Risk Management is a Practical Issue
It must be personal to your strategy
What is the number one reason we lose money trading FX?
No, it is not getting the market wrong...
“The Man who Broke the Bank” – My market experiences by Alan Hill...
Sterling too strong for its own good.
Through the summer of 1992, there had been constant speculation that the pound could not survive the artificially...
Can we still pay the Bonus? – Market Experiences by Alan Hill p.10
LTCM Collapse almost brings economy to its knees
One of the most enduring and downright unbelievable quotes from my entire trading career was publicized following...
Not all Changes are for the Better – Market experiences by Alan Hill part.13
Regulation gone crazy.
I recently read of a Trader at HSBC who has been prosecuted for the amount of money he made when executing an...
Top four common mistakes in currency trading business
Top four common mistakes in currency trading business
Everyone thinks trading is the easiest profession in this world. The rookie traders fund their trading...
The Successful Traders Template
It doesn’t Exist!
The nature of the foreign exchange market is that there is no hard and fast way in which to make money consistently....
Castles Truly Built on Sand – Market Experiences by Alan Hill part 12
Dubai comes close to collapse
The ludicrous situation by which virtually anybody could by a property was exacerbated by the sheer volume of new property...
Black Wednesday – My Market Experiences by Alan Hill p.6
The power of the Market Prevails
Over the course of the first couple of days of the week, pressure was starting to build which wasn’t...
The Shape of Events to come – My Market Experiences by Alan Hill –...
The Aftermath
Luckily there was no one foolish enough to be long on sterling so I had no concerns about stop losses. The pound simply...
Global Crisis Viewed from Afar – Market Experiences by Alan Hill p.11
Casual comment heralds a meltdown
When I lived in Riyadh, I used to play golf with the Managing Director of Saudi British Bank, the nationalized...