New Opportunities with Forex Trading

The simplest definition of currency trading is the practice of exchanging one country's currency for another country's currency. Basically, currency trading involves four main variables: currencies, exchange rate, time, and interest rate. The interplay of these variables creates opportunities for small investors to obtain investment returns that are generally unheard of in the traditional investment world. It is also referred to as foreign exchange, FX or Forex, but the essence remains the same that currency trading is the exchange of one currency against another.

Perhaps, in terms of trading volume, the currency exchange market is the world's largest market, with daily trading volumes in excess of $1.5 trillion US dollars (although the figures may differ, but this is just an approximation to show its importance). One thing is for sure that in orders of magnitude it is much larger than the bond or stock markets. For example, the New York Stock Exchange has a daily trading volume of approximately $50 billion. So you can easily imagine its importance in the trading world of today. Moreover, contrary to earlier thoughts, currency trading is not limited to just larger organizations and other large banks and financial institutions, but open to everyone who has enough expertise and determination to hard work.

You can start playing the currency trading market with real market conditions immediately. Trading opportunities in the forex currency trading market are now available to individuals through technology interfaces such as those used by major currency trading brokerage firms (usually large corporations with big tummies). If you decide to hire a professional who takes advantage of this technology, you will be able to view your accounts' closed trades 24 hours per day through a secured, online access portal.

Historically, SMBs and individual investors have had limited access to the forex market. For decades, major banks, multinational corporations and other participants, trading in large transaction sizes and volumes, have dominated this market. However, just like many other business segments technology has lowered the barriers of entry and opened up this attractive marketplace to a new breed of investors and speculators.

Technological advancement, along with liberal market sentiments, has allowed almost everyone to deal in currency trading, unlikely to the past when there were only few organizations that could trade the currency. You also can open a mini account with as little as $300 US although $2000 US is recommended. You can open a regular account with as little as $2000 US although $10,000 US is recommended. Mainly major banks, international organizations and some other are doing well in currency trading.

Anthony Trister is a currency trader and is an owner of OneDayTrades which offers free, mechanical forex signals and an automated trading program for those wanting to trade forex. Free access available here: http://www.onedaytrades.com

In The News:


pen paper and inkwell


cat break through


Money Management - The Holy Grail Of Trading

Money management determines how much to risk on each individual... Read More

How to Trade Currency

We all know when you go on a trip to... Read More

Trading Tips No 1: Learn How to Trade The Moment of Truth

So you have learned how to trade the markets by... Read More

Sending Signals for Trading in Forex

Forex signals are sent by a forex firm to their... Read More

10 Steps To Professional Day Trading

Everyone trades a little differently. The trading method outlined below... Read More

Day Trading Success- The Key Is Survival

Most new traders tend to focus just about all their... Read More

Forex Trading - Advantages and Disadvantages

What is Forex Trading?Forex, or Foreign Exchange, is the simultaneous... Read More

Types of Foreign Currency Hedging Vehicles

The following are some of the most common types of... Read More

Mechanical or Discretionary Trading - Which is Best?

Discretionary TradingPure discretionary trading will rely solely on the traders... Read More

Forex Signal Services

What are Forex signals? Forex signals are paid services offered... Read More

The Nature of the Trading Business

Consider the following: As a trader you are in a... Read More

Creativity in Trading

"Is it important to be creative in your trading?"I'm not... Read More

What are Your Options Regarding Forex Options Brokers?

Forex option brokers can generally be divided into two separate... Read More

How To Control Fear And Greed In Trading

There is an old saying that the market is driven... Read More

Forex2u Forex Strategy On Successful Forex Trading

The essence of the FX2u Forex strategy is that it... Read More

The Miracle of Forex

My father, who owns a small parts store and garage... Read More

Reality of Online Forex Trading

Foreign exchange trading is the trading of currencies. Most currencies... Read More

FOREX 101: Make Money with Currency Trading

For those unfamiliar with the term, FOREX (FOReign EXchange market),... Read More

Factors Influencing a Currency Pair Exchange Rate

IntroductionThe exchange rate refers to the value of the US... Read More

Forex Currency Trading

It is possible to buy and sell money from different... Read More

Example of a Profitable Transaction in FOREX

To make a profit, in the FOREX, a trader can... Read More

Two Timeless Rules in FOREX Investing

RULE #1) ~ Cut your losers; let your winners ride.One... Read More

Money Management, Part 1

There are some common mistakes I've seen traders make in... Read More

Stocks Trading - Advantages and Disadvantages

What is Stocks Trading?Companies throughout the world issue new stock... Read More

Forex Trading

Foreign exchange market, or better known as FOREX, is the... Read More

Forex Broker

A broker is any person or firm that charges a... Read More

Option Arbitrage in the Forex Market

What is arbitrage? Arbitrage is the simultaneous buying and selling... Read More

Where to Get Forex Training

For those of you who are interested in forex trading,... Read More

A Look at Forex Market Makers

The investor in the currency market takes for granted that... Read More

Online Forex

Q1: When you consider that the foreign exchange market has... Read More

A Look at Online Forex Brokers

An online forex broker is a firm that facilitates retail... Read More

Forex Market Overview

"FX" is an abbreviation of "forex" or "foreign exchange." Foreign... Read More

Forex Broker Involvement Optional

To trade on the forex market, the largest financial market... Read More