A Short and Sweet Explanation of Forex Trading

TLenyk · 18-03-09, 03:20 AM

A Short and Sweet Explanation of Forex Trading
With the current economic conditions, a lot of people are looking for alternative ways to make money. If you are reading this article you probably thought about trading on the foreign exchange market. The commonly used, acronyms for the foreign exchange market is FOREX or FX.

The simplest foreign currency exchange transaction; is when you travel outside the country in which you live. For example, you go to a bank or currency exchange bureau to convert your "home currency" into the currency in which you are visiting. If a business conducts transaction outside their home currency they must enter into a FX transaction.

The FX trading that everyone is talking about is a relatively new profitable activity. With the internet and FX automated software applications; more and more people are getting involved. Trading on the forex market, allows people to brake free from the corporate world and start working from home. You don't have to give up your day job to be a forex trader. The FOREX market is open 5 days a week and 24 hours a day. The FX has long forex trading hours: 24 hours a day except on weekends. The forex market hours are 22:00 Coordinated Universal Time UTC on Sunday until 22:00 UTC Friday. This is a great benefit for the FX trader. You can make your trades after, before or inbetween your daily obligations.

For many years, Forex trading was solely for major banks, large financial institutions and countries central banks; for example the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank. The Internet has opened up forex trading to everyone willing to learn how to trade on the forex market. There are many techniques in forex trading, all with the intention of making substantial profits. The institutions mentioned above have annually and consistently make high profits from trading in the Foreign Exchange market.

The forex market has 7 major currencies and always trade in pairs and usually against the US dollar. There are 7 major currencies which are; EURO EUR, The British Pound CGP, Swiss Franc CHF, Japanese yen JPY Australian Dollar AUS, New Zealnad Dollar NZD and the Canadian dollar CAD. You can enter these pairs into a currency calculator. These currencies have the greatest popularity in world's commerce transactions, the highest activity and are the backbone of the Forex market.

Forex transactions are always traded in forex pairs. Here are some simple FX transaction examples:

EUR/USD last trade 1.5000 - Explanation, One Euro is worth $1.50 to one US dollar.
The first currency in this example, the EURO is referred to as the base currency and the second /USD as the counter or quote currency.

Now lets say you had $1000 US dollars and you bought Euros when the exchange rate was 1.50 Euros to the dollar. You would then have 1500 Euros. If the value of Euros against the US dollar increased, then you would exchange or sell your Euros for dollars and have more dollars than you started with.

finvik · 18-03-09, 05:52 AM

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grahamketty · 23-03-09, 01:13 PM

Hi TLenyk

Nice post. I never try forex trading. The info provided in regard to forex trading is of great help to the newbie's like me. Keep posting.

18-03-09, 03:20 AM	#1
TLenyk Junior Member Join Date: 2nd November 2008 Posts: 9	A Short and Sweet Explanation of Forex Trading A Short and Sweet Explanation of Forex Trading With the current economic conditions, a lot of people are looking for alternative ways to make money. If you are reading this article you probably thought about trading on the foreign exchange market. The commonly used, acronyms for the foreign exchange market is FOREX or FX. The simplest foreign currency exchange transaction; is when you travel outside the country in which you live. For example, you go to a bank or currency exchange bureau to convert your "home currency" into the currency in which you are visiting. If a business conducts transaction outside their home currency they must enter into a FX transaction. The FX trading that everyone is talking about is a relatively new profitable activity. With the internet and FX automated software applications; more and more people are getting involved. Trading on the forex market, allows people to brake free from the corporate world and start working from home. You don't have to give up your day job to be a forex trader. The FOREX market is open 5 days a week and 24 hours a day. The FX has long forex trading hours: 24 hours a day except on weekends. The forex market hours are 22:00 Coordinated Universal Time UTC on Sunday until 22:00 UTC Friday. This is a great benefit for the FX trader. You can make your trades after, before or inbetween your daily obligations. For many years, Forex trading was solely for major banks, large financial institutions and countries central banks; for example the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank. The Internet has opened up forex trading to everyone willing to learn how to trade on the forex market. There are many techniques in forex trading, all with the intention of making substantial profits. The institutions mentioned above have annually and consistently make high profits from trading in the Foreign Exchange market. The forex market has 7 major currencies and always trade in pairs and usually against the US dollar. There are 7 major currencies which are; EURO EUR, The British Pound CGP, Swiss Franc CHF, Japanese yen JPY Australian Dollar AUS, New Zealnad Dollar NZD and the Canadian dollar CAD. You can enter these pairs into a currency calculator. These currencies have the greatest popularity in world's commerce transactions, the highest activity and are the backbone of the Forex market. Forex transactions are always traded in forex pairs. Here are some simple FX transaction examples: EUR/USD last trade 1.5000 - Explanation, One Euro is worth $1.50 to one US dollar. The first currency in this example, the EURO is referred to as the base currency and the second /USD as the counter or quote currency. Now lets say you had $1000 US dollars and you bought Euros when the exchange rate was 1.50 Euros to the dollar. You would then have 1500 Euros. If the value of Euros against the US dollar increased, then you would exchange or sell your Euros for dollars and have more dollars than you started with. Last edited by Customer Services; 16-03-10 at 03:35 PM.

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18-03-09, 05:52 AM	#2
finvik Member Join Date: 15th January 2009 Location: vertu Posts: 34	very nice for more details in forex visit my signature.

23-03-09, 01:13 PM	#3
grahamketty Junior Member Join Date: 19th March 2009 Posts: 1	Hi TLenyk Nice post. I never try forex trading. The info provided in regard to forex trading is of great help to the newbie's like me. Keep posting.