Tuesday 31 January 2012

How Forex Trading Works

By Micheal Bushoxton


Foreign Exchange is what we commonly called Forex and is known in other terms as "Retail forex", "FX", "Spot FX" and even just "Spot". The largest and fastest growing financial market in the whole world that would reached a daily volume of almost 3 trillion dollars. It's 30 times higher than the turnover of all USA equity markets combined.

Forex trading has been successful as a means of making large amount of money for traders with the knowledge and experience to trade effectively, and managed to remain hugely popular.It works in a simple way! You only have to exchange foreign currency or buying one currency while selling another at exactly the same time and it is done by pairs for investment purposes. There are four major currency pairs usually used; Euro against US dollar, US dollar against Japanese yen, British pound against US dollar, and US dollar against Swiss franc. For example, 1 Japanese yen if converted into US dollar would worth approximately $0.01 . You will now buy 10,000 Japanese yen for 100 US Dollar. With the ever changing currency exchange rate, 1 Japanese yen will increase its value to $0.05 in just a short time . You will now re-purchase the US dollar by selling the 10,000 Japanese yen. Your initial investment of $100 will turn into $500. This is how forex trader works.

As we all know, every investment won't return the profit we sought, and similarly, every potential investor may not have what it takes to be a Forex trader. If you have this feeling, then I recommend these guidelines that I will tell you. This is not a matter of choice nor something where you pick out your favorite tip and remain faithful to it. These guidelines serves as a journey to success if you followed it whole:

* Find the very best forex trader out there.'Best' not because they claim it so but because it suits you most. Read reviews about them, get a trial demo and check if what they really want.They must be user friendly that offers unique general features and know if what type of forex news system is inside their platform.

* Know the account options they offer? You must know if they only get veterans in their ranks or compensate the beginners with full features? What type of service desk they offer.

* With the help of demo account, complete your research on foreign exchange. Make it a habit to check your account when major Stock Exchanges open up . Read the reports as they come up. Forex without news is just a plain blind luck and no business would run in just a plain luck. Long term traders need to do thorough research on everything that could affect the currency; political conditions, economic policies, world-wide phenomenon, major deals, etc.

* What leverage offers you have from your forex trader? Are they the one who would cater your needs? Are they going to take care of you if you when you'll decide to go pro? Know the strategies and trade system? If you use this strategies without understanding them, it won't do you good in a long run and believe me when I say this; "when you are in forex business you are in for a long term run".

* Make daily visits to some forex forums; a trade platform with chat option is good too . Find out a pro in the beginning, try to gain and learn new trends as much as you can.Learning forex hs no ending and if you can't learn then it is not for you.

* Beware of scams because nobody would tell you the truth and it is your duty to find it out.You can't be a billionaire overnight.Failure don't hinder your journey towards success. Learn the bumpy ride and prevent them in the future.

* Be patient, be prepared .Losses and profits are part of everyday life. Learn from your mistakes and improve your trading system.

* Always invest the money that if lost, won't hinder your lifestyle.

Be responsible in life because it will surely teach you to make mature decisions in foreign exchange.

So these are the essential points you need to form into a forex-manifesto. If you are going to be a pro then learn to be a pro. Before you jump into forex trading consider what the environment you're getting into.Approach with caution because forex is considered as a risky investment.




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