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Stocks & stock indices
• 3 min read
Factors that influence stock market prices
Ever wondered what affects stock market prices? Learn about the factors that drive stock prices and make informed decisions when trading.
Market reports
• 6 min read
Weekly market report – 16 May 2022
Last week, the crypto sector lost over $270 billion and EUR/USD saw a 5-year low. Learn more about these massive drops in this week’s report.
Deriv MT5
CFDs
+5
• 4 min read
Your guide to Deriv MT5 – the world-famous CFD trading platform
All you need to know about the main features and functionality of Deriv MT5 – the world’s most famous CFD trading platform.
Market reports
• 6 min read
Weekly market report – 9 May 2022
The first week of May saw major announcements of Fed rate hikes which caused chaos in the forex and crypto markets. Read the full details in our report.
DBot
Forex
+2
• 3 min read
An introduction to DBot – Deriv’s trading bot
An introduction to DBot – Deriv’s trading bot
Market reports
• 5 min read
Weekly market report – 2 May 2022
Twitter’s takeover stirred market sentiment along with Facebook's better than expected reports and oil’s gains. Read the details of last week's markets here.
Payment methods
• 3 min read
Various payment methods on Deriv
Wondering how to deposit and withdraw money when trading with us? Read about all the payment methods available on Deriv and choose the one that suits you best.
Cryptocurrencies
Strategies and tips
• 4 min read
What affects cryptocurrency prices?
Wondering how to improve your cryptocurrency trading strategy? Knowing the factors that influence cryptocurrency prices might help. Read our blog to know more.
Market reports
• 6 min read
Weekly market report – 25 Apr 2022
In the last week of April, markets experienced a bit of a stir but none as much as gold, which saw a complete trend switch. Read the report to know more.
CFDs
Options
• 4 min read
CFD trading vs options trading on Deriv
Here's a brief overview of CFD trading vs options trading on Deriv — their key differences and the advantages of trading them.
Strategies and tips
• 3 min read
Deriv’s trading API: your solution to personalised trading
Deriv API gives you a great chance to upgrade your trading experience and earn additional income. Find out what API is, how it works, and how you can use it.
Market reports
• 7 min read
Weekly market report – 18 Apr 2022
While EUR/USD continued its downward trend, GBP/USD not only recovered its losses but secured a weekly gain. Read all the details in this week’s report.
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Cryptocurrencies
Stocks & stock indices
+2
• 4 min read
Fundamental analysis for beginners
Fundamental analysis helps to predict future price movements by evaluating economic and political factors. Learn how to do it to improve your trading strategy.
Forex
• 4 min read
Forex trading on Deriv
Curious about forex trading? Get started now! Find out the forex assets to trade and the different trading platforms you can use on Deriv.
Market reports
• 6 min read
Weekly market report – 11 Apr 2022
Oil’s forecast looks grim, with its prices being down for the second week in a row. Read the full report to know how other markets performed in comparison.
DTrader
Cryptocurrencies
+3
• 4 min read
An introduction to DTrader the trading platform
DTrader is a powerful and easy-to-use trading platform. Get to know its features, trade types, markets and more.
Deriv X
CFDs
+4
• 2 min read
How to trade on Deriv X
New to Deriv X? This step-by-step guide shows you how to trade on this multi-asset CFD trading platform offering a customisable trading environment.
Market reports
• 6 min read
Weekly market report – 4 Apr 2022
Last week’s markets saw a lot of fluctuation but none as much as stocks, which saw its first negative quarter in 2 years. Read the full report to know more.
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Commodities
• 4 min read
3 tips to boost your commodities trading skills
Here are 3 commodity trading tips to help you navigate the highly volatile commodities market.
Market reports
• 6 min read
Weekly market report – 28 Mar 2022
While major cryptocurrencies pushed through recent price resistance levels Terra gained worldwide acclaim. Read how the markets are preparing to end March.
Strategies and tips
• 3 min read
How to avoid trading scams
Find out how to recognise the most common types of online trading scams, and how to identify legitimate trading platforms and brokers.
Market reports
• 5 min read
Weekly market report – 21 Mar 2022
The crypto market traded in the green with Bitcoin seeing a surge and Avalanche posting the biggest rise. Learn more in this week’s market report.
Strategies and tips
Forex
• 4 min read
Factors affecting forex rates
What should you consider before trading in the forex market? We take a look at the different factors that affect a currency’s exchange rate in this blog post.
CFDs
Deriv X
+1
• 4 min read
Beginners guide: the dos and don’ts of CFD trading
Wondering where to begin with the CFD trading? We have prepared the list of main dos and don’ts to help you get started.
Market reports
• 6 min read
Weekly market report – 14 Mar 2022
Amid persistent geopolitical tensions and inflation, the US dollar and Yen reached a four-year high. Read all the details in this week’s market report.
Deriv GO
CFDs
+6
• 2 min read
Cryptocurrency trading for beginners on Deriv
A quick guide on cryptocurrency trading for beginners. Find out what crypto pairs, trade types, and platforms are available for crypto trading on Deriv.
Strategies and tips
• 3 min read
Most common chart patterns in technical analysis
Analysing chart patterns is the easiest way to do technical analysis. Discover how to predict a market's future price movements using different pattern types.
• 5 min read
Weekly market report – 07 Mar 2022
Markets continue to battle turbulent winds as geopolitical tensions refuse to die down. Find out what the market sentiment has been in this week’s report.
Deriv X
CFDs
• 3 min read
Deriv X — a customisable CFD trading platform
We explore Deriv X — a customisable CFD trading platform designed for a personalised trading experience.
Market reports
• 4 min read
Weekly market report – 28 Feb 2022
Safe-haven asset gold was named winner as well as loser for the week. Find out why in this week’s report.
DBot
• 3 min read
Automated trading: what you need to know
Find out what automated trading is, how trading robots work, and why you should use one.
Market reports
• 5 min read
Weekly market report – 21 Feb 2022
Despite tensions between Russia and Ukraine, Avalanche scored gains. How did other markets perform in comparison? Find out in this week’s report.
Cryptocurrencies
Payment methods
• 3 min read
An easy guide on how to buy crypto on Deriv
Eager to jump on the crypto bandwagon? Here is how you can buy crypto with Deriv’s fiat onramp services and start trading.
Market reports
• 5 min read
Weekly market report – 14 Feb 2022
Traders turned to safe-haven assets as markets were impacted by the Russia-Ukraine geopolitical unrest. See how each market performed in this week’s report.
CFDs
Deriv MT5
• 3 min read
Why the trading world loves the MT5 platform
Why is the MT5 platform so popular among traders? Here is everything you need to know about it, including its unique characteristics and security features.
Forex
• 4 min read
Benefits of forex trading
Why trade forex? Check out the benefits of forex trading and see why you should start trading the biggest financial market in the world too.
Market reports
• 5 min read
Weekly market report – 07 Feb 2022
With seven-year-high oil prices and 4 consecutive days of declines for the US Dollar Index, markets have entered February on a turbulent note. Learn more here.
Forex
• 4 min read
What is forex live trading?
Find out what forex live trading is, how currency pairs trading works, and how to begin trading foreign currency online.
Market reports
• 5 min read
Weekly market report – 31 Jan 2022
Last week, the US dollar recorded its best weekly gain in 7 months while gold lost all profits made since the start of 2022. Learn more in our market report.
Stocks & stock indices
CFDs
+2
• 4 min read
What are stocks, how and where to trade them
Here’s a brief overview of what are stocks, how and where you can trade them.
Market reports
• 5 min read
Weekly market report – 24 Jan 2022
Along with the crypto market losing $150 billion, it was a bearish week for our top 4 forex pairs as well. Read the details in this week’s market report
CFDs
Deriv X
+1
• 3 min read
What is CFD trading?
What are CFDs, how does CFD trading work, and how to trade CFDs on margin – everything you need to know in one place.
Market reports
• 5 min read
Weekly market report – 17 Jan 2022
Although gold and oil posted weekly gains, Dogecoin claimed the winner’s cup. Learn how the markets competed in this week's report.
Cryptocurrencies
• 4 min read
What is cryptocurrency?
Wondering what’s the crypto buzz about? Find all the basics of cryptocurrency trading and tips in our blog: what is cryptocurrency, why is it secure, and how to choose one for trading.
Market reports
• 5 min read
Weekly market report – 10 Jan 2022
Markets pushed through volatile waters as they entered 2022. Is this the fall before their rise or an indication of a bad year? Read on to know more.
CFDs
Synthetic indices
• 4 min read
An introduction to synthetic indices trading
In this introduction to synthetic indices trading, learn what synthetic indices are and which platforms you can trade them on.
Market reports
• 4 min read
Weekly market report – 03 Jan 2022
US stocks closed out a record-setting year, gold against euro reached new highs. Check out how markets ended 2021 and predictions for the new year.
Strategies and tips
• 4 min read
Deriv's 2021 in a nutshell
Product launches and new teams – here are Deriv's top highlights in the year 2021.
Market reports
• 4 min read
Weekly market report – 27 Dec 2021
All three major US indices closed higher for the week, as markets welcomed a pre-holiday Santa Claus rally. Check out the market outlook for the end of 2021.
Strategies and tips
• 3 min read
Top 4 trading styles — choose the one that suits you best
Quick trades or longer overnight positions? Explore the 4 most common trading styles and find out which one would work best for you!
Market reports
• 4 min read
Weekly market report – 20 Dec 2021
The Federal Open Market Committee forecasts up to 3 interest rate hikes before the end of 2022. Read our report to find out how traders reacted to this news.
Strategies and tips
• 3 min read
Year-end market holidays 2021 — what to expect
Should you hit pause on trading during the holidays or will you keep going? Find out how the year-end market holidays 2021 could affect the markets in this blog.
Market reports
• 5 min read
Weekly market report – 13 Dec 2021
Soaring US inflation figures fueled oil’s bullish sentiment and caused the dollar to lose ground. Read on to know how the markets performed mid-December.
Strategies and tips
• 3 min read
Support and resistance in chart patterns
Support and resistance are essential elements of technical analysis that help you understand and use chart patterns. Find out what they are and how they work.
Market reports
• 4 min read
Weekly market report – 06 Dec 2021
A volatile week for the US indices with Omicron continuing to fuel their downward trend. Read more about this and Ethereum shedding 15% overnight in our report.
Strategies and tips
• 4 min read
What is technical analysis in trading?
Looking for a way to oversee price movements? Technical analysis might be your answer to it. Find out what it is, and how it works.
Market reports
• 5 min read
Weekly market report – 29 Nov 2021
Omicron pushes Pfizer, Moderna, Zoom and Netflix stocks up, while negatively impacting oil and bitcoin. Here’s how the global markets ended in November.
Commodities
CFDs
+5
• 4 min read
Why trade gold
Gold is one of our most popular commodities to trade – learn what factors affect the price of gold and how you can trade it.
Market reports
• 5 min read
Weekly market report – 22 Nov 2021
Investors favour tech stocks while El Salvador president announces plans of issuing a $1 billion U.S. Bitcoin bond. Read this week's market report to know more.
Strategies and tips
CFDs
• 4 min read
What is leverage in online trading
Have you ever traded with leverage? This blog will explain what it is, how it works, and which markets to trade it with.
Market reports
• 4 min read
Weekly market report – 15 Nov 2021
Downward spiral for GBP/USD, and the US indices closed low. Find out more in this week's market report along with fresh updates on commodity and crypto markets.
Commodities
CFDs
+5
• 3 min read
What are commodities?
Find out what are commodities, the different types in the market, and the most popular ones to trade online.
Market reports
• 3 min read
Weekly market report – 08 Nov 2021
Gold fluctuated while the British pound had a rough week. Get the details in our weekly market report
Strategies and tips
• 3 min read
Weekend trading on Deriv
Too busy to trade on weekdays? Try weekend trading on Deriv and take advantage of the markets that never sleep.
Market reports
• 3 min read
Weekly market report – 01 Nov 2021
The dollar struggled due to GDP data and the ECB kept its monetary policy unchanged. Read our report to find out how the markets performed and what’s in store.
Market reports
• 2 min read
Weekly market report – 25 Oct 2021
After starting the week with a bullish move, the EUR/USD pair failed to maintain its momentum by the week's end. Read how other markets fared in this week's report.
Cryptocurrencies
• 3 min read
Cryptocurrencies you can buy and trade with on Deriv
A quick guide on the cryptocurrency types. Find out the main differences between the top cryptocurrencies and choose the ones you’d like to start trading with
Market reports
• 2 min read
Weekly market report – 18 Oct 2021
Nasdaq had its first major bullish week in the past month. Read more details, along with the other markets' performance, in this week's report.
Cryptocurrencies
• 3 min read
Trading with crypto: Top 3 myths
Don’t want to trade crypto? Trade with crypto! Here is an easy step-by-step guide along with the most common myth debunked
Market reports
• 2 min read
Weekly market report – 11 Oct 2021
Prices of gold are taking a hit and EUR/USD makes a new yearly low. Read how the markets performed last week.
Market reports
• 2 min read
Weekly market report – 04 Oct 2021
Gold prices are falling but is there a possibility of it bouncing back? Find out in this week's market report.
Strategies and tips
• 4 min read
Why beginners need to have an online trading demo account
Find out why you need an online trading demo account if you’re just starting your trading journey.
Market reports
• 2 min read
Weekly market report – 27 Sep 2021
Forex and gold were bearish last week. Read more about the resistance zones and support areas in our market analysis report
Market reports
• 2 min read
Weekly market report – 20 Sep 2021
Is the upcoming FOMC policy going to affect the gold, forex, and Nasdaq markets? Read our weekly market report to find out.
Multipliers
• 2 min read
Deriv multipliers: How they work
Find out what are multipliers, how you can amplify potential profits, and how trading with Deriv multipliers is different from leverage trading.
Market reports
• 2 min read
Weekly market report – 13 Sep 2021
Nasdaq hits record high. Read more in this week's market report.
Multipliers
DTrader
• 2 min read
How to trade multipliers on DTrader
This step-by-step guide will show you the basics of multipliers trading on Deriv’s easy-to-use online trading platform, DTrader.
Market reports
• 2 min read
Weekly market report – 06 Sep 2021
Prices of gold closed green for four weeks in a row and silver prices crossed the four-week high. Read our take on how the markets did last week.
Stocks & stock indices
• 4 min read
Will the rise of the Brazilian stock market continue?
Major players in the Brazilian investment market analyse the economic situation of the stock market and make predictions for the upcoming year.
Market reports
• 2 min read
Weekly market report – 30 Aug 2021
Gold prices held their three-week positive trend. Read our weekly report to find out how other markets performed.
Cryptocurrencies
• 3 min read
Why do you need to get in on the cryptocurrency action?
Wondering why the entire world is going crazy about cryptocurrencies? Here are the main benefits of using crypto that will make you want to have it too
Multipliers
• 2 min read
4 features for better risk management on Deriv multipliers
Discover the tools you can use for better risk management in trading when you trade with Deriv multipliers.
CFDs
Deriv MT5
• 3 min read
Top 3 advantages of CFD trading
Find out the biggest advantages of CFD trading and the easiest strategy for beginners to start a profitable trading journey.
Strategies and tips
• 3 min read
Non-traditional banking: why it’s the Tesla of the financial industry
Does the new non-traditional banking trend impose a threat to brick and mortar banks? Find more about this ongoing competition in our blog.
• 2 min read
BeSquare by Deriv — the IT graduate programme for Malaysians
An IT graduate programme for fresh STEM graduates in Malaysia, where participants work with international teams and gain real-world work experience.
Strategies and tips
• 3 min read
Useful tips on how to trade online
We outline useful tips on how to trade online by looking at how experienced traders trade. Based on the ebook ‘7 traits of successful financial traders’.
Strategies and tips
• 4 min read
Trading for beginners: top 3 tips on how to be a smart trader
Read our top 3 tips on trading for beginners and learn how you can become a smart trader in no time.
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