Forex Trading - The Dressing
Room - Prepare Before You Trade..
Forex Market
Introduction
Money or currency is the
ultimate commodity. Every time a company or government buys or sells
products and services in a foreign country, they are subject to a foreign
currency trade; the exchanging of one currency for another. Many
individuals and organizations also trade currencies for speculative
purposes. With all of these currency transactions going on daily, it is no
wonder that the foreign currency exchange market, also known as "forex" or
"fx" market, is the largest financial market in the world. It is much
bigger than all of the U.S. stock markets combined, with a daily trading
volume larger than that of all the world's stock markets put together.
Trillions of dollars of
foreign exchange activity takes place every day. From 1997 to the end of
2000, daily forex trading volume surged from US$5 billion to US$1.5
trillion. The forex market continues to grow at a phenomenal rate.
Before the internet came
along, only corporations and wealthy individuals could trade currencies in
the forex market through the use of the proprietary trading systems of
banks. These systems required as much as US$1 million to open an account.
Thanks to advancements in online technology, today investors with only a
few thousand dollars can have access to the forex market 24 hours a day.
For traders, forex trading
provides an alternative to stock market trading. While there are thousands
of stocks to choose from, there are only a few major currencies to trade
(the Dollar, Yen, British Pound, Swiss Franc, and the Euro are the most
popular). Forex trading also provides a lot more leverage than stock
trading, and the minimum investment to get started is a lot lower. Add to
that the ability to choose flexible trading hours (forex trading goes on
24 hours a day) and you have the reason why so many stock traders have
flocked to day trade currencies.
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