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Wednesday, September 9, 2009

Choosing Between a Foreign Exchange Mini Account and a Demo Account

By Brad Morgan

The smaller version of the typical Forex account is the squeezed-down Forex mini account. A normal Forex account obligates approximately $2000 as the minimum opening requisite. A mini account can be commenced with as low as $400.

Trading in mini accounts is done in "mini lots". Standard currency accounts have a pip value of $10 and so a market movement of 100 pips in a movement favoring you would accrue a $1000 profit. In mini accounts, $1 is the pip value so progressive movement of 100 pips would realize $100 for you.

If you seek a smaller account, there is even a "micro account". $25 is all you need to commence one. In this account, $10 would be the byproduct of a upward 100 pip movement.

The mini and micro accounts are used by novice traders for their comfort. While demo accounts that need no money for trading are on hand, mini accounts have a benefit all their own.

This advantage comes from the fact that mini accounts use real money to deal. Using real money for trading tends to actualize a closer match with your ensuing trading behavior with standard Forex accounts.

You see, with a Forex demo account you actually have nothing at risk. Frankly, people are sure to "play" with "play money". This is the reason so many entry level Forex traders do wonderful things in their Forex demo account but then do badly when trading with real money in a standard account.

Therefore, when trading with a Mini account, your basic goal should be to echo your trading behavior in standard accounts. The chance to test drive your system of trading is there but your latent monetary losses are much less.

On your part, to make the mini account emphatic, bestow the same regard and management of risks that are used in the standard account. The end result would be successful FX trading by engaging the suitable discipline levels.

When you are profitably able to trade your Forex mini account you can then step into a standard account with aplomb. - 23218

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