We are delighted to inform you that One Financial’s Head of Marketing (Middle East Region), Sherif Sanad, will be appearing live on Al Arabiya at 12:40 PM Dubai time on Thursday 20th  May 2010 to talk about the latest updates about the international financial markets and the impacts of the Euro crash on the global economy.

One Financial, one of London’s leading online CFD brokers, has launched a trading competition that allows participants to invest $100,000 (approximately £67,690) – risk free.

Participants will have two weeks to make use of a $100,000 demo account during the One Trading League challenge, with the person with the largest end balance set to take home a laptop and $1,500 in real cash.

Using the browser-based Edge trading platform, with no downloads required, investors can delve into different market sectors in the hope of winning the top prize.

Applications for an Edge demo account have to be made before 20:00 BST May 31^st 2010, with the competition kicking off at 00:00 BST June 1^st, closing at 23:59 BST June 14^th.

As well as the top winner with the biggest account at the end, there is also the opportunity to claim $500 plus a 20 per cent bonus for the person who takes the title of Most Profitable Trade.

This is the demo account holder who makes the most profitable single trade. This means the single trade that makes the most actual profit, rather than the percentage gain.

The Best Forex Trader prize of $250 plus a 15 per cent bonus will go to the individual who makes the biggest profit from trading forex. All winners will be contacted by telephone seven days after the challenge ends so please ensure numbers are correct and you will be available.

If winners cannot be contacted after a reasonable number of attempts the prize will be given to the runner-up – so keep your phone to hand!

Those of you who are lucky enough to win more than one category will be awarded the highest value prize.

Once an application has been received, participants, who must be 18 or over, can login to the platform straight away and practice before the competition begins.

Despite the temptation to try as many times as possible, the competition is restricted to one demo account per customer.

Existing live account holders can unfortunately not take part, as well as employees of One Financial, their relatives or employees of referring parties.

Money can also be won in One Financial’s free entry Lucky One prize draw, which will be held on June 1^st.

In order to be entered into the $250 draw, those on Facebook and Twitter must send One Financial’s competition-related messages exactly as they appear to friends and followers before the draw date.

It is free to enter and participants are under no obligation to take part in the One Trading League challenge.

Facebook users must ‘like’ One Financial’s fan page in order to take part, while those on Twitter simply have to follow the online CFD broker.

One Financial offers a range of trading platforms for FX, share, index and commodity trading.

Customers with live accounts benefit from a dedicated personal account manager, 24/7 telephone support and a Live Chat function that connects directly to One Financial’s London trading floor.

As well as its browser-based Edge trading platform, investors can use the MetaTrade 4 Platform.

We are delighted to inform you that One Financial’s Head of Marketing (Middle East Region), Sherif Sanad, will be appearing live on Al Eqstadiya at 03:45 PM Dubai time to talk about the closing of the GCC financial markets. Wednesday May 5th, 2010.

1. Use Stop Losses

Using a stop loss – a preset level at which an open trade is automatically closed – is standard good practice; this limits your downside risk and also shows trading discipline, which is paramount in developing a healthy trading account. However, when markets are incredibly volatile, you could see some slippage with the position not being able to be closed at the exact level specified. In volatile markets there is often a “gap” on the open, where an index opens substantially lower or higher than expected, perhaps by as much as 10-15%. With a normal stop loss you will get the first available price.

One Financial will provide stop loss cushions with the aim of reducing the effect of slippage on stop loss orders. The stop loss cushion has been developed to provide the client with an element of protection over such market moves. Our stop loss cushions allow for a slippage of 10 pips in the underlying market before the effects are seen on the client’s account.

It is notoriously difficult to set your stop loss at the right distance from the current traded price, but when markets are volatile, you should set your stop losses wider apart than normal. Otherwise you risk being stopped out before having made any money at all.

2.  Reduce Your Trade Size

Margin is one of the biggest advantages of CFD trading and at One Financial our 1% on FX, Bullion and Indices and 3% on commodities are amongst the most competitive in the marketplace but with any margin trading you should always be aware of how much is required to keep your position in the market.

A general rule of thumb is that no single trading position should amount to risk exposure of more than 5% of your available capital. However, in volatile market conditions this kind of leverage is dangerous as any losses will be magnified even more than normal. The best market practice would be to halve your normal trading size over volatile trading conditions.

3. Limit Your Trades

Volatile markets are associated with high volumes of trading which may cause delays in execution. While online trading normally means you place a trade at the bid and offer you see on the screen, some market-makers may widen bid/offer spreads or even temporarily withdraw tradeable prices. This means that execution can be delayed and prices to execute at may not be available at all. One Financial provides fixed spreads no matter what the market conditions but in times of increased volatility it is sometimes better to limit trade execution.

4. Look to Hedge Positions

In extreme market volatility, trading one product could wipe out your trading capital. One way to limit your exposure to these kinds of risk is to trade a combination of correlated and inversely correlated products.

The strategy would limit any downside while taking advantage of volatility. An example would be to buy Gold to take advantage of safe haven buying and then to also buy dollars to hedge your Gold trade. Dollars have been the safe haven currency when times are troubled but Gold can be a more attractive alternative.

The idea of hedging positions means you use inversely related products which do the opposite to each other therefore giving the trades protection if a strategy risks going wrong.

Another approach is to simply sit out the storm on the sidelines and wait until market volatility calms down. When markets are volatile it offers an opportunity to learn faster than normal. In most cases, due to investors pulling out, an inefficient market is created with potentially more profits to be made.

5. Stick to Your Strategy

During volatile times it is easy to be shaken and diverted from your normal trading strategy but most experienced traders apply the same approach to choosing investments as they normally do.

While it’s tempting to react to the volatility, it’s incredibly difficult to predict moves in the short term, so you have to stick to your trading strategies and limit your risk exposure when times are volatile.

Click here to start a live text chat with one of our experienced  Traders.

We are delighted to inform you that One Financial’s Head of Marketing (Middle East Region), Sherif Sanad, will be appearing live on Al Hurrah at 8:00 PM Dubai time on Thursday 22-04-2010 to talk about tonight’s Barack Obama speech and its impact on the GCC’s financial markets.

We are delighted to inform you that One Financial’s Head of Marketing Sherif Sanad (Middle East) will be appearing live on Al Hurrah TV at 1.00 PM Dubai Time Wednesday 14-04-2010, and on El Ektasadia TV at 3.30 PM Dubai time Wednesday 14-04-2010 to talk about what’s happening right now in the local and international financial markets.

We are delighted to inform you that One Financial’s Head of Marketing (Middle East Region), Sherif Sanad, will be appearing live on CNBC Arabia at 10:30 AM Dubai time to talk about the emerging markets and El Ektasadia TV at 2.15 PM Dubai Time Thursday 08-04-2010 , to talk about what’s happening right now in the local and international financial markets.

Trading platforms have evolved considerably over the years and now provide many useful tools to achieve winning trades.

If you are using MetaTrader 4 or One Financial’s own browser based Edge Platform, the following indicators are available to you:

• Fibonacci
• Bollinger Bands
• RSI
• Moving Average (MA)
• Moving Average Convergence/Divergence (MACD)

At One Financial we would really like to hear how you are using your charting tools and how these assist you with your trading decisions.

Send us a screenshot of how you use them and let us know how they helped to make those winning trades!

We’ll have regular features on our site giving all our demo clients the chance to share their experiences with the rest of the market.

We are delighted to inform you that One Financial’s Head of Marketing (Middle East) will be appearing live on Al Ektesadia TV at 3.30 PM Dubai Time Wednesday 31 – 03 – 2010, to talk about what’s happening right now in the local and international financial markets.

We are delighted to inform you that One Financial’s Head of Marketing (Middle East) Sherif Sanad will be appearing live on Al Ekhbariya at 2.15 PM Dubai Time Tuesday 23rd March 2010 , to talk about what’s happening right now in the local and international financial markets.

We are delighted to inform you that One Financial’s Head of Marketing (Middle East) Sherif Sanad will be appearing live on CNBC-Arabia March 4th. at 11:45 AM Dubai time, to talk about what’s happening right now in the British Economy and the impacts of the election on the pound.

We are delighted to inform you that One Financial’s Head of Marketing (Middle East) Sherif Sanad will be appearing live on Al Ekhbariya on Wednesday March 3rd at 2:15 PM Dubai time, to talk about what’s happening right now in the global financial markets.

We are delighted to inform you that One Financial’s Head of Marketing (Middle East) Sherif Sanad will be appearing live on Al Arabiya at 1.40 PM Dubai Time Thursday 25 – 02 – 2010, to talk about what’s happening right now in the local and international financial markets.

One Financial is pleased to introduce its new multi lingual Direct Access News Portal providing clients with technical analysis covering 25 of the most globally traded financial instruments.

You can benefit from news reports released up to 7 times a day keeping you completely up to date with markets action.

Normally on offer exclusively to our VIP clients, for the next 30 days, any client funding with more than $5,000 will automatically be signed up to this service for the rest of their One Financial trading career.*

Don’t miss out on this opportunity and chat to a One Financial representative today to find out more.

Fund Your Account Now or Open New Account with One Financial

*Terms and conditions

1. These terms and conditions govern the provision of the Direct Access News Portal (“Portal”) to One Financial customers.
2. The offer is valid until 12th March 2010.
3. You must be 18 or over to be eligible to participate.
4. New customers who have applied for an account, been accepted as customers and funded their account with a minimum of $5,000 by 12th March 2010 will be eligible to receive the Portal.
5. If you are an existing customer, you must deposit a minimum of $5,000 by 12th March 2010 in order to be eligible to receive the Portal.
6. The offer is restricted to one account per customer.
7. One Financial is the arbiter of the promotion and reserves the right to alter, amend or foreclose the offer and these Terms and Conditions at any time without prior notice and in the event of any dispute its decision is final.
8. The offer cannot be used in conjunction with any other incentive offered by One Financial.
9. Where not specifically covered herein, the relevant One Financial Client Agreement will apply where appropriate.