Gus Farrow
Independent Analyst
Summary
This webinar was presented by Gus Farrow, FXStreet product developer and course leader for the FTA.
The Financial Trading Analysis (FTA) course is a short Masters-level introduction to finance for individuals who have an interest in risk management and trading and want to learn about financial markets and how they operate.
In this presentation, Gus Farrowl explains how the course teaches how financial assets are analysed, used and traded by different market participants for different applications. It develops your understanding of different asset classes (including commodities, equities and the money market), analytical tools and risk management strategies. Students will also look at the role that risk management plays in financial decision making and learn about theories of behavioural finance and trading psychology.
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EUR/USD keeps its bearish tone unchanged ahead of the opening bell in Asia, returning to the sub-1.1900 region following a firmer tone in the US Dollar. Indeed, the pair reverses two consecutive daily gains amid steady caution ahead of Wednesday’s key US Nonfarm Payrolls release.
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Here is what you need to know for Wednesday, February 11:
United States (US) ADP reported that, on average, the private sector added 6.5K new jobs in the four weeks ending January 24, up from 5K in the previous week. Other than that, Retail Sales remained unchanged in December, below expectations for a 0.4% increase and below November’s 0.6% advance.