Wednesday, September 17, 2008, 04:06 PM
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As a professional online trading service Sigma strives to give an eminent beyond comparison of professional and
individualized trading services, Sigma also provides several facilities
for all kinds of traders.
Sigma helps private and institutional
clients achieve their trading goals by offering an inclusive forex
trading package, along with the state-of-art trading platform,
real-time news and wireless access. We relegate to meeting and
exceeding our customers' expectations with the utmost professionalism
and integrity.
Sigma provides appropriate services satisfying
the needs of all business partners’ specified requirements. A client's
profit is our success and a client's loss is a significant call of
action for us, we consider every client as a special case and a partner.
Sigma's
Customer Support is our business core, as we provide 24/7 customer
support. We keep in touch with all our clients to make sure that we are
on the right pass.
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.
Wednesday, September 17, 2008, 02:12 AM
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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.
Safety
of funds plays an important role in any type of business; we make our
best efforts to ensure protection of customers’ money.
Minimum deposit required for funding new accounts:
Our accounting department is ready to help you fund your new account or add funds to an existing account. For Standard Dealing Desk Accounts the minimum deposit is $ 500, and for the No Dealing Desk Accounts the minimum deposit is $ 2000.
Deposit instructions:
You must open a web account and associate it with your live account to insure security of transactions in your account
How to do so?
1. Open web account
2. Login and associate your Live Trading Account with your Web Account
3. Login to your Web Account and click 'Make a Deposit"
Deposit methods
1- Bank wire transfer
A
wire transfer is a transfer of money from one bank account to another.
The actual transfer is done by the bank, and neither the sender nor the
recipient of the money sees or touches the actual funds.
Deposit Time 1-5 business days SigmaForex does not guarantee deposit times in the event of a margin call
Fees None
SigmaForex will not be held responsible for charges or fees assessed by going through an intermediary bank.
Withdrawal Eligibility Immediate availability
Restrictions The account holder name of the funds must always match the name listed as the customer on the trading account.
2- E-gold payments
Open www.e-gold.com- Create new e-gold account - Issue transfer request from your e-gold account to SigmaForex e-gold account.
Deposit Time Immediate deposit SigmaForex does not guarantee deposit times in the event of a margin call
Fees None
SigmaForex will not be held responsible for charges or fees assessed by going through an intermediary bank.
Withdrawal Eligibility
Immediate availability
Restrictions The account holder name of the funds must always match the name listed as the customer on the trading 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)
A chart pattern used in technical analysis that is easily recognized by the distinct shape created by two
converging trend lines. It designed by drawing two trend lines that
connect a series of sequentially lower peaks and a series of
sequentially higher troughs. The signals to buy or sell when there
breakout between the triangle & the price line
2) Head & shoulder:
The
pattern contains three successive peaks with the middle peak (head)
being the highest and the two outside peaks (shoulders) being low and
roughly equal. Trading Signals Place a stop-loss just above the last peak below the neckline After the breakout, price often rallies back to the neckline which then acts as a resistance level. Go short on a reversal signal and place a stop-loss one tick above the resistance level.
3) Wedges: Falling Wedges:
Falling wedges is a bullish pattern that begin from the top then the prices contract. This price action forms a cone that slopes down as the reaction highs and reaction lows converge.
Rising Wedges A
rising wedge is generally considered bearish and is usually found in
downtrends. They can be found in up trends too, but would still
generally be regarded as bearish.
4) Flags & Pennants: Flags: A flag is a small rectangle pattern that slopes against the previous trend. The prices between the two parallel lines form a channel to form a square. Bullish flags are characterized by lower tops and lower bottoms, with the pattern slanting against the trend. Bearish flags are characterized by higher tops and higher bottoms with the pattern slanting against the trend. Pennants: A pennant is a small symmetrical triangle that begins wide and converges. Bullish pennants are characterized by lower tops and lower bottoms, with the pattern slanting against the trend. Bearish pennants are characterized by higher tops and higher bottoms with the pattern slanting against the trend
5) Cup with Handle:
The cup formed after an advance and looks like a half circle or rounding bottom. As the cup is completed, a trading range develops on the right hand side and the handle is formed. A subsequent breakout from the handle's trading range signals a continuation of the prior advance. The cup pattern should take weeks to form without any upper limit. The handle may form over one or two weeks but may also take several months.
A
"V" shaped bottom would be considered too sharp of a reversal to
qualify. The softer "U" shape ensures that the cup is a consolidation
pattern with valid support at the bottom of the "U". The perfect
pattern would have equal highs on both sides of the cup, but this is
not always the case. The handle represents the final
consolidation/pullback before the big breakout and can retrace up to
1/3 of the cup's advance, but usually not more. The smaller the
retracement is, the more bullish the formation and significant the
breakout. Sometimes it is prudent to wait for a break above the
resistance line established by the highs of the cup.
Options are financial instruments that convey the right, but not the
obligation, to engage in a future transaction on some underlying
security. For example, buying a call option provides the right to buy a
specified quantity of a security at a set strike price at some time on
or before expiration, while buying a put option provides the right to
sell. Upon the option holder's choice to exercise the option, the party
who sold, or wrote, the option must fulfill the terms of the contract.
Types of options:
Exchange
traded options (also called "listed options") is a class of exchange
traded derivatives. Exchange traded options have standardized
contracts, and are settled through a clearing house with fulfillment
guaranteed by the credit of the exchange. Since the contracts are
standardized, accurate pricing models are often available. Exchange
traded options include:
Stock Options.
Commodity Options.
Bond options and other interest rate options.
Index (equity) Options.
Options on futures contracts.
Over-the-counter,
or OTC options are traded between two private parties, and are not
listed on an exchange. The terms of an OTC option are unrestricted and
may be individually tailored to meet any business need. In general, at
least one of the counterparties to an OTC option is a well-capitalized
institution. Option types commonly traded over the counter include:
1) Interest rate options. 2) Currency cross rate options. 3) Options on swaps or swaptions.
Employee stock options are issued by a company to its employees as compensation.
Forex
Options
Largest and most liquid market in the world
Liquidity depends on underlying asset & expiry date
24-hour trading action for 5.5 days a week
Not 24-hour. Varying trading hours based on the exchanges
Easier to calculate stop beforehand
Difficult and unreliable to place stops on underlying asset
Minimum slippage and order errors
More room for slippage due to lack of liquidity
100:1 leverage on standard-sized accounts
Leverage
depends on the type of option transaction you want to engage in.
Selling Naked Calls or Puts generally requires a huge amount of margin
No commissions
Commissions on every trade
Most liquid market in the world
Limited liquidy
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 if you write an option
As a professional online trading service Sigma strives to give an
eminent beyond comparison of professional and individualized trading
services, Sigma also provides several facilities for all kinds of
traders.
Sigma helps private and institutional clients achieve
their trading goals by offering an inclusive forex trading package,
along with the state-of-art trading platform, real-time news and
wireless access. We relegate to meeting and exceeding our customers'
expectations with the utmost professionalism and integrity.
Sigma
provides appropriate services satisfying the needs of all business
partners’ specified requirements. A client's profit is our success and
a client's loss is a significant call of action for us, we consider
every client as a special case and a partner.
Sigma's Customer
Support is our business core, as we provide 24/7 customer support. We
keep in touch with all our clients to make sure that we are on the
right pass.
Forex Vs. Options