In this article you will find information concerning the fundamentals for forex trading, how the market works and some tips to help you become more succesfull at it.

The goal of all players involved in forex trading is to make money by buying a given currency when it's under-valued, because they anticipate that it's price will go higher compared with the currency they sold for it. The characteristics which make Forex a truly unique market is that it's non-stop during the business days and it's the largest financial market in the world with an estimated turnover of $1.5 Trillion a day. The market doesn't stop Monday till Friday, because as the Asian market closes, the European one opens, then comes the US one.

In the world of Forex, currencies are the most important asset. A brief look a forex trading chart shows you that currencies are grouped in pairs, noted by XXX/YYY (international three letter codes of the currencies). As an example, a JPN/EUR is the price of Japan Yen expressed in Euros. Forex statistics reveal that the USD is the most widely used currency, traded in over 80% of all transactions. The next most traded currencies are the Euro (EUR), Pound Sterling (GBP), Japanese Yen (JPY), and Swiss Franc (CHF), hence brokers refer to them as the majors.

But as profitable as Forex is, it seems that only the big corporations are on the receiving end, because only 5% of all forex brokers are able to achieve consistent profitable results. To be amongst those 5%, one needs a strong knowledge and financial ...

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