January 9, 2010

Hannah Montana is Coming to An End

Enjoy Miley Cyrus in the role of Hannah Montana while you can, Disney Channel viewers. You won't be seeing her as that iconic character for much longer.

The actress will hang up her alternate persona in 2010, as the fourth season of this series will be its last. Filming on it begins this month and the show's final episode will air some time in the fall.

"It's one of the things [her character Miley Stewart] has been wrestling with for months," Disney Channel executive Andy Bonnett said. "Whether it's time to make a decision to continue being Hannah Montana or just be a regular, ordinary girl."

It's unclear which path the character will choose, but it's been clear for awhile that Miley is ready to break away from the series.

As Hannah

Cyrus has said she doesn't like pop music and many of her magazine spreads make it apparent this is a young women ready to be seen as more than a Disney character.

We actually encourage the move. Our problems with Miley stem from her attempts to play innocent one moment, and then ride a stripper pole the next.

If she wants to grow as an artist and be taken more seriously as an adult, she should definitely leave Hannah Montana behind. But will her fan base follow her?

You tell us!

American Idol First Look: Celebrity Judges Galore!

Yes, Ellen DeGeneres is coming on board American Idol as a season nine judge.

But not until February 9, when the world's most popular television show moves to Hollywood.

Until then, Idol will feature its three main judges - Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson and Kara DioGuardi - along with a special celebrity judge each week. These guest panelists will include:

Neil Patrick Harris, Avril Lavigne, Mary J. Blige, Shania Twain, Katy Perry, Victoria Beckham and Joe Jonas.

But don't just take our word for it. Check out shots of these actors and singers in their unique roles below. (And let us know if you can figure out what Victoria Beckham knows about singing.)

Joe Jonas on Idol

Kristin Chenoweth on IdolBeckham on IdolHarris on Idol

Mary J. Blige on IdolKaty Perry on IdolAvril Lavigne on Idol

Jake Pavelka Speaks on Rozlyn Papa Scandal

Earlier this week, an inside source dropped some Bachelor bombshells.

In addition to naming the alleged winner this season on the reality show, The Bachelor spoilers we came across revealed the details behind the season's big scandal.

Rumors suggested that model Rozlyn Papa had an inappropriate relationship with a producer on the program and will be sacked on Monday's episode as a result.

Yesterday, Rozlyn confirmed as much - that she was kicked off, at least.

She denied an affair took place, and bashed the show's manipulative ways. According to our source, the scandal was manufactured as a means of booting Roz.

Today, The Bachelor star Jake Pavelka addressed the issue.

Pavelka PhotoThe Bachelor: Rozlyn

"I didn't believe it at first," Jake confessed to ET. "I've never been cheated on. I thought it was something that was being produced and thrown at me."

"As it was unraveling, I realized it was serious. Everything that's going to air Monday is exactly the way it happened. No embellishing or holding back."

Whatever you say, Jake Pavelka.

Rozlyn Papa adamantly denies the fling, saying "I did not have a sexual relationship with a producer on the show" and did absolutely nothing wrong.

She had a relationship with "someone on the show" but insisted they are not and were never a couple. The real reason she got kicked off? Her son.

For whatever reason, she could not keep in contact with him as she had been promised, and had a meltdown, at which point ABC wanted her gone.

Earlier this week in a radio interview, The Bachelor host Chris Harrison called the incident "incredibly unfortunate ... horrible decisions were made."

Yeah ... by the producers. Rozlyn Papa is cute!

Liam Hemsworth Reportedly Moves in with Miley Cyrus

Earlier this week, Liam Hemsworth and Miley Cyrus were spotted strolling down the street.

But a new report says these two are sharing more than a walk these days: they are sharing a roof!

According to The National Enquirer, Miley threatened to move out of her family's Toluca Lake, California home unless her parents allowed her new Australian boyfriend to shack up with them.

"In the end, Billy Ray and Miley's mom, Tish, decided they'd rather have Miley under their roof with Liam than not knowing where she is at night," a family friend told the tabloid, adding that the parents at least insisted on separate bedrooms for the couple.

Miley and Liam

This actually isn't the first time the Cyrus family has made such an arrangement. In November 2008, Miley's man (and we do mean man!), Justin Gaston, moved in with his young gal pal and her parents.

"Billy Ray believes it's better to keep Miley on a short leash and to monitor her, rather than alienating her and risking a rebellion," the source said. "Whatever happens in her relationship with Liam, her parents want Miley with them for as long as possible."

That may not be for very much longer. Miley is leaving Hannah Montana this year and has made it clear she wants to be treated like an adult.

Her parents should enjoy her company while they can... and cover their ears with a pillow at night.

Brittany Murphy 911 Call: Released, Gut-Wrenching

The 911 call made the day Brittany Murphy died, in which her mom can be heard crying to the dispatcher, is as upsetting as you would imagine it is.

"My daughter is passed out," Sharon Murphy pleads as a composed 911 operator tries to instruct her mom and another person how to perform CPR.

The other person there is presumably Simon Monjack, Brittany's husband.

Describing the situation, Sharon says her 32-year-old daughter was walking around dizzy at one point and "couldn't walk right. She's had a cold."

Brittany Murphy died December 20. A cause has not been determined.

You can listen to the Brittany Murphy 911 call below, but please be forewarned, it is tragic. The devastation her poor mom felt is palpable ...


Brittan

Automated Forex Trading Vs Discretionary Forex Trading



There is a debate whether forex trader should use automated forex systems or have discretion in their trading. Purely automated forex trading involves the use of back testing and rules to generate every trade they make. Discretionary forex traders on the other hand use signals as an alert and then make a decision on whether to trade or not.

Automated forex trading involves having your computer make clear cut forex trading signals and the trader will not second guess the system. They will ignore all emotions and thoughts about the market and are disciplined enough to make the trades when the system alerts them to do so. Obviously not everyone is that disciplined and as such automated forex system software has been developed to completely remove the trader. These are also known as forex trading robots.

The major problem in automated forex systems is that it is impossible to program proven forex methodologies into an automated forex trading system. A good forex trader can see patterns in the market that a forex robot can not see. For example, I have yet to see a forex robot that can identify a hunch. Believe it or not but there are times when I can get a hunch that the market is not doing the right thing and I am correct. An automated forex system will never be able to do this. At least, not yet.

Another weakness of automated forex robots vs. discretionary systems comes in situations in the market that are fundamental in nature. I have yet to see an automated forex system that can identify how I should trade if there is an earthquake in Saudi Arabia that increases the price of oil. Many forex trading situations are created by fundamental reasons and the forex robot will probably not be able to identify these situations.

Automated forex trading is especially useful for the forex trader who has problems in executing forex trades. Many a forex trader never follows their own forex systems and end up getting paralysis when they are supposed to trade. The forex robot will aid such a trader in such a scenario by placing the trade as long as the trading signal has been generated.

If you have a problem finding time to trade your forex system, an automated forex system will ensure that you never miss any signal generated by your trading methodology. The forex market is a 24 hours market making it impossible for a forex trader to follow all the trades that his system is producing. Having a forex trading robot should take care of that.

Overall, it is hard to say what approach works. Forex traders make money both ways. I make an effort to have both a forex robot to trade for me, especially if I know I will not be following the forex market for long and discretion when I have time to follow the currency market. If you have a forex trading methodology that works, then stick to it.

Forex Trading — Opportunities for Individuals



Forex Trading-How Can Individual Investors Benefit?

Indeed large multinational and individual banks and other major financial institutions have dominated FX trading (also known as Forex trading), but there is a paradigm change in the nature and type of investing. According to one estimate, in the new millennium, there are over 6 million online investment accounts, up from 1.5 million in 1997. As a result, start-up firms now compete directly with financial institutions to serve investors in the new technologically driven economy, and the clear winner is the customer. The competition between the brick and mortar institutions and the Internet-based companies has dramatically lowered the costs of investing, and empowered the individual investor to take control of their own investment strategy in Forex trading.

We know Forex trading is direct access trading of currencies. In the past, foreign exchange trading was limited to large banks and institutional traders but recent advancements in technology have allowed small traders to take advantage of the many benefits of Forex trading using online trading platforms to trade. Virtually Forex trading is done 24 hours day and almost 5 ? days of a week. In the recent times, online trading has revolutionized the currency markets by making it accessible to the small and medium sized investor.

The Forex trading is perhaps the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average turnover of approximately $1.5 trillion. Foreign Exchange is the simultaneous buying of one currency and selling of another. The world's currencies are on a floating exchange rate and are always traded in pairs, for example EUR/USD or USD/JPY or USD/INR etc.

In the new millennium, the Forex trading has become accessible for an individual investor or small group of investors. In the current scenario, investors reap many benefits from Forex trading than stock market, e-mini futures and such other trading. Today mostly traders are choosing Forex trading than stock trading because there are approximately 4,500 stocks listed on the New York Stock exchange. Another 3,500 are listed on the NASDAQ. In spot Forex trading, you have 4 major markets, 24 hours a day 5.5 days a week. If you are so inclined, you have approximately 34 second-tier currencies to look at in your spare time. You can concentrate on the major forex and can find your trade. When you are investing in forex you can spend your afternoon on the golf course or with your spouse watching movie or celebrating holidays-in short it is easy and hassle free than stock/future market.

Not only is it an accessible, easy and less capital-intensive business opportunity, but it is much more cost efficient too to invest in the Forex market, in terms of both commissions and transaction fees. Generally, commissions for stock trades range from a low of $7.95-$29.95 per trade with on-line brokers to over $100 per trade with traditional brokers. Opposite to that, typically stock commissions are directly related to the level of service offered by the broker. At the high end, traditional brokers offer full access to research, analyst stock recommendations, etc. In contrast, on-line Forex brokers charge significantly lower commission and transaction fees.

The Advantages and Disadvantages of Forex Automated Trading Software



Nowadays people are getting into Forex. When they do, then they would like a system that can help them make life easier. You have probably joined Forex to earn fast money. But how would you like if there is an automated system for Forex that doesn't just earn you huge profits, but it also help you save time and make your life easier by doing Forex trading automatically without needing your all-time supervision? It's double the benefit! In addition to that, a Forex automated trading software comes in a very easy way to understand and steps to follow; even a beginner in Forex can now make trading and earn fast income. Now that makes it triple the benefit! With the assistance of the Forex Automated Trading Software, you can choose a currency, its selling price prior to any buying. You will also need seed money and your trading orders will be executed.

The best thing about the system is that it earns money for you without requiring you to watch over them as they run. As the name implies, an Automated Trading Software of Forex simply means a software system that does foreign currency trading automatically without having the trader to supervise his trading all the time. The software is already programmed in a format of automated trading bots. Everything that is required by a trader is just an internet connection and a computer to get the system run! And an account to start trading of course.

The Forex Automatic Trading Software allows the traders to setup the strategy of their trading systems and the software will automatically generate trades according to the setup. The Forex trading system is able to run on a number of factors at once such as the multiple technical indicators and the market conditions. You can generate signals according to the custom trading systems that you set up. You can also set the system to create orders automatically and later perform trades when a signal of buy or sell is generated. The automated Forex trading software is also programmed to allow you to visually back test your trading systems. You can see them on a historical chart data where you can verify if your trading strategies are running effectively.

Although you may use the automated Forex trading software, there are no guaranteed successes by just depending on the software itself to make you earn high profits of money. Since the trading market depends and directed by some factors such as the economy, the political state of a country or the future strategies of big companies, a trader is still required to have some knowledge and an amount of study before setting up their trading commands. As stated earlier, the system can be programmed by you to follow your individual needs. It means that the automated Forex trading system is not exactly mechanical that you don't need to know anything at all.

When you have already programmed your settings prior to trading, you need to be confident with them. Altering the settings that you made usually can cause disaster. Thus although the Forex automated trading software does every trading for you, a trader usually gets stuck with their pre-programmed pairs they want to trade on. Alterations on settings are not recommended.

If you like the use of an automated trading software system, the thing is you will miss all the knowledge other non-automated traders know when they don't use an automated system in Forex trading. The automated Forex trading system also does not tell you how it is running. But you can still understand it if you go look up the results.

How To Get Started In FOREX Trading

The foreign exchange market (Forex) offers many advantages to investors. But you need to know where to begin.

This short guide will give you the Forex basics, so you can quickly start participating in this fast growing market.

In the past, foreign exchange trading was limited to large players such as national banks and multi-national corporations. In the 1980's the rules were changed to allow smaller investors to participate using margin accounts. Margin accounts are the reason why Forex trading has become so popular. With a 100:1 margin account, you can control $100,000 with a $1,000 investment.

A Learning Curve

Forex is not simple, though, so you'll need some knowledge to make wise investment decisions. Although it is relatively easy to start trading on the Forex, there are risks involved.

Your first move as a beginner should be to find out as much as possible about the market before risking a dime.

Find A Broker

Forex traders usually require a broker to handle transactions. Most brokers are reputable and are associated with large financial institutions such as banks. A reputable broker will be registered as a Futures Commission Merchant (FCM) with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) as protection against fraud and abusive trade practices.

Open an Account

Opening a Forex account is as simple as filling out a form and providing the necessary identification. The form includes a margin agreement which states that the broker may interfere with any trade deemed to be too risky. This is to protect the interests of the broker, since most trades are done using the broker's money.

Once your account has been established, you can fund it and begin trading.

Many brokers offer a variety of accounts to suit the needs of individual investors. Mini accounts allow you to get involved in Forex trading for as little as $250. Standard accounts may have a minimum deposit of $1000 to $2500, depending on the broker. The amount of leverage (how much borrowed money you can use) varies with account type. High leverage accounts give you more money to trade for a given investment.

Trades are commission-free, meaning that you can make many trades in one day without worrying about incurring high brokerage fees. Brokers make their money on the 'spread': the difference between bid and ask prices.

Paper Trading

Beginning traders are strongly advised get accustomed to Forex by doing "paper trades" for a period of time. Paper trades are practice transactions that don't involve real capital. They allow you to see how the system works while learning how to use the various software tools provided by most Forex brokers.

Most online brokers have demo accounts that allow you to make free paper trades for up to 30 days. Every new Forex investor should use these demo accounts at least until they are consistently showing profits.

Forex Software

Each broker has its own set of software tools for making transactions, but there are a few tools that are common to all Forex brokers. Real-time quotes, news feeds, technical analyses and charts, and profit-and-loss analyses are some of the features you can expect to see on most online brokers' web sites.

Almost every broker operates on the Internet. To access a broker's online services you'll need a reasonably modern computer, a fast Internet connection, and an up-to-date operating system. Once your account is set up, you can access it from any computer just by entering your account name and password. If for some reason you are unable get to a computer, most brokers will allow you to make trades over the phone.

There are lots of ways to make money. Forex trading is just one more potential stream of income -- if you are prepared to learn and practice.

Basic Tips on choosing Best Forex Broker



There are some basic notices that you should consider when you want choosing online forex broker.

#1- Spread Amount

The spread, which is calculated in pips, is the difference between how much you can buy or sell a currency at a specific point in time.

Forex currencies are not traded through a central exchange market, so the spread can be different depending on the forex broker you use. Some online forex brokers have variable spread; some of them have two spread amounts that depend to day and night.

Some of them their spread depends to the position of market. When market is quiet the spread is small and when market is busy the spread is high. I prefer forex brokers that have fixed spread, because over the long term fixed can be safer.

#2- Execution

— How fast is the broker's order execution?

— Do they offer automatic execution?

— How much can you trade before having to request a quote?

— Do they trade against their clients?

The best way to find out is to open a demo account and give them a test drive.

#3- Leverage Options

Leverage is expressed as a ratio between the total capital that is available to be traded and your actual capital. For example, when you have a ratio of 100:1, your forex broker will lend you $100 for every $1 of actual capital you have. Leverage is a necessity in forex trading because the price deviations in the currencies are set at fractions of a cent.

Before choosing an online forex broker notice that what is their leverage. Many brokerages offer a flexible margin that allows you to choose the leverage that's right for you.

#4- Account Types

Notice the forex broker you choose has mini account or not. Mini account is designed for those new to online currency trading and those with limited investment capital. There is a smaller deposit required to start trade of just $300 or less.

#5- Trading Platform

Good trading software will show live prices that you can actually trade at, not just indicative quotes. It will offer Limit and Stop orders, and ideally will let you attach these to your entry order. One-Cancels-Other orders are another useful feature — they mean you can set up your trade and then leave the software to get on with it.

#6- Dealing tools and value-added services

Find out online forex broker that offers the best resources and information to help you make the smartest trading decisions. A good company should offer real-time charts, technical analysis tools, real-time news and data, and software or website support. Be weary of any company that refuses to share information or trial versions before opening up an account. You will want to try out their system before you choose to invest money in it.

#7- Support

Forex is a 24 hour market, so your online forex broker should offer 24 hour support. You should also check if you can close positions over the phone — essential in case your PC or internet connection crash at a critical moment. You could contact to their Internet help desks to see how quickly they respond to enquiries.

#8- Get Referrals

Ask around and read forex forums to find out which forex brokers other people use and why they selected a specific broker.