Monday, 4 August 2008

Sigma Forex Platform

MetaTrader 4 is an online trading platform which is specially made for financial institutions dealing with Forex, CFD, and Futures markets.it strives to supply the adequate information and tools in order to make the Forex traders' decisions more appropriate and easy.


The platform includes all absolutely needed elements for brokerage services via internet including the dealing desk and the back office.

It is also provided with a friendly user interface , that makes trading very easy and simple, it allows them to develp thier trading strategies and monitor thier transactions.

Sigma have choosen the meta trader platform because it is the most reliable , secure and professional trading software in the market.

Open Sigma Account

Thank you for choosing Sigma Forex!
You are only a few steps away from opening your own account and beginning to trade with Sigma Forex;

  • SigmaForex offer the lowest requirements for both dealing desk and non dealing desk accounts to open the channel for traders with small deposit. SigmaForex Standard Dealing Desk Accounts have $ 500 as minimum deposit and the No Dealing Desk Accounts have $ 2000 as minimum deposit.
  • You will choose your leverage between 1:1 and 1:500
  • Ability to trade Standard, Mini and Micro lots from the same account
  • You will choose whether if you want to trade with dealing desk or be free to be directly connected to the market with the No Dealing Desk
  • No swap, commission, interests or any kind of fees

Sigma offers the ability to set-up accounts denominated in the following currencies:
- United States Dollar (USD)
- Euro (EUR)
- Great Britain Pound (GBP)
- Australian Dollar (AUD)
- Swiss Frank (CHF)

Sunday, 3 August 2008

Sigma Forex Withdrawal Methods


Withdrawal Methods

To withdraw funds from your account Please make sure that you have sufficient funds in place to cover the the necessary margin required for your open positions, after your requested withdrawal.

No requests for transfers to persons other than the account holder will be processed.

SigmaForex may require further identification or documentation in order to complete your request.

Please Note that transfer fees and bank charges may apply, and depend on the form of transfer.

Please note that we try to process the withdrawal request quickly. However, it may take up to 5 business days, depending on the method of transfer.

Your withdrawal from sigma account will be in an efficiently, secure and fast, you can withdraw money from your SigmaForex account at any time.

Withdrawal steps:

1. Login to your web account

2. Choose your withdrawal method

3. Fill the withdrawal form and write down the withdrawn amount


Partnership Services

Overall View:

Sigma helps a various groups of partners around the world to enlarge their business and expand the full
potential of the Forex market.

Sigma’s services include:

  • Introducing Brokers: Join our IB network and receive compensation for directing new clients to Sigma.
  • Money Managers: Full service trading capabilities, plus dedicated account management, client fund
    administration and reporting.
  • White Labels: White Label Program helps fitted firms set up an online presence in the Forex industry
    quickly and cost effectively.

A dedicated Partner Services team supports Sigma partners with a full range of account management services.
- Daily P&L, credits, commission allocation, etc.
- Account funding, transfers, allocations, etc.
- Customer on-boarding.

Saturday, 2 August 2008

SigmaForex Economic Calendar

Main foreign exchange market turnover, 1988 - ...Forex Economic Calendar

Sigma Economic Calendar is a business and financial events calendar, that each day has special economic event that provide you with signals for buying or selling according to the event.

The calendar keeps you informed about earnings statements, expected figures and announcements that could impact the market and your own trading strategies and decisions.

The main window displays the day's economic events, by the time (GMT) at which they occur (or at midnight if they do not have a specific time).

Forex Economic Calendar focuses on Forex market events and world economy reports.
Sigma Forex believe that the economic calendar is the most comprehensive and detailed Forex industry with over 150 indicators covering every economic event that affect the interests of the economy, industrial sectors and companies.
Forex traders should be taught to compare market expectations with actual economic indicators and then evaluate market reactions.

Trading Strategies

ADX with Stochastic:

ADX: define trend force, whether the trend will develop further or will gradually weaken.
Three lines in ADX:
1) +DI (Yellow)
2) -DI (Red)
3) ADX line (Blue)

Stochastic: compares a stock's closing price to its price range over a given period of time.
Using the both will give traders great forecasting trend strength.
Two lines in Stochastic:
1) %K: This is the number of time periods used in the stochastic calculation.
2) %D: This is the number of time periods used when calculating the moving average of %K.
Signal to buy:
When either %K or %D falls below the line, and then again crosses the bottom level upwards or when the curve %K crosses the curve %D from below upward.
When +DI is higher than -DI
Signal to sell:
When oscillator grows above the line, and then crosses the top level downwards or when the curve %K crosses a curve %D from top to downward.
When +DI is lower than –DI

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Saturday, 26 July 2008

Sigma Forex Market Over View

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The interest rate on 3-month dollar-denominated deposits held in banks outside the US. It serves as a valuable benchmark for determining interest rate differentials to help estimate exchange rates. To illustrate USD/JPY as a theoretical example, the greater the interest rate differential in favor of the eurodollar against the euroyen deposit, the more likely USD/JPY will receive a boost. Sometimes, this relation does not hold due to the confluence of other factors.

  • 10-year Treasury Note

FX markets usually refer to the 10-year note when comparing its yield with that on similar bonds overseas, namely the Euro (German 10-year bund), Japan (10-year JGB) and the UK (10-year gilt). The spread differential (difference in yields) between the yield on 10-year US Treasury note and that on non US bonds, impacts the exchange rate. A higher US yield usually benefits the US dollar against foreign currencies.

  • Federal Reserve Bank (Fed)

The U.S Central Bank has full independence in setting monetary policy to achieve maximum non-inflationary growth. The Fed's chief policy signals are: open market operations, the Discount Rate and the Fed Funds rate.

  • Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC)

The FOMC is responsible for making decisions on monetary policy, including the crucial interest rate announcements it makes 8 times a year. The 12-member committee is made up of 7 members of the Board of Governors; the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York; while the remaining four seats carry one-year term each, in a rotating selection of the presidents of the 11 other Reserve Banks.

  • Treasury

The US Treasury is responsible for issuing government debt and for making decisions on the fiscal budget. The Treasury has no say in monetary policy, but its statements on the dollar have an major influence on the currency.

  • Economic Data

The most important economic data items released in the US are: labor report (payrolls, unemployment rate and average hourly earnings), CPI, PPI, GDP, international trade, ECI, NAPM, productivity, industrial production, housing starts, housing permits and consumer confidence.

  • Stock Market

The three major stock indices are the Dow Jones Industrials Index (Dow), S&P 500, and NASDAQ. The Dow is the most influential index on the dollar. Since the mid-1990s, the index has shown a strong positive correlation with the greenback as foreign investors purchased US equities. Three major forces affect the Dow: 1) Corporate earnings, forecast and actual; 2) Interest rate expectations and; 3) Global considerations. Consequently, these factors channel their way through the dollar

  • Cross Rate Effect

The dollar's value against one currency is sometimes impacted by another currency pair (exchange rate) that may not involve the dollar. To illustrate, a sharp rise in the yen against the euro (falling EUR/JPY) could cause a general decline in the euro, including a fall in EUR/USD.


Tuesday, 8 July 2008

Forecast And Win An Account With SigmaForex

Get A Free Real Account

Through Sigma indicators you can forecast the upcoming prices of the pairs & get a chance to win a $ 50 live Sigma account.

For participation please select the pair that you are predicting for it, then fill in the following form & don't foreget to write down your
forecasted price.

Sigma Forex encourage the clients to study and analyze Forex Market by giving them more promotion and more chances to begin trading at
Forex Market.

  • First: Choose one pair from the platform.
  • Second: Try to use Technical And Fundamental Analysis to predict Friday's closing price for this pair.
  • Third: Write down in an email the following data:

1) Your Telephone Number
2) Your First and Last Name
3) The Choosen Pair
4) The Predicted Price
5) Your E-mail Address

  • Fourth: Send this emails at  If at any time you need assistance please click on the Live Chat button on the right menu and one of our customer support staff will help you through the process.

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.


Monday, 7 July 2008

Sigma Forex Fundamental Analysis

US exports in 2006Fundamental Analysis

Fundamental analysis is a method of forecasting the future price movements of a financial instrument where fundamental traders basically trade the news.
News Trading has the potential to be a profitable way to trade the Forex market. It must be noted, however, that a high level of risk is involved. Fundamental Traders analyze key economic data, including news and government reports, to evaluate trading opportunities.

From the fundamentalists perspective, currency exchange rates are affected primarily by economic and political conditions, and occasionally by central banks intervening in the currency markets in an attempt to influence the value of their currencies.
Some of the key figures tracked by fundamentalists include interest rates, inflation, trade balance, GDP (Gross Domestic Product), CPI (Consumer Price Index), PPI (Producer Price Index), capacity utilization, factory orders, durable goods orders, inventories, and employment statistics. Fundamentalists are also constantly evaluating the potential impact of military conflicts, natural disasters, and changes in political leadership.

There is a whole art and science to Fundamental trading, or more commonly know as news trading. There are regular news events that get released on a regular basis like weekly, monthly, every 6 weeks (FOMC - Fed Interest rates). These are market moving events. Good news for one currency could be bad news for another. Many times the market already has an expectation, whether it is right or wrong, and for the most part has already been priced into the market.
When an unexpected number comes out, that's when the currencies can go wild, and if you're on the right side of the trade you will make money.

News trading is not black and white. A good number for the USD does not mean the USD will increase in value. It could do the opposite. So keep this in mind if you decide to be a fundamental trader vs. a technical trader.

Fundamental traders have to keep up with the news on a continuous basis and they need to understand what those numbers mean. I can't teach you everything there is to know about fundamental trading, but there are services out there that can help you learn.

MACD with Parabolic SAR

Parabolic SAR is more popular for setting stops than for establishing direction or trend.
Parabolic SAR is base on the following rule: to shift the levels of closing prices only in direction of opened position.
If there is a long position opened before, it is possible to increase the level of closing prices, but not to decrease it.
If the short position is opened, it is possible to decrease the level of closing prices.
The indicator can be very effective if a filter of some sort is used like MACD.
If we were long the market, then only long signals would be taken and the short signals ignored as long as the filter has given a buy signal and remains in buy.
Now you can confirm the signal by using the both indicators.
Signal to buy:
When MACD bars is over 0 level and rising, signal line below bars end and rising and SAR dots below price chart.
Signal to Sell:
When MACD bars is below 0 level and falling, signal line over bars end and falling and SAR dots over price.
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Tuesday, 1 July 2008

Hedge Funds in SigmaForex

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  • Hedge Funds

As we know the FX market can be extremely liquid which is why it can be desirable to trade. Hedge Funds have increasingly allocated portions of their portfolios to speculate on the FX market.

Another advantage Hedge Funds can utilize is a much higher degree of leverage than would typically be found in the equity markets.

  • Corporate Businesses

The FX market mainstay is that of international trade. Many companies have to import or exports goods to different countries all around the world. Payment for these goods and services may be made and received in different currencies. Many billions of dollars are exchanges daily to facilitate trade. The timing of those transactions can dramatically affect a company's balance sheet.
The Man In The Street
Although you may not think it, the man in the street also plays a part in toady's FX world. Every time he goes on holiday overseas he normally need to purchase that country's currency and again change it back into his own currency once he returns. Unwittingly he is in fact trading currencies.
He may also purchase goods and services whilst overseas and his credit card company has to convert those sales back into his base currency in order to charge him.

Open Sigma Account

Thank you for choosing Sigma Forex!
You are only a few steps away from opening your own account and beginning to trade with Sigma Forex;

  • SigmaForex offer the lowest requirements for both dealing desk and non dealing desk accounts to open the channel for traders with small deposit. SigmaForex Standard Dealing Desk Accounts have $ 500 as minimum deposit and the No Dealing Desk Accounts have $ 2000 as minimum deposit.
  • You will choose your leverage between 1:1 and 1:500
  • Ability to trade Standard, Mini and Micro lots from the same account
  • You will choose whether if you want to trade with dealing desk or be free to be directly connected to the market with the No Dealing Desk
  • No swap, commission, interests or any kind of fees

Sigma offers the ability to set-up accounts denominated in the following currencies:
- United States Dollar (USD)
- Euro (EUR)
- Great Britain Pound (GBP)
- Australian Dollar (AUD)
- Swiss Frank (CHF)