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Saturday, December 26, 2009

What Is FOREX Trading Platform And How Does It Work?

By John Eather

What is FOREX? - Foreign Exchange Market, also known as 'FOREX' or 'FX' is the largest financial market in the world with a daily turnover of US$3. 2 trillion. FOREX trading platform allows us to buy one currency and sell another. Currencies trade in pairs, like the US Dollar / Japanese Yen (USD/JPY).

This process of buying and selling currencies takes place from two reasons. Approximately 5% of the daily turnover is generated by companies that make financial transactions in foreign countries, converting the profits resulted into domestic currency. The remaining 95% represents the speculation for profit.

What are the concepts that make FOREX work? First of all, you must know that 85% of daily FOREX trading uses major currencies like British Pound, US Dollar, Australian Dollar, Canadian Dollar, Euro and Japanese Yen. FOREX trading platform is open 24 hours a day; because of this great feature, traders can respond anytime to currency fluctuations.

FOREX is different from any other financial market because it has no central trading location. In general, transactions are conducted through electronic trading networks or by phone.

It's not difficult at all to read and understand a foreign exchange quote. All you have to know is that the first currency listed is the base currency, while the value of the base currency is always 1. The US Dollar is the main currency for quotes, so you must appreciate foreign currencies by considering the value of USD.

FOREX trading platform uses a quote of 2 sides- the BID and the ASK. The BID represents the price at which traders can sell base currency, while the ASK refers to the price of buying base currency.

Even the most experienced brokers face a series of unexpected risks such as interest rate risks, credit risks, country risks and exchange rate risks. No one can guarantee you how exchange rates will move. Using stop-loss orders (instructions on how to stop your transactions if the price comes to a definite point) is the best thing you can do to avoid losing all your money. - 23226

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