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Swaps help all market participants to enter into contracts that will be profitable in a particular situation. They reduce the risk of market transactions and can increase potential profits. Apart from that investors use different types of swaps to hedge risks and increase trading efficiency in the stock market. What they are and how they work - in the article.

Key events:       USA – GDP (QoQ) (Q3)   USA – Initial Jobless Claims Markets are unlikely to be affected by the release of any data over the Christmas period, but a bumpy exit from quarantine in China and developments in the energy market could cause global risk sentiment to deteriorate. Analysts remain bullish on the dollar in early 2023. The Czech National Bank will close the region's central bank meetings this year.

Key events:       UK – CBI Industrial Trends Orders (Dec) Canada – RMPI (MoM) (Nov) New Zealand – Trade Balance (MoM) (Nov) U.S. stocks declined on Friday, with the S&P down 1%, and a similar decline was seen in Europe as the market continued to digest the hawkish messages from the ECB and the Fed last week. Over the week, the S&P was down 2%. U.S. 10-year bond yields rose 3 bps to 3.48% on Friday and were down 10 bps for the week.

Copy trading is one way to minimize the risk in your investment strategy. If you are new to the world of forex or don't have time to dive into the nuances of trading, copy trading may be a perfect solution. But how can you choose one account out of dozens or even hundreds? That can be a real challenge! No worries, we have you covered! Here are five steps to pick the best account to copy.