span Each world currency is on a
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is forex trading? majority of daily currency
It is simply the trading of a transactions involve only the
variety of different foreign major currencies, such as the
currency types. Foreign exchange Euro, the Dollar and the Yen.
trading used to be constrained to Also currencies are always traded
the bigger banks and in pairs. For example, the
institutional traders, but due to Dollar/Yen or the
advances in technology, small Euro/Dollar.
traders can reap the rewards For investments there are only
available in the forex markets by usually four of the major
using trading platforms currencies used. The US Dollars
online.
against the Swiss Franc, The US
The forex markets go by a dollar against the British Pound,
number of different names: forex the Euro against the US Dollar
exchange, currency market and FX and the Japanese Yen against the
market, and is the oldest US dollar. On the trading markets
financial market, as well as the they are represented in the
biggest and most liquid market. following format:
For example when compared with - EUR/USD
the currency futures market, - GBP/USD
you'll find that the currency - USD/JPY
futures is one percent the size - USD/CHF
of the forex markets. Trading on You should also be aware that
the forex markets is not focused dividends are not paid on
or centred on any single currencies
exchange, and moves from all Basically if you think that
major banking centres across the one currency will appreciate (or
world.
gain) against another currency,
you can exchange the first weaker Recently the market has opened
one for the first and hold it. up to small investors. Previously
Providing all goes to plan, you the barrier to entry was
will eventually be able to change significant due to large minimum
the first currency back to the transactions sizes and stringent
second and reap the profits made financial requirements. Only the
from the currency exchange banks and big currency dealers
differences.
were the main players in the
So when are the forex markets market, as they were in a
open?
position to take advantage of all
The forex markets are open 24 the benefits the forex market
hours a day 7 days a week, offers.
dealers work in 3 different Brokers now break down the
shifts taking orders from brokers large inter-bank units, thus
to execute overnight. So when you allowing smaller traders to buy
are asleep in your bed the and sell within the forex market
dealers in Japan are busily place, taking advantage of the
trading with the dealers in amazing liquidity and profit
Europe.
potential. The brokers, give you
Unlike the stock market the the opportunity to trade at
movements in price on the forex similar rate and price movements
market are smooth and don't as the big banks who used to have
experience the same gaps and a monopoly on the market. The key
jumps when the stock markets open for any new forex trader is to
each day. The turnover each day have a forex trading plan or
on the forex markets is over a strategy to follow to help negate
staggering $1.2 trillion, so the risk and potential for huge
investors are constantly entering losses, and to maximise the
and exiting their positions chance of
within the market place.
success.
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