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In a Down Market, Consider Forex Trading

Posted on: May 25th, 2010 by

Investment Strategies - Financial Planning - Rockville, MDForex trading is one of the most exciting and fastest growing types of trading on the Internet.  So what is it?  Forex trading involves buying and selling different currencies of the world, with the focus usually on the largest currencies, such as the US Dollar, the Euro, the Japanese Yen, and a few others.  As a trader, you are essentially betting that the value of one country’s currency will change relative to another.  Its almost like a game.  And until recently, Forex trading could only be conducted by large financial institutions in large transactions.  After 1998, however, Forex brokers were allowed to break large inter-bank units into smaller units and offer these units to individual traders.

The Forex market is truly a global market open 24 hours a day, 5 days a week.  With Internet access, Forex trading can be done anytime regardless of your location.  The Forex market is the largest trading market in the world.  Remarkably, it yields an average turnover rate of $1.9 trillion daily.

There are a few characteristics of Forex trading that make its profit potential unique.  The first is that there are equal opportunities in rising an falling markets.  Since trades are always done in currency pairs, Forex traders can always find a chance to make money, regardless of the rise or fall of one single currency.  The next is that Forex trading offers high leverage rates to the traders.  By trading currency with margins of up to 200 to 1, you can trade with minimum capital and a large rate of return.  And finally, many traders believe that there are ways to identify daily trading trends in Forex that can be used to allow individual small traders to make lucrative profits.

The best thing about Forex trading is that it allows you to test your skills in a demo account before you go “live” with real money.  Putting in the necessary time up-front to understand how trades work, developing a long-range strategy, and education yourself on the marketplace are the best ways to become a successful Forex trader.