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How to open a demo account?
In order to open a demo account, you should:- follow the "For beginners" - Open Demo account section;- fill the form at the page by entering:* account owner's full name;* e-mail;* phone number;* country;* account currency;* amount of the ac...
How to open a live account?
In order to open MT4 trading account, you should:- follow the "For traders" - Account opening section;- read the Public offer agreement and accept it by clicking on the "Accept terms of agreement and confirm that I an 18" button;- fill...
Chapter 2. Forex market participants
It is vital to understand what part a private investor plays in the global currency exchange market before starting trading forex. Giving an insight into the types of forex participants, as well as their influence on the market, will help y...
How to change account type?
You can change the account type in the Client Area in the Account Settings> Personal Information section.
How to change the leverage?
You can change the leverage in the Client Area in the Account Settings > Personal Information section.
How to change trader password?
You can change the trader password in the Client Area in the Account Settings > Personal Information section.
How to change investor password?
You can change the password in the Client Area in the Account Settings > Personal Information section.
Unable to open position
One of the main reasons why you could fail to open a deal in a trading platform is typing in the investor password instead of the trader password. Please make sure that you enter your trader password in the authorization form.Another common...
Money Management
Money Management is a set of rules and specific techniques used for minimizing the risks and maximizing profit.The risk is a maximum amount of assets that will be lost until a decision about closing of an unprofitable position is made. Thus...
Dow Theory
The Dow theory is a theory describing the stocks prices behavior with time. The theory is based on a series of publications by Charles H. Dow (1851-1902), an American journalist, the first editor of 'The Wall Street Journal' and one of the...
Fibonacci numbers
The Fibonacci numbers is a theory, named after an outstanding Italian mathematician of the XII-XIII centuries, which affords to use numerical coefficients (Fibonacci numbers), which, in their turn, play an important role in forecasting the...
Average daily trading strategy for EUR/JPY
The average daily trading strategy consists of certain steps, including analysis, setting certain targets, placing orders, and executing a deal. The main idea of such a strategy is that the trade depends on the analysis that you have carrie...
PAMM account
PAMM (Percentage Allocation Management Module) is a trading account designed for trust management of investors' funds. The PAMM account enables beneficial cooperation between account managers and investors. With the PAMM system, profits and...
What is PAMM-contact information filled after the participation request in the PAMM-system and what is it for?
This information will be delivered to your investment counter parties. If you invest money or receive investments, you get the contact information automatically from another party and vice versa. Such scheme ensures a correlation between th...
Can you guarantee that the PAMM-trader will not lose my money?
The PAMM system by InstaForex does not guarantee profit-making by managing traders. It is designed to ensure technical coordination between traders and investors which includes entirely automatical monitoring of PAMM trader accounts, money...
Can the PAMM-trader withdraw my invested funds?
The PAMM system by InstaForex protects investors from the risk of funds withdrawal by a PAMM trader. However, a PAMM trader can withdraw only a part of his share in the PAMM account which not involved in trading.
Can there occur a situation when a refund request by the investor can cause Stop Out immediately on the PAMM-trader's account?
If the investors' share on the trader's account exceeds 90% and there are few of them or just one investor - then such situation can happen. But the PAMM system accepts funds for managing from hundreds of PAMM investors providing the possib...
Can I register an affiliate account in the PAMM-system?
Yes, you can register your affiliate account within the PAMM system. However, this option is only available to register as a PAMM investor and PAMM partner.
Can a PAMM-investor be a holder of the affiliate account by means of which the PAMM-trader account was opened?
Presently, there are no any restrictions on receiving commission from PAMM accounts. Nevertheless, such accounts comply with the common rules of InstaForex affiliate program.
I am a PAMM-investor and I've sent the investment request. The PAMM-trader did not accept it and did not refuse from it as well. When the investment amount comes back to my trading account?
If the PAMM trader is inactive during 72 hours (3 days) after receiving the request, the invested sum will return back to your PAMM investor trading account.
Can a PAMM-Trader disactivate the PAMM-service (refuse from participation in monitoring)?
Unfortunately, you cannot deactivate this option. However, if you want to register with the PAMM system as another participant (PAMM investor or PAMM trader, or vice versa), you just have to open a new trading account. InstaForex does not s...
Which personal data of an Investor is visible for PAMM-trader?
Account number, phone, and email specified at registration with the PAMM system by a PAMM investor are visible for a PAMM trader.
Which personal data of a Trader is visible for PAMM-investor?
Before investing a PAMM investor can see in the monitoring list the PAMM trader's account number, project name, ICQ and Yahoo numbers (always), as well as name and email of the trader if they are visible. Additional information displaying i...
Can a PAMM-investor cancel his investment request?
Yes, the investment can be cancelled by the PAMM investor if it was not accepted the PAMM trader. Also, the investment will be cancelled automatically and returned to the PAMM investor account if it was not accepted by the PAMM trader withi...
Where the investor can see the commission size charged from profit and set by the Trader?
In the monitoring list. If the investment is already accepted, then the information can be found in the My Investments section.
The purpose of the PAMM Affiliate Program
PAMM affiliate system by InstaForex gives every client of the company a chance to take risk-free profit by referring investors to the system. Attracting a PAMM investor to any PAMM account, you get a part of the PAMM trader's profit in case...
How can I become PAMM partner?
In order to register with the PAMM system as a PAMM partner, it is necessary to activate an affiliate program of the PAMM system for the already existing account of a PAMM investor or register a new account as a PAMM partner by choosing the...
What statistics can be accessed PAMM partner?
Registering in the PAMM system as a PAMM partner, you get an access to the Partner Cabinet of InstaForex. It contains standard statistical data compared to usual Partner Cabinet and statistics of the referred investments. Choosing the PAMM...
Example of taking profit
The PAMM trader 111111 sets 50% of profit as the reward for the PAMM partners in the settings of his account (his own reward is 40%). You register in the PAMM system as a partner and refer two investors to the account 111111 by using your a...
Advantages of PAMM Affiliate Program
Having registered in the system as a PAMM partner, you get the part of a PAMM trader's dividends. If someone of the attracted investors starts trading, you get the commission as if your PAMM partner account is usual affiliate account.
Steps of registration in the PAMM Affiliate Program
1. Register with the system as a PAMM partner.2. Choose the PAMM trader accounts you want to attract investors in. You should select the Become an agent option at the page of monitoring list in the PAMM system section of Client Cabinet. Thi...
If the investor replenishs his account, receives bonus and then invests funds in the trading accounts will the bonus be cancelled?
If, when investing funds, the total amount of bonuses received (the amount of bonuses taking into account canceled bonus funds is taken into account) on the account exceeds 30% of the amount of the current free real funds of the PAMM invest...
What is rollover in InstaForex PAMM-system?
Rollover is an option that allows withdrawing profit not returning the investment. The option also comprises the system of profit distribution between a PAMM investor and a PAMM trader according to the yield interest of both parties. After...
Cross accounts
An account registered with the PAMM system as a PAMM partner or PAMM investor can be registered in the ForexCopy system as any participant (ForexCopy subscriber, ForexCopy trader or both).
Do a PAMM trader and a PAMM investor receive a part of annual interest rate profit?
Yes, both a PAMM trader and a PAMM investor receive the annual interest rate profit proportionate to their shares in the PAMM trader's account.
Do a PAMM trader and a PAMM investor receive a part of rebate?
Yes, both a PAMM trader and a PAMM investor get the rebate proportionate to their shares in the PAMM trader's account.
Is the Rollover function available for both PAMM traders and PAMM investors?
The rollover option is available for either participant of the PAMM system. However, a PAMM investor can disable a rollover by a PAMM trader in the profile settings. Thus, the rollover option will be available for the PAMM investor solely.
If a PAMM investor ordered a Rollover, will a PAMM trader get his share of the profit withdrawn by a PAMM investor?
Yes, after the rollover is requested, the part of the profit withdrawn by an investor is credited to the account of a PAMM trader.
When and how does a PAMM partner get a commission for investments of attracted investors?
A PAMM partner receives commission from the profit made by a PAMM trader. Its size is discussed in advance. The commission is credited to the account of a PAMM partner only once: after the attracted investor withdraws the investment from th...
What is the procedure of attaching an attracted client to a PAMM partner?
Every PAMM partner has a code embed in the link, banner or widget. Using this code, the system attaches an investor to a PAMM partner.
Can a PAMM investor activate the PAMM partnership programme service?
Yes, a PAMM investor can do it in the PAMM profile settings.
Chapter 1. Introduction
Until the 1970s, the exchange rate of a particular currency was determined by the country's gold reserves. That was due to the fact that global markets were regulated by the gold standard. Each currency had its equivalent in a troy ounce. H...
Chapter 4. Types of forex transactions
The concept of a forex exchange transaction is closely connected with financial conditions. We classify the precious metals market, the credit market, the stock market, and Forex as the financial markets where financial instruments are obje...
Chapter 6. Buy and sell price of currency pairs and spread
Until now, talking about quotes, we have intentionally used only spot (current) Forex exchange rates to make our website easier to understand. However, a Forex quote consists of two rates (prices) - the sell rate (bid) and the buy rate (ask...
Chapter 8. Trading sessions
Despite the fact that Forex operates within 24 hours, there are certain time frames during which it can be more or less active in relation to transactions with different currencies. It can be explained by the working hours of the world’s ma...
Chapter 9. Forex market and exchange offices
Forex trading is aimed at making money on currency speculations. We have been describing the currency market above but avoided such topics as what starting capital is needed to work on Forex and what profit can be expected. In this chapter...
Chapter 10. Margin trading
In the previous chapter we compared work on Forex with the opportunity to earn from the buy/sell operations at an exchange office. It is obvious that Forex has a range of advantages that allow traders to take significant profit in a short t...
Chapter 17. Stock exchanges and stock indices
Even though this section is devoted to forex education, we will also touch on the stock exchanges and stock indices. At first glance, it seems that the chapter is not related to Forex, but, in fact, it is. Currency rates are interrelated wi...
Chapter 19. George Soros: The story of one trader
Like in every sphere of life, there are outstanding persons on Forex, whose names went down in history. George Soros is one of the most successful traders in the forex history. His career began from the establishment of the Quantum Fund in...
Updating information in the Client Area
Funds accounting lasts for an hour after an InstaCredit investor approves application and receives a security deposit from InstaCredit trader in a sum specified by the parties in advance. And information is updating every hour as well.
An IPO and IPO shares explained.
IPO stands for Initial Public Offering. During this process, a private company offers its shares to the public for the first time, i.e. it becomes publicly traded. The most common reason for this is the need to raise capital and expand busi...
What are the risks?
There are the following risks:- Market volatility: IPO shares can be subject to significant price fluctuations in the early stages of trading. The market demand and sentiment surrounding the company's stock can lead to high volatility, resu...
