Have you heard about FOREX? How currencies are traded?
When you think about Forex, what do you think of first? Which
aspects of Forex are important, which are essential, and which
ones can you take or leave? You be the judge.
Let's talk about FOREX and advantages of FOREX trading.
The good thing about FOREX is that the amount of money you need
to place a trade (known as "margin") is all that can be lost!
Of course, with the proper self-taught education you will win
more than you will lose, but you should know that despite the
high leverage of FOREX trading (200:1 is possible, which means
that when you put up $1 the trading vendor will allow you to
trade it as if you have $200), it's still less risky than
futures (commodities) trading. And when you trade stocks you
can't get this type of leverage.
Because of the FOREX market's liquidity and twenty four hours
continuous trading, dangerous trading gaps and limit moves are
eliminated. Orders are executed very quickly, without slippage.
If you do your research and find good brokers, they will
automatically close some or all of your open positions if your
account's equity falls below the level required to hold the
positions. You'll never lose more than you have in your FOREX
account.
Currencies are traded in dollar amounts called *lots* -- One lot
is equal to $1,000, which controls $100,000 in currency. This is
the "margin" I talked about above. You can control $100,000
worth of currency for only 1,000 dollars.
Currencies are always traded in pairs. The most popular
currencies and their symbols are:
USD - The US Dollar EUR - The currency of the European Union
"EURO" GBP - The British Pound JPN - The Japanese Yen CHF - The
Swiss Franc AUD - The Australian Dollar CAD - The Canadian
Dollar
A currency can never be traded by itself, so you can't trade a
USD by itself. You always need to compare one currency with
another currency to make a trade possible.
The most commonly traded currency pairs are:
EUR/USD Euro / US Dollar "Euro"
USD/JPY US Dollar / Japanese Yen "Dollar Yen"
GBP/USD British Pound / US Dollar "Cable" USD/CAD US Dollar /
Canadian Dollar "Dollar Canada" AUD/USD Australian Dollar/US
Dollar "Aussie Dollar" USD/CHF US Dollar / Swiss Franc "Swissy"
EUR/JPY Euro / Japanese Yen "Euro Yen"
The currency on the left is called the base currency. The
currency on the right is the counter currency. For example, when
you place an order to buy EUR/USD pair, you are actually buying
the EUR and you are selling the USD. When you place an order to
sell EUR/USD you are selling the EUR and you are buying the USD.
Buying or selling a currency PAIR means buying or selling the
base currency, and doing the opposite with the counter currency.
It might seem a little confusing, but actually it is easier to
treat the currency PAIR as one item. It means when you place
trades you simply sell or buy the pair. The base/counter concept
is only important for fundamental analysis.
To decide when to sell or buy you will need to learn technical
analysis and/or fundamental analysis.
In currency trading you can make money both, when the currencies
go up or down.
The FOREX currency trading is a great way to work from home in
your free time. You can trade any time you want, from Monday to
Friday. But you must know that you can lose money in FOREX. So,
getting the proper education and trading before doing any real
trades is a must. Fortunately you can first practice on a demo
account, until you get to the point that you win 70% of your
trades. Nobody wins 100%. But you can be in profit even with 50%
wins.
There are plenty of books and courses to learn currency trading,
but be careful with all those $1000+ courses. Usually you can
find courses with the same content for much less.
To learn how to make $200 to $3,000 for as little as ten minutes
of work trading FOREX, and to get a FREE copy of "Forex Freedom"
and a FREE 20 part e-Course to learn more about FOREX go to:
http://www.thebestforexcourse.com
About the author:
The author is a currency trader, e-currency trader and an
internet marketer.
