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Because forex is so awesome, traders came up with a number of different ways to invest or speculate in currencies. Among the financial instruments, the most popular ones are retail forex, spot FX, currency futures, currency options, currency exchange-traded funds (or ETFs), forex CFDs, and forex spread betting. It’s important to point out that we are covering the different ways that individual (“retail”) traders can trade…
The bulk of forex trading takes place on what’s called the “interbank market“. Unlike other financial markets like the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) or London Stock Exchange (LSE), the forex market has neither a physical location nor a central exchange. The forex market is considered an over-the-counter (OTC) market due to the fact that the entire market…
Major Currency Pairs The currency pairs listed below are considered the “majors.” These pairs all contain the U.S. dollar (USD) on one side and are the most frequently traded. While there are EIGHT major currencies, there are only SEVEN major currency pairs. Compared to the crosses and exotics, price moves more frequently with the majors, which provides…
What is traded in forex? The simple answer is MONEY. Specifically, currencies. Because you’re not buying anything physical, forex trading can be confusing so we’ll use a simple (but imperfect) analogy to help explain. Think of buying a currency as buying a share in a particular country, kinda like buying shares in a company. The price of the currency is…
What is forex? Quite simply, it’s the global financial market that allows one to trade currencies. If you think one currency will be stronger versus the other, and you end up correct, then you can make a profit. Once upon a time, before a global pandemic happened, people could actually get on airplanes and travel internationally….