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.
You might have seen the movie The Big Short – where Michael Burry made billions of dollars by shorting the US subprime real estate industry in 2007 before it collapsed. However, did you know that short selling is something available to all traders irrespective of budget or skillset? In this guide, we are going to […]
Online trading is more popular than ever – with nigh-on 10 million of us now investing on a daily basis. With this in mind, it makes sense that there are more brokers than ever offering their services. These days, the vast majority of the global populous has access to the internet, and most of us […]
The content does not apply to US users. There are currently around 1.8 billion followers of the Islamic faith. That’s nearly a quarter of the world’s population. There has been much discussion over the decades over how permissible various forms of trading and investing really are, but the good news is that it is entirely […]
There are millions of people trading forex every day in the online investment space. The popularity of this ultra liquid financial market is not showing any signs of slowing down either. Of course, there are hundreds of trading platforms offering investors tight spreads and a plethora of different assets – but today we are talking […]
There was a time in the 1980s when the infamous trading floor was considered the playground for the wealthy. These days, it’s accessible to anyone with an internet connection. In fact, in the year 2023, there are estimated to be nearly 10 million people actively trading on the internet. This is great news for online […]
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) was born off the back of an Act of Parliament and is the regulatory body for the financial instruments space in India. When it comes to forex trading in India, it’s considered a non-bailable offence under the FEMA Act – that is unless the base currency in […]
The content does not apply to US users. The Copy Trading feature available at eToro is nothing short of revolutionary. All you need to do is select a trader that you like the look of, decide how much you wish to invest – and that’s it – you can sit back and enjoy passive income. […]
Any forex investor knows that in order to trade currencies online, you need a trading platform to do it on. Ideally, this company should have a diverse selection of assets on offer, great customer service, and super low fees. Longhorn FX is a forex trading platform that also specializes in CFDs. All in all, the […]
In the context of Sharia Law (God’s will for humankind, according to the Quran) – there has been some debate over the years about whether or not trading forex is haram or halal. Of course, most people know that gambling (Al-Maisir), alcohol (Khamr) and pork (swine) are all haram (therefore forbidden) according to the Quran […]
