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Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Make Money with Currency Forex Market Trading

By Jermain Lionel

Currency Forex market trading is becoming one of the most active forms of trading in the world. Because of the massive increase in global trading, large corporations use this market to help protect their profits from being lost before their sales or their purchases are complete. The banking systems of most countries trade in currencies to help maintain stability in their commercial banks and financial institutions. Many governments that control their countrys natural resources and commerce use this market to maintain stability within their systems. Risk taking individuals are also a part of the currency markets.

One of the biggest advantages to trading in the foreign exchange market is the liquidity it provides. There is also buyers and sellers and large turnover. It has been said that liquidity can help make a market trade with more stability. During 2008 the daily activity was over 3 trillion dollars. The volume is growing by double digit percentages each year. Transactions are done OTC which means there is a lot of interaction in this market.

London houses the largest currency trading center. There is another center in New York. Hong Kong and Singapore have smaller centers. Trading takes place 24 hours a day every day during the week somewhere in the world. For the most part there is no trading on the weekends.

Differences in currency values from one country to another have an impact on our lives everyday. The prices we pay for our clothes, appliances, fuel, etc are all affected by price movements between our local currency and the currency of countries that supply us with raw materials. Purchasing products in other countries we have to deal with the fluctuations between the currencies.

Risk takers who have a solid knowledge of how the currency market works may attempt to capitalize on its fluctuations. Currency Forex market trading can be profitable for a person you understands it. Currencies trade in pairs. Some of the most commonly traded pairs are the dollar and euro, the British pound and dollar, the dollar and Japanese yen and the dollar and the Swiss franc.

The currency listed first in the pair is called the base currency. We will either buy this currency or sell it based on the market conditions. We will use a chart that plots the prices of the two against each other. Suppose we are trading the pound and dollar. Moving up means that the pound is advancing on the dollar. Moving down obviously is the reverse.

Participants who are active in currency Forex market trading need to have a trading account. This is usually set up with a broker. Traders only need to put up a small portion of their own money. They borrow the largest part of the money they trade with from the broker. The leverage substantially increases the risk in this type of trading. More money can be made but only if the trades are profitable. Otherwise, loses can be large.

Profits are difficult to come by in currency Forex market trading. A knowledge of market behavior is a must. It is not important if the base currency is moving up or moving down. The traders job is to predict how the paired currencies will move at a set time in the market. Obviously, you want to buy at the lowest prices and sell when prices on the base have moved up. Hopefully this is done with a higher priced quote. If the base is high it can be sold and later purchased to cover the position at a lower price. - 23196

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