGING OVERSEAS INVESTMENTS
WITH THE DOLLAR INDEX
CANDLESTICK REVERSAL PATTERNS
UNDERSTANDING FOREX SUPPLY AND DEMAND
YEN WATCH: JAPAN SET TO RAISE RATES?
CONTENTS
Contributors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Industry News
Japan signals intention
to raise rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
What does Japan’s decision to
abandon its zero interest-rate policy
mean for the yen and other currencies?
By Currency Trader Staff
FXCM pulls plug on Refco
negotiations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
Forex firm abandons acquisition — for now.
Forex brokerages take different routes
to execution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Which brokerage you use can have
a big impact on how your forex trade
is handled.
On the Market
Global Markets Top currency traders of 2005 . . . .18
Dollar/Canada bounces off A summary of last year’s
notable low . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 best-performing professional
Has the ./Canadian dollar rate currency traders.
established a significant low? By Currency Trader staff
By Currency Trader staff
British pound waffles Big Picture
in a range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 Supply and demand
What will happen to the British pound in the FX market . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
this year? Analyzing ongoing battle of bulls and
By Currency Trader staff bears in the currency market.
By Barbara Rockefeller
Spot Check:
Canadian dollar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14 Advanced Concepts . . . . . . . . . . .26
A look at what the stats say about The index approach to currency
the Canadian dollar’s longer-term risk management
performance after months like March 2006. Using dollar index futures to hedge
By Currency Trader staff non-dollar investments.
By Howard L. Simons
continued on p. 4
2 April 2006 • CURRENCY TRADER
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