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lördag 26 september 2009

New To Forex?

By Thomas Gregory

Forex or the Foreign Exchange is a very dynamic market that is trading over two trillion dollars a day. So what are they trading? Well it is actually the buying and selling of money. Major foreign currencies to be exact. And with the massive amounts of money moving through it each day you can see what all the fuss is about!

Now you may be wondering why someone would be buying and selling money. We use money to buy stuff, not buy other money? Well if you think about it for a second it's not all that strange. If you are traveling to a foreign country the first thing you do when you arrive is exchange "your" money for "their" money so you can pay for goods and services while in the country. This is usually done at a currency exchange or bank. When you return home one does the same thing in reverse. Now sometimes you will notice the value has changed between the two exchanges, you may make a small profit or take a small loss.

These same transactions are happening on usually a much larger scale and much more often on the forex market. The difference is a forex trader is not exchanging money because he returned from a trip abroad. He is doing this to try and take advantage of the shifts in exchange rates. This allows him to profit and if you know what you are doing you too can profit very handsomely and regularly.

This can be exciting for the home trader looking to day trade forex. Not only that but it operates around the clock, 24 hours, closing only on weekends. This is because it is working on a global scale. As one market closes in one time zone another market is opening in the next time zone. Which means you can be making trades and making money almost non stop.

Day trading forex currency is easy for anyone to get started. You already have a computer, or you wouldn't be reading this but a high speed internet connection is recommended. Do a little research before opening an account. Most have a minimum deposit but they are pretty cheap considering the money you can make.

Even if you are a complete forex beginner you can find plenty of resources out on the internet including robots and expert advisors. These tools basically log into your forex account and trade for you. This allows you to not miss big market shifts that may happen while you are sleeping. Make sure you take the time to do some product research before dropping the extra cash.

Hopefully all this is sounding exciting to you right now and thoughts of big profits are pulling at you, but I must warn that you do need to be careful. If you do not know what you are doing you can lose a lot of money too. Make sure you do your homework and learn as much as you can. This will all aid you in more successful trades. Also making mistakes is the best way to learn. Just remember to risk what you can afford to lose. Don't give up, it does take some time.

Before the internet, forex was only available to large corporations, banks, and governments. Well now, as you are probably already aware, any average Jane or Joe can day trade forex from their living room. Now day trading forex currency can be profitable and exciting but remember that it takes time to get good at it. Like anything you must start somewhere so let me be first to wish you off on your exciting forex adventure.

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