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Sunday, November 1, 2009

4x Currency Trading & Everything About It!

By Sam Nelly

Traders are finding that one of the easiest markets to enter is the 4x currency trading market. The volume of transactions in the segment is exploding. Over $4 trillion is traded daily. It is a very liquid market making it easy to buy and sell. The arena itself is a high risk form of trading. Leverage is used that can multiply gains or loses. This means only a small amount of each trade is required to actually be deposited. If a trade is profitable the gains are high. However, if a lose is realized it can be much larger than expected.

To make a profit by trading in currencies it is necessary to accurately predict the direction of a currencies price movement just as it is with any other type of trading. Buy the currency if prices are expected to rise so it can be sold at a higher level later. The spread between the prices is the profit. If the currency price is expected to decline in the near term, sell it first with the goal of covering the position by buying it back at a lower price later. Currencies trade in pairs. The four most common pairs are the USD/euro(dollar/euro), GBP/USD(British pound/dollar), USD/JPY(dollar/Japanese yen) and the USD/CHF(dollar/Swiss franc).

Participants in the 4x currency trading market vary widely. The group that maintains top trading priviledges is the inter-bank market. The members consist of the largest investment banking firms globally. The reason they have top privileges is that they make up over 50% of the daily trading volume. They have access to the best prices in the market. Prices for other participants can vary although not significantly. The firms in this market trade for their customers but their primary goal is to trade successfully for themselves.

A smaller group of participants in the 4x currency trading market is the central banks of countries globally. They want to maintain stability of their monetary systems. They do this by trying to control interest rates, inflation and money supply.

One of the most rapidly growing groups in the currency markets are hedge funds. These are funds primarily intended for higher net worth clients. The funds are permitted to trade in a more aggressive manner than most mutual funds. Trades for speculate purposes is thought to be over 70% of the market volume.

Predicting price changes up and down is essential to success in the currency market. Knowledge of the factors that control prices is of paramount importance. Looking at a countries economic policies, budget surplus and deficit levels, levels of employment and political stability are all a part of the equation.

The currency market trades fast and furiously. Most investors are not suited to this type of trading. Currencies can be bought and/or sold 5 days a week, 24 hours a day. A trader must be on his/her toes at all times.

Finally, trading profitably in 4x currency markets requires a lot of hard work. Having a high level of understanding of the factors that move the market is important. Having a level head in making trading decisions is also helpful. - 23218

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