12: BALANCE OF PAYMENTS AND BOP THEORY- ECONOMIC THEORIES AND MODELS
March 17, 2011 by admin
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12: BALANCE OF PAYMENTS AND BOP THEORY- ECONOMIC THEORIES AND MODELS
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02 UNDERSTANDING ECONOMICS: SUPPLY AND DEMAND.wmv
February 7, 2011 by admin
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Supply and demand. Supply and demand are the two most important terms in economics. A thorough and solid understanding of these terms is crucial for understanding the markets, economics, and some government policies.
So, lets go.
Demand: Demand are the buyers. Or, more specifically, demand is the desire and capability of people to purchase things.
Supply: Supply are the sellers. Or, more specifically, supply is desire and capability of sellers to make things available for purchase.
Once supply increases, when theres more things for sale, prices will decline until it is low enough to attract more buyers to offset the increase in supply.
When demand increases, prices will begin to rise, until theyve risen high enough to attract more sellers to offset the increase in demand.
The Law of Demand: The Law of Demand states that, as the price of an item goes up, and everything else stays the same, the quantity demanded by buyers will go down.
As the price of an item goes down in price, and everything else stays the same, the quantity demanded by buyers will go up.
In other words, people will buy more of something if the price is lower than they will buy if the price is higher.
The Law of Supply: The Law of Supply states that as the price of an item goes up, and everything else stays the same, the amount people are willing to sell will go up.
It also states that, as prices of an item go down, the amount people are willing to sell will go down.
Its just common sense that people will sell more of something if prices are higher and theyre going to be getting more for it than they will sell if the prices are lower and they are getting less for it.
As prices rise, more and more sellers will begin to sell and more and more buyers will stop buying until a balance is reached.
As prices drop, more and more buyers will begin to buy, and more and more sellers will stop selling until a balance is reached.
That balance, the price at which the quantity demanded is exactly equal to the quantity supplied, is known as the equilibrium price.
So, lets look at an example involving wheat being sold by the bushel.
Looking at the supply side, at $5 a bushel, farmers are only willing to supply 100,000 bushels of wheat. However, if the price were $6, farmers are willing to supply 200,000 bushels of wheat.
At $7, theyre willing to supply 300,000, all the way up to $9, where theyre willing to supply half a million bushels of wheat.
And that just is common sense, that people would sell more of something if theyre getting more money for it.
Over on the demand side, if the price per bushel is $5 per bushel of wheat, buyers will buy 500,000 bushels worth.
However, if the price is $7 per bushel, buyers will only buy 300,000 bushels.
All the way to where if the price is $9 a bushel, buyers will only buy 100,000 bushels of wheat.
Which just makes sense, that people will buy more of something when its cheaper and on sale than they will when its really expensive.
Putting the two sides together, we can see that the equilibrium price for wheat, at this particular time, is $7 per bushel.
If the price were to rise above or below $7 per bushel, there would either be a shortage of buyers or a shortage of sellers.
As the price rises above $7, more people start selling their wheat. There is more wheat for sale, yet the higher prices also mean that less people are willing to buy it.
This means that sellers must reduce prices back down to either attract new buyers or to get existing buyers to purchase more.
As the price drops below $7 per bushel, less people are now willing to sell their wheat. Yet the cheaper prices mean that more people now want to buy it.
This means that buyers are now competing with each other for the available supply, which causes prices to rise back up.
Price will move until supply and demand are balanced.
If the price is above $7 for wheat, a surplus will exist. There will be more wheat for sale than people want to buy….
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03 UNDERSTANDING ECONOMICS: GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
July 8, 2010 by admin
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The Gross Domestic Product. The Gross Domestic Product, or GDP, is the total market value of all goods and services produced in a country within a year, including production of any foreign-owned companies operating inside that country.
So, what they do is they take all the goods, all the services, and everything the country produces in a year, add up the value of all that and come up with one big number and that is the GDP.
Here in the United States, the GDP is recorded by the United States Department of Commerce, and its reported every three months.
Looking at a pie chart, you can see the GDP broken down. It consists of about one-third of housing, about 20% of transportation, 13% is food, about 11% is insurance premiums and pensions, about 9% is pensions and social security, 6%s health care, and the rest is entertainment, apparel and services, cash contributions, education, alcohol and smoking supplies, personal care products, reading, and other miscellaneous items.
Here in the United States we have the largest GDP in the world by far. In fact, we are about three times as big as Japan and four to five times as big as Germany, the third largest.
When there is an increase in the GDP, it means that people are spending more. This means companies must produce more, causing an increase in the workforce and a decrease in unemployment.
When the GDP decreases, people are spending less. This means companies must produce less, causing a decrease in the workforce and an increase in unemployment.
In fact, the definition of a recession is two back-to-back quarters of declining or contracting Gross Domestic Product.
GDP figures can be used to determine the health of the economy. When adjusted for inflation, the annual growth of the GDP can be used to indicate whether the economy is growing too slow, too fast, or at the correct level.
The GDP rate of growth is one of the factors used to determine what type of economic policies are needed, including changes in interest rates and government spending.
If the GDP is growing too slow or contracting, economists worrying about unemployment will recommend policies that will help increase growth, such as cutting interest rates or increasing spending.
If the GDP is growing too fast, economists worrying about inflation will recommend policies that will reduce growth, such as raising interest rates or reducing spending.
In addition, the GDP growth rate is often used to make comparisons between countries that have similar economies.
For the most part, the GDP includes three components to total spending: consumer spending, investment spending, and government spending.
Consumer spending, also called consumption, is the largest of the three components, accounting for roughly two-thirds of the Gross Domestic Product.
The most important gauge for consumer spending is income levels. If the GDP is rising, companies will produce more, meaning they will hire more, increasing total income, which will lead to more spending.
If the GDP is declining, companies will produce less, causing them to reduce the number of employees they have, reducing total income, which will lead to less spending.
After consumer spending, probably the next important part of GDP is investment spending. In this case, investment spending doesnt refer to things like stocks and stuff like that.
It refers to companies spending money to grow and expand by adding things like new equipment, new factories, new buildings.
When a company expands by adding new buildings or equipment, it adds to the production capability.
One interesting thing to point out is that, if you look at the graph, that residential investments, by people inside the U.S., is not as large as non-residential investments. In fact, if you look at the graph its about a 2-to-1 ratio.
The third component of the GDP is government spending. Approximately 20% of the U.S. Gross Domestic Product is government spending. Thats a huge number.
Since such a large percentage of GDP is government spending, government can increase or decrease the GDP by changing the amount of money it spends….
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Make Money Consistently Through Forex Trading – Foreign Exchange FX Guide Strategies System Tips
May 22, 2010 by admin
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People often think that in order to become an investor you need a lot of capital to make it worth your while, and believe me, nothing can be farther from the truth.
Certainly, if you are planning to make a living exclusively out of your investment, you will probably need several thousand dollars to achieve that goal, however, the fact is that if you do not start investing you will never learn how to do it and profit from it, nor will you ever have the money to ultimately make a living out of it.
It is a mistake to wait until you have 100,000 or 50,000 to start thinking about ways to invest your money, because the fact is that one of the main components of any investment strategy is time.
Indeed, you will obviously need some capital and an investment strategy backed by your knowledge of the markets or reliable trading tools to help you ride them in a profitable way, but no matter the money you put upfront, your expertise or quality of your trading tools, you will always need time for every investment to mature and give you a return.
For instance, you may invest in the forex market by trading currencies. The return on your investment will be the result of the price movement within a given time frame, so you may open a long position in the EUR USD and hold it for two days for a gain of 3 If you repeat this process every two or three days, you could easily achieve returns of over 20 per month.
The same goes for investments within the stock market, which has its own set of peculiarities, but in the end works similarly in many ways and therefore, time is of the essence as well.
Having a lot of money is not as critical as starting as soon as you can with a consistent investment plan, as this will allow time to turn a small investment into a significant amount of money from which you can ultimately make a living from.
This plan can be laid out by you, based on your own knowledge of the markets, or you can simply use trading tools to help you execute a good one, based on reliable trading strategies that will ensure a consistent growth of your equity and keep you away from loss.
What is important to keep in mind is that making money through an investment is a goal you can achieve as long as you are well prepared to face the markets, and depending on your own style as an investor, you can choose to learn and device your own strategies, or you can simply use trading tools like software or signal services with the ability to help you perform like a pro.
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01 INTRO TO FUNDAMENTAL ANALYSIS
May 7, 2010 by admin
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Tek: Hi, traders. This is Tek. Welcome to my course on Fundamental Analysis.
Fundamental Analysis is the study of the economic, political, and social factors that affect the supply of and the demand for a countrys currency.
Currency prices change due to changes in supply and demand.
When demand increases, a currency will go up in value. When supply increases, a currency will go down in value.
Things that increase the supply and demand for currency include: the Current Account, which records trade flow into and out of a country;
the Capital Account, which records money flow into and out of a country;
economic reports, interest rates, growth rates, inflation, unemployment;
actions or statements by a government, Fed official, Treasury official, or by a central bank;
actions or statements by the IMF, the World Bank, or from a G Meeting;
commodity prices such as oil and gold;
and sentiment.
There is more than one set of beliefs in what affects currency prices.
There are several economic models and theories that traders will study to assist them in analyzing fundamental data.
These theories and models are not absolutes. Rather, they are hypothetical and theoretical examples that give the trader the basic understanding of what moves price so they can use this information to analyze fundamental data.
Some of these theories give opposite information and contradict each other.
In fact, each theory on its own has its own flaws when used as a standalone.
Furthermore, each currency has its own characteristics. What applies to one currency may or may not apply to another.
For instance, the Aussie dollar and the New Zealand dollar are both much more affected by gold prices than other currencies are, because their countries produce a lot of gold.
Traders will study the economic conditions and characteristics for each country so they can properly weigh each piece of economic data they analyze.
This doesnt mean a full crash course in economics is necessary. In my opinion, traders can become fairly knowledgeable with just a little bit of study.
For the first section in the course, well cover an overview of basic economics. Well look at supply and demand, inflation, unemployment, fiscal policy, and monetary policy.
In the next section, well cover the Current Account and Capital Account and a variety of economic theories and models.
In the next section, well look at economic reports and other data.
Then, well have an overview of the individual characteristics for each currency.
And finally, well look at fundamental trading strategies and ideas.
So, here we go. In our next video were going to start our basic introduction to economics with an overview of supply and demand. See you then.
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SHORT SELLING – FOREX BASICS
May 3, 2010 by admin
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SHORT SELLING
This was a practice vid I made before starting the course. I will probably re-do it when I create the section it will go in, but I thought I would post what I have so far.
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UNDERSTANDING MARGIN AND LEVERAGE – FOREX BASICS
April 29, 2010 by admin
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UNDERSTANDING MARGIN AND LEVERAGE – FOREX BASICS
This video attempts to explain how margin and leverage work.
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Duration : 0:5:48
SUPPORT AND RESISTANCE PRICE CYCLES (PART 2 )
April 15, 2010 by admin
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SUPPORT AND RESISTANCE PRICE CYCLES (PART 2 )
This is part 2 of support and resistance price cycles.
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Duration : 0:5:20
SUPPORT AND RESISTANCE PRICE CYCLES
April 11, 2010 by admin
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SUPPORT AND RESISTANCE PRICE CYCLES
This video attempts to show and explain the price cycle between support and resistance for all markets.
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Duration : 0:4:19
UNDERSTANDING CURRENCY PRICING – FOREX BASICS
April 7, 2010 by admin
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UNDERSTANDING CURRENCY PRICING – FOREX BASICS
This video attempts to explain how currency pricing is quoted in the forex market.
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Duration : 0:6:29