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TRADING!!
HOWYOUCANMAKEYOURBANKACCOUNTWORKFORYOU!
BUYEURO/USDBELOWCBNSELLINGRATE
TRADELIVEWITHNAIRA EDWARDAGBAMU
APPRECIATEYOURNAIRA
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LETYOURPASSIVEINCOMEDOTHEWORKFORYOU!!
LEARNHOWTHEMASTERSTRADE
YOURDECISIONSDETERMINESYOURINCOME
YOURMINDSETMAKESTHEDIFFERENCE!
DOYOUKNOWYOUCANMAKECOOLMONEYTRADINGTHEDIFFERENCEBETWEENTHEINTERNATIONAL
CURRENCYRATEANDTHECBNCURRENCYRATE?
THISMANUALWILLSHOWYOUHOW.
IGNORANCEISNOMOREADISEASEITISAKILLER.INFORMATIONYOUKNOWSETSYOUAPARTFROMYOUR
MATES!
MypeopleperishforlackofKnowledge.INFORMATION!
Informationsetsyouapart.AppliedinformationtakesyoutotheheightofUNDERSTANDING.
Letmeshowyouhow:
Forinstanceinthestockmarket,therearetechnicalindicatorsthatindicatethe
riseandfallofstockprices,likewiseintheforexmarket,therearetechnicalindicatorsthatshowstheriseandfall
ofthemajorcurrencieswhichaffecttheotherminorcurrencies;ifyoudontknow,allcurrenciesaretiedtothe
Unitedstatesdollars(USD$),knowitnow!IfNairafallsnothinghappensintheinternationalcurrencymarketbut
seehoweveryothercurrencyareappreciatingnowduetotheforecastofrecessioninAmericaandtheriseinthe
oilprice($107.70)perbarrel.
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CHECKOUTTHEFOLLOWINGSTATISTICS(www.oanda.com)
FXCROSSRATERESULTSMARCH04,2008(INTERNATIONALCURRENCYRATE)
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CBNEXCHANGERATE:DATE3/3/2008
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Table1.2
Fromtheabovetables1.1and1.2,theinternationalrateislowerthantheCBNrateby:
NGNtoUSD:116.78114.980=1.80
NGNtoEURO:177.4239174.726=2.6979
Bigdifferenceyouwillsay!
HowtotradethedifferenceiswhatIwillshowyouinthismanual.
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UNDERSTANDINGFACTORSTHATINFLUENCEPRICECHANGESINFOREIGNEXCHANGERELATINGTONIGERIA
FOREXMARKET
1. SupplyandDemand:commodities,goodsandexchangeratepricesaredeterminedintheopenmarket
formajorcurrenciesunderthecontroloftwoforces;DemandandSupply.
Thelawofdemandandsupplyshowsthathighdemandcauseshighprices.Thisindicatesthatwhena
commodityisscarce,thecommoditypriceshouldbehighandintheincreasebutwhenthereisasurplus
inthesupplyofgoodsandcommodities,thepricesfalls,thisleadstodevaluationofthegoodor
commoditylikewiseCurrency.
Forforexmarket,thevalueofanationscurrencyunderafloatingexchangerateisdeterminedbytheinteraction
ofsupplyanddemand.
NIGERIA(CBN)FOREXMARKET
TheDutchAuctionSystemisadoptedbytheCentralBankOfNigeriaanditistradedonceeveryweek.Thismeans
thattheNairaisinconstantvalueinrelationtoothermajorcurrenciesforaboutfourtofivedayswhilethe
internationalmarketfluctuatesandattheendofthefifthdaytheCBNtradestheDutchAuctionandtheprevailing
internationalrateisusedtodeterminethenairaequivalentforthenextfivedays.
Goingfromtheactiveparticipants(banks)intheDutchAuction(fromwww.cenbank.org/rates/dutch.asp)the
officialCentralBanksite,sometimes7banks,sometimes10BanksparticipateintheDutchAuctionwhichmeans
theseparticipatingbanksdeterminetheexchangerateofNairaforthenextfewdays.Whatthismeansisthatthe
forexmarketinNigeriaisnotinfluencedbyDemandandSupplybutbytheprevailinginternationalrate.
Belowaretheactorsthatcausethecurrenciestoexperiencechangesinsupplyanddemand:
i. Companiesthatexportandimport
ii. Speculatorswholiketoengageinmarketactivity
iii. Centralbanksthatcontrolthemovementofinterestrates(CBN)
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iv. Foreigninvestorsandbanks
Banks.
Theforeignexchangemarkethasbeenassociatedwiththeterminterbankmarket.Thistermwasemployedto
capturethenatureoftheforeignmarketwhenitpredominantlydealtwithbanks.Banksincludedcentralbanks,
investmentbanksandcommercialbanks.
MajorCentralBanksyouneedtoknoware:
a. FederalReserveBankoftheUnitedstate,(USD):ThisisthemostinfluentialbanksincetheUSDisthemost
tradedcurrency.Thefederalopenmarketcommitteemeetsabouteverysixweeks.Thedecisionsmade
bythe(FOMC)arecloselywatchedbyinvestorsbothwithinandoutsideoftheUnitedStates.Itgives
tradersanideaoftheeconomicsentiment,whichcanbeusedtopredictpossibleinterestrate
movement.ItskeyofficialisBenBernankethechairmanofthefederalreserve.
b. EuropeancentralBank(EUR):ThisCentralBankwasestablishedafterthecreationofthetheEUROin
1998.ItoverseestheactionsoftheothermemberEuropeanCentralBanks.TheGoverningcouncilis
comprisedofsixmembersoftheexecutiveboardoftheEuropeancentralBankinadditiontoallthe
governorsofthenationalcentralbanksfromthecountrieswhichusesEuro.JeanClaudeTrichetisthe
presidentoftheEuropeancentralBank.
c. BankofEngland(GBP):themonetaryPolicyCommitteeiscomprisedofninemembersandthemain
officialassociatedwiththebankofEnglandisamanbythenameofMervynKingwhoistheGovernorof
thebankofEngland.Themonetarypolicycommitteemeetsonceeverymonthinordertodiscussany
policychanges.
d. BankofJapan(JPY):ThisbankhasacommitteeheadedbyToshihikoFukuwhoistheGovernorofthe
bankofJapan.Thecommitteemeetsonceortwiceamonth.
e. SwissnationalBank(CHF):thecommitteeconsistsofjustthreepeopleandistypicallymoreconservative
asfarasinterestratemovementisconcerned.ThecommitteemeetsquarterlyandthekeyofficialisJean
PierreRothwhoistheChairmanoftheSwissNationalbank.
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f. RoyalBankofCanada(CAD):thegoverningcouncilmeetseighttimesayearandthekeyofficial
associatedwiththebankisDavidDodgewhoisthegovernoroftheBankofCanada.
g. ReserveBankofAustralia(AUD):Thegoverningcouncilofthisbankmeetsabouteleventimesinayear
andthekeyofficialfortheReserveBankisIanMacfarlane.
h. ReserveBankofNewZealand(NZD):Allthepowerofmonetarypolicyliesinthehandsofanindividual:
TheGovernorofthecentralbankAllanBollardwhomakesthedecisionabouteighttimesayear.
i. CentralbankofNigeria(NGN):theGovernorofftheNigeriaCentralbankisProf.CharlesOluSoludowho
istheheadoftheFederalopenmarketCouncil.EveryinfoontheNigeriaDutchAuctionSystemof
Monitoringthecorrespondingnairarateyoucanfind:www.cenbank.org
2. InterestRatesandForex:interestratesplayaveryimportantroleinthemovementofpricesof
currenciesintheforeignexchangemarket,astheinstitutionsthatsettheinterestratesarethereforethe
mostinfluentialactors.Interestratedictatestheflowofinvestment.sincecurrenciesarethe
representationofacountryseconomy,differencesininterestratesaffecttherelativeworthofcurrencies
inrelationtooneanother.Whencentralbankschangeinterestrates,theycausetheforexmarketto
experiencemovementandvolatility.
Accuratespeculativetradingoncentralbanksactionscanenhancethetraderschancesforasuccessful
trade.Forinstance;inforeignexchange,thelenderistheinvestorholdingthecashorassetsandthe
borrowerisabankinsideaparticularcountry.Thelender(investor)providesmoneytotheborrower
(bank)andwillreceive,afteraspecifictimeperiod,interestinconjunctionwiththeoriginalsumheorshe
putin.
Nowlisten,anincreaseininterestratesencouragestraderstoinvestwithinthatmarketandcausesthe
demandforthatcurrencytorise.Asdemandrises,thecurrencybecomesscarcerandconsequentlymore
valuable(appreciate),moreinvestorsaredrawntothatcurrencybecausetheywillgainhigheryieldon
theirinvestment.
Afallininterestratesdissuadesinvestorsfrompurchasingassetsinthateconomyasthereturnontheir
investmentisnowsmaller.Theeconomyscurrencywilldepreciateasaresultoftheweakerdemand.
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3. Centralbanksroleinfightinginflation:centralbanksfightinflationinvariousways:throughOpen
MarketOperation,indexing,settinginterestratesandothermeans.Inflationcanalsobesetoffbythe
increaseinpriceofjustonecrucialcommodity(foodorenergy)aswell.Anexampleofavolatile
commoditythatcancauseinflationisOIL.Anincreaseinthepriceofoilwouldcauseeveryotheritems
thatuseitasaninputintheproductionprocesstoincreaseinpriceandthereforebegintheinflationary
process.Youcanmonitorthesereportsonworldnewsandgetinsightintothebusinessdaythrough
financialreportsoncurrencies,stockmarketreportcapitalizatione.t.c
IFYOUSPENDYOURTIMEWATCHINGHOMEVIDEOSormovies,thisisagoodopportunityforyouto
CHANGEYOURHABITANDMAKEOUTTIMETOLISTENTOBBCORCNNBUSINESSREPORT.
THEREISNOTHINGLIKEKNOWINGTHECOUNTRYYOUDEALINGTHEIRCURRENCY.CNNEARLYBUSINESS
REPORT(6.15AMGMT)CANGIVEYOUALARGEINSIGHTINTOTHEDAYSTRADING.
Thereareothermajorforexreportyoucanenjoyontheinternet:
1. www.forexnews.com
2. www.fxstreet.com
3. www.currencypro.com
FUNDAMENTALFACTORSTHATAFFECTFOREXMARKET.
Thefundamentalanalysisgaugestheintrinsicvaluesofacountryseconomy,andjudgingonitsexpectedfuture
performance,positionsareopenedtotakeadvantageoftheanticipatedtrendsinthecurrencymarket.
Financialfactors,politicalfactors,andeconomicfactorsarethreecategoriesoffundamentalfactorsthataffectthe
economyofacountrydirectlyorindirectly.
Thefinancialdatareleasesarewatchedduetotheuncertaintyfromtheoutcomeofsuchreleases.The
fundamentalreportsarekeptunderstrictsecrecyuptothetimeofactualoccurrence.Youcancheckeconomic
calendaronwww.cmsfx.comforthedatesofcriticalfundamentalannouncementsandevents.
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Politicalfactorsincludeelections,highleveltalks,crisesandwar.Anymajorupstartinthemajoreconomieswill
haveadrasticchangeintheratesofglobalexchanges.Forinstance,thenucleartestNorthKorea,theJapanese
YenSufferedbecauseanyattackonJapanwilldamagetheireconomyandhencetraderssoldtheirYenandbought
dollars.
Note:
Practicelisteningtonewsandassociateeventswithhowitwillaffecttheeconomythatisinvolvedand
howdoesthisaffecttheNaira.DoestheNairagainoritdevaluates.ForinstanceiftheTogoleseare
abletodevelopNuclearWeapon,howdoesthisaffecttheNigerianeconomyandwhatimpactdoesit
haveontheglobalmarket.Orsay,OpeccutstheamountofBarrelsperdaythatcanbeexportedbythe
OPECNations,whatwillbetheEffectontheinternationalmarketandhowdoesitaffectthedemand
foroilandtheexchangeratesintheOpecnations?Dotheseanalysisyourselfasapracticetest.
Duringtimesofwar,famine,recessionorpoliticalcrises,investorswillmovetheirmoneyoutofriskierinvestment
andputthemintomorestableones.
Stockprices.Thestockmarketofacountryreflectsthepricemovementsandvalueofacountrysbiggest
companiesandfirms.Increase/decreaseofastockindexcanreflectboththegeneralsentimentsofinvestorsand
themovementsofinterestrates.
Havinglearntaboutthefactorsthatinfluencetheexchangeratesletslookatstructuringourtradingsystem.
SYSTEMSWORKSANDKEEPSWORKINGUNTILCHANGED,BUTPEOPLEFAILSOMETIMES!
PSYCHOLOGYOFTRADING:
Yourabilitytocreateandmaintainatradingplanisamajorstartingpointinthereallivetrading.Ifyoufailto
plan,Youplantofailgoesapopularsaying.Disciplineandatradingmethodologyarekeytolongtermsurvivalin
thefinancialmarkets.Whatkindofmarketareyoucomfortablewith.Areyouatrendfolloweroracountertrend
trader?Thesearethetwofundamentallydifferentpreferencesforenteringtrades.ATrendfollowertriestocatch
arelativelylongtermtrends.
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Whileacountertrendtradertriestotradeconsolidationorrangingmarkets.Theyprefertotradethebackand
forthmovementsofasidewaysmarket.Inarangingmarket,thecountertraderwillbuylowandsellhigh(going
long)orsellhighandbuylow(goingshort).Atraderhastohaveagoodfeeland/ortechnicalanalysistobackuphis
orherpredictionaboutthemarketbehavior.Heshouldbewillingtotradeagainsttherecenttrendifheorshe
believestherewillbeapullbackorretraction.youshouldalsobewaryofpricebreakoutsandachangetoa
trendingmarket,whichwouldputcountertrendtradesinjeopardy.
Onceyouhavelaidoutyourguidelinesonenteringandexitingtrades,itisveryprudenttopracticeyourstyleof
tradeanddeterminewhichonereallysuitesyou.Patienceisavirtue.masteraparticularstyleoftradingovertime.
YourtradingstyleshouldfactorinMarketNoise(unexpectedmarketmoves)
Thissystemoftradingisnotagetrichquickschemeandifyouneedasystemthatbringsyou100%returnsper
investment,Ithinkyoushouldhavearethinkabouttradingforex.Sometimesyoujustmakehugeprofits
overnightandsometimesalittleloss.Butwithproperhedgingofyourbusinesswhichyouwilllearnfromthis
manualyoucanneverloose.
Pertradeexposure:
Thisistheamountofcapitalyouasatraderiswillingtoallocatepertrade.Thisisdirectlylinkedtotheamountof
riskyouarewillingtotakepertrade.
Nextletstalkaboutthepsychologyoftrading.Youasatradershouldhavesomeflexibilityinyourapproachin
buildingequity(theamountofmoneyleftwithatraderafterpayingyourdebtsandothersettlements)depending
onyoursuccessandfailures.Itisbettertobuildupequityandtotradewithinthemeansofyouraccountinstead
ofoverleveraging(takingtoobigaposition)andloosingtoohugeamountsonabadtrade.Themoreflexibleand
robustyourtradingplansare,thebetterforyou.
MasterTwomasterEmotions:
Twomasteremotionshavebeenknowntocontrolallhumanactionsanddecisions;fearanddesire.
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Thesetwomajoremotionsdeterminemarketmovement:forinstance,panicbuyingorsellingwhichaffectsthe
ratesofexchange.Yourtradingplaniscreatedtomanageyouremotionsproperlyandyoushouldmanageyour
emotions;fearordesireeffectively.Thiscanbeachievedwithcontinuouspractice.Reasonforfailureformany
newtradersisthattheymakeplansbuttheydontsticktoit.
LETYOURBANKACCOUNTMAKEMONEYFORYOU
Iamnottalkingaboutthe23%interestrateperannumbankspayonyoursavingsaccount.Iamtalkingaboutyou
rakingingoodandcoolmoneyfromyourdomiciliaryaccount.
Step1:Openthreedifferentaccounts:USD($),GBP()andEURO()andyourregularNairaCurrentaccount.
Step2:Fundyouraccount;thisiswhereyougetmixedupalittle.Nottoworry,helpishere.
Tobuy$attheCBNrate,thebankswillnotselltoyouunlessyouhaveagenuineinternationalinvestmentplan
andbackup.
Letsexamineourtable1.1and1.2onceagain:
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CBNEXCHANGERATE:DATE3/3/2008
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ThetwowaysforyoutoobtainyourInternationalcurrencyattheCBNrateare
1. BuyCFABEAC(XAF)attheopenmarketandconverttoDollars:aunitincreaseinXAFisequalto0.2689
increaseinNaira(NGN).Intheopenmarket(blackmarket)youcangetCFAfor0.2750asatthisdate
(03/03/08).
Practice:CBNUSDsellsfor116.78,
XAFintheblackmarketsellsfor0.275.whichmeans3.6364XAF=1NGN(1)
Therefore116.78of3.6364=424.6545XAF(conversionfromNairatoCFA)(2)
From(2),424.6545XAF=1USDthisimpliesfromthetable1.1;422.916XAF=1USD.Fromthe
above,youhave2extraunitsofCFAforthesameamountof1USD.
2. BuyPoundSterling(GBP):
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232.00(NGN)=1GBP(1)blackmarketprice
But1GBP=1.9850USD(2)
From(1),232.00NGN=1.9850USD,whichimpliesthat;
232.00NGN/1.9850=116.876574307NGN/1USD
TRADINGWITHYOURACCOUNTS
NowthatyouhavesetupyourDomiciliaryAccounts(GBP,USD,EUROandNAIRA)youcandecidetotradeanyof
thecurrencyagainsteachotheryouwouldhavetheleveragepromisedbytheonlineinvestors,whichmostof
themdontpayItellyou.
Practice:followingthetrendofthecurrencymarketofrecentbetweenEuroandtheDollarorsayDollarversus
othercurrencies.YoucanconvertyourdollartoEurothroughyourbankofficerandthenwaittillthereisan
uptrendinthedollarvalueandconvertbacktodollarsortoNairadependingonyourinvestmentstrategies
Allthestorieswehavebeenpreachingfromthebeginningofthisbooktillnowisonlymeantforprevious
page/currentpage.Youcanalwayscalloremailmeatgwealth@yahoo.comforfurtherassistance.
Youhaveallthetoolsyouneedtomakeagoodbusiness,onelastword:
YOURDECISIONDETERMINEYOURINCOME
Youcanberichorpoor.Youcanbeveryrichorverypoor,oryoucanjustbeo.k
Itsallinyourdecisiontoday.Watchhowyourdesireorfeardrivesyoutomakedecisions.Masteryourdesiresand
dontbeaslavetoyourfear.Whatyoufearmosthappenstoyou,andseehowwhatyoudesireappearsinyour
physicallife.Youcannotletfearrobyouofthejoyandecstasyofachievingyourgoals.Apopularsayinggoes
whatyouwantwantsyou.Andwhatyouaremovingtowardisalsomovingtowardsyou.Itstimeyou
grabthebullbythehornorgrabthebearbythefur,practicewithsmallmoneyandwatchyourequitygrow.
Thereisnowayyoucanlooseyourmoneyisalwaysinyouraccountandnotinsomeoneelsesaccountwhotrades
foryou.
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Youconvertyourmoneyyourselfthroughyourbank.
24hoursaccesstoyourbankaccount
AndyoucandecidetopeddleyourgainsintheopenmarketjustlikesomeofusaredoingatthisEuroBumper
rate.
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