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GettingtoKnow theCurrencies

12 Key Questions to Ask

FundamentalBias

Question#1: Doesyoureconomyrun atradesurplusora tradedeficit?

#1TradeDeficit/Surplus

#1TradeSurplus

#1TradeDeficit

Question#2: Whatdoesyour economyexport?

#2YourExports

#2YourExports

#2YourExports

#2YourExports

#2YourExports

#2YourExports

Question#3: Towhomdoesyour economyexport?

#3WhomYouExportTo

#3WhomYouExportTo

#3WhomYouExportTo

Question#4: Whatdoesyour economyimport?

#4YourImports

#4YourImports

#4YourImports

Question#5: Fromwhomdoesyour economyimport?

#5WhomYouImportFrom

#5WhomYouImportFrom

Question#6: Doyouhavean attractivegovernment debtmarket?

#6GovernmentDebtMarket

#6GovernmentDebtMarket
NewZealand 4.49% Australia 4.15%

Canada 2.19%
10YearYieldsasofSeptember13,2011 10

#6GovernmentDebtMarket
Greece 25.06% Portugal 11.42%

Ireland 8.86%
10YearYieldsasofSeptember13,2011 10

#6GovernmentDebtMarket

#6GovernmentDebtMarket

UnitedStates 1.99%

10YearYieldsasofSeptember13,2011 10

Question#7: Doyouhavean attractiveequitiesmarket?

#7EquitiesMarket

#7EquitiesMarket

#7EquitiesMarket

Question#8: Tellmeaboutyourcentral bank.Whatareits mandates?

#8CentralBankMandates
MaximumEmployment GoosetheEconomy StablePrices FightInflation

#8CentralBankMandates

#8CentralBankMandates
MaximumEmployment StablePrices ModerateLongTerm InterestRates

#8CentralBankMandates

StablePrices

#8CentralBankMandates
MonetaryStability FinancialStability

#8CentralBankMandates
MonetaryControl CurrencyControl

Question#9: Doyouhaveanover involvedgovernmentthat likestointerveneinthe forexmarket?

#9GovernmentInterventions

#9GovernmentInterventions
1998 StrengthenJPY 2000 WeakenJPY 2001 WeakenJPY 2002 WeakenJPY 2003 WeakenJPY 2004 WeakenJPY 2010 WeakenJPY

#9GovernmentInterventions
PeggedtheCHFtotheEUR 1.2CHF=1EUR

Question#10: Whateconomic announcementsare importanttoyou?

#10EconAnnouncements
InterestRates TradeBalance RetailSales Employment GDP Inflation

#10EconAnnouncements
GermanZEW GermanIFO

#10EconAnnouncements
TankanIndex TokyoCoreCPI

Question#11: Areyouasafehaven currency?

#11SafeHavens
VIX

#11SafeHavens

#11SafeHavens

Question#12: HowcanItradeyou?

#12HowCanITradeYou
SpotForex ETFs ETNs Options ForexFutures

#12HowCanITradeYou
SpotForex:EUR/USD ETF:FXE

Futures:EC/6E

ETN:ERO

FundamentalBias

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12 Key Questions to Ask

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