A Short Introduction To FOREX
FOREX is the world's largest and most liquid trading market. Many consider FOREX as the best home business you can ever venture in. Even though regular people have had the opportunity to take part in trading foreign currencies for profit (in the same way banks and large corporations do) since 1998, it is just now becoming the cool, hip, new "thing" to talk about at parties, business events, and other social gatherings.Even though it has been somewhat of a loosely guarded secret, every day more and more investors are turning to the all-electronic world of FOREX trading for income and profit because of its numerous benefits & advantages over traditional trading vehicles, like stocks, bonds and commodities.But, still, whenever something seems new or is just becoming a part of social conversation, news articles, and water cooler gossip, misconceptions have to be overcome, the mind has to be open and the slate has to be clear for starting out fresh with the CORRECT information.So, in this article, it is my attempt to give you some solid, but not over-detailed, information on just what the heck "FX" (FOREX) means, what it is, and why it exists.As a successful trader said, Trading FOREX is like picking money up off the floor. Not trading FOREX is like leaving it there for someone else to pick up." Others in the industry have also said, Trading FOREX is like having an ATM machine on your own computer.Here's an explanation (one I feel you'll appreciate) of what FOREX is and how a bunch of traders, profit from it:The Foreign Exchange Market, also referred to the "FOREX" or "FX" market, is the spot (cash) market for currency.But, don't mistake FX as trading the futures market, where you buy a contract to purchase a particular currency at a future price in time.What FX traders do is much less risky than trading currencies on the futures market, much more profitable, and a lot easier, than trading stocks.So, you're probably wondering where it's at ... or ...
how to access the FX market?The answer is: FX Trading is not bound to any one trading floor and is not centralized on an exchange, as with the stock and futures markets. The FX market is considered an Over-the-Counter (OTC) or 'Interbank' market, due to the fact that the entire market is run electronically, within a network of banks, continuously over a 24-hour period.Yes, if that's the first time you've heard about an all-electronic market, I know this may sound somewhat intriguing to you.Here's what you are actually trading when you participate in the Foreign Exchange (FOREX) market:Essentially, like the large banks who use the FX market to protect themselves from the fluctuating exchange rate of different currencies, as an investor, what a FX trader is doing is simultaneously exchanging one countries currency for another. So, in actuality, they're electronically trading a currency-pair and the price that is quoted to us is the exchange rate between the two currencies.In other words, simply the quoted price is how many of the one currency is worth 1 of the other currency.Example:EUR/USD last trade 1.2850 - One Euro is worth $1.2850 US dollars.The first currency (in this example, the EURO) is referred to as the base currency and the second (/USD) as the counter or quote currency.The FOREX has a DAILY trading volume of around $1.5 trillion dollars - 30 times larger than the combined volume of all U.S. equity markets. This means that 1,498,574 skilled traders could each take 1 million dollars out of the FOREX market every day and the FOREX would still have more money left than the New York Stock exchange every day!The FOREX plays a vital role in the world economy and there will always be a tremendous need for the FOREX.
International trade increases as technology and communication increases. As long as there is international trade, there will be a FOREX market. The FX market has to exist so a country like Japan can sell products in the United States and be able to receive Japanese Yen in exchange for US Dollar.There's plenty of money to be made using FOREX for plenty of traders that use the right trading techniques / tactics that will allow them to profit immensely. And, with only 5% of the daily turnover of volume coming from banks, government and large corporations who need to hedge, the other 95% is for speculation and profit.http://www.1-forex.com.
Adrian Pablo; Forex trader and freelance writer.http://www.1-forex.com/Andrew K. Claims He Has Found a Consistent Method to Beat BetonMarkets and Have Profitable Trades
Until sometime ago the only way to enter the markets (Forex, Stocks, Gold, etc) was through the use of a broker firm and a considerable starting capital was required. But Betonmarkets has changed the rules and now anyone with a minimum of $5 can enter the markets and try to make a profit. It is easy to enter the markets using BetonMarkets great trading plataform but the same does not apply to the profits factor. The markets (Forex, Stocks, Gold, etc) have always been a dangerous place and BetonMarkets it's not different in that aspect. You need to have the right knowledge techniques to become a profitable BetonMarkets trader (http://www.1-forex.com/Betonmarkets.htm).
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Online Future Trading For Dummies?
(ContentDesk) August 22, 2005 -- Online trading whiz kid Chris Kobewka thinks it's not a difficult thing to make money trading the markets. In fact he believes that online future trading in particular, is a doddle. Not only that, he believes he can teach anyone to be successful with his unique trading system. A system he describes as the "Most SIMPLE Trading System Ever." His words. Pure advertising schlock?
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Online Future Trading For Dummies?
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