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Thursday, October 1, 2009

Forex Trade

By Bart Icles

Forex Trade is the platform where the trading of the different currencies of the world's countries is traded against each other. Forex or FX is the acronym for Foreign Exchange. In Europe the currency being used or that is in circulation at present is called the Euro (EUR), and in the United States, the currency is the US Dollar (USD). An example of a forex trade is to buy and sell currencies that are being paired such as, the Euro and the US Dollar or EUR/USD. The left currency is the quote currency - in this case, the euro and the dollar is the base currency.

A Forex broker usually facilitates forex trading in behalf of a client/trader, with the corresponding currency pair of his choice. The forex broker passes the clients orders to the Interbank Market partner, whether to buy, sell or stay and credits any losses or gains to the account. This can be done in a matter of few seconds with just a click of the mouse, thanks to the Internet and computers.

Since the forex market and forex trading is not centralized and controlled by any central trading system, and happens simultaneously around the world, it virtually never closes. It operates 24 hours a day, with trade starting in Australia on a Sunday evening and ending when the market closes in New York on Friday.

Without virtually closing, and with trade transactions happening in many locations, forex traders are always provided with many price quotations for the many currency pairs being exchanged day in and day out. This gives them the chance to have a wide base of information as basis for whatever trade decisions they come up with, while also getting additional information and other relevant technical tips from various sources around the world. Forex trade is thus referred to as an Over the Counter (OTC) market due to this highly viable trading system.

If you compare Forex trade with other investment markets such as futures or stock trading, it is more liquid yet volatile. With this set up, forex trade offers its market players the chance to make transfers of larger amounts of money with little effect on its price. With such freedom, traders can choose to trade with whatever currency they choose to, if the opportunity to gain profits from it presents

Since forex trade involves the exchange of currencies in very high volumes, there is no fast and hard rule to follow. This is where speculation comes in, with the addition of market indicators such as the trade balances of leading economic countries and the prices of the major commodities at present. - 23218

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