A Short Introduction To FOREX

FOREX is the world’s largest and most liquid trading market. Many consider FOREX as the best home business you can ever venture in. Even though regular people have had the opportunity to take part in trading foreign currencies for profit (in the same way banks and large corporations do) since 1998, it is just now becoming the cool, hip, new "thing" to talk about at parties, business events, and other social gatherings.


Even though it has been somewhat of a loosely guarded secret, every day more and more investors are turning to the all-electronic world of FOREX trading for income and profit because of its numerous benefits & advantages over traditional trading vehicles, like stocks, bonds and commodities.


But, still, whenever something seems new or is just becoming a part of social conversation, news articles, and water cooler gossip, misconceptions have to be overcome, the mind has to be open and the slate has to be clear for starting out fresh with the CORRECT information.


So, in this article, it is my attempt to give you some solid, but not over-detailed, information on just what the heck "FX" (FOREX) means, what it is, and why it exists.

As a successful trader said, Trading FOREX is like picking money up off the floor. Not trading FOREX is like leaving it there for someone else to pick up." Others in the industry have also said, Trading FOREX is like having an ATM machine on your own computer.


Here's an explanation (one I feel you'll appreciate) of what FOREX is and how a bunch of traders, profit from it:
The Foreign Exchange Market, also referred to the "FOREX" or "FX" market, is the spot (cash) market for currency.

But, don't mistake FX as trading the futures market, where you buy a contract to purchase a particular currency at a future price in time.


What FX traders do is much less risky than trading currencies on the futures market, much more profitable, and a lot easier, than trading stocks.

So, you're probably wondering where it's at ... or ... how to access the FX market?
The answer is: FX Trading is not bound to any one trading floor and is not centralized on an exchange, as with the stock and futures markets. The FX market is considered an Over-the-Counter (OTC) or 'Interbank' market, due to the fact that the entire market is run electronically, within a network of banks, continuously over a 24-hour period.


Yes, if that's the first time you've heard about an all-electronic market, I know this may sound somewhat intriguing to you.


Here's what you are actually trading when you participate in the Foreign Exchange (FOREX) market:

Essentially, like the large banks who use the FX market to protect themselves from the fluctuating exchange rate of different currencies, as an investor, what a FX trader is doing is simultaneously exchanging one countries currency for another. So, in actuality, they're electronically trading a currency-pair and the price that is quoted to us is the exchange rate between the two currencies.


In other words, simply the quoted price is how many of the one currency is worth 1 of the other currency.

Example:
EUR/USD last trade 1.2850 - One Euro is worth $1.2850 US dollars.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.


The FOREX has a DAILY trading volume of around $1.5 trillion dollars - 30 times larger than the combined volume of all U.S. equity markets. This means that 1,498,574 skilled traders could each take 1 million dollars out of the FOREX market every day and the FOREX would still have more money left than the New York Stock exchange every day!
The FOREX plays a vital role in the world economy and there will always be a tremendous need for the FOREX. International trade increases as technology and communication increases. As long as there is international trade, there will be a FOREX market. The FX market has to exist so a country like Japan can sell products in the United States and be able to receive Japanese Yen in exchange for US Dollar.


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Forbes

Forbes is an American publishing and media company. Its flagship publication, Forbes magazine, is published bi-weekly. Its primary competitors in the national business magazine category are Fortune, which is also published bi-weekly, and Business Week. The magazine is well-known for its lists, including its lists of the richest Americans (the Forbes 400) and its list of billionaires. The motto of the magazine is "The Capitalist Tool."








Forbes history




B.C. Forbes, a financial columnist for the Hearst papers, and his partner Walter Drey, the general manager of the Magazine of Wall Street,[1] founded Forbes magazine in 1917.[2] Forbes provided the money and the name and Drey provided the publishing expertise. The original name of the magazine was Forbes: Devoted to Doers and Doings.[1] Drey became vice-president of the BC Forbes Publishing Company,[3] while B.C. Forbes became editor-in-chief, a post he held until his death in 1954. B.C. Forbes was assisted in his later years by his two eldest sons, Bruce Charles Forbes (1916–1964) and Malcolm Stevenson Forbes (1917–1990).

Bruce Forbes took over on his father's death, and his strengths lay in streamlining operations and developing marketing.[2] During his tenure, 1954-1964, the magazine's circulation nearly doubled.[2] Although credit for increased circulation must also be given to the magazine's increased outspokenness on the part of investors.[2]

When Malcolm Forbes took over, he had a more hands-off approach on operations, but did provide two strategic initiatives that changed Forbes forever. He instituted a professional editorial staff, instead of the previous heavy reliance on freelancers, and he started the first of the rankings articles for which Forbes became famous.[4]

On Malcolm's death, his eldest son Malcolm Stevenson "Steve" Forbes Jr. (1947–) became President and Chief Executive of Forbes and Editor-in-Chief of Forbes magazine.[5] Between 1961 and 1999 the magazine was edited by James Michaels.[6] In 1993, under Michaels, Forbes was a finalist for the National Magazine Award.[7] In 2006, an investment group that includes rock star Bono bought a minority interest in the company.[8]

The popularity of Forbes magazine has extended to mainstream and Hip-Hop culture. 50 Cent has released the official remix to his hit single, "I Get Money" off his September 11, 2008 album, Curtis, entitled Forbes 1,2,3 (also known as the "Billion Dollar Remix"). The title of the song comes from the fact that Jay-Z, 50 Cent, and Diddy were listed as Forbes' Top 3 money-making Kings of Hip-Hop, respectively. The unfinished video for Forbes 1,2,3 can be seen as the intro to 50 Cent's single, "I Still Kill" featuring Akon, off his multi-platinum album Curtis.

Other publications of company
Apart from Forbes and its lifestyle supplement, ForbesLife, other titles are published, including Forbes Asia and eight local language editions. Steve Forbes and his magazine's writers offer investment advice on the weekly Fox TV show Forbes on Fox and on Forbes On Radio. Other company groups include Forbes Conference Group, Forbes Investment Advisory Group and Forbes Custom Media.

The company formerly published American Legacy magazine as a joint venture, although that magazine separated from Forbes as of May 14, 2007[9].

The company also formerly published American Heritage and Invention & Technology magazines. After failing to find a buyer, Forbes suspended publication of these two magazines as of May 14, 2007[10]. Those magazines have since been purchased by the American Heritage Publishing Company, and have resumed publication as of Spring 2008 [11].

Forbes.com (The official website of Forbes)
David Churbuck founded Forbes' Web site in 1996. The site uncovered Stephen Glass' journalistic fraud in The New Republic in 1998, an article that drew attention to internet journalism. The site, like the magazine, publishes many lists focusing on billionaires and their possessions, especially expensive homes, a critical aspect of the website's apparent popularity. [12] See a list of lists below.

Forbes.com employs the slogan "Home Page For The World's Business Leaders" and sometimes claims to be the world's most widely visited business web site.[13] The current president and chief executive officer is James J. Spanfeller; the current editor is Paul Maidment; the current managing editor is Carl Lavin,[14] who succeeded founding managing editor Michael Noer and Dan Bigman.[15]

According to Forbes.com, the Web site is among the most trusted resources for senior business executives, providing them the real-time reporting, uncompromising commentary, concise analysis, relevant tools and community they need to succeed at work, profit from investing and have fun with the rewards of winning.

Forbes.com also publishes subscription investment newsletters, a luxury-vehicles site, ForbesAutos edited by Matthew De Paula, and a luxury travel site, ForbesTraveler, edited by G. Barry Golson, the former executive editor of Playboy and TV Guide and former editor-in-chief of Yahoo! Internet Life, and an online guide to web sites, Best Of The Web.

Forbes.com is part of Forbes’ Digital, a division of Forbes Media LLC. Forbes.com and affiliated properties include:

Forbes.com (site)
ForbesTraveler.com (site)
Investopedia.com (site)
Realclearmarkets.com (site)
Realclearsports.com (site)
Realclearpolitics.com (site)
Clipmarks.com (site)

Together these sites reach more than 27 million business people each month.

ForbesAutos.com and ForbesTraveler.com (Official sites of company)
Launched in May 2005 by Forbes.com, ForbesAutos.com is a web site designed specifically for luxury car buyers and enthusiasts. The editorial content is written specifically for affluent consumers, with an emphasis on objectivity, comprehensive analysis and intelligent insight.

ForbesTraveler.com is designed for the affluent, discerning traveler. Launched in September 2006 by Forbes.com, ForbesTraveler is dedicated to inspiring, planning and booking the world’s most distinctive travel experiences.

Lists about Forbes
Forbes creates many lists under various topics, the most popular being perhaps the list of billionaires.

Companies

200 Best Small Companies
400 Best Big Companies
Forbes 500
Forbes Global 2000, a list of largest companies in the world taking into account market capitalization, revenue, income and assets (this is different basis for ranking than that used by the Fortune Global 500, which is based only on revenues).
Largest Private Companies

Peoples

In popular culture Forbes is perhaps best-known for its many periodic lists of net worth. As it often takes considerable detective work to determine the actual wealth of an individual, Forbes' figures are widely cited as nearly-definitive.
Executive Pay
Forbes 400, a list of the richest people in the United States
Midas List, an annual list of the top dealmakers in technology and life sciences
World's Richest People, a list of the richest people in the world
China Rich List, a list of the richest people in mainland China
India Rich List, list of the richest people in India
Forbes Fictional 15, a self-parodying list of the richest movie, TV and literary characters
The World's 100 Most Powerful Women
The Celebrity 100, an annual list of famous and financially influential celebrities (i.e., entertainers, musicians, producers, directors, and athletes)
The China Celebrity 100
Top-Earning Dead Celebrities, a list of deceased celebrities that continue their revenue from posthumous material

Cuba's Fidel Castro conflict

In 2005, Forbes listed Fidel Castro among the world's richest people, with an estimated net worth of $550 million USD. In the 2006 article "Fortunes Of Kings, Queens And Dictators", Forbes increased their estimate to $900 million USD.[16] The article notes that estimating net worth for government leaders is "more art than science", and points out that in the case of Castro the authors used a discounted cash flow method for several state-owned companies, and assumed a portion of that profit stream went to Castro.

Castro responded that he has a net worth of less than $1 USD, and challenged any one to prove that he has any money in overseas accounts.[17] Castro also stated that Forbes should place a bucket over their head.

FOREIGN EXCHANGE MARKET

The foreign exchange market (currency, forex, or FX) is where currency trading takes place. It is where banks and other official institutions facilitate the buying and selling of foreign currencies. [1]FX transactions typically involve one party purchasing a quantity of one currency in exchange for paying a quantity of another. The foreign exchange market that we see today started evolving during the 1970s when worldover countries gradually switched to floating exchange rate from their erstwhile exchange rate regime, which remained fixed as per the Bretton Woods system till 1971.


Presently, the FX market is one of the largest and most liquid financial markets in the world, and includes trading between large banks, central banks, currency speculators, corporations, governments, and other institutions. The average daily volume in the global foreign exchange and related markets is continuously growing. Traditional daily turnover was reported to be over US$3.2 trillion in April 2007 by the Bank for International Settlements.[2] Since then, the market has continued to grow. According to Euromoney's annual FX Poll, volumes grew a further 41% between 2007 and 2008.[3]


The purpose of FX market is to facilitate trade and investment. The need for a foreign exchange market arises because of the presence of multifarious international currencies such as US Dollar, Pound Sterling, etc., and the need for trading in such currencies.





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1 Market size and liquidity
2 Market participants
2.1 Banks
2.2 Commercial companies
2.3 Central banks
2.4 Hedge funds as speculators
2.5 Investment management firms
2.6 Retail foreign exchange brokers
2.7 Non-bank Foreign Exchange Companies
2.8 Money Transfer/Remittance Companies
3 Trading characteristics
4 Determinants of FX Rates
4.1 Economic factors
4.2 Political conditions
4.3 Market psychology
5 Algorithmic trading in foreign exchange
6 Financial instruments
6.1 Spot
6.2 Forward
6.3 Future
6.4 Swap
6.5 Option
6.6 Exchange-Traded Fund
7 Speculation
8 References
9 See also
10 External links


Market size



The foreign exchange market is unique because of
its trading volumes,
the extreme liquidity of the market,
its geographical dispersion,
its long trading hours: 24 hours a day except on weekends (from 22:00 UTC on Sunday until 22:00 UTC Friday),
the variety of factors that affect exchange rates.
the low margins of profit compared with other markets of fixed income (but profits can be high due to very large trading volumes)
the use of leverage








Main foreign exchange market turnover, 1988 - 2007, measured in billions of USD.
As such, it has been referred to as the market closest to the ideal perfect competition, notwithstanding market manipulation by central banks. According to the Bank for International Settlements,[2] average daily turnover in global foreign exchange markets is estimated at $3.98 trillion. Trading in the world's main financial markets accounted for $3.21 trillion of this. This approximately $3.21 trillion in main foreign exchange market turnover was broken down as follows:
$1.005 trillion in spot transactions
$362 billion in outright forwards
$1.714 trillion in foreign exchange swaps
$129 billion estimated gaps in reporting
Of the $3.98 trillion daily global turnover, trading in London accounted for around $1.36 trillion, or 34.1% of the total, making London by far the global center for foreign exchange. In second and third places respectively, trading in New York accounted for 16.6%, and Tokyo accounted for 6.0%.[4] In addition to "traditional" turnover, $2.1 trillion was traded in derivatives.
Exchange-traded FX futures contracts were introduced in 1972 at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and are actively traded relative to most other futures contracts.
Several other developed countries also permit the trading of FX derivative products (like currency futures and options on currency futures) on their exchanges. All these developed countries already have fully convertible capital accounts. Most emerging countries do not permit FX derivative products on their exchanges in view of prevalent controls on the capital accounts. However, a few select emerging countries (e.g., Korea, South Africa, India—[1]; [2]) have already successfully experimented with the currency futures exchanges, despite having some controls on the capital account.
FX futures volume has grown rapidly in recent years, and accounts for about 7% of the total foreign exchange market volume, according to The Wall Street Journal Europe (5/5/06, p. 20).

RaForeign exchange trading increased by 38% between April 2005 and April 2006 and has more than doubled since 2001. This is largely due to the growing importance of foreign exchange as an asset class and an increase in fund management assets, particularly of hedge funds and pension funds. The diverse selection of execution venues have made it easier for retail traders to trade in the foreign exchange market. In 2006, retail traders constituted over 2% of the whole FX market volumes with an average daily trade volume of over US$50-60 billion (see retail trading platforms).[6] Because foreign exchange is an OTC market where brokers/dealers negotiate directly with one another, there is no central exchange or clearing house. The biggest geographic trading centre is the UK, primarily London, which according to IFSL estimates has increased its share of global turnover in traditional transactions from 31.3% in April 2004 to 34.1% in April 2007. The ten most active traders account for almost 80% of trading volume, according to the 2008 Euromoney FX survey.[3] These large international banks continually provide the market with both bid (buy) and ask (sell) prices. The bid/ask spread is the difference between the price at which a bank or market maker will sell ("ask", or "offer") and the price at which a market-maker will buy ("bid") from a wholesale customer. This spread is minimal for actively traded pairs of currencies, usually 0–3 pips. For example, the bid/ask quote of EUR/USD might be 1.2200/1.2203 on a retail broker. Minimum trading size for most deals is usually 100,000 units of base currency, which is a standard "lot".

These spreads might not apply to retail customers at banks, which will routinely mark up the difference to say 1.2100/1.2300 for transfers, or say 1.2000/1.2400 for banknotes or travelers' checks. Spot prices at market makers vary, but on EUR/USD are usually no more than 3 pips wide (i.e., 0.0003). Competition is greatly increased with larger transactions, and pip spreads shrink on the major pairs to as little as 1 to 2 pips.

Participants

Unlike a stock market, where all participants have access to the same prices, the foreign exchange market is divided into levels of access. At the top is the inter-bank market, which is made up of the largest investment banking firms. Within the inter-bank market, spreads, which are the difference between the bid and ask prices, are razor sharp and usually unavailable, and not known to players outside the inner circle. The difference between the bid and ask prices widens (from 0-1 pip to 1-2 pips for some currencies such as the EUR). This is due to volume. If a trader can guarantee large numbers of transactions for large amounts, they can demand a smaller difference between the bid and ask price, which is referred to as a better spread. The levels of access that make up the foreign exchange market are determined by the size of the “line” (the amount of money with which they are trading). The top-tier inter-bank market accounts for 53% of all transactions. After that there are usually smaller investment banks, followed by large multi-national corporations (which need to hedge risk and pay employees in different countries), large hedge funds, and even some of the retail FX-metal market makers. According to Galati and Melvin, “Pension funds, insurance companies, mutual funds, and other institutional investors have played an increasingly important role in financial markets in general, and in FX markets in particular, since the early 2000s.” (2004) In addition, he notes, “Hedge funds have grown markedly over the 2001–2004 period in terms of both number and overall size” Central banks also participate in the foreign exchange market to align currencies to their economic needs.


Banks

The interbank market caters for both the majority of commercial turnover and large amounts of speculative trading every day. A large bank may trade billions of dollars daily. Some of this trading is undertaken on behalf of customers, but much is conducted by proprietary desks, trading for the bank's own account.
Until recently, foreign exchange brokers did large amounts of business, facilitating interbank trading and matching anonymous counterparts for small fees. Today, however, much of this business has moved on to more efficient electronic systems. The broker squawk box lets traders listen in on ongoing interbank trading and is heard in most trading rooms, but turnover is noticeably smaller than just a few years ago.

Commercial companies

An important part of this market comes from the financial activities of companies seeking foreign exchange to pay for goods or services. Commercial companies often trade fairly small amounts compared to those of banks or speculators, and their trades often have little short term impact on market rates. Nevertheless, trade flows are an important factor in the long-term direction of a currency's exchange rate. Some multinational companies can have an unpredictable impact when very large positions are covered due to exposures that are not widely known by other market participants.

[edit] Central banks

National central banks play an important role in the foreign exchange markets. They try to control the money supply, inflation, and/or interest rates and often have official or unofficial target rates for their currencies. They can use their often substantial foreign exchange reserves to stabilize the market. Milton Friedman argued that the best stabilization strategy would be for central banks to buy when the exchange rate is too low, and to sell when the rate is too high—that is, to trade for a profit based on their more precise information. Nevertheless, the effectiveness of central bank "stabilizing speculation" is doubtful because central banks do not go bankrupt if they make large losses, like other traders would, and there is no convincing evidence that they do make a profit trading.
The mere expectation or rumor of central bank intervention might be enough to stabilize a currency, but aggressive intervention might be used several times each year in countries with a dirty float currency regime. Central banks do not always achieve their objectives. The combined resources of the market can easily overwhelm any central bank.[7] Several scenarios of this nature were seen in the 1992–93 ERM collapse, and in more recent times in Southeast Asia.

Hedge funds as speculators

About 70% to 90% of the foreign exchange transactions are speculative. In other words, the person or institution that bought or sold the currency has no plan to actually take delivery of the currency in the end; rather, they were solely speculating on the movement of that particular currency. Hedge funds have gained a reputation for aggressive currency speculation since 1996. They control billions of dollars of equity and may borrow billions more, and thus may overwhelm intervention by central banks to support almost any currency, if the economic fundamentals are in the hedge funds' favor.

[edit] Investment management firms


Investment management firms (who typically manage large accounts on behalf of customers such as pension funds and endowments) use the foreign exchange market to facilitate transactions in foreign securities. For example, an investment manager bearing an international equity portfolio needs to purchase and sell several pairs of foreign currencies to pay for foreign securities purchases.
Some investment management firms also have more speculative specialist currency overlay operations, which manage clients' currency exposures with the aim of generating profits as well as limiting risk. Whilst the number of this type of specialist firms is quite small, many have a large value of assets under management (AUM), and hence can generate large trades.

Retail foreign exchange brokers

There are two types of retail brokers offering the opportunity for speculative trading: retail foreign exchange brokers and market makers. Retail traders (individuals) are a small fraction of this market and may only participate indirectly through brokers or banks. Retail brokers, while largely controlled and regulated by the CFTC and NFA might be subject to foreign exchange scams.[8][9] At present, the NFA and CFTC are imposing stricter requirements, particularly in relation to the amount of Net Capitalization required of its members. As a result many of the smaller, and perhaps questionable brokers are now gone. It is not widely understood that retail brokers and market makers typically trade against their clients and frequently take the other side of their trades. This can often create a potential conflict of interest and give rise to some of the unpleasant experiences some traders have had. A move toward NDD (No Dealing Desk) and STP (Straight Through Processing) has helped to resolve some of these concerns and restore trader confidence, but caution is still advised in ensuring that all is as it is presented.

Non-bank Foreign Exchange Companies

Non-bank foreign exchange companies offer currency exchange and international payments to private individuals and companies. These are also known as foreign exchange brokers but are distinct in that they do not offer speculative trading but currency exchange with payments. I.e., there is usually a physical delivery of currency to a bank account.
It is estimated that in the UK, 14% of currency transfers/payments[10] are made via Foreign Exchange Companies.[11] These companies' selling point is usually that they will offer better exchange rates or cheaper payments than the customer's bank. These companies differ from Money Transfer/Remittance Companies in that they generally offer higher-value services.

Money Transfer/Remittance Companies

Money transfer/remittance companies perform high-volume low-value transfers generally by economic migrants back to their home country. In 2007, the Aite Group estimated that there were $369 billion of remittances (an increase of 8% on the previous year). The four largest markets (India, China, Mexico and the Philippines) receive $95 billion. The largest and best known provider is Western Union with 345,000 agents globally


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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2008

stock exchange organized market for the trading of stocks and bonds (see bond ; stock ). Such markets were originally open to all, but at present only members of the owning association may buy and sell directly. Members, or stock brokers , buy and sell for themselves or for others, charging commissions for their services. A stock may be bought or sold only if it is listed on an exchange, and it may not be listed unless it meets certain requirements set by the exchange's board of governors. There are stock exchanges in all important financial centers of the world; the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE, in nearly continuous operation since 1792), which had a trading volume of $7.3 trillion in 1998, is the largest in the world. Tokyo, London, and Frankfurt also have major facilities, and Euronext, an inter-European exchange that merged with the NYSE in 2007.



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Why Forex?: Forex vs. Stocks

Forex vs. Stocks

Greater leverage
No middlemen
Buy/sell programs do not control the market
8000 stocks vs 4 major currency pairs
Commission-free*
Same price for broker assisted trades
Trade with your real-time profits
*GFT is compensated by revenues from its activites as a currency dealer.

Remember that both stocks and forex trading involve risk. Forex trading is not conducted on a regulated exchange and as a result, there are additional risks associated with forex trading.
Though stocks were traditionally viewed as an investment, recent volatility and instability has led to stock trading taking on a more speculative role. Many stock traders are also trading another speculative market with many differences – forex. Instead of trading stocks of individual companies, traders are switching to trading currencies in the world’s primary market. Greater leverage, sophisticated software and strong market trends have led many former stock traders to explore the benefits of currency trading.

GREATER LEVERAGE

Forex trading provides greater leverage than is found in traditional stock trading, which allows traders to control larger positions with smaller amounts of capital. This also allows you to trade the same size positions you might take with a stock broker, while leaving you with more available capital to trade more markets. GFT offers its customers up to 400:1 leverage. Please note that without appropriate use of risk management, a high degree of leverage can lead to large losses as well as gains.

NO MIDDLEMEN

Currency trading is done by the trader, online. By trading directly with GFT, a dealer and a primary market maker, there are no extra parties between you, the trader, and the buyer or seller of the currency pair. This elimination of the middleman can save traders in time and fees. This is different than the stock market, where you may deal with a broker and the exchange, both who charge fees and commissions. This translates to quicker access and cheaper costs for currency traders.

BUY/SELL PROGRAMS DO NOT CONTROL THE MARKET

How many times have you heard that “Big Business A” was selling “X” or buying “Z,” with an explanation of how this buy or sell will affect the entire stock market? The stock market is very susceptible to large buys and sells. On the other hand, forex is the largest, most liquid market. This makes the likelihood of any one fund, bank or company controlling a particular currency extremely slim. The extreme liquidity of the forex market is reflective of its many large participants from around the world, including banks, hedge funds, futures commission merchants (FCMs) and governments.

8000 STOCKS VS 4 MAJOR CURRENCY PAIRS

There are approximately 4,500 stocks listed on the New York Stock exchange, and another 3,500 on the NASDAQ. Which are you going to follow? Do you have time to research all the companies? In spot currency trading, there are 4 major currency pairs – EUR/USD, GBP/USD, USD/JPY and USD/CHF. If you want, you can branch out to the second-tier currencies. But most traders choose to concentrate on the major currency pairs. So choose your currency pair. Decide if you’re going to buy or sell. Then spend your afternoon on the golf course or with your family.

COMMISSION-FREE

Simply put: no commissions, no clearing fees, no exchange fees, no government fees, and no brokerage fees. With the buy and sell prices, what you see is what you get. All you pay is the spread. This is because GFT is compensated by revenues from its activities as a currency dealer, including proceeds from buying, selling, converting as well as holding currencies and interest on deposited funds and rollover fees.

SAME PRICE FOR BROKER ASSISTED TRADES

While forex trading with GFT, there is no premium for placing orders, whether you call your forex orders in, or use market orders, stop orders, limit orders or even contingent orders. In currency trading you, do not have to worry about extra charges. Ever wonder why a broker charges you more if they have to guarantee you a price than if you give them a market order with no price qualifier? Trade the currency market and stop worrying about it.

TRADE WITH YOUR REAL-TIME PROFITS

Ever been up on a stock and wished you could leverage that profit and to buy a little more of the stock? In currency trading you can use your profits to trade. Use your realized profits to add to your positions. As you gain experience, you can experiment with pyramid trading strategies. The options are endless.


Why Forex?: Forex vs. Stocks
Forex vs. Stocks
Greater leverage
No middlemen
Buy/sell programs do not control the market
8000 stocks vs 4 major currency pairs
Commission-free*
Same price for broker assisted trades
Trade with your real-time profits
*GFT is compensated by revenues from its activites as a currency dealer.
Remember that both stocks and forex trading involve risk. Forex trading is not conducted on a regulated exchange and as a result, there are additional risks associated with forex trading.
Though stocks were traditionally viewed as an investment, recent volatility and instability has led to stock trading taking on a more speculative role. Many stock traders are also trading another speculative market with many differences – forex. Instead of trading stocks of individual companies, traders are switching to trading currencies in the world’s primary market. Greater leverage, sophisticated software and strong market trends have led many former stock traders to explore the benefits of currency trading.

GREATER LEVERAGE
Forex trading provides greater leverage than is found in traditional stock trading, which allows traders to control larger positions with smaller amounts of capital. This also allows you to trade the same size positions you might take with a stock broker, while leaving you with more available capital to trade more markets. GFT offers its customers up to 400:1 leverage. Please note that without appropriate use of risk management, a high degree of leverage can lead to large losses as well as gains.

NO MIDDLEMEN
Currency trading is done by the trader, online. By trading directly with GFT, a dealer and a primary market maker, there are no extra parties between you, the trader, and the buyer or seller of the currency pair. This elimination of the middleman can save traders in time and fees. This is different than the stock market, where you may deal with a broker and the exchange, both who charge fees and commissions. This translates to quicker access and cheaper costs for currency traders.

BUY/SELL PROGRAMS DO NOT CONTROL THE MARKET
How many times have you heard that “Big Business A” was selling “X” or buying “Z,” with an explanation of how this buy or sell will affect the entire stock market? The stock market is very susceptible to large buys and sells. On the other hand, forex is the largest, most liquid market. This makes the likelihood of any one fund, bank or company controlling a particular currency extremely slim. The extreme liquidity of the forex market is reflective of its many large participants from around the world, including banks, hedge funds, futures commission merchants (FCMs) and governments.

8000 STOCKS VS 4 MAJOR CURRENCY PAIRS
There are approximately 4,500 stocks listed on the New York Stock exchange, and another 3,500 on the NASDAQ. Which are you going to follow? Do you have time to research all the companies? In spot currency trading, there are 4 major currency pairs – EUR/USD, GBP/USD, USD/JPY and USD/CHF. If you want, you can branch out to the second-tier currencies. But most traders choose to concentrate on the major currency pairs. So choose your currency pair. Decide if you’re going to buy or sell. Then spend your afternoon on the golf course or with your family.

COMMISSION-FREE
Simply put: no commissions, no clearing fees, no exchange fees, no government fees, and no brokerage fees. With the buy and sell prices, what you see is what you get. All you pay is the spread. This is because GFT is compensated by revenues from its activities as a currency dealer, including proceeds from buying, selling, converting as well as holding currencies and interest on deposited funds and rollover fees.

SAME PRICE FOR BROKER ASSISTED TRADES
While forex trading with GFT, there is no premium for placing orders, whether you call your forex orders in, or use market orders, stop orders, limit orders or even contingent orders. In currency trading you, do not have to worry about extra charges. Ever wonder why a broker charges you more if they have to guarantee you a price than if you give them a market order with no price qualifier? Trade the currency market and stop worrying about it.

TRADE WITH YOUR REAL-TIME PROFITS
Ever been up on a stock and wished you could leverage that profit and to buy a little more of the stock? In currency trading you can use your profits to trade. Use your realized profits to add to your positions. As you gain experience, you can experiment with pyramid trading strategies. The options are endless.

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Forex Development History


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In 1967, a Chicago bank rejected to provide pound loan to a professor named Milton Friedman, because his purposed was to use this fund to sell short the British pound. Mr. Friedman realized excessively that the price ratio from the British pound to US dollar at that time was high, he wanted first to sell the British pound, after the British pound fell he buys back the British pound to repay the bank again. This family bank rejects the loan offer based on the "Bretton woods Agreement" which was established 20 years ago. This agreement has fixed the various countries' currency to US dollar exchange rate, and the price ratio between the U.S dollar and the gold is also fixed to 35 US dollars to each ounce of gold.


The Bretton Woods Agreement was signed in 1944, the purposed was to prevent the currency to escape between countries, and also to limit the international speculation, thus to stabilize the international currency. Before this agreement was signed, the gold remittance standard system which was widely used since 1876 - was leading the international economy system until the First World War. In the gold remittance system, the currency was at the stable level under the support of the gold price. The gold remittance system has abolished the old time king and the ruler which depreciates the currency value unlawfully, which will lead to inflation.
But, the gold remittance standard system is certainly imperfect. Along with a country economic potentiality enhancement, it can import massive products from overseas, until it exhausts the gold reserve of certain country. It resulted the supply of the currency reduces, the interest rate raises, the economic activity will start to decline until it reaches the recession limit. Finally, the commodity price falls to the valley, gradually attracts other countries to stream in, massively rushes to purchase this country commodity. This will pour gold into this country, this will increase this country currency supplies quantity, and it will reduce the interest rate, and will create the wealth. This is so called the "the prosperity - decline” pattern and is the circulation of the gold remittance standard system, until the trade circulation and the gold freedom was broken by the First World War.


After several catastrophes wars, the Bretton Woods agreement has appeared. The countries which signed the treaty agreed to maintain the domestic currency to US dollar exchange rate, as well as the necessity of the corresponding ratio of the gold, and only allow a small fluctuation. Countries are prohibited to depreciate the currency value for the gain trade benefit, only allows the country to depreciate not more then 10%. Enters the 50's, the continuous growth of the international trade causes the fund large-scale shift which produces because of the postwar reconstruction, this causes Bretton Woods system which establishes the foreign exchange rate to lose stability.This agreement was finally abolished in 1971, US dollar no longer could convert to gold. Until 1973, each major industrialized nation currency exchange rate fluctuation has been more freely, mainly regulates by the foreign exchange market through the currency supplies and demand quantity. The business volume, the transaction speed as well as the price variability, have achieved a comprehensive growth in the 1970's, come along with the emerge of price ratio fluctuation, the brand-new financial tool, then only the market liberalization and the trade liberalization could be achieved.


In the 1980s, along with the published of the computer and correlation technology, the international capital has flow rapidly, and strongly related the Asia, Europe and America market. Foreign exchange business volume from 80's rises daily from 70 billion US dollars to 150 billion

US dollars after 20 years.



European market inflation


One of the reasons why the foreign exchange developed rapidly was the rapid development of the Euro dollar market. In a Euro dollar market, US dollar is stored beyond the border of America banks. Similarly, the European market is refers to property depositing outside the currency rightful owner country market. A Euro dollar market was formed at first in the 50's, at that time Russia deposited its petroleum income beyond the US border, avoid being freeze by the US government. This has formed a large offshore US dollar national treasury which is beyond the control of the US government. The American government has formulated a law to prohibited US dollar from lending money for the foreigner. Because the degree of freedom of the Euro dollar market is bigger and the rate of return is bigger, therefore it has large attraction. Starting from the 80's, the American company starts to borrow loan from the offshore market, they discovered that the European market is a wealth center which consists of large amount of floating capital which could provide short-term loan.


London once was (until now still is) one of the main offshore market. In the 80's, the Bank of England in order to maintain its global finance industry center dominant position, using US dollar as England pound substitution to make loan, thus to become a Euro dollar market center. London's convenient geographical position (is situated between Asian and Americas market) also helps to maintain the European market as the dominant position.
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