Articles detailing all aspects of forex trading for review

Foreign exchange, forex or just FX are all terms used to describe the trading of the world's many currencies. The forex market is the largest market in the world, with trades amounting to more than USD 1.5 trillion every day. This is more than one hundred times the daily trading on the NYSE (New York Stock Exchange). Most forex trading is speculative, with only a few percent of market activity representing governments' and companies' fundamental currency conversion needs.

Unlike trading on the stock market, the forex market is not conducted by a central exchange, but on the “interbank” market, which is thought of as an OTC (over the counter) market. Trading takes place directly between the two counterparts necessary to make a trade, whether over the telephone or on electronic networks all over the world. The main centres for trading are Sydney, Tokyo, London, Frankfurt and New York. This worldwide distribution of trading centres means that the forex market is a 24-hour market.

Futures Trading Articles

Articles detailing all aspects of futures trading for review

Futures trading is essentially where you and a counter-party agree to fix a price of a commodity today, for delivery in the future. In the meantime both you and your counter-party bear the risk that the commodities may increase in value, devalue, or remain at the same price. Then, on the contract maturity date, you either cash-out your position, or take delivery of the product or commodity at the pre-arranged price - depending on the contractual terms you previously agreed to.

Reward and risk are always related. It is unrealistic to expect to be able to earn high investment returns without taking high risks as well.

A good example of how it is not without risk can be seem at Gulf War in 1991. A wave of selling hit the stock and bond markets. Other kinds of surprise situations that can cause unpredicted losses are freezes, floods, droughts, government currency interventions and crop reports.

Articles detailing all aspects of futures trading for review

In the general trading articles section you will find expert advice covering all aspects of trading. These articles will help you through all the stages of your trading from choosing your market through choosing your broker to trading like a professional.