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What is forex exchange rate?
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Charles Ca
We have an exam tomorrow about exchange rates. I want to know what is forex exchange rate.
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Forex came from the word Foreign Exchange. Exchange rate is the conversion rate of one currency into another. Exchange rate usually depends on the local demand of the foreign currencies.
Forex came from the word Foreign Exchange. Exchange rate is the conversion rate of one currency into another. Exchange rate usually depends on the local demand of the foreign currencies.
how does forex market work?
suleiman h
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The forex market works as a financial instrument to act as medium with which international trade is actioned.
The foreign exchange (currency or forex or FX) market exists wherever one currency is traded for another. It is by far the largest financial market in the world, and includes trading between large banks, central banks, currency speculators, multinational corporations, governments, and other financial markets and institutions. The average daily trade in the global forex and related markets currently is over US$ 3 trillion. As such, it has been referred to as the market closest to the ideal perfect competition.
Unlike a stock market, where all participants have access to the same prices, the forex 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. As you descend the levels of access, 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 forex market are determined by the size of the âlineâ (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 forex market makers. According to Galati and Melvin, âPension 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.â (2004) In addition, he notes, âHedge funds have grown markedly over the 2001â2004 period in terms of both number and overall sizeâ Central banks also participate in the forex market to align currencies to their economic needs.
There is no unified or centrally cleared market for the majority of FX trades, and there is very little cross-border regulation. Due to the over-the-counter (OTC) nature of currency markets, there are rather a number of interconnected marketplaces, where different currency instruments are traded. This implies that there is not a single dollar rate but rather a number of different rates (prices), depending on what bank or market maker is trading. In practice the rates are often very close, otherwise they could be exploited by arbitrageurs instantaneously. A joint venture of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and Reuters, called FxMarketSpace opened in 2007 and aspires to the role of a central market clearing mechanism.
Although exchange rates are affected by many factors, in the end, currency prices are a result of supply and demand forces. The world's currency markets can be viewed as a huge melting pot: in a large and ever-changing mix of current events, supply and demand factors are constantly shifting, and the price of one currency in relation to another shifts accordingly. No other market encompasses (and distills) as much of what is going on in the world at any given time as foreign exchange.
Supply and demand for any given currency, and thus its value, are not influenced by any single element, but rather by several. These elements generally fall into three categories: economic factors, political conditions and market psychology.
The forex market works as a financial instrument to act as medium with which international trade is actioned.
The foreign exchange (currency or forex or FX) market exists wherever one currency is traded for another. It is by far the largest financial market in the world, and includes trading between large banks, central banks, currency speculators, multinational corporations, governments, and other financial markets and institutions. The average daily trade in the global forex and related markets currently is over US$ 3 trillion. As such, it has been referred to as the market closest to the ideal perfect competition.
Unlike a stock market, where all participants have access to the same prices, the forex 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. As you descend the levels of access, 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 forex market are determined by the size of the âlineâ (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 forex market makers. According to Galati and Melvin, âPension 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.â (2004) In addition, he notes, âHedge funds have grown markedly over the 2001â2004 period in terms of both number and overall sizeâ Central banks also participate in the forex market to align currencies to their economic needs.
There is no unified or centrally cleared market for the majority of FX trades, and there is very little cross-border regulation. Due to the over-the-counter (OTC) nature of currency markets, there are rather a number of interconnected marketplaces, where different currency instruments are traded. This implies that there is not a single dollar rate but rather a number of different rates (prices), depending on what bank or market maker is trading. In practice the rates are often very close, otherwise they could be exploited by arbitrageurs instantaneously. A joint venture of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and Reuters, called FxMarketSpace opened in 2007 and aspires to the role of a central market clearing mechanism.
Although exchange rates are affected by many factors, in the end, currency prices are a result of supply and demand forces. The world's currency markets can be viewed as a huge melting pot: in a large and ever-changing mix of current events, supply and demand factors are constantly shifting, and the price of one currency in relation to another shifts accordingly. No other market encompasses (and distills) as much of what is going on in the world at any given time as foreign exchange.
Supply and demand for any given currency, and thus its value, are not influenced by any single element, but rather by several. These elements generally fall into three categories: economic factors, political conditions and market psychology.
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How can I make money using Forex (Foreign Exchange)?
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Justin
Hi, I'd like to start making a lot of money using the Forex (or Foreign Exchange) market. What product, bot or book or otherwise, should I use?
Answer
Forex trading is simply high risk with high return. More than 90% of forex traders are making losses. Only the very good forex trader able to consistently making profit in forex trading.
As a newbie, I suggest you start learning from trading using a demo account. All forex brokers now offer demo account where it work just same as real account. Learn everything about forex trading, fundamental and technical analysis. Trade in demo account for at least 6 months. If you can consistently make winning, then you may want to move on opening a real account with mimimum deposit that you can afford to loss.
Here are some articles that could be useful for you as a newbie in forex trading:
http://www.forex2u.com/guide/category/forex-newbie/http://www.forex2u.com/guide/category/forex-newbie/
Good luck.
Forex trading is simply high risk with high return. More than 90% of forex traders are making losses. Only the very good forex trader able to consistently making profit in forex trading.
As a newbie, I suggest you start learning from trading using a demo account. All forex brokers now offer demo account where it work just same as real account. Learn everything about forex trading, fundamental and technical analysis. Trade in demo account for at least 6 months. If you can consistently make winning, then you may want to move on opening a real account with mimimum deposit that you can afford to loss.
Here are some articles that could be useful for you as a newbie in forex trading:
http://www.forex2u.com/guide/category/forex-newbie/http://www.forex2u.com/guide/category/forex-newbie/
Good luck.
Homework on Exchange Rate?
Q. what is an exchange rate?why do we have exchange rate?What are they use for?Identifity 10 different type of exchange at least 3 must be from the the caribbean
Answer
In finance, the exchange rate (also known as the foreign-exchange rate, forex rate or FX rate) between two currencies specifies how much one currency is worth in terms of the other. For example an exchange rate of 120 Japanese yen (JPY, ¥) to the United States dollar (USD, $) means that JPY 120 is worth the same as USD 1. The foreign exchange market is one of the largest markets in the world. By some estimates, about USD 2 trillion worth of currency changes hands every day.
The spot exchange rate refers to the current exchange rate. The forward exchange rate refers to an exchange rate that is quoted and traded today but for delivery and payment on a specific future date.
Quotations
An exchange rate quotation is given by stating the number of units of a price currency that can be bought in terms of 1 unit currency. For example, in a quotation that says the EUR-USD exchange rate is 1.2 USD per EUR, the price currency is USD and the unit currency is EUR.
Quotes using a country's home currency as the price currency (e.g., £0.574744 = $1 in the UK) are known as direct quotation or price quotation (from that country's perspective) ([1]) and are used by most countries.
Quotes using a country's home currency as the unit currency (e.g., $1.73990 = £1 in the UK) are known as indirect quotation or quantity quotation and are used in British newspapers and are also common in Australia, New Zealand and Canada.
direct quotation: Home Currency / Foreign Currency
indirect quotation: Foreign Currency / Home Currency
Note that, using direct quotation, if a unit currency is strengthening (i.e., appreciating, or becoming more valuable) then the exchange rate number increases. Conversely if the price currency is strengthening, the exchange rate number decreases and the unit currency is depreciating.
When looking at a currency pair such as EUR/USD, many times the first component (EUR in this case) will be called the base currency. The second is called the counter currency.
Free or pegged
Main article: Exchange rate regime
If a currency is free-floating, its exchange rate is allowed to vary against that of other currencies and is determined by the market forces of supply and demand. Exchange rates for such currencies are likely to change almost constantly as quoted on financial markets, mainly by banks, around the world. If the value of the currency is "pegged" its value is maintained by the government in question at a fixed rate relative to the other currency. For example, in 1983 the Hong Kong dollar was linked to the United States dollar.
Nominal and real exchange rates
The nominal exchange rate is the rate at which an organization can trade the currency of one country for the currency of another.
The real exchange rate is an important concept in economics though difficult to grasp in reality. The real exchange rate is defined as rer=e(P/P*) where e is the exchange rate as number of foreign currency units per home currency unit and P is the price level of the home country and P* the foreign price level.
Unfortunately, in real life there is not just one foreign currency and not just one price level -so the calculation of the real exchange rate gets more complex. Further, the above definition is based on purchasing power parity (PPP) which implies a constant real exchange rate which could not be verified empirically. PPP would imply that i.e. the real exchange rate was the rate at which an organization can trade goods and services of one country for those of another. For example, say the price of a good increases 10% in the UK, and there is also a 10% appreciation in the Japanese currency against the UK currency, the price of the good remains constant for someone in Japan despite increase in price for people in the UK. In cases where tariffs become an issue, this would be less the case. More recent approaches try to model the real exchange rate by a set of macroeconomic variables such as relative productivity and the real interest rate differential
Fluctuations in exchange rates
A market based exchange rate will change whenever the values of either of the two component currencies change. A currency will tend to become more valuable whenever demand for it is greater than the available supply. It will become less valuable whenever demand is less than available supply (this does not mean people no longer want money, it just means they prefer holding their wealth in some other form, possibly another currency).
Increased demand for a currency is due to either an increased transaction demand for money, or an increased speculative demand for money. The transaction demand for money is highly correlated to the country's level of business activity, gross domestic product (GDP), and employment levels. The more people there are out of work, the less the public as a whole will spend on goods and services. Central banks typically have little difficulty adjusting the available money supply to accommodate changes in the demand for money due to business transactions.
The speculative demand for money is much harder for a central bank to accommodate but they try to do this by adjusting interest rates. An investor may choose to buy a currency if the return (that is the interest rate) is high enough. The higher a country's interest rates, the greater the demand for that currency. It has been argued that currency speculation can undermine real economic growth, in particular since large currency speculators may deliberately create downward pressure on a currency in order to force that central bank to sell their currency to keep it stable (once this happens, the speculator can buy the currency back from the bank at a lower price, close out their position, and thereby take a profit).
In choosing what type of asset to hold, people are also concerned that the asset will retain its value in the future. Most people will not be interested in a currency if they think it will devalue. A currency will tend to lose value, relative to other currencies, if the country's level of inflation is relatively higher, if the country's level of output is expected to decline, or if a country is troubled by political uncertainty. For example, when Russian President Vladimir Putin dismissed his Government on February 24, 2004, the price of the ruble dropped. When China announced plans for its first manned space mission, synthetic futures on Chinese yuan jumped (since China's currency is officially pegged, synthetic markets have emerged that can behave as if the yuan was floating).
Like the stock exchange, money can be made or lost on the foreign exchange market by investors and speculators buying and selling at the right times. Currencies can be traded at spot and foreign exchange options markets. The spot market represents current exchange rates, whereas options are derivatives of exchange rates.
Foreign exchange markets
Main article: Foreign exchange market
The foreign exchange markets are usually highly liquid as the world's main international banks provide a market around-the-clock. The Bank for International Settlements reported that global foreign exchange market turnover daily averages in April was $650 billion in 1998 (at constant exchange rates) and increased to $1.9 trillion in 2004 (Triennial Central Bank Survey of Foreign Exchange and Derivatives Market Activity 2004 - Final Results). The biggest foreign exchange trading centre is London, followed by New York and Tokyo
In finance, the exchange rate (also known as the foreign-exchange rate, forex rate or FX rate) between two currencies specifies how much one currency is worth in terms of the other. For example an exchange rate of 120 Japanese yen (JPY, ¥) to the United States dollar (USD, $) means that JPY 120 is worth the same as USD 1. The foreign exchange market is one of the largest markets in the world. By some estimates, about USD 2 trillion worth of currency changes hands every day.
The spot exchange rate refers to the current exchange rate. The forward exchange rate refers to an exchange rate that is quoted and traded today but for delivery and payment on a specific future date.
Quotations
An exchange rate quotation is given by stating the number of units of a price currency that can be bought in terms of 1 unit currency. For example, in a quotation that says the EUR-USD exchange rate is 1.2 USD per EUR, the price currency is USD and the unit currency is EUR.
Quotes using a country's home currency as the price currency (e.g., £0.574744 = $1 in the UK) are known as direct quotation or price quotation (from that country's perspective) ([1]) and are used by most countries.
Quotes using a country's home currency as the unit currency (e.g., $1.73990 = £1 in the UK) are known as indirect quotation or quantity quotation and are used in British newspapers and are also common in Australia, New Zealand and Canada.
direct quotation: Home Currency / Foreign Currency
indirect quotation: Foreign Currency / Home Currency
Note that, using direct quotation, if a unit currency is strengthening (i.e., appreciating, or becoming more valuable) then the exchange rate number increases. Conversely if the price currency is strengthening, the exchange rate number decreases and the unit currency is depreciating.
When looking at a currency pair such as EUR/USD, many times the first component (EUR in this case) will be called the base currency. The second is called the counter currency.
Free or pegged
Main article: Exchange rate regime
If a currency is free-floating, its exchange rate is allowed to vary against that of other currencies and is determined by the market forces of supply and demand. Exchange rates for such currencies are likely to change almost constantly as quoted on financial markets, mainly by banks, around the world. If the value of the currency is "pegged" its value is maintained by the government in question at a fixed rate relative to the other currency. For example, in 1983 the Hong Kong dollar was linked to the United States dollar.
Nominal and real exchange rates
The nominal exchange rate is the rate at which an organization can trade the currency of one country for the currency of another.
The real exchange rate is an important concept in economics though difficult to grasp in reality. The real exchange rate is defined as rer=e(P/P*) where e is the exchange rate as number of foreign currency units per home currency unit and P is the price level of the home country and P* the foreign price level.
Unfortunately, in real life there is not just one foreign currency and not just one price level -so the calculation of the real exchange rate gets more complex. Further, the above definition is based on purchasing power parity (PPP) which implies a constant real exchange rate which could not be verified empirically. PPP would imply that i.e. the real exchange rate was the rate at which an organization can trade goods and services of one country for those of another. For example, say the price of a good increases 10% in the UK, and there is also a 10% appreciation in the Japanese currency against the UK currency, the price of the good remains constant for someone in Japan despite increase in price for people in the UK. In cases where tariffs become an issue, this would be less the case. More recent approaches try to model the real exchange rate by a set of macroeconomic variables such as relative productivity and the real interest rate differential
Fluctuations in exchange rates
A market based exchange rate will change whenever the values of either of the two component currencies change. A currency will tend to become more valuable whenever demand for it is greater than the available supply. It will become less valuable whenever demand is less than available supply (this does not mean people no longer want money, it just means they prefer holding their wealth in some other form, possibly another currency).
Increased demand for a currency is due to either an increased transaction demand for money, or an increased speculative demand for money. The transaction demand for money is highly correlated to the country's level of business activity, gross domestic product (GDP), and employment levels. The more people there are out of work, the less the public as a whole will spend on goods and services. Central banks typically have little difficulty adjusting the available money supply to accommodate changes in the demand for money due to business transactions.
The speculative demand for money is much harder for a central bank to accommodate but they try to do this by adjusting interest rates. An investor may choose to buy a currency if the return (that is the interest rate) is high enough. The higher a country's interest rates, the greater the demand for that currency. It has been argued that currency speculation can undermine real economic growth, in particular since large currency speculators may deliberately create downward pressure on a currency in order to force that central bank to sell their currency to keep it stable (once this happens, the speculator can buy the currency back from the bank at a lower price, close out their position, and thereby take a profit).
In choosing what type of asset to hold, people are also concerned that the asset will retain its value in the future. Most people will not be interested in a currency if they think it will devalue. A currency will tend to lose value, relative to other currencies, if the country's level of inflation is relatively higher, if the country's level of output is expected to decline, or if a country is troubled by political uncertainty. For example, when Russian President Vladimir Putin dismissed his Government on February 24, 2004, the price of the ruble dropped. When China announced plans for its first manned space mission, synthetic futures on Chinese yuan jumped (since China's currency is officially pegged, synthetic markets have emerged that can behave as if the yuan was floating).
Like the stock exchange, money can be made or lost on the foreign exchange market by investors and speculators buying and selling at the right times. Currencies can be traded at spot and foreign exchange options markets. The spot market represents current exchange rates, whereas options are derivatives of exchange rates.
Foreign exchange markets
Main article: Foreign exchange market
The foreign exchange markets are usually highly liquid as the world's main international banks provide a market around-the-clock. The Bank for International Settlements reported that global foreign exchange market turnover daily averages in April was $650 billion in 1998 (at constant exchange rates) and increased to $1.9 trillion in 2004 (Triennial Central Bank Survey of Foreign Exchange and Derivatives Market Activity 2004 - Final Results). The biggest foreign exchange trading centre is London, followed by New York and Tokyo
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how to use Forex exchange?
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Q. I want to use Forex, is it all right normal banking account or special one needed, how to register ther does anyone helps me? Thanks a lot
thank you :)
thank you all of you for sharing your ideas and for helping
thank you :)
thank you all of you for sharing your ideas and for helping
Answer
If you are a beginner, i suggest you to use Marketiva, which is a very good platform to start trading with and very easy to use.
Marketiva gives you 5$ real to start trading so you don't have to deposit and if you made profit from it you can cash out, this is why it's very good for beginners. Their platform is very easy to use and they have support during trading hours for your questions, doubts etc.
They also have chat channels where you can talk, exchange opinions and ideas with traders of your country or international traders.
To open your account please visit http://www.marketiva.com/index.ncre?gid=3371
If you are a beginner, i suggest you to use Marketiva, which is a very good platform to start trading with and very easy to use.
Marketiva gives you 5$ real to start trading so you don't have to deposit and if you made profit from it you can cash out, this is why it's very good for beginners. Their platform is very easy to use and they have support during trading hours for your questions, doubts etc.
They also have chat channels where you can talk, exchange opinions and ideas with traders of your country or international traders.
To open your account please visit http://www.marketiva.com/index.ncre?gid=3371
Is FOREX (foreign exchange trading) easy to learn and get started in?
Q.
Answer
Having traded the FOREX for some time, I would say that learning and getting started are both easy. Making money however is quite hard. I would go to one of the FX broker websites and look for one that has a free demo account. Start your pretend trading account with a few thousand pretend dollars and when and ONLY when you have doubled it, open a real account with real money. You might lose all of that a few times before you get it right, as psychologically it is harder to trade with real money than imaginary money. Don't quit your day job right away.
The link below will take you to FX Street which is an excellent news site about the FX market, and will give you a list of FX brokers, many of whom can open a free demo account for you. FXCM is one of those brokers, also linked below. This is NOT an endorsement of FXCM. You may need to find a broker in your country of choice, and you should know that you can open an account in almost any currency you want to use as your base currency if you find the right brokers.
You should study up on technical trading, interpretation of chart patterns etc, and if you prefer a fundamental approach study macroeconomics and try to understand what economic events and forces will change the flow of currency.
I would not recommend spending a lot of money on some sort of magic software that supposedly tells you when to trade. I started that way and eventually did better trading without the expensive software than I did with it. The only ones making money with most of the fancy software out there are the ones selling the software. After all, if their software was so good, why do they need to sell it? They should be rich from trading their own accounts.
Also, look on Yahoo! groups for some support groups. They are quite active and can steer you towards group meetings in your area, training seminars, and even have live trading sessions with IM in the middle of the night.
Having traded the FOREX for some time, I would say that learning and getting started are both easy. Making money however is quite hard. I would go to one of the FX broker websites and look for one that has a free demo account. Start your pretend trading account with a few thousand pretend dollars and when and ONLY when you have doubled it, open a real account with real money. You might lose all of that a few times before you get it right, as psychologically it is harder to trade with real money than imaginary money. Don't quit your day job right away.
The link below will take you to FX Street which is an excellent news site about the FX market, and will give you a list of FX brokers, many of whom can open a free demo account for you. FXCM is one of those brokers, also linked below. This is NOT an endorsement of FXCM. You may need to find a broker in your country of choice, and you should know that you can open an account in almost any currency you want to use as your base currency if you find the right brokers.
You should study up on technical trading, interpretation of chart patterns etc, and if you prefer a fundamental approach study macroeconomics and try to understand what economic events and forces will change the flow of currency.
I would not recommend spending a lot of money on some sort of magic software that supposedly tells you when to trade. I started that way and eventually did better trading without the expensive software than I did with it. The only ones making money with most of the fancy software out there are the ones selling the software. After all, if their software was so good, why do they need to sell it? They should be rich from trading their own accounts.
Also, look on Yahoo! groups for some support groups. They are quite active and can steer you towards group meetings in your area, training seminars, and even have live trading sessions with IM in the middle of the night.
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how to use Forex exchange?
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emil
I want to use Forex, is it all right normal banking account or special one needed, how to register ther does anyone helps me? Thanks a lot
thank you :)
thank you all of you for sharing your ideas and for helping
Answer
If you are a beginner, i suggest you to use Marketiva, which is a very good platform to start trading with and very easy to use.
Marketiva gives you 5$ real to start trading so you don't have to deposit and if you made profit from it you can cash out, this is why it's very good for beginners. Their platform is very easy to use and they have support during trading hours for your questions, doubts etc.
They also have chat channels where you can talk, exchange opinions and ideas with traders of your country or international traders.
To open your account please visit http://www.marketiva.com/index.ncre?gid=3371
If you are a beginner, i suggest you to use Marketiva, which is a very good platform to start trading with and very easy to use.
Marketiva gives you 5$ real to start trading so you don't have to deposit and if you made profit from it you can cash out, this is why it's very good for beginners. Their platform is very easy to use and they have support during trading hours for your questions, doubts etc.
They also have chat channels where you can talk, exchange opinions and ideas with traders of your country or international traders.
To open your account please visit http://www.marketiva.com/index.ncre?gid=3371
Is FOREX (foreign exchange trading) easy to learn and get started in?
Q.
Answer
Having traded the FOREX for some time, I would say that learning and getting started are both easy. Making money however is quite hard. I would go to one of the FX broker websites and look for one that has a free demo account. Start your pretend trading account with a few thousand pretend dollars and when and ONLY when you have doubled it, open a real account with real money. You might lose all of that a few times before you get it right, as psychologically it is harder to trade with real money than imaginary money. Don't quit your day job right away.
The link below will take you to FX Street which is an excellent news site about the FX market, and will give you a list of FX brokers, many of whom can open a free demo account for you. FXCM is one of those brokers, also linked below. This is NOT an endorsement of FXCM. You may need to find a broker in your country of choice, and you should know that you can open an account in almost any currency you want to use as your base currency if you find the right brokers.
You should study up on technical trading, interpretation of chart patterns etc, and if you prefer a fundamental approach study macroeconomics and try to understand what economic events and forces will change the flow of currency.
I would not recommend spending a lot of money on some sort of magic software that supposedly tells you when to trade. I started that way and eventually did better trading without the expensive software than I did with it. The only ones making money with most of the fancy software out there are the ones selling the software. After all, if their software was so good, why do they need to sell it? They should be rich from trading their own accounts.
Also, look on Yahoo! groups for some support groups. They are quite active and can steer you towards group meetings in your area, training seminars, and even have live trading sessions with IM in the middle of the night.
Having traded the FOREX for some time, I would say that learning and getting started are both easy. Making money however is quite hard. I would go to one of the FX broker websites and look for one that has a free demo account. Start your pretend trading account with a few thousand pretend dollars and when and ONLY when you have doubled it, open a real account with real money. You might lose all of that a few times before you get it right, as psychologically it is harder to trade with real money than imaginary money. Don't quit your day job right away.
The link below will take you to FX Street which is an excellent news site about the FX market, and will give you a list of FX brokers, many of whom can open a free demo account for you. FXCM is one of those brokers, also linked below. This is NOT an endorsement of FXCM. You may need to find a broker in your country of choice, and you should know that you can open an account in almost any currency you want to use as your base currency if you find the right brokers.
You should study up on technical trading, interpretation of chart patterns etc, and if you prefer a fundamental approach study macroeconomics and try to understand what economic events and forces will change the flow of currency.
I would not recommend spending a lot of money on some sort of magic software that supposedly tells you when to trade. I started that way and eventually did better trading without the expensive software than I did with it. The only ones making money with most of the fancy software out there are the ones selling the software. After all, if their software was so good, why do they need to sell it? They should be rich from trading their own accounts.
Also, look on Yahoo! groups for some support groups. They are quite active and can steer you towards group meetings in your area, training seminars, and even have live trading sessions with IM in the middle of the night.
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Is FOREX (foreign exchange trading) easy to learn and get started in?
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Wednesday, February 19, 2014
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Having traded the FOREX for some time, I would say that learning and getting started are both easy. Making money however is quite hard. I would go to one of the FX broker websites and look for one that has a free demo account. Start your pretend trading account with a few thousand pretend dollars and when and ONLY when you have doubled it, open a real account with real money. You might lose all of that a few times before you get it right, as psychologically it is harder to trade with real money than imaginary money. Don't quit your day job right away.
The link below will take you to FX Street which is an excellent news site about the FX market, and will give you a list of FX brokers, many of whom can open a free demo account for you. FXCM is one of those brokers, also linked below. This is NOT an endorsement of FXCM. You may need to find a broker in your country of choice, and you should know that you can open an account in almost any currency you want to use as your base currency if you find the right brokers.
You should study up on technical trading, interpretation of chart patterns etc, and if you prefer a fundamental approach study macroeconomics and try to understand what economic events and forces will change the flow of currency.
I would not recommend spending a lot of money on some sort of magic software that supposedly tells you when to trade. I started that way and eventually did better trading without the expensive software than I did with it. The only ones making money with most of the fancy software out there are the ones selling the software. After all, if their software was so good, why do they need to sell it? They should be rich from trading their own accounts.
Also, look on Yahoo! groups for some support groups. They are quite active and can steer you towards group meetings in your area, training seminars, and even have live trading sessions with IM in the middle of the night.
Having traded the FOREX for some time, I would say that learning and getting started are both easy. Making money however is quite hard. I would go to one of the FX broker websites and look for one that has a free demo account. Start your pretend trading account with a few thousand pretend dollars and when and ONLY when you have doubled it, open a real account with real money. You might lose all of that a few times before you get it right, as psychologically it is harder to trade with real money than imaginary money. Don't quit your day job right away.
The link below will take you to FX Street which is an excellent news site about the FX market, and will give you a list of FX brokers, many of whom can open a free demo account for you. FXCM is one of those brokers, also linked below. This is NOT an endorsement of FXCM. You may need to find a broker in your country of choice, and you should know that you can open an account in almost any currency you want to use as your base currency if you find the right brokers.
You should study up on technical trading, interpretation of chart patterns etc, and if you prefer a fundamental approach study macroeconomics and try to understand what economic events and forces will change the flow of currency.
I would not recommend spending a lot of money on some sort of magic software that supposedly tells you when to trade. I started that way and eventually did better trading without the expensive software than I did with it. The only ones making money with most of the fancy software out there are the ones selling the software. After all, if their software was so good, why do they need to sell it? They should be rich from trading their own accounts.
Also, look on Yahoo! groups for some support groups. They are quite active and can steer you towards group meetings in your area, training seminars, and even have live trading sessions with IM in the middle of the night.
what determines exchange rates in forex market?
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What Determines Foreign Exchange (Currency) Rates
There are number of factors that contribute to changes in Forex rates. Below are some of them.
1. Interest rate movements
A rational investor will often look for the best place, in terms of returns, to park their money. If interest rates were high and outlook for the stock market is grim for example, then currency might be the better option (more attractive). Then, currency becomes more expensive due to the high demand..
Also, if you look at two countries. For example, the United States of America and Australia. Australia, at the present moment, has a higher interest rate than the US of A. Thus it makes more sense to park money here in Australia than in the US, thus earning a higher interest. Again, this will drive US Dollars down and push the Aussie Dollars up. This is what you call as⦠CARRY TRADE.
2. Central Banks Manipulation
A Central Bank can be a major player in the Forex market. It can buy and sell large sums of currencies to manipulate the market. There are many reasons to why central banks do this, but they will not be discussed here.
Bank Negara Malaysia was an influential player in the Forex market, to the point of getting a warning from Alan Greenspan, the then chairman of US Federal Reserve.
Also, referring to the 1st factor of interest rate movements, the central bank is the setter of interest rates.
3. Speculators/Traders
Pretty similar with above, the big players in the market like institutions or just people with heaps of money, they can influence Forex market movements by buying or selling large sums of currencies.
4. Unexpected News Announcements
Any unexpected political and economical news announcements can also cause movements in the Forex market.
5. Balance of Payments
Okay, this involves a few jargons like balance of payments, export, import, current accounts, deficits, and surpluses. Iâll just put them in an example.
Suppose a country is exporting goods & services more than it is importing, resulting in more money coming into the country. In this instance, the state of current account surplus is to be expected (letâs just assume that is in surplus). Large current account surplus will make the currency to appreciate.
Contrast this with a country that imports more than it exports (i.e. more money going out than coming in), in which current account deficits will exist (letâs just assume that it is in deficit). In this instance, the currency will depreciate.
All in all, we can conclude that at the end of the day, Forex rates are determined by supply and demand. If there is a high demand for a particular currency, it will appreciate. If there is a low demand for a particular currency, it will depreciate.
What Determines Foreign Exchange (Currency) Rates
There are number of factors that contribute to changes in Forex rates. Below are some of them.
1. Interest rate movements
A rational investor will often look for the best place, in terms of returns, to park their money. If interest rates were high and outlook for the stock market is grim for example, then currency might be the better option (more attractive). Then, currency becomes more expensive due to the high demand..
Also, if you look at two countries. For example, the United States of America and Australia. Australia, at the present moment, has a higher interest rate than the US of A. Thus it makes more sense to park money here in Australia than in the US, thus earning a higher interest. Again, this will drive US Dollars down and push the Aussie Dollars up. This is what you call as⦠CARRY TRADE.
2. Central Banks Manipulation
A Central Bank can be a major player in the Forex market. It can buy and sell large sums of currencies to manipulate the market. There are many reasons to why central banks do this, but they will not be discussed here.
Bank Negara Malaysia was an influential player in the Forex market, to the point of getting a warning from Alan Greenspan, the then chairman of US Federal Reserve.
Also, referring to the 1st factor of interest rate movements, the central bank is the setter of interest rates.
3. Speculators/Traders
Pretty similar with above, the big players in the market like institutions or just people with heaps of money, they can influence Forex market movements by buying or selling large sums of currencies.
4. Unexpected News Announcements
Any unexpected political and economical news announcements can also cause movements in the Forex market.
5. Balance of Payments
Okay, this involves a few jargons like balance of payments, export, import, current accounts, deficits, and surpluses. Iâll just put them in an example.
Suppose a country is exporting goods & services more than it is importing, resulting in more money coming into the country. In this instance, the state of current account surplus is to be expected (letâs just assume that is in surplus). Large current account surplus will make the currency to appreciate.
Contrast this with a country that imports more than it exports (i.e. more money going out than coming in), in which current account deficits will exist (letâs just assume that it is in deficit). In this instance, the currency will depreciate.
All in all, we can conclude that at the end of the day, Forex rates are determined by supply and demand. If there is a high demand for a particular currency, it will appreciate. If there is a low demand for a particular currency, it will depreciate.
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how does forex market work?
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The forex market works as a financial instrument to act as medium with which international trade is actioned.
The foreign exchange (currency or forex or FX) market exists wherever one currency is traded for another. It is by far the largest financial market in the world, and includes trading between large banks, central banks, currency speculators, multinational corporations, governments, and other financial markets and institutions. The average daily trade in the global forex and related markets currently is over US$ 3 trillion. As such, it has been referred to as the market closest to the ideal perfect competition.
Unlike a stock market, where all participants have access to the same prices, the forex 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. As you descend the levels of access, 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 forex market are determined by the size of the âlineâ (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 forex market makers. According to Galati and Melvin, âPension 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.â (2004) In addition, he notes, âHedge funds have grown markedly over the 2001â2004 period in terms of both number and overall sizeâ Central banks also participate in the forex market to align currencies to their economic needs.
There is no unified or centrally cleared market for the majority of FX trades, and there is very little cross-border regulation. Due to the over-the-counter (OTC) nature of currency markets, there are rather a number of interconnected marketplaces, where different currency instruments are traded. This implies that there is not a single dollar rate but rather a number of different rates (prices), depending on what bank or market maker is trading. In practice the rates are often very close, otherwise they could be exploited by arbitrageurs instantaneously. A joint venture of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and Reuters, called FxMarketSpace opened in 2007 and aspires to the role of a central market clearing mechanism.
Although exchange rates are affected by many factors, in the end, currency prices are a result of supply and demand forces. The world's currency markets can be viewed as a huge melting pot: in a large and ever-changing mix of current events, supply and demand factors are constantly shifting, and the price of one currency in relation to another shifts accordingly. No other market encompasses (and distills) as much of what is going on in the world at any given time as foreign exchange.
Supply and demand for any given currency, and thus its value, are not influenced by any single element, but rather by several. These elements generally fall into three categories: economic factors, political conditions and market psychology.
The forex market works as a financial instrument to act as medium with which international trade is actioned.
The foreign exchange (currency or forex or FX) market exists wherever one currency is traded for another. It is by far the largest financial market in the world, and includes trading between large banks, central banks, currency speculators, multinational corporations, governments, and other financial markets and institutions. The average daily trade in the global forex and related markets currently is over US$ 3 trillion. As such, it has been referred to as the market closest to the ideal perfect competition.
Unlike a stock market, where all participants have access to the same prices, the forex 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. As you descend the levels of access, 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 forex market are determined by the size of the âlineâ (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 forex market makers. According to Galati and Melvin, âPension 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.â (2004) In addition, he notes, âHedge funds have grown markedly over the 2001â2004 period in terms of both number and overall sizeâ Central banks also participate in the forex market to align currencies to their economic needs.
There is no unified or centrally cleared market for the majority of FX trades, and there is very little cross-border regulation. Due to the over-the-counter (OTC) nature of currency markets, there are rather a number of interconnected marketplaces, where different currency instruments are traded. This implies that there is not a single dollar rate but rather a number of different rates (prices), depending on what bank or market maker is trading. In practice the rates are often very close, otherwise they could be exploited by arbitrageurs instantaneously. A joint venture of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and Reuters, called FxMarketSpace opened in 2007 and aspires to the role of a central market clearing mechanism.
Although exchange rates are affected by many factors, in the end, currency prices are a result of supply and demand forces. The world's currency markets can be viewed as a huge melting pot: in a large and ever-changing mix of current events, supply and demand factors are constantly shifting, and the price of one currency in relation to another shifts accordingly. No other market encompasses (and distills) as much of what is going on in the world at any given time as foreign exchange.
Supply and demand for any given currency, and thus its value, are not influenced by any single element, but rather by several. These elements generally fall into three categories: economic factors, political conditions and market psychology.
Please tell me about your forex exchange experience.?
Zolotoo
Several years ago I started tentatively to study about the forex exchange market, I have read some books about it but never had the braveness to risk real money in it, If I have to use real money I will at least pump 1000 USD which I may lose in a couple of minutes and most probably it will be the first and the last trial for me, and ofcourse I do not like that.
I want to know the best broker companies, and the best way for technical and news analysis, and if I applied a good technical and news analysis, would I be at high risk either?
Do you have any recommendations?
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FXCM has worked fine for me for many years, but I find myself trading more FXY or maybe FXE than any spot, along with the options.
For example, it's a lot easier to hold a long FXY and later sell a covered call, called "legging on," and you have a relatively risk-free long position with a little theta decay going on there in case it goes nowhere or down a little. It reduces your cost basis, protects the downside somewhat reducing risk, and at the same time increases your probability of success to 67%, way over a 50/50 guess directionally with high leverage in a cash FX position. The latter is doomed from the start to failure using leverage without the tools and knowledge to handle these markets.
Having traded FX for more than a decade, I'm lost in the gov't run, debt driven, and crisis insane FX markets. Fits and starts and stop farts.
Trading is about managing risks, not guessing what a politician will do next. How about when the rules change, or suspended law? How do you measure those risks?
Quite plainly, my "recommendation" would be to avoid forex like a plague, especially and until you can call yourself a trader.
Learn to trade stocks first, if you insist on trading, then see if you can do it with leverage. Develop a trade plan and test the plan. If you can make simulator profits by trading the plan, you're good. If not, modify your plan.
Read the book by David Nassar - Rules of the Trade - available at your local Interlibrary Loan System.
http://www.dailyfx.com/forex/fundamental/daily_briefing/daily_pieces/scalping_report/2013/05/08/Forex_AUDUSD_Scalps_Target_March_Lows_Bearish_Below_1.0220.html
"Which Is Better, Buy-and-Hold or Market Timing?"
"Do You Have What It Takes to Be a Market Timer
Lefevre, Edwin - Reminiscences of a Stock Operator (story of Jesse Livermore)
O'Neil, William J.- How to Make Money in Stocks - can also be your TA instructor if you buy his paper IBD.
FXCM has worked fine for me for many years, but I find myself trading more FXY or maybe FXE than any spot, along with the options.
For example, it's a lot easier to hold a long FXY and later sell a covered call, called "legging on," and you have a relatively risk-free long position with a little theta decay going on there in case it goes nowhere or down a little. It reduces your cost basis, protects the downside somewhat reducing risk, and at the same time increases your probability of success to 67%, way over a 50/50 guess directionally with high leverage in a cash FX position. The latter is doomed from the start to failure using leverage without the tools and knowledge to handle these markets.
Having traded FX for more than a decade, I'm lost in the gov't run, debt driven, and crisis insane FX markets. Fits and starts and stop farts.
Trading is about managing risks, not guessing what a politician will do next. How about when the rules change, or suspended law? How do you measure those risks?
Quite plainly, my "recommendation" would be to avoid forex like a plague, especially and until you can call yourself a trader.
Learn to trade stocks first, if you insist on trading, then see if you can do it with leverage. Develop a trade plan and test the plan. If you can make simulator profits by trading the plan, you're good. If not, modify your plan.
Read the book by David Nassar - Rules of the Trade - available at your local Interlibrary Loan System.
http://www.dailyfx.com/forex/fundamental/daily_briefing/daily_pieces/scalping_report/2013/05/08/Forex_AUDUSD_Scalps_Target_March_Lows_Bearish_Below_1.0220.html
"Which Is Better, Buy-and-Hold or Market Timing?"
"Do You Have What It Takes to Be a Market Timer
Lefevre, Edwin - Reminiscences of a Stock Operator (story of Jesse Livermore)
O'Neil, William J.- How to Make Money in Stocks - can also be your TA instructor if you buy his paper IBD.
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