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		<title>Seven Come Leverage-7 Reasons Why Forex Is a Superior Trading</title>
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Seven Come Leverage-7 Reasons Why Forex Is a Superior Trading Arena for Individuals
Over the last decade or so, the Foreign Currency Exchange markets and trading platforms have become a superior arena for active individual investors. Trading world currencies for the difference in exchange rates can be a lucrative hobby and a very satisfying lifestyle. Following [...]]]></description>
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Seven Come Leverage-7 Reasons Why Forex Is a Superior Trading Arena for Individuals</p>
<p>Over the last decade or so, the Foreign Currency Exchange markets and trading platforms have become a superior arena for active individual investors. Trading world currencies for the difference in exchange rates can be a lucrative hobby and a very satisfying lifestyle. Following are some points to ponder when comparing the Forex market with stocks, bonds, commodities and mutual funds.</p>
<p>1. Liquidity</p>
<p>An average day in the Forex market sees approximately 1.9 trillion US dollars worth of trade. Almost every country in the world has institutional and individual traders who are active and have a personal interest in this largest of commodities. Over 7000 international banks and small and large speculators make up the largest market in the world.</p>
<p>2. Leverage</p>
<p>Leverage is the use of a tool to influence the directional trend of a mass that would otherwise be much more difficult to control, if not impossible. Previously only master traders with a $100 million account had access to the inter-bank currency exchange. </p>
<p>With the recent enormous international growth this market is now open to the home computer. Individual traders now have the same leverage guarantees that international banks have had for years. A very small amount of money can be used to control a very large contract of foreign currency. Up to 200:1 leverage is available, and higher in some cases. This means $1000 can be used to hold $200,000 worth of another currency, with a large account. </p>
<p>3. Brokers</p>
<p>As a trader gains experience, a full service paid broker is no longer necessary. All trades can be initiated and terminated from the traders choice of office. The home office needs high speed internet, a telephone line, and a computer. Location is only limited to these requirements. The Forex market is operated online by several hundred large banks processing trades of governments and large companies, and has no real central location.</p>
<p>4. Software</p>
<p>A number of free software applications are offered by brokerage houses specifically written for the average home computer. The greater power the computer has will naturally offer more local speed, but most current computers will work fine. These programs offer real-time charting, several dozen indicators, live price feed, or a minimal 10 second delay, and the capability to sell and buy currency pairs immediately online.</p>
<p>Software programs costing $2000 and up are available with advanced features, but are not necessary for the beginning trader. More complicated software may only increase the education period, and hinder time better spent learning trading strategies.</p>
<p>5. Hours of Trading</p>
<p>The Forex market is truly global, trading 24 hours a day every day. Short periods during the weekend have slower activity, but with time differences around the world, these periods are minimal. The Asian market opens Sunday evening in North American time, and all markets run continuously until Friday afternoon. Someone is actively trading somewhere virtually round the clock.</p>
<p>6. Live Practice</p>
<p>Most brokers offer a free demo version of their live software, easily downloaded and installed. No account deposit is needed. The programs work exactly like the real versions, with buy/sell capability, real-time data updates; a realistic $50,000 account with active profit and loss; open, pending and closed trades; and actual stop, limit and market trades.<br />
The trader can practice trading tactics until confident and successful.</p>
<p>7. Initial Investment</p>
<p>Recent developments now allow a minimum account deposit of US$250. This mini-account offers lower leverage, but also lower profit and loss. Once a broker learns to trade profitably, this can easily be built into a larger and fully leveraged account.</p>
<p>A minimal $300 investment can realistically be compounded into a $30,000 account in six months, with access to proper training. Brokers naturally offer conservative training courses, so the trader should look elsewhere for more advanced mentoring. Much training is available on the internet, and a website called Precise4XSuccess.com offers access to cutting-edge successful strategies developed by a mathematician. Not all successful strategies are made public. Do your due diligence to find the methods that work for you.</p>
<p>8-45. This article promised to stop at seven, but there are at least several dozen more reasons why the individual speculator might consider foreign currency trading. It is a lucrative, fascinating and very rewarding occupation that can be done almost anywhere and any time you choose to trade. </p>
<p>Good trading, Kelly Archibald.</p>

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What are the advantages of Forex over other types of investments?
LOW RISK &#8211; HIGH YIELD is the first thing that comes to mind.
Forex Trading can be risky and the general rule for investing is: When the return is high the risk is high, but with correct planning and strategy combined with a certain amount of [...]]]></description>
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<p>What are the advantages of Forex over other types of investments?</p>
<p>LOW RISK &#8211; HIGH YIELD is the first thing that comes to mind.<br />
Forex Trading can be risky and the general rule for investing is: When the return is high the risk is high, but with correct planning and strategy combined with a certain amount of self discipline you can bring the risk factor down to a level that is quite low. It is even possible to strategically plan your market entry and exit levels and control exactly how much you profit or lose.<br />
This can be done in a way that allows the investor to still profit even when they misjudge the market 50% of the time! Compare that to other types of investments.</p>
<p>GEARING, is another area that stands out as a major advantage; this also substantially reduces the risk to you the investor. When you trade 1 forex Mini lot you will be trading a parcel of money valued at $10,000 USD<br />
And you only need $100 USD of your own money!<br />
If you trade a regular Lot you only need $1,000 USD to trade $100,000 USD.<br />
Hows that for gearing? Try and do that with other kinds of investments!</p>
<p>LOW CAPITAL REQUIRED, many investments require a substantial amount of capital before you can take advantage of a particular investment opportunity, with Forex You only need $300 USD to get into the market, and only need to have $100 USD in order to trade your $10,000 Mini Lot.</p>
<p>CONVIENIENCE, if you have a laptop and an internet connection you can make a trade in 5- 10 minutes! Depending on how long your computer takes to start up, and the speed of your connection. </p>
<p>LIQUIDITY, many other forms of investing require tying your money up for long periods of time, and if you need to use the capital it can be difficult or impossible to access to it without taking a huge loss (Real Estate).<br />
Not so with Forex trading. With Forex Trading you have full control of your capital.</p>
<p>CAN PROFIT IN BULLISH OR BEARISH MARKETS,<br />
Stock market traders need stock prices to rise in order to take a profit, Real Estate prices must go up in order to make a capital gain.<br />
However, The Forex investor can make a profit in both situations, a rising or falling market.</p>
<p>The Forex Market is open 24 hrs a day.</p>
<p>Can anyone do it or do you need to be some kind of super genius?<br />
Forex Trading isnt for the faint hearted so be warned, while you can get yourself a Demo Account and practice as you learn in real time in the real market.<br />
You cant experience the emotions that come with putting your real money on the line.</p>
<p>You can however prepare yourself well by using one of the many Forex Trading courses that are available online today.</p>

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What the Eurozone Outlook May Be
The performance of the EUR/USD is heavily influenced by economic prospects in the Eurozone. Part of the reason the EUR/USD rose to its all-time high of 1.4968 was while the US Federal Reserve lowered rates by 100bp, the ECB raised its rates by 50bp. It was feared throughout 2007 that [...]]]></description>
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<p>What the Eurozone Outlook May Be</p>
<p>The performance of the EUR/USD is heavily influenced by economic prospects in the Eurozone. Part of the reason the EUR/USD rose to its all-time high of 1.4968 was while the US Federal Reserve lowered rates by 100bp, the ECB raised its rates by 50bp. It was feared throughout 2007 that the strong euro would adversely impact the Eurozone economy. On the contrary, growth was buoyant, as Germanys exports increased and boosted its trade surplus. Demand within the Eurozone was resilient and emerging markets spurred growth. Taking a cue from the lessons of 2004, when EUR/USD reached 1.36, Eurozone corporations were able to manage their foreign exchange risk much better in 2007 by increasing local production to minimise the effects of a weak US dollar.</p>
<p>Going forward into 2008, growth is finally starting to slow down. Business confidence in Germany slid to its lowest level in two years amid fears that higher interest, tightening credit, and rising inflation could adversely impact the economy. Both the European Commission and the ECB believe that 2008 growth will be less than initial estimates. The ECB has stopped making public statements about the Eurozone being immune to infection from the US business cycle; recent injections of liquidity into the financial system now prove otherwise. The last statistics on consumer spending and other indices for 2007 all showed lower numbers than the previous month. If the ECB does not lower interest rates in the following months, there could be a serious economic slowdown for the year.</p>
<p>What the Chances of an ECB Rate Hike Are</p>
<p>The year ended with the ECB President reminding financial markets that the ECB will be unrelenting in its program to control inflation and its effects, and they will not be pressured into following the US and UK interest rate cuts. Because of the ECBs heavy focus on price stability, the market was alarmed when the banks 2 percent inflation target was breached in the second semester of 2007. But since the last ECB rate increase in June, they have not made good on their repeated threats to hike rates further. On the contrary, their actions seem to favour a more liberal monetary policy. When LIBOR (for 3-month Euro and 1-month sterling) rates hit record highs in December and did not come down, the ECB infused $500 billion in liquidity into the banking system. It helped to bring down LIBOR rates, but questions remain as to how long they will stay low.  Given these considerations, while a rate increase is possible, it is not really that probable. The prognosis is that rates may be cut first before they are raised again, subject to inflation pressure (such as oil at $100 a barrel). But if inflation remains steady or slows, the ECB is more likely to cut rates.</p>
<p>Summing Up</p>
<p>As in the past year, interest rates will be the main driver of movements in the currency markets. There is the chance of the US economy and the dollar recovering in the second semester, but that will depend on further interest rate cuts by the US Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank. A mere shift in ECB monetary pronouncements from hawkish to more neutral tones may be enough to stimulate US dollar recovery in the second half. There are signs of re-coupling in the global economy but it may take until the second/third quarter before this becomes more manifest. For the short term, traders might want to consider that January is usually a good month for the dollar.</p>
<p>The currency markets will really begin to shift (as everyone involved in it is hoping) when the dismal news stops and the cheerful news starts coming. Former US Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said in an interview banks should not prolong the agony: it is better to take all their losses now and let the market bottom out so that the economy can start to recover.</p>
<p>Short-Term Technical Outlook: Top Up before Downturn</p>
<p>The expectation in the last quarter was there would be a rally to 1.4580 followed by a top and a subsequent reversal. Looking at the technical data, there may be good reason to look at 1.4309 as the most likely terminus on the wave iv (part of the 5-wave rally that began at 1.3261) of the larger sequence of 3 waves. The wave v of 3 may just burst through 1.4967 over the next four to six weeks. It is reasonable to target the 1.5364 level  the 61.8 percent follow-through extension from i to iii. There is enough data to support the bullish bias over the short term, as extremes in a bearish sentiment for Euro and a bullish sentiment for USD have been detected. It is possible this rally could continue through towards 1.6000 in keeping with the tendency of currencies to exhibit extensions on the 5th wave and to follow through with a blow-off top. The formation of the pattern is the key aspect in determining when a turn is about to occur (in a rally or a decline). It is important to follow the current pattern.</p>

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The Foreign Exchange (often abbreviated as Forex or FX) market is the largest market in the world with daily trading volume of over 1.9 $trillion in September 2004*. With its high liquidity, low transaction cost and low entry barrier, the 24-hour market has attracted investors around the world.
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<p>The Foreign Exchange (often abbreviated as Forex or FX) market is the largest market in the world with daily trading volume of over 1.9 $trillion in September 2004*. With its high liquidity, low transaction cost and low entry barrier, the 24-hour market has attracted investors around the world.</p>
<p>The following articles aim to introduce the key concepts in forex trading, the terminologies and the characteristics of the FX market.</p>
<p>The articles first introduced the concept &#8217;spread&#8217;, which is the most important transaction cost in forex trading, how the spread is presented in the price quotes, what is the significance of it and what is the trick behind it. As most of the retail customers choose to trade forex with margin account, the articles then introduced what is margin trading, what is the significance of margin, how to trade a margin account and how to choose the correct leverage ratio.</p>
<p>In trading online forex, there are many types of orders that you can make to facilitate your trades. The articles then explained the rationale behind each type of orders, when and how to use each of them.</p>
<p>Being one of the most actively trading markets, the forex market is yet, may not be the most well known market. The articles then gave a little historical background and explained the nature of the forex market, and made an overall comparison of various trading markets. It also discussed the pros and cons of trading forex market and what are the recent trends.</p>
<p>Like any other trading instruments, traders should understand the terminologies and the basis of the market before he/she starts real trading. The above articles serve as an essential beginners&#8217; guide to the world of forex trading.</p>
<p>*According to the Triennial Central Bank Survey of the foreign exchange market conducted by the Bank for International Settlements and published in Sept 2004</p>

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A good mutual fund company will know how to use the investor&#8217;s money to buy and sell large amounts of securities. The aim of mutual fund companies is to increase their profit margins. The individual who invests on mutual funds also has a similar objective of squeezing maximum profit out of it. It&#8217;s a win-win [...]]]></description>
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<p>A good mutual fund company will know how to use the investor&#8217;s money to buy and sell large amounts of securities. The aim of mutual fund companies is to increase their profit margins. The individual who invests on mutual funds also has a similar objective of squeezing maximum profit out of it. It&#8217;s a win-win situation, only if you know how to make the most out of investing in mutual funds and thus saving your money from being wasted. When selecting funds, be sure to take note of your goals and ambitions so that you can invest in the right fund.</p>
<p>Investing in mutual funds has emerged as the new buzzword amongst consumers in order to save money. But, for first time investors it requires a little bit of knowledge about the current market scenario. You need to keep in mind that when you are buying mutual funds you are actually investing in the shares of a corporation. You need to master the art of maximizing returns and minimizing risks to benefit most by investing in mutual funds. In terms of variety, flexibility and liquidity mutual funds are perhaps the best option.</p>
<p>A recent media poll confirmed that mutual funds are the most popular choices amongst investors primarily because of its risk-free nature. Mutual funds have its own share of advantages, which make it a preferred choice amongst most investors, big or small. Many people see it as an effective tax saving tool. Mutual funds have infact, took precedence over the traditional options of national saving certificates and public provident fund to save money.</p>
<p>If you are a starter, there are many courses which will provide you a veritable mine of information on how you can buy and sell your mutual funds to extract the maximum profit and save money through investing.</p>
<p>Higher risk mutual funds, however, work best when you want to make short-term investments. The Internet these days is replete with information on mutual funds. Even investors with no investment experience go for mutual funds to save money. Many consider award-winning funds as the most suitable investment option for people. But you need to bear in mind that the funds falling in the award-winning category may not suit your interests best.</p>
<p>Careful fund management and proper market survey can go a long way in helping you to save your taxes through mutual funds. Do not be hesitant to take the help of mutual fund brokers in case you are not sure about whether you are taking the right move or not.</p>
<p>Winning the battle of life becomes all the more easier with investing in mutual funds. So it makes sense to invest in mutual funds to make you capable enough to sail through even the worst financial situations of life without having any tension.</p>
<p>If retirement blues is haunting you or you are worried about your kid&#8217;s future take heart. With investing in mutual funds you can save enough money to lead a happy and peaceful life. Let mutual funds ensure that you do not work for money, instead the money works for you.</p>

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		<title>How Not to Lose Your Shirt Trading Forex</title>
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Im going to be 100% honest with you and tell you the following before you consider trading currencies:
1. All forex traders, and I mean all traders lose money on trades. Ninety percent of traders lose money, largely due to lack of planning and training and having poor money management rules. 
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<p>Im going to be 100% honest with you and tell you the following before you consider trading currencies:</p>
<p>1. All forex traders, and I mean all traders lose money on trades. Ninety percent of traders lose money, largely due to lack of planning and training and having poor money management rules. </p>
<p>2. Trading forex is not for the unemployed, those on low incomes, who can&#8217;t afford to pay their electricity bill or afford to eat. You should have at least $5,000 of trading capital (in a mini-account) that you can afford to lose. Dont expect to start an account with a few hundred dollars and expect to become a kazillionaire. </p>
<p>The foreign exchange market is one of most popular markets for speculation, due to its enormous size, liquidity and tendency for currencies to move in strong trends. You would think traders all over the world would make a killing, but success has been limited to very small percentage of traders. </p>
<p>Many traders come with false hope of making a gazillion bucks, but in reality lack the discipline required for trading. Most people usually lack the discipline to stick to a diet or to go to the gym three times a week. If you can&#8217;t even do that, how do you think you&#8217;re going to succeed trading? </p>
<p>Short term trading is not an amateur&#8217;s game and is rarely the path for quick riches. You can&#8217;t make gigantic profits without taking gigantic risks. A trading strategy that involves taking a massive degree of risk means suffering inconsistent trading performance and often suffering large losses. A trader who does this probably doesnt even have a trading strategy &#8211; unless you call gambling a trading strategy!</p>
<p>Forex Trading is not a Get-Rich-Quick Scheme!</p>
<p>Forex trading is a SKILL that takes TIME to learn. Skilled traders can and do make money in this field. However like any other occupation or career, success doesnt just happen overnight. </p>
<p>Forex trading isnt a piece of cake as some people would like you to believe. Think about it, if it was, everyone would already be gazillionaires. The truth is even expert traders with years of experience still encounter periodic losses. Drill this in your head: there are no shortcuts to forex trading, it takes lots and lots of time to master. </p>
<p>There is no substitute for hard work and diligence. Practice trading on a demo account and pretend the virtual money is your own real money. </p>
<p>Do not open a live trading account until you are trading profitably on a demo account. </p>
<p>If you can&#8217;t wait until you&#8217;re profitable on a demo account. at least demo trade for 2 months. If you can&#8217;t hold out for 2 months, cut your hands off.<br />
Concentrate on 1 major currency pair. </p>
<p>It gets far too complicated to keep tabs on more than one currency pair when you first start trading.  Stick with one of the majors because the spreads are the best and they are the most liquid. </p>
<p>You can be a winner at currency trading, but as in all other aspects of life, it will take hard work, dedication, a little luck, a lot of common sense, and an abundance of good judgment.</p>

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After you have found a profitable trading system that you already back-tested, how can you be sure that this system will produce the same gains in future?
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<p>After you have found a profitable trading system that you already back-tested, how can you be sure that this system will produce the same gains in future?<br />
Nobody can predict the future, your system can easily make losses in next years or can be no tradable.<br />
There are some tests you must do before accepting a trading system, these tests swill show the robustness of your system and when passing these tests, it will be more likely to show gain in future.</p>
<p>Test 1 : Make sure that you put liquidity rule, that your entry and exit prices are realizable.</p>
<p>Test 2: Examine again your trading systems and your rules (This is very important).<br />
I made dozen of trading systems that showed great results but after more examination, it showed that i cannot follow them in real life.<br />
Check if there is one stock that made very big gain, the system will maybe become no profitable without this stock.</p>
<p>Test 3: Change twice or 3 times the date of begin for the simulation, if it still show good results then it has passed the test 3.</p>
<p>Test 4: Change values of some parameters or variables you have in your trading system rules, you must change one value and then back-test, change another and then back-test&#8230;<br />
If the results are not affected very badly then it passed the test 4.</p>
<p>Test 5: Try to restrict the system from buying 20% or more of stocks you previously bought when doing the back-test. Then re-run the back-test. To pass this test, system must show pretty the same results as before.</p>
<p>Test 6: Equity chart must have a good look, check some statistic values like sharpe ratio, sortino ratio, standard deviation, maximum drawdown, average day for gains recovery&#8230;<br />
It depends on the risk you are willing to take but choose only systems that have : higher sharpe ratio, higher sortino ratio, lower standard deviation, lower maximum drawdown&#8230;<br />
Exclude systems that have very big max drawdown, standard deviation and average day for gains recovery.<br />
The must important factor i think is average day for gains recovery.<br />
Its the average number of day that you must wait until your equity value will goes back to the same level before the drawdown happen.<br />
Big values will let you wait for long times before recovering gains and for sure many traders will abandon their trading system, and that&#8217;s the worse thing that can happen to a trader because just after that, the system will show excellent results. (That&#8217;s always happen)</p>
<p>Theses tests are very restrictive and you will reject maybe all your trading systems, but when trading you will put your money, real money, so i think you must be very selective to make all chance in your side.</p>

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Forex Trading Education: Things You Should Know About Forex Trading
How difficult is it to make money trading the Forex market? How much time does it take to actually be able to make a living trading the Forex market? These and other important aspects of trading are to be discussed in this article.
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Forex Trading Education: Things You Should Know About Forex Trading</p>
<p>How difficult is it to make money trading the Forex market? How much time does it take to actually be able to make a living trading the Forex market? These and other important aspects of trading are to be discussed in this article.</p>
<p>Trading the Forex market has many benefits over other financial markets, among the most important are: superior liquidity, 24hrs market, better execution, and others. Traders and investor see the Forex market as a new speculation or diversifying opportunity because of these benefits. Does this mean that it is easy to make money trading the Forex Market? Not at all.</p>
<p>Forex brokers agree that 90% of traders end up losing money, 5% of traders end up at break even and only 5% of them achieve consistent profitable results. With these statistics shown, I dont consider trading to be an easy task. But, is it harder to master any other endeavor? I dont think so, consider musicians, writers, or even other businesses, the success rates are about the same, there are a whole bunch of them who never got to the top.</p>
<p>Now that we know it is not easy to achieve consistent profitable results, a must question would be, Why is it that some traders succeed while others fail to trade successfully in the Forex market? There is no hard answer to this question, or a recipe to follow to achieve consistent profitable results. What we do know is that traders that reach the top think different. Thats right, they dont follow the crowd, they are an independent part of the crowd. </p>
<p>A few things that separate the top traders from the rest are:</p>
<p>Education: They are very well educated in the matter; they have chosen to learn every single and important aspect of trading. The best traders know that every trade is a learning experience. They approach the Forex market with humility, otherwise the market will prove them wrong.</p>
<p>Forex trading system: Top traders have a Forex trading system. They have the discipline to follow it rigorously, because they know that only the trades that are signaled by their system have a greater rate of success. </p>
<p>Price behavior: They have incorporated price behavior into their trading systems. They know price action has the last word.</p>
<p>Money management: Avoiding the risk of ruin is a primary subject to the best traders. After all, you cannot succeed without funds in your trading account.</p>
<p>Trading psychology: They are aware of every psychological issue that affects the decisions made by traders. They have accepted the fact that every individual trade has two probable outcomes, not just the winning side.</p>
<p>These are, among others, the most important factors that influence the success rate of Forex traders.</p>
<p>We know now that it is not easy to make money trading the Forex market, but it is possible. We also discussed the most important factors that influence the rate of success of Forex traders. But, how much time does it take to have consistent profitable results? It is different from trader to trader. For some, it could take a life time, and still dont get the desired results, for some others, a few years are enough to get consistent profitable results. The answer to this question may vary, but what I want to make clear here is that trading successfully is a process, its not something you can do in a short period of time. </p>
<p>Trading successfully is no easy task; it is a process and could take years to achieve the desired results. There are a few things though every trader should take in consideration that could accelerate the process: having a trading system, using money management, education, being aware of psychological issues, discipline to follow your trading system and your trading plan, and others.</p>

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<p>One of the most appealing ways to attain wealth is to play the stock market. With the advent of the Internet and on line brokers traders have seemingly unrestricted access to various trading products that just 10 years ago were reserved for big financial institutions. A trading product that has been overlooked by many traders is forex.</p>
<p>Forex is derived from the words FOReign EXchange and involves the trading of currencies. Until relatively recently trading forex has been the preserve of banks and other large financial institutions. In the last 5 years forex trading has literally exploded among ordinary traders. When the advantages of forex trading become apparent this is not surprising. The forex market is the largest financial market in the world with an estimated daily turnover of  $1.5 trillion dollars. This is 30 times larger than all the US stock markets combined. Further more the forex market is open 24 hours a day 5 days a week.</p>
<p>The size of the forex market is one of its first benefits. The forex market is very liquid and has high volume. Liquidity is a great asset many traders look for because it means a deal can always be done. Forex is a continuous 24-hour market. This is very desirable if you wish to trade part-time as you can choose what time you trade unlike stock markets that are open only 8 hours a day. This 24-hour market almost removes the problem of gapping. Because most stock markets are only open 8 hours a day often-overnight events can cause stocks to gap up or down. Large gaps can especially cause large losses for people who trade derivative products like futures or options. In the forex market the problem of gapping is very much reduced.</p>
<p>Currencies are always traded in pairs. Usually currencies are traded in pairs against the US dollar. The main pairs are US dollar Vs EURO ( EUR), British Pound (GDP), Swiss Franc (CHF), Japanese yen (JPY), Australian Dollar (AUS),  New Zealand Dollar (NZD) and the Canadian dollar(CAD). There are other currencies pairs but most traders prefer to trade the pairs above. These currency pairs are known as the majors. Currency traders have plenty of trading opportunities from these 7 major currency pairs. Compare this against the stock market where more than 8,000 stocks trade on the three primary US stock exchanges and currency traders can focus just on these 7 pairs and still make plenty of money.</p>
<p>Unlike the stock market there is never bullish or bearish market conditions. Currencies go up or down against each other according to how the world financial markets perceive the value of the currencies. You can sell a currency (go short) just as easy as you can buy a currency( go long). Currencies go up and down and you can trade either direction just as easily ensuring there is always plenty of trading opportunities.</p>
<p>Forex brokers dont charge commission or brokerage. This can be quite a large overhead in other financial markets. Forex brokers make their money on the difference between the bid/ask spread of a currency pair. As the forex market is very liquid the spread between the bid/ask is very small. As many stock traders know brokerage can be a significant transaction cost.</p>
<p>You can start trading forex for as little as $300 dollars. There are two types of accounts a mini forex account and regular forex account. Most forex brokers offer 100: 1 leverage which means a in a mini account you can control $10,000 currency position with $100. In a regular account $1000 controls a $100,000 currency position. This provides great leverage and an extremely efficient use of trading capitol.  </p>
<p>Trading a mini account is a great way on how to learn to how to trade forex. When you paper trade you are having a comfortable armchair ride. You are trading without the emotions of putting real money on the table. When you trade a 1 mini currency lot you can set your stop loss so the most you lose is $100. This is a great way to learn how to trade effectively without risking much money.  In most other trading products even when trading with the smallest trading lot possible you would have to risk much more. Forex provides trading opportunities for people without much trading capitol.</p>
<p>Many traders have overlooked forex trading. It has many benefits that all<br />
traders can use to their advantage. It offers the benefit of trading 24 hours a day in any country in the world. The forex market is a very lucrative market no trader can overlook it.</p>

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So what is is Forex trading you may ask? Forex is the exchange you can buy and sell currencies. For example, you might buy British pounds (by exchanging them to the dollars you had), then, after pounds / dollar ratio goes up, you sell pounds and buy dollars again. At the end of this operation [...]]]></description>
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<p>So what is is Forex trading you may ask? Forex is the exchange you can buy and sell currencies. For example, you might buy British pounds (by exchanging them to the dollars you had), then, after pounds / dollar ratio goes up, you sell pounds and buy dollars again. At the end of this operation you are going to have more dollars, then you had at the beginning. </p>
<p>The Forex market has much higher liquidity, then the stock market, as much more money is being exchanged. Forex is spread between banks all over the planet and as a result it means 24 hour trading. </p>
<p>Unlike stocks, Forex trades are performed with high leverage, usually it is 100. It means that by investing $1000 you can control $100,000, and increase potential profits accordingly. Some brokers provide also so called mini-Forex, where the size of minimum deposit equals $100. It makes possible for individuals to enter this market easily. </p>
<p>The name convention. In Forex, the name of a &#8220;symbol&#8221; is composed of two parts &#8211; one for first currency, and another for the second currency. For example, the symbol usdjpy stands for US dollars (usd) to Japanese yen (jpy). </p>
<p>As with stocks, you can apply tools of the technical analysis to Forex charts. Trader&#8217;s indexes can be optimized for Forex &#8220;symbols&#8221;, allowing you to find winning strategy. </p>
<p>Example Forex transaction</p>
<p>Assume you have a trading account of $25,000 and you are trading with a 1% margin requirement. The current quote for EUR/USD is 1.3225/28 and you place a market order to buy 1 lot of 100,000 Euros at 1.3228, expecting the euro to rise against the dollar. At the same time you place a stop-loss order at 1.3178 representing a maximum loss of 2% of your account equity if the trade goes against you, 50 pips below your order price, and a limit order at 1.3378, 150 pips above your order price. For this trade, you are risking 50 pips to gain 150 pips, giving you a risk/reward ratio of 1 part risk to 3 parts reward. This means that you only need to be right one third of the time to remain profitable.</p>
<p>The notional value of this trade is $132,280 (100,000 * 1.3228). Your required margin deposit is 1% of the total, which is equal to $1322.80 ($132,280 * 0.01).</p>
<p>As you expected, the Euro strengthens against the dollar and your limit order is reached at 1.3378. The position is closed. Your total profit for this trade is $1500, each pip being worth $10.</p>

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