When I first dove into synthetic indices back in 2016, there were only a handful—and everyone swore by V75. Naturally, I jumped in headfirst on that one. Looking back, though, that wasn’t always the kindest introduction—there were gentler indices that would’ve spared a newbie’s balance in those early days. The problem is that I had […]
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Back in 2016 I stumbled onto Deriv’s synthetic indices and thought, “Trade 24/7 with zero news noise? I’m in.” As a forex-and-binary options guy, the idea of pure algorithm-driven markets sounded both crazy and brilliant. Nearly a decade later, I’m still trading these things every day—watching new synths launch, old ones retire, and setups evolve. […]
