Forex Vs. Stocks | SigmaForex

Forex Vs. Stocks:

Forex	Stocks
24 hour market	Open only a few hours a day
Most liquid market in the world	Limited liquidy especially in the smaller capitilzation stocks
High leverage 100:1 leverage on standard-sized accounts	50% leverage at most 2:1 leverage to the average stock investor
Slippage is usually very limited	There is usually slippage on every order
No commissions	Commissions on every trade
Can go long or short easily	Harder to go short with uptick rule and possiblity of borrowed shares being called
Can make as many trades you want	Daytrading limitations on how many trades you can do in a period of time
Limited risk, most forex brokers will automatically close your positions when your account balance goes to zero	It is possible to have a negative balance after an adverse move in the market
Minimum slippage and order errors	More room for slippage and error
Can short-sell anytime	Need to obey uptick rule in order to short-sell
Minimum slippage and order errors	More room for slippage and error

Sigma partners and clients benefit from the following resources

Highly developed trading platform

Our trading platform feature quality execution capabilities as well as advanced and easy-to-use order entry and position management tools, all in a secure and robust environment. A full suite of decision support tools, from charting to research, news and more, are also available to clients free of charge.

Account that is customized by each trader’s needs and requirements

Your clients will be able to choose from a variety of service levels tailored to their experience level and risk appetite.

We can customize a white label solution to your specific needs: including adjustable dealing spreads on a per currency basis, spread-based or commission-based trading, and more.

Back-office support

Extensive back office support will be provided to make it easier for IB's to concentrated their time and effort in finding customers and increasing their business. In addition to the the services described above, customized solutions can also be created to meet the specific needs of our Forex Introducing Brokers that operate via our white label program.

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Sigma Forex Volume

• Volume

Four easy rules to follow regarding Volume:

1. When prices are rising and volume is increasing, prices will continue to rise. The uptrend is being confirmed.
2. When prices are rising but volume is decreasing, the uptrend is losing momentum and may be near the end.
3. When prices are falling and volume is increasing, prices will continue to fall.
4. When prices are falling and volume is decreasing, the downtrend is losing momentum and may be near the end.

About Us

Sigma Forex is leading European professional online trading Brokers registered in the Uk and most of the EU countries. It was founded by professional private investors including (banks, traders, brokers, and software developers), which enabled Sigma to identify the essential needs of the Forex participants from the start.

Since 2003, Sigma’s aim has been to provide the best, powerful and most suitable currency trading technology along with superiority in execution, competitive services, and dependable customer service. Over the past years, Sigma has quickly become one of the world’s leading online retail currency trading institutions, providing integrated global trading systems, analysis techniques and the most reliable and sophisticated online trading software. We offer internet trading through Meta Trader. This trading platform is very stable and reliable. It is highly regarded and very popular among traders.

Forex History With SigmaForex

Forex History

FOREX (Foreign Exchange) is the largest financial market in the world, and includes trading between large banks, (Central banks, Commercial Banks, Investments Banks) currency speculators, multinational corporations, governments, and other financial markets and institutions.
The average daily trade in the global FOREX and related markets currently is over US$ 3 trillion where all the transactions achieved over the counter (OTC) that there is no specific place for trading.

It began with gold exchange between countries. As a country's economy strengthened, its imports would increase until the country ran down its gold reserves, which were required to support its currency. As a result, the money supply would diminish, interest rates escalate and economic activity slowed to the point of recession. Ultimately, prices of commodities would hit bottom, appearing attractive to other nations, who would rush in and amid a buying frenzy inject the economy with gold until it increased its money supply, driving down interest rates and restoring wealth into the economy. Such boom-bust patterns abounded throughout the gold standard until World War I temporarily discontinued trade flows and the free movement of gold.
The Bretton Woods Agreement in 1944, fixed national currencies against the dollar, and set the dollar at a rate of USD 35 per ounce of gold. The agreement was aimed at establishing international monetary steadiness by preventing money from taking flight across countries, and to curb speculation in the international currency market. Due to the World War II, the economy of many nations has suffered. During the sixties, however, national economies moved in different directions which paved way to its collapse.

The Agreement was finally abandoned in 1971, and the US dollar would no longer be convertible into gold. By 1973, currencies of major industrialized nations became more freely floating, controlled mainly by the forces of supply and demand which acted in the foreign exchange market. Prices were floated daily, with volumes, speed and price volatility all increasing throughout the 1970s, giving rise to new financial instruments, market deregulation and trade liberalization.

In the 1980s, cross-border capital movements accelerated with the advent of computers and technology, extending market continuum through Asian, European and American time zones. Transactions in foreign exchange rocketed from about $70 billion a day in the 1980s, to more than $1.5 trillion.

While FOREX has been traded since the beginning of financial markets, on-line retail trading has only been active since about 1996.

The FOREX market is a non-stop cash market where currencies of nations are traded, typically via brokers. Foreign currencies are constantly and simultaneously bought and sold across local and global markets and traders' investments increase or decrease in value based upon currency movements. Foreign exchange market conditions can change at any time in response to real-time events.

Practice Competition

Sigma Forex Ultimate Forex Monthly Champion

Interested clients who wish to take part in this competition shall send a request via email at

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• Full name
• Phone number
• Current valid passport or government issued photo ID

It begins at the beginning of each month.

After recieving your request we will provide you with further details and with your Practice account login information which will be used in the trading contest.

Also you have to download Sigma Forex Platform to login with the account number and password after receiving them.

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Understanding Fundamental Analysis with SigmaForex

• Understanding Fundamental Analysis

The two primary approaches of analyzing currency markets are fundamental analysis and technical analysis. Fundamentals focus on financial and economic theories, as well as political developments to determine forces of supply and demand. One clear point of distinction between fundamentals and technicals is that fundamental analysis studies the causes of market movements, while technical analysis studies the effects of market movements.

Fundamental analysis comprises the examination of macroeconomic indicators, asset markets, and political considerations when evaluating one nation's currency relative to another. Macroeconomic indicators include figures such as growth rates; as measured by Gross Domestic Product, interest rates, inflation, unemployment, money supply, foreign exchange reserves and productivity. Asset markets comprise stocks, bonds, and real estate. Political considerations impact the level of confidence in a nation's government, the climate of stability and level of certainty.

Sometimes governments stand in the way of market forces impacting their currencies, and hence, intervene to keep currencies from deviating markedly from undesired levels. Currency interventions are conducted by central banks and usually have a notable, albeit a temporary, impact on FX markets. A central bank could undertake unilateral purchases/sales of its currency against another currency; or engage in a concerted intervention in which it collaborates with other central banks for a much more pronounced effect. Alternatively, some countries can manage to move their currencies, merely by hinting, or threatening to intervene.

Sigma Contract Specification

Sigma Forex provide the clients with the lowest spreads in Forex Market for the most traded pairs and Forex spots.

• Trading Hours

Sigma Dealing Room operate 24/5 from Sunday 23:00 CET until Friday 23.00 CET.
You Can contact us directly: (+44) 207 147 5291

• Margin Requirements

The margin requirements must be respected by Friday at 23:00 GMT and before holidays.

One of our dealers will contact you if you are below your margin requirements at that time. Your margin requirements will depend on the client's account equity. However, if you approach the level where the loss of your open positions approaches the balance of your account, you will be stopped out and your positions will be closed. Stop positions will be executed when there is only around 50% equity of the required margin left in your account.

• Streamline Dealing

Clients will not suffer Price Re-Quote that you can buy and sell directly on real-time prices without a request for quote (RFQ).
Clients taking advantage of wrong price quotes in the Market Watch will be requoted.

Sigma Forex effort is taken to ensure correct pricing at all times. However, there are rare circumstances when wrong prices are given.