Samantha Forlow is a UK-based researcher, writer, and finance expert. As a blogger, her mission is to simplify personal finance topics as she equips readers with crucial knowledge ranging from traditional equity and fund investments to forex and CFD trading. Over the years Samantha has been featured in a variety of financial publications.
Corn has been domesticated and traded as a commodity since the dawn of agriculture. It started in Southern Mexico, found its way to Europe in the 1400s, and is now a multi-billion dollar trading scene. As such, with its many facets and applications, corn continues to be high in demand in all parts of the […]
As you likely know, wheat is highly important to the global economy. In fact, production started circa 10,000 BC and it’s just as crucial now as it was then, if not more so. Besides rice, wheat is the second most-consumed grain on the planet! Where there is the demand for a commodity – you can […]
Natural gas is one of the most popular commodities to trade, largely due to its high volatility – and the profitable opportunities the market invites. This fossil energy source is widely considered to be much less harmful to the environment than coal or petroleum. Furthermore, it has both industrial and commercial uses. Interested in natural […]
The idea of trading precious metals can be quite exhilarating. However, it’s important to go in with a clear idea of how the market works. After all, as with trading any asset class, it is your hard-earned money at risk. Silver has been a store of value and form of currency for over 4,000 years. […]
The cryptocurrency trading scene is now a multi-billion dollar battleground. This includes popular digital currencies like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Ripple and heaps of less liquid cryptocurrencies. However – and much like any online trading arena, buying and selling cryptocurrencies with the view of making money is not easy. On the contrary, you need a super in-depth understanding of […]
The commodities market involves buying and selling instruments such as gold, sugar, wheat, oil, hard metals and natural gas. The idea is to correctly hypothesize the rise or fall in price – leading you to make a profit from the trade. Sound like something you are interested in? First, you will need to find a […]
If oil trading sounds like something you might be interested in, then stay right where you are. We are going to explore how oil is traded, cover popular strategies and of course – discuss the best oil trading brokers of 2023. Oil Trading Fundamentals Energies like coal and oil have kept the world turning for […]
The forex market is probably one of the most well known on the planet. As a result, there are hundreds of online brokers promising the moon on a stick to currency traders. The fact is that a lot of these wild claims of brokerage firms being able to provide an easy living for traders are […]
Gold has near enough held its own, in terms of value, for the last two and a half thousand years. In fact, 1 ounce of gold would get you near enough the same amount of bread tomorrow as it would have back then! Most of us have fantasised about finding a life-changing fortune of gold. […]
