It’s not always easy to predict which way the market is moving, even for an experienced trader. How do you choose the right time for your trades, and why is it important to consider the burst of traders’ activity?

We bet you watched Wolf of the Wall Street with Leonardo DiCaprio playing Jordan Belfort. Have you ever wondered why the main character was referred to as a wolf?

That is not all. Take bulls and bears, for instance. Almost everybody has heard of bulls and bears when talking about trading in the financial markets. However, if you go deeper, you will see that the markets are inhabited by an entire animal kingdom that goes beyond just wolves, bulls, and bears.

Animals in the stock market are commonly used terminology to define characteristics of the type of the traders or investors or a market scenario.

Let’s meet the commonly used trading animals in the share market.

If you’re still using your smartphone as a means of communication and entertainment, probably, you’re missing out on something really important. Like, the fact that you can use your mobile device to make money. There is no special knowledge or experience needed. You just tap the screen and let your smartphone do the thing.

Keep reading to learn more about social trading, your new passive income tool.

Recently, we have been receiving many inquiry emails from our clients. The most frequent request is to resend the emails that contain essential information and the latest updates.

As you know, it’s quite common for marketing communications to end up in the spam folder. Today’s article aims to help you deal with this issue. After reading the information below, you will know how to stay up to date with the freshest trading news.

What is a broker & what does it do?

The term ‘broker’ is used in various spheres, such as in real estate, insurance, mortgage, etc. However, we mostly hear this word when talking about finances and trading on the financial markets.

One needs a broker when they want to trade in the market or invest in stocks because a person cannot go to a security exchange without an intermediary. Therefore, transactions can only be concluded by legal entities that have a license — banks, investment and brokerage companies.

Mobile trading is becoming more and more popular as it’s so handy that you can trade wherever you are and have an access to your opened and closed trades anytime.

FBS is proud to remind you that both FBS Trader and FBS Personal Area have built-in educational sections that you can use to learn trading basics or improve your existing skills. These features will be interesting for newbies and proficient traders alike as the content is divided by levels:

• Beginner,
• Intermediate,
• Advanced.

There are two teams in the market: active traders and investors. Traders don’t want to wait too long and prefer a constant process of selling and buying financial assets. Investors buy and hold instruments for years, choosing a much longer but safer way.

Currently, more and more traders opt for active trading strategies to make a profit faster. Let’s explore the reasons for their choice and the difference between buy and hold and active trading. After reading this article, it will be easier to define your trader’s type and select the most suitable strategy.

Modern traders have a choice of trading platforms: web, mobile, or desktop. Still, many of them prefer to have the platform on their computers. As macOS comes with nuances, it may not be that clear how to install MetaTrader 5 in the system. So let's see what you need to do.

As you may already know, there are several ways to install MetaTrader 5 on macOS. Luckily, they constantly upgrade the system, making the process of installation easier. Let’s have a look at the most straightforward way.

Everyone around you is talking about investing and stock trading, and you're still not sure if you should start? You just haven't found the right broker! FBS has all the tools necessary to facilitate this task and provide the trader with a stable profit, all in one place.

As with diving into any career, there are many things to learn when you start online trading. Are you confused from where to start? That’s fine. FBS is here to guide you. We have prepared four activities which you can adapt to your daily trading routine.

There’s nothing more human than kindness. It has existed for thousands of years in various cultures throughout recorded and unrecorded human history. Of course, FBS is not different from the rest of the society – we too see the world that can be improved when looking around us. That’s why we make it a point in our work to help as many people as we can. After all, a better world for the less fortunate helps create a better world for all of us.

If you’ve ever had to work in IT or any big corporation, you probably heard about Agile. Companies often use Agile to take productivity to the next level and, most importantly, make sure the product satisfies the clients’ needs because that is exactly what makes it successful.

Well, we’re here to tell you that Agile can be applied to anything you do, including trading.