Hi,
Forex trading is attractive to many new investors because it offers unparalleled freedoms. A forex trader can live and trade anywhere because the market has no physical location and no central exchange. The Market is open 24-hours-a-day, 5.5 days-a-week via a network of banks and corporations. The major market makers, or dealers, are commercial and investment banks and registered futures commission merchants such as IBFX.
The foreign exchange market is unique because of :-
• Its trading volume
• The extreme liquidity of the market
• The large number and variety of traders in the market
• Its geographical dispersion
• Its long trading hours – 24-hours-a-day (except on weekends)
• The variety of factors that affect exchangerates
Prior to 1999, U.S. citizens were not permitted to trade foreign currencies at an individual (retail) level. Only banks could do so. Currency trading by individuals in the United States is growing very rapidly, at a rate of more than 50 percent annually. Currencies are traded in pairs. The most commonly traded currencies are called “majors” – The Euro/U.S. Dollar, U.S. Dollar/Japanese Yen, Euro/British Pound and the U.S. Dollar/Swiss Franc.
Foreign exchange prices or quotes include a “bid” and an “ask”, much like other financial products. The difference between the bid and the ask is called the “spread,” which is the trader’s cost of the transaction. Currency is generally traded in lots. A standard lot is the equivalent of $100,000 of the base currency. For this reason, currency trading is generally done on leverage. Leverage is the ability to control a large dollar amount of a commodity with a relatively small amount of capital. It is also a tool by which traders can determine the level of risk – and the potential reward – they assume in the market. The basic rule of thumb is, the greater the leverage, the higher potential for loss.
The Forex market can be the perfect market for technical analysis because of the sustained price trends that can be seen over time. Technical analysis examines past price and volume data to forecast future price movements. This type of analysis focuses on charts and indicators to capture major and minor trends and identify buying and selling opportunities. The use of technical analysis does not guarantee the traders success or profitability, of course.
However, trading in the off exchange retail foreign currency market (FOREX) is one of the riskiest forms of investment available in the financial markets and suitable for sophisticated individuals and institutions. The possibility exists that you could sustain a substantial loss of funds and therefore you should not invest money that you cannot afford to lose.
Therefore, to start a forex trading, you must have a knowledge 1st about the following aspects :-
1) Forex Market
2) Technical Analysis
3) Fundamental Analysis
4) Trading Strategies
5) How to trade using MT4 Platform
Hereby, few links you can go to start your forex introduction lesson :-
Babypips (
Forex Trading: Education & Training - Learn FX Currency Trading Online) - The beginner’s guide to forex trading
Asia Fx Traders (
Malaysia Forex Training Centre) – An Official Malaysian Introducing Advisor for Interbankfx
Forex Factory (
Forex Forum, Forex Calendar, Forex News @ Forex Factory) – An economic calendar events (Fundamental Analysis)
Therefore, I would like to invite to everybody that are interested in Forex Trading to have a visit to my website (
Malaysia Forex Training Centre) to learn in how I do an Intraday Technical Analysis for specially cross pair Gbp vs Jpy and also you can download a free demo account and start practice the techniques and concepts you've been learning. Advisable for you to gain enough experience using the demo account before you can start trading with live account trading.
Good lucks.