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Hedging

On occasion, Forex traders might seek something of an “insurance” against an undesirable switch in exchange rates. If so, they will use a method known as hedging.

Mini Forex Accounts

If you are just dipping your toe into the world of Forex, you might be a little apprehensive about starting out in a completely new form of trading with a full-blown trading account.

Forex Scalping

Forex scalping, sometimes referred to as quick trading, is a method used by some traders to make a high volume of trades for very small profits. In most cases, a scalper will hold on to a currency for less than one minute in an attempt to make a very small profit. The sheer volume of [...]

Swapping

Aside from the buying and selling currencies on Forex markets, there is a surprising amount of swapping taking place. This isn’t of course, the kind of swapping that you may have taken part in with football cards as a youngster; this is all about swapping currencies and commodities.
There are three common forms of swapping that [...]

What is Arbitrage?

Forex arbitrage is a trading strategy in which traders look to exploit the inefficiency in the pricing of currency pairs to maximise their profits. It’s a strategy that requires huge attention to detail, quick reactions and, more often than not, specialised software.

Forex Trading: Open all Hours

Unlike other equities markets, the foreign exchange markets are a 24 hour trading platform, following the trading hours of each of the world’s major financial centres as the world turns.
Whilst each of the major Forex trading floors, in Sydney, Toyko, London and, New York are individually only open for nine hours a day, their opening [...]

How to read Forex Quotes

When reading a quote of Forex, you need to look for two specific numbers, the base and the quote.
Typically, a Forex quote will appear in the following format:
USD JPY 1/97.42
The number on the left of the slash is the base number. The base is always “1″ and represents, in this case, the US Dollar. The [...]

Why Trade on the Forex Market?

Trading on the Forex market can be used to create a sizable investment by learning about the market and making smart trades through the duration of the investment.
There are many reasons why the Forex market is so popular and many people have chosen to trade on it. These reasons are:
The Forex market offers a [...]

Learning to Trade in the Forex Market

Learning to trade in the Forex market does not have to be difficult. There are a variety of principals that should be learned and of course the market should be researched beforehand by studying trends, current predictions and rates within the global economy, but making the trade is the easy part of trading in the [...]