An Overview of Forex Trading

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What is Forex Trading?

Foreign exchange, commonly known as 'Forex' or 'FX', is the exchange of one currency for another at an agreed exchange price. Forex is one of the world's most traded market.


Why do Forex Trading?

 Global Business Operations  Profit Speculation  Brokerage Purpose


Benefits of Forex Trading Time and Place Flexibility – The market is open 24*7. So you can trade any time and from any place. Highly Liquid Market – Liquidity is an important feature of market, which is due to its vastness. Low Transaction Costs – The cost spread is not more than 0.1% and could be even lower in case of large dealers. Margin Based Trading – This allows traders to engage in trading activities until they have margins remaining in their account.


Major Currencies Code

Country

Currency

Nickname

USD

United State

Dollar

Buck

EUR

Euro Zone Members

Euro

Fiber

JPY

Japan

Yen

Yen

GBP

Great Britain

Pound

Cable

CHF

Switzerland

Franc

Swissy

CAD

Canada

Dollar

Looine

AUD

Australia

Dollar

Aussie

NZD

New Zealand

Dollar

Kiwi


Ways to Trade Forex…  Spot Market  Futures  Options  Exchange Trade Fund


Ways to Trade Forex…

 Spot Market The unique aspect of spot market is that currencies are traded on the spot. The features of this market are simplicity, liquidity, tight spreads and 24X7 operations.

 Futures Futures are contracts which enable a Forex trader to buy or sell a certain asset at a later date. This market is well administered and transparent.


Ways to Trade Forex…

 Options An option is an instrument available in the Forex market which offers a buyer the right to buy or sell assets to traders. But it’s not compulsory to make a transaction.

 Exchange-traded Funds These are the latest addition to the Forex trading world. This offers the traders stocks combined with certain currencies, allowing different options.


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