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Value Flow – A Crypto Services Ecosystem

Apr 19, 2024 by Sujata Muguda 0 Comments #Crypto fund, #Crypto Industry e, #Crypto Lending, #Crypto Services Ecosystem, #Decentralized Finance, #DeFi Smart Vaults, #Discounts, #NFT, #NFT Marketplace, #Real World Assets tokenization, #Rewards, #RWA token, #Saas:, #Security Token, #Staking, #tokenization, #Trading, #Trading AI Bots, #Trading Technology, #Value Flow, #Value Flow ecosystem, #VFlow Bots, #VFLOW Token

What is Value Flow and what does it solve?

Value Flow is creating a Crypto Services Ecosystem that will be powered by the VFLOW Token. As the Crypto Industry evolves the opportunities that this market offers change constantly. No one can predict which is the next crypto services sector that will offer the best returns in the upcoming bull run. Furthermore, simplicity and accessibility remain two factors that can unlock a serious value inflow to the Crypto Market by people who now struggle to figure out how the crypto economy works.

Value Flow will offer a series of services such as: Futures Trading AI Bots, Security Token Offerings for Real World Assets tokenization, DeFi Smart Vaults, Crypto Lending, and Staking. The scope is to unify all these services under one roof so the VFLOW Holders can easily navigate and select the services that they wish to interact with. The range of services cover all crypto sectors so the users will be able to benefit from any of the services that boom during the next bull run.

The platform charges a 20% success fee for all profits that are generated using the services. The participation in membership means that the users of the platform have interests that are aligned with the platform developers, creating a community of shared interest in maintaining the platform and the token value.

the Value Flow ecosystem

Token Overview

● Token name: Value Flow
● Token symbol:VFLOW/USDT
● Total supply: 250M

The VFLOW Utility token is the main shaft of the ecosystem. More specifically, it grants access to all our services. Furthermore, the Token Holders gain discounts and airdrops based on their account level. The more tokens’ Holders have in their wallets the more benefits they get.

● Rewards: Hold VFLOW for 365 days and receive part of the 10% from the Income Wallet Amount that will be airdropped to the Token Holders in USDT.
● Discounts: Pay for any of our services success fees with VFLOW Tokens and receive 20% discount.
● Staking: % Annual APY for 365 Days Lock-up + part of the 10% Company Income Wallet annual airdrop.
● RWA token access: Buy and stake VFLOW Tokens in order to access the RWA Pools.
● NFT: Buy NFT’s with your VFLOW Tokens to receive extra discounts.

What are the strengths of Value Flow?

● Trading engine: The Value Flow Team has completed the design and coding of the VFLOW Trading Engine. The Trading Engine is an algorithmic mechanism that consists of 34 parameters that can produce over 3000 trading strategies combinations. The Trading Engine can adjust to any cryptocurrency trading pair in any exchange and in any time frame. It analyzes the trading data and then produces the best strategy script to power a specific trading bot.
● Saas: The Trading Engine Software will become available on Trading View as a strategy under a subscription model. The Uses will be able to pay the subscription in USDT or in VFLOW Tokens (for a discount).
● VFlow Bots: The Company will create a Copy Trading Platform that will support restricted API connection to all major exchanges. Through this platform, the Company is going to offer access to its Trading Bots. The services success fee will be set to 20% for the profits generated. The users will be able to register in the platform and connect their exchange accounts through the restricted ip API bridge. When the service generates profits the users will receive an invoice they must pay in USDT otherwise they get disconnected from the service.
● Crypto fund: The Company is going to set up a Crypto Fund that will use the Trading Engine Technology to manage large Investor portfolios.

What does the Value Flow ecosystem include?

Trading Technology

Value Flow’s vision is to become a Trading Technology Vendor. This is why they designed the Trading Engine, a Trading View Strategy, which will become a valuable tool for every trader. And this will happen because it offers you the ability to combine multiple trading strategies and techniques with just a few clicks. In the world of automated trading, you need the best tools you can find.

Decentralized Finance

Users will be able to connect their hot wallets and design their own strategies or select some of Value Flow’s strategy templates.

NFT Marketplace

There will be promoting specific collections that VFlow is going to design along with your digital creators but also along with athletes and sport clubs.

Tokenization

In Value Flow’s Real-World Asset Pools, you will be able to participate in new Token offerings that will have to do with the Traditional Economy. VFLOW Services offers the platform and regulatory framework so Companies can issue their RWA Tokens.

 

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Trading for Beginners: Expert Shares Crucial Mistakes to Avoid

Mar 16, 2024 by Sujata Muguda 0 Comments #Expert Share, #Forex, #Gold, #Indices, #Trading

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Over the last month, Google searches for ‘trading for beginners’ surged by 90% in the UK. The explosive popularity of TikTok’s “FinTok” or “MoneyTok” financial education videos, which have amassed over 23 billion views, indicates a widespread quest for online financial guidance.

However, with the surge in interest towards trading, it’s important to do your research. To help those learning about investment,  City Index has provided a list of the most common trading mistakes and how to steer clear of them, as well as insights on the most popular markets to trade in right now.

1.Cutting winners short and letting losers run

This mistake is often the product of a desire to secure gains and avoid losses. Example: A trader buys a promising tech stock. When it rises a bit, they sell out of fear of losing these small gains. Conversely, they hold onto a dropping stock for too long, hoping for a recovery.

Potential solution: Establish a clear exit strategy in advance. Using stop-loss and take-profit orders can automate this process, ensuring you’re not cutting profits short or holding losses.

2. Not developing a plan

Trading without a plan is like navigating unknown waters without a map. It can lead to impulsive and inconsistent decision-making.

Example: A novice trader jumps into the forex market based on a hot tip but doesn’t have a strategy for when, or how much, to buy and sell.

Potential solution: Putting together a comprehensive trading plan that outlines goals, risk tolerance and methodology can provide a roadmap for consistent decision-making and help avoid impulsive trading.

3. Not setting stops and limits in advance

Not setting stop-loss or take-profit points before placing a trade leaves traders vulnerable to market volatility and potentially significant losses.

Example: A trader enters a gold trade, expecting prices to rise. A sudden fall in prices leads to more significant losses than they were prepared to take.

Potential solution: Implementing stop-loss and take-profit orders automates risk management. These tools close trades when specific conditions are met, securing profits or limiting losses.

4. Not understanding the impact of leverage

Leverage allows traders to open positions for just a fraction of the full cost. While this can amplify potential profits, it can equally magnify losses.

Example: A trader uses high leverage to open a large forex position – a slight movement against their prediction results in substantial losses due to the use of leverage.

Potential solution: Responsible use of leverage is crucial. Understanding the risks associated with leverage, and knowing how much you’re comfortable potentially losing, is a key part of trading strategy.

5. Trading emotionally

Trading is as much a mental game as it is about numbers and trends. Allowing emotions to dictate trading decisions often leads to high-risk behaviours and inconsistent results.

Example: After a series of successful trades, a trader becomes overconfident and begins to risk more than they can afford to lose.

Potential solution: Stick to your trading plan and resist the urge to make impulsive decisions based on recent wins or losses.

The most popular markets to invest in right now

Indices

Stock indices like the S&P 500, Dow Jones, NASDAQ, and others around the world, such as FTSE 100 and Nikkei 225, represent a basket of leading stocks from a particular country or region. They’re often seen as proxies for the overall performance of the market or economy they represent.

For new traders, indices offer a simple and efficient way to gain exposure to broad market movements, instead of betting on the performance of individual companies.

While trading indices, it’s important to be aware of the factors that can influence the movement of the index, such as economic indicators, interest rates, political events, and earnings reports.

Forex

Foreign exchange (forex) is a decentralised global market for the trading of currencies. It’s the largest and most liquid financial market in the world, with trading volumes exceeding $5 trillion per day.

Forex trading involves the simultaneous buying of one currency and selling of another, which are known as currency pairs (like EUR/USD or GBP/JPY). Traders aim to take advantage of fluctuations in these exchange rates to make profits.

This market is open 24 hours a day during weekdays, providing flexibility for traders. Important influencing factors for forex trading include interest rates, inflation, political stability, and the economic performance of the respective countries.

Gold

Gold has been a store of value and a symbol of wealth for thousands of years. In the trading world, gold is a popular commodity market as it’s often used as a hedge against inflation, currency risks, or economic and political uncertainty.

As its value is not directly correlated with the stock market, it is often considered a useful asset for portfolio diversification. The price of gold can be influenced by various factors such as supply and demand, global economic health, real interest rates, and geopolitical events.

Crude Oil

Oil is a critical global energy source and therefore one of the most traded commodities in the world. The volatility and potential for significant price movements make oil an attractive commodity for traders, however, more volatility also increases the risks..

However, oil trading is complex and influenced by numerous factors. These include geopolitical tensions, OPEC policies, natural disasters, changes in supply and demand, and significant global economic indicators. Oil trading can be done via oil futures contracts, ETFs that track oil prices, or stocks of oil companies.

Stocks

Stocks are considered the most traditional form of investment. When buying equity, a trader is purchasing a small piece of ownership in a company.

Speculative traders take positions on individual equities to seek returns if a company performs well, and can even go short if they believe the company is facing headwinds. Still, it carries a higher risk compared to diversified trading like indices.

When focusing on equities, traders need to analyse the company’s financial health, industry position, and broader market and economic trends – all of which can influence the company’s share price.

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Zebu to offer trading facilities in the US for its investors

Nov 11, 2020 by Gouri Achary 0 Comments #Finance, #investors, #Stockal, #Trading, #V Vijayakumar, #Wealth managemen, #Zebu, #Zebu Share and Wealth Managements Pvt Ltd, #Zebull

Zebu Share and Wealth Managements Pvt Ltd, a leading financial services solution provider in India, will be offering trading facilities in the US for its investors. It is one of the few financial players in the market to be offering this facility for ushering Indians seamlessly in the global market. According to Reserve Bank of India (RBI) a resident Indian can invest up to $250,000 overseas each year under the Liberalized Remittance Scheme (LRS).

US stock markets are home to some of the fastest-growing companies in the world. For creating this investment opportunity, Zebu has collaborated with US-based Finance and Wealth management start-up- Stockal. Headquartered in New York, with its India office in Bangalore, Stockal is backed by investors with pioneering backgrounds in financial services and technology in the United States, UK, India and Singapore.

V Vijayakumar, Founder & CEO, Zebu said, “We have seen a huge spike in the number of investors taking interest in the stock market in the last seven months owing to the lockdown. It has helped us further expand our customer base. Stockal is building a platform that enables investments in a diverse set of global assets from a single account, from anywhere in the world. Through this facility of overseas investment, we want to offer our clients an option to diversify their portfolio outside of the Indian market and access multi-asset investment opportunities. People are these days interested in new-age technology companies. While Indian stock market offers various exciting investment opportunities, the US market is known for its tech giants- in which people are keen to invest.”

The lockdown has sparked interest in people around trading and exploring the stock market and other financial services. It is interesting to note that most of Zebu’s investor/trader user base consist of people below the age of 40. In the digital era, it has become imperative for all to make use of safe technology to make lives easier. Currently, Zebu is offering a Trade on-the-go platform- Zebull. It is that helps its customers to execute their orders own.

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Investment platform Groww launches Intraday Trading and ETFs

Oct 11, 2020 by Gouri Achary 0 Comments #ETFs, #Groww, #Lalit Keshre, #Trading

India’s fastest-growing investment platform – Groww has launched Intraday Trading and ETFs , expanding their product suite. With the launch of these products that cater to two diverse niches within the investing spectrum, Groww aims to provide a gamut of investment options to millennial investors with varied investment objectives.

With intraday trading now enabled on 350 + stocks and select ETFs on Groww, investors can short sell, place a stop-loss order, and track price movements through candlestick charts, within just a few clicks.

On the other hand, ETFs as an asset class can be explored by users who are inclined towards passive investment instruments. With Groww, investors can check all information related to ETFs such as expense ratio, fund manager details, scheme objectives as well as track the live price of the underlying securities on-the-go.

Groww has launched Intraday Trading at a time when the stock trading is gaining unprecedented popularity amongst Indians, especially young millennials. CDSL reported that the number of Demat accounts with CDSL crossed 25 million last month, registering a 25% increase as against the pre-lockdown numbers. Moreover, since March, mobile trades have more than tripled in September, according to BSE’s trading data.

Speaking on the launch, Lalit Keshre, Co-founder and CEO – Groww said, “The launch of intraday trading and ETFs on our platform is in line with our promise to provide our customers with all kinds of investment options on a single platform. We already have all the direct mutual funds and gold available on the platform. In the days to come, we will keep adding more features to provide an all-encompassing investing experience”.

Groww also plans to follow this launch with a series of learning modules aimed at educating its investors about the intricacies of intra-day trading and ETFs. The company launched stocks investing on its platform in June 2020 and has recorded more than 4.5 Lakh Demat accounts within a short span, thereby becoming one of the fastest-growing discount brokers in the country. Currently, in invite-only mode, customers would soon be able to invest in US equities on Groww app as well.