Risks of Forex Trading in the Currency Markets

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Risks of Forex Trading in the Currency Markets


Index 1.

Risks in the Currency Markets

2.

How to do Currency Trading?

3.

Why Do Currency Values Change?

4.

Is the Currency Trading Risky?

5.

Who Trades Currencies?

6.

How Do Successful Traders Trade Forex?


Risks in the Currency Markets ď‚— The Currencies are traded by individual retail investors,

financial institutions, and corporations doing the business. ď‚— Retail investors and banks trade to make the profits and

corporations often trade in the course of conducting business in several world markets.



How to do Currency Trading? ď‚— Retail currency trading is done through a brokers and market

makers. ď‚— The Traders place trades through the brokers who, in turn,

place corresponding trades in the interbank market.


Why Do Currency Values Change?  A Currency values can change for the various reasons.

Sometimes they react to the external political and economic news.  At other times, value changes are driven by trading in the

market itself.  Usually, both the internal and external events drive currency

value changes in Forex.


Is the Currency Trading Risky?  Currency trading is highly leveraged. Moreover, the Forex is

lightly regulated.  Spot trades are not regulated at all.  Both the factors increase the risk of trading.  The real key to success with the currency trading is to trade

conservative while the employing some means of risk management.


ď‚— Almost all beginner traders should begin the trading on a

practice trading platform that allows them to make the hypothetical trades without risking the investment capital. ď‚— If they see positive results, they can begin trading on the

Forex itself.


Who Trades Currencies? ď‚— A Currencies are traded by individual retail investors,

financial institutions, and corporations doing business. ď‚— Retail investors and banks are trading to make profits and

corporations usually trade in the normal course of the international business process.


How Do Successful Traders Trade Forex? ď‚— Traders who make just a few concentrated large trades are

more apt to lose money. ď‚— On the other side, traders who distribute their trading funds

over several different trades diversify their risk and have the better chance of trading profitably. ď‚— Similarly, traders who leverage their trades aggressively are

more likely to have the large losses than those who don't.


Making money trading on the Forex is not impossible, but it is hard. Advisable practices include: ď‚— Begin trading with the practice account. ď‚— Diversifying risk by the making the several small trades in the

different markets rather than single trade. ď‚— Using stop loss orders to limit potential losses.


ď‚— Avoid using the free leverage, which can exceed 50 to 1. At

50 to 1 even a two percent difference going against the trade results in a total loss of all invested funds.


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