Wednesday, 28 March 2012

Learning To Trade In The Forex Market

By Jual Tittianks


There is money in trading money. The Forex Market is the biggest in the world and trading in various currencies has been very financially rewarding to everyone. Forex trading is an old business and many people have been earning from it for many years now. But thanks to the web, it has become more accessible and a lot easier for many. With online trading, there is no need to make or take phone calls or even go to the bank. Because of the Web, trading has become possible at home.

In order start with Forex trading, an investor needs to contact a broker first. These brokers enable traders to either buy or sell currencies with the use of trading platforms. They also provide access to applications that help in the trading process. These brokers earn money via the commissions that each trader pays them.

Its all about currency pairs when it comes to trading in the Forex market. In this pair, one currency is treated as the commodity while the other currency is treated as money. Five of the most stable of currencies are found in the most popular currency pairs which are the British Pound, the Euro, the Dollar, the Japanese Yen and the Swiss Franc.

It seems complicated to think how money can be earned by trading money in pairs. It's really simple and can easily be understood by everyone.

We can use an example of a trader dealing with the Euro to USD pair, and the exchange rate is 1 Euro to 1.43 Dollars. Lets say that the trader starts with an investment of 100k Euros and starts by buying 143K Dollars. After this purchase, this trader will then rethink his move and try wait for the opportune time to sell, like when the ration becomes 1:1.23. With the new exchange rate, the investor can buy back his capital of 100,000 Euros by just 120,000 dollars. By just waiting for the opportune time, our trader earned 23K USD. With the new conversion chart, the trader ends up with a total of 16,166 Euros.

Understanding the market takes a lot of patience. Foreign markets and global issues are there to be understood because they affect the local and international. In order to become successful in Forex trading, there are tools like fundamental and technical analysis. These tools equip the trader with data that are pertinent in order to make the right decision.




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