<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8046962082237345096</id><updated>2012-02-16T12:54:06.404+01:00</updated><category term='Business Ebooks'/><title type='text'>Brainouse Enterprises</title><subtitle type='html'>Brainouse Enterprises is an Innovative Information and outsourcing company, providing both advanced research and custom-based solutions for our customers.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://brainouseenterprises.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8046962082237345096/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://brainouseenterprises.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>tjmanny77</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>6</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8046962082237345096.post-7239940077799301526</id><published>2008-08-11T07:15:00.003+02:00</published><updated>2008-08-11T07:53:52.238+02:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Business Ebooks'/><title type='text'>E-Books On Business</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"&gt;Getting Traffic To Your Website&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;New website traffic. 49 tips for free traffic to your blog. How to generate free traffic. Getting high quality targeted traffic. 7 ways to get free online traffic. Six methods to increase blog traffic. Web site promotion. Best web traffic secrets. SEO techniques. 5 ways to generate traffic.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"&gt;Internet Business Guide&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt; Fed Up With the MLM Schemes and Get-Rich-Quick Nonsense? This EBook and start your own REAL home based Internet business in a week.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"&gt;Myspace Secrets&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Myspace is a phenomenal and it is also a marketers dream because it is such a large network of individuals and provides marketers another river to market their resources abundantly.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"&gt;1-2-3 Trading Signal&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;This is without doubt one of the very best chart set up patterns you will ever see. Once you train your eyes you will see them all over the place, at the beginning of a new trend,at the end of a retracement,within a trading range,within rising or falling trend.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"&gt;10 Steps To making a Living Online&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;The information contained within this eBook is designed not only to put you in the right mindset but also to give you the blueprint to succeed. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"&gt;101 Business you can start online with little or no money&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;If you have ever wanted to own your own profitable, low maintenance business, but just couldn't seem to figure out how to start one from scratch, then this product was created for you. We have come up with 101 of the best Internet Marketing Ideas, Tips, and Suggestions and put them all together in this one package...Read through this electronic book...Study it...Pick out businesses you could create online for high profits.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"&gt;Buy Anything Wholesale Guide&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;You have just bough the best wholesale supplier, drop shipping, overstock and closeout information product available on the Internet today !&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"&gt;Dominate The Forex Trading&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Craving to mine the forex for Gold? You want this 143 page ebook! Don't Hesistate, place your order now.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(0, 0, 153);"&gt;FOREX Online manual for successful Trading&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;The goal of manual is to introduce beginning traders to all the essential aspects of foreign exchange in a practical manner and to be a source of best answer on the typical questions as why are currencies being traded, who are trader, what currencies do they trade, what makes rates move, what instruments are used for the trade, how a currency behavior can be forecasted and where the pertinent information may be obtained from. Mastering the content of an appropriate section the user will be able to make his/her own decisions, test them, and ultimately use recommended tools and approaches for hi...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 204, 204);"&gt;For more information on these e-books and others, please contact mforex80@yahoo.com  or call +2347023076341.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8046962082237345096-7239940077799301526?l=brainouseenterprises.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://brainouseenterprises.blogspot.com/feeds/7239940077799301526/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8046962082237345096&amp;postID=7239940077799301526&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8046962082237345096/posts/default/7239940077799301526'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8046962082237345096/posts/default/7239940077799301526'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://brainouseenterprises.blogspot.com/2008/08/e-books-on-business.html' title='E-Books On Business'/><author><name>tjmanny77</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8046962082237345096.post-5328725319503554829</id><published>2008-07-28T16:19:00.003+02:00</published><updated>2008-07-28T16:34:29.838+02:00</updated><title type='text'>OTHER ADVERTISING IDEAS</title><content type='html'>&lt;a id="ctl00_ctl00_bodyContentPlaceHolder_bodyContentPlaceHolder_StartupIdeasCategoriesControl1_rptStartupIdeasCategories_ctl18_hypHeadline" class="h2" href="http://entrepreneur.com/businessideas/1027.html"&gt;&lt;/a&gt; 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Where clients used to turn to the Madison Avenue-type majors on "the Coasts," they're now looking to smaller, friendlier, more specialized agencies in smaller cities--why not make one of them yours? If you love turning a clever phrase and marrying it with smart graphics, the thrill of the chase for the elusive client, all combined with savvy marketing, then this is the business for you. A one-person ad agency is a lot more fun than the giant conglomerate size. You get to wear all the hats from copywriter to graphic designer to media buyer. (If your skills don't run to writing or designing, you can outsource and give another small-business person the business.) But keep in mind that your clients will rely on you to know it all. You'll not only create those winning ads but place them in the proper media spots and negotiate good rates. The advantages to this business are that it's creative and keeps you on your mental toes. The disadvantages are that you'll usually be rushing to meet deadlines, you'll occasionally have to juggle your own artistic sensibilities with your clients' desires, and just as for Darrin Stevens, the competition can be fierce. While a background in the field is not a must, you'll find the going far easier if you have experience at an ad agency, public relations firm, or even in the sales or production department of a magazine or newspaper. If you don't have any sort of advertising background, consider specializing in a field where you do know the ropes--say writing ads for boat-sales brokers and boating publications if you're a boating fanatic.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;h2 style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;The Market&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;You're not likely to wind up with the Nabisco or Kodak accounts, but once you eliminate corporate monoliths, your clients can be just about any business or organization you choose to go after. It's wise to start off with a field you know. If you've been in the business already, you might go with the same types of clients. If your prior experience is on the minimalist side, try specializing in your own interest zone, like boating or gardening. Or try going after a certain business type like restaurants or boutiques. How will you nab these special businesses? Network in your community. Place ads in publications catering to your chosen field of interest. Send direct-mail pieces featuring your creative talents to the companies you're targeting.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;h2 style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;"&gt;Needed Equipment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;You'll need a high-end computer with a Zip or other external drive, the usual office software, desktop-publishing software, a laser printer, a top-quality color printer, a scanner and a fax machine.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8046962082237345096-239399907903028217?l=brainouseenterprises.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://brainouseenterprises.blogspot.com/feeds/239399907903028217/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8046962082237345096&amp;postID=239399907903028217&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8046962082237345096/posts/default/239399907903028217'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8046962082237345096/posts/default/239399907903028217'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://brainouseenterprises.blogspot.com/2008/07/advertising-ideas.html' title='ADVERTISING IDEAS'/><author><name>tjmanny77</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8046962082237345096.post-3583532858258681777</id><published>2008-06-19T14:41:00.003+02:00</published><updated>2008-06-19T23:09:41.249+02:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aNIdbhzaTFc/SFpW1g-TnNI/AAAAAAAAAAM/X0k7OBwg5kI/s1600-h/scalper.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aNIdbhzaTFc/SFpW1g-TnNI/AAAAAAAAAAM/X0k7OBwg5kI/s320/scalper.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213574996019092690" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Specially designed for quick and profitable trades our FX-Scalper Expert Advisor (EA) uses scalping method for placing successful trades during Asia Session. It enters the market during the flat period and places two opposite trades with really small take profit TP.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;FX-Scalper is a VERY FLEXIBLE trading tool and has many different strategies of placing trades. Here are just SOME examples:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The &lt;b&gt;1st strategy&lt;/b&gt; simple takes 30 pips a week and takes really less time - it's safe and steady and really can be useful tool for successful trading.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The &lt;b&gt;2nd strategy&lt;/b&gt; includes more than 5 trades per Asia Session and it's normally can make 100-150 pips a week.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The &lt;b&gt;3rd strategy&lt;/b&gt;, which is used by us is very promising and with WISE MONEY MANAGEMENT can bring more than 800 pips a month.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Also, after purchasing our EA we will send you all updates, strategy methods, or modifications to our EA for free. We trade it as you do, so we will support you after purchasing this great tool. Also you will get special bonus package from us FOR FREE.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Talking about brokers, we must mention that not all the brokers allow trading scalping methods. Brokers know profitable power of these trades and they block scalping sometimes. We recommend Interbank FX as a broker &lt;a href="http://interbankfx.com/" target="_blank"&gt;http://interbankfx.com&lt;/a&gt;. IBFX uses Meta Trader 4 as a trading platform, and we run our FX-Scalper there without any troubles. Our statement is taken from their account also.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Pay Via E-gold  Pay $300&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:Courier New,Courier,mono;font-size:100%;"  &gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://5208427.e-gold.com/" target="_blank"&gt;http://5208427.e-gold.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8046962082237345096-3583532858258681777?l=brainouseenterprises.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://brainouseenterprises.blogspot.com/feeds/3583532858258681777/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8046962082237345096&amp;postID=3583532858258681777&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8046962082237345096/posts/default/3583532858258681777'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8046962082237345096/posts/default/3583532858258681777'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://brainouseenterprises.blogspot.com/2008/06/specially-designed-for-quick-and.html' title=''/><author><name>tjmanny77</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_aNIdbhzaTFc/SFpW1g-TnNI/AAAAAAAAAAM/X0k7OBwg5kI/s72-c/scalper.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8046962082237345096.post-4213428288865918723</id><published>2008-06-19T12:14:00.003+02:00</published><updated>2008-06-19T12:23:02.014+02:00</updated><title type='text'>What Is Forex</title><content type='html'>The foreign exchange market is the "place" where currencies are traded. Currencies are important to most people around the world, whether they realize it or not, because currencies need to be exchanged in order to conduct foreign trade and business. If you are living in the U.S. and want to buy cheese from France, either you or the company that you buy the cheese from has to pay the French for the cheese in euros (EUR). This means that the U.S. importer would have to exchange the equivalent value of U.S. dollars (USD) into euros.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The same goes for traveling. A French tourist in Egypt can't pay in euros to see the pyramids because it's not the locally accepted currency. As such, the tourist has to exchange the euros for the local currency, in this case the Egyptian pound, at the current exchange rate. The need to exchange currencies is the primary reason why the forex market is the largest, most liquid financial market in the world. It dwarfs other markets in size, even the stock market, with an average traded value of around U.S. $2,000 billion per day. (The total volume changes all the time, but as of April 2004, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) reported that the forex market traded U.S. $1,900 billion per day.)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;One unique aspect of this international market is that there is no central marketplace for currency exchange. Rather, trade is conducted electronically over-the-counter (OTC), which means that all transactions occur via computer networks between traders around the world, rather than on one centralized exchange.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The market is open 24 hours a day, five and a half days a week, and currencies are traded worldwide in the major financial centers of London, New York, Tokyo, Zurich, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Singapore, Paris and Sydney - across almost every time zone. This means that when the trading day in the U.S. ends, the forex market begins anew in Tokyo and Hong Kong. As such, the forex market can be extremely active any time of the day, with price quotes changing constantly.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Spot Market and the Forwards and Futures Markets&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;There are actually three ways that institutions, corporations and individuals trade forex: the spot market, the forwards market and the futures market. The spot market always has been the largest market because it is the "underlying" real asset that the forwards and futures markets are based on. In the past, the futures market was the most popular venue for traders because it was available to individual investors for a longer period of time.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;However, with the advent of electronic trading, the spot market has witnessed a huge surge in activity and now surpasses the futures market as the preferred trading market for individual investors and speculators. When people refer to the forex market, they usually are referring to the spot market. The forwards and futures markets tend to be more popular with companies that need to hedge their foreign exchange risks out to a specific date in the future.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Spot Market&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;More specifically, the spot market is where currencies are bought and sold according to the current price. That price, determined by supply and demand, is a reflection of many things, including current interest rates, economic performance, sentiment towards ongoing political situations (both locally and internationally), as well as the perception of the future performance of one currency against another. When a deal is finalized, this is known as a "spot deal".&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It is a bilateral transaction by which one party delivers an agreed-upon currency amount to the counter party and receives a specified amount of another currency at the agreed-upon exchange rate value. After a position is closed, the settlement is in cash. Although the spot market is commonly known as one that deals with transactions in the present (rather than the future), these trades actually take two days for settlement.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;Forwards and Futures Markets&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Unlike the spot market, the forwards and futures markets do not trade actual currencies. Instead they deal in contracts that represent claims to a certain currency type, a specific price per unit and a future date for settlement.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In the forwards market, contracts are bought and sold OTC between two parties, who determine the terms of the agreement between themselves. In the futures market, futures contracts are bought and sold based upon a standard size and settlement date on public commodities markets, such as the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In the U.S., the National Futures Association regulates the futures market. Futures contracts have specific details, including the number of units being traded, delivery and settlement dates, and minimum price increments that cannot be customized. The exchange acts as a counterpart to the trader, providing clearance and settlement.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Both types of contracts are binding and are typically settled for cash for the exchange in question upon expiry, although contracts can also be bought and sold before they expire. The forwards and futures markets can offer protection against risk when trading currencies.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Usually, big international corporations use these markets in order to hedge against future exchange rate fluctuations, but speculators take part in these markets as well.  Note that you'll see the terms: FX, forex, foreign-exchange market and currency market. These terms are synonymous and all refer to the forex market.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8046962082237345096-4213428288865918723?l=brainouseenterprises.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://brainouseenterprises.blogspot.com/feeds/4213428288865918723/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8046962082237345096&amp;postID=4213428288865918723&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8046962082237345096/posts/default/4213428288865918723'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8046962082237345096/posts/default/4213428288865918723'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://brainouseenterprises.blogspot.com/2008/06/what-is-forex.html' title='What Is Forex'/><author><name>tjmanny77</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8046962082237345096.post-3511254940429893646</id><published>2008-06-10T23:07:00.001+02:00</published><updated>2008-06-10T23:15:36.745+02:00</updated><title type='text'>INTRODUCTION TO FOREX</title><content type='html'>Foreign exchange (forex or FX for short) is one of the most exciting, fast-paced markets around. Until recently, trading in the forex market had been the domain of large financial institutions, corporations, central banks, hedge funds and extremely wealthy individuals. The emergence of the internet has changed all of this, and now it is possible for average investors to buy and sell currencies easily with the click of a mouse.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Daily currency fluctuations are usually very small. Most currency pairs move less than one cent per day, representing a less than 1% change in the value of the currency. This makes foreign exchange one of the least volatile financial markets around.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Therefore, many speculators rely on the availability of enormous leverage to increase the value of potential movements. In the forex market, leverage can be as much as 250:1. Higher leverage can be extremely risky, but because of round-the-clock trading and deep liquidity, foreign exchange brokers have been able to make high leverage an industry standard in order to make the movements meaningful for FX traders.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Extreme liquidity and the availability of high leverage have helped to spur the market's rapid growth and made it the ideal place for many traders. Positions can be opened and closed within minutes or can be held for months. Currency prices are based on objective considerations of supply and demand and cannot be manipulated easily because the size of the market does not allow even the largest players, such as central banks, to move prices at will.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The forex market provides plenty of opportunity for investors. However, in order to be successful, a currency trader has to understand the basics behind currency movements. The goal of this tutorial is to provide a foundation for investors or traders who are new to the currency markets.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;We'll cover the basics of foreign exchange, its history and the key concepts you need to understand in order to be able to participate in this market. We'll also venture into how to start trading currencies and the different types of strategies that can be employed.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8046962082237345096-3511254940429893646?l=brainouseenterprises.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://brainouseenterprises.blogspot.com/feeds/3511254940429893646/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=8046962082237345096&amp;postID=3511254940429893646&amp;isPopup=true' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8046962082237345096/posts/default/3511254940429893646'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/8046962082237345096/posts/default/3511254940429893646'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://brainouseenterprises.blogspot.com/2008/06/introduction-to-forex.html' title='INTRODUCTION TO FOREX'/><author><name>tjmanny77</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
