New forex

Solution: to avoid indiscipline, look to stick to your trading plan, monitor your emotions and try to avoid being led and influenced by them.

See our section on the psychology of trading. Forex trading and other similar forms of financial markets trading, such as spread betting and contract for difference (CFD) trading have seen a surge in popularity in the 21 st century. And alongside this popularity has come a huge number of new traders, with little or no experiences of financial markets. Although many of these newbie traders do look to educate themselves, they still often fall into traps and make common mistakes.

Six key mistakes new forex traders make (and how to avoid them)

Forex trading and other similar forms of financial markets trading, such as spread betting and contract for difference (CFD) trading have seen a surge in popularity in the 21 st century. And alongside this popularity has come a huge number of new traders, with little or no experiences of financial markets. Although many of these newbie traders do look to educate themselves, they still often fall into traps and make common mistakes.

Here we look at some of the most common mistakes that beginner traders make, and what you can do to avoid them.

1. No strategy

Benjamin franklin said that “by failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail”. Before your start trading, you should have developed a trading strategy and a plan. If you do not have a plan for your trading, you are really just guessing, or gambling. By trading without any preparation, without a defined way of approaching markets, you are increasing the likelihood of losing your capital.

Solution: build a strategy. And build this strategy by using a demo account. This way you can develop a successful approach before you commit funds. You can see more information on trading strategies here and where you can open a demo account here.

2. A lack of testing

Learning from your mistakes is a way of improving whatever venture you are involved in. With forex trading, however, your mistakes can be very costly, particularly with leverage (see below). Therefore, a trial-and-error approach with a live account is not advised.

Solution: backtest with a demo account where you can simulate profits and losses. Another route to minimizing mistakes is to be mentored by a more experienced trader.

3. Indiscipline

Emotions can overtake the new forex trader. The market saying is that “fear and greed drive markets”. These emotions, alongside other character traits such as impatience and over confidence, can often lead to a lack of discipline. In turn this can mean taking too much risk, or not correctly managing risk, which then will likely lead to making losses.

Solution: to avoid indiscipline, look to stick to your trading plan, monitor your emotions and try to avoid being led and influenced by them. See our section on the psychology of trading.

4. Unrealistic expectations

Many new traders see forex trading as a get-rich-quick scheme. Although there are a number of stories of traders who do make big profits in a short period, there are far more untold stories of traders who wipe out their accounts in a very small space of time. Many of these traders then chase their losses and lose more and more over time, in the hope of hitting a home run. Trying to achieve aggressive profits will likely see you risk too much and break money management rules. You are also more likely to move away from your strategy.

Solution: have realistic expectations and goals. Stick to your money management rules and risk parameters. Stay true to your trading plan. Look at forex trading as a long game, it is a marathon not a sprint. Our section on risk management should be of help here.

5. Lack of market awareness

Market dynamics change over time. And this can be a difficult concept for new traders to appreciate and react to, as by definition the beginner has a lack of experience. Sometimes, as markets change in their dynamics, it requires the trader to adapt too and maybe update their strategy. More volatile markets for example, may require changing risk parameters, stop and target placement.

Solution: this is a difficult problem for the new trader, as market awareness only really comes with experience. However, by educating yourself and taking a keen interest in what is currently impacting financial markets, it is possible to become market aware relatively quickly.

6. Leverage: a double-edged sword

Forex trading, spread betting and trading cfds usually involves trading with leverage. This means, however, that alongside potentially making large winning traders and profits, you could lose in significant multiples, too. Leverage means that a small market move has an amplified impact. Many newbie traders have not fully understood the concept of leverage, which can lead to accounts being wiped out very quickly.

Solution: fully understand what leverage means and how much you are risking on each trade you make. Our article and video on leverage, gearing and margin is a must view.

Forex and CFD trading, alongside spread betting can be very exciting for a newcomer to the financial markets world. However, this excitement can often lead to poor decision making and a rush for quick wins, profits and success. As with any new venture, education, practice and the developments of skills is key, all of which can take time. Try to avoid the above pitfalls as you journey along your trading path, and you will have a far great chance of forex and CFD trading success.

So, avoid these mistakes and you can have a great trading day!

Market chartist

Steve miley is the market chartist and has 29 years of financial market experience and as a seasoned expert now has many responsibilities. He is the founder, director and primary analyst at the mar. Continued

How new forex traders can set themselves up for success

Forex trading markets as we know them today have been around for about 50 years, but are still attracting new investors. In fact, we’ve seen a rise in forex activity in nigeria just recently. Nairametrics’ analysis of forex’s growing popularity noted that some $1.25 million is traded in this market from nigeria on a daily basis. And this is attributed essentially to the fact that traders are continuing to see the FX trade as a suitable option for diversifying their investment portfolios.

Because this appears to be an ongoing trend, we’ve decided to post a few basic tips that new forex traders can use to set themselves up for success.

Get familiar with major currency pairs

For forex traders in nigeria, it’s tempting to look at the currency markets from the standpoint of the naira. This is fine, and it’s certainly an option to trade naira-centric currency pairs. However, we’ve recently seen that limiting a strategy to native currency can be problematic as well. The naira sunk to a four-year low toward the end of 2020, and though the guardian’s 2021 projections suggest that it will recover, many nigerian traders lost money on the currency’s recent devaluation. This is an example of why it can be best to assess forex more broadly, looking at currency pairs around the world and finding opportunities, rather than prioritising local currency. Newcomers in forex should take the time to get familiar with the most heavily traded pairs and consider the trading potential in all of them.

Try demo trading

Another essential step for new traders is to try demo trading — which is basically just what it sounds like. Today, there are reputable forex trading platforms online that include demo programs. These are designed to mimic the movements of the actual markets and allow users to make trades with what is essentially fake money. When you’re new to the market this is a very helpful way to get used to issuing transaction orders and trying different strategies without real risk.

Learn to read heat maps

New forex traders should also get used to using a variety of analytical tools to gauge the market — rather than simply looking at isolated currency pairs and viewing price movement. Chief among these tools are heat maps, which exist to help forex traders visualize currency markets in a more comprehensive and meaningful manner. The heat map tools by FXCM clearly demonstrate the effectiveness of this kind of visualisation, showing that more currency prices can be compared at once, and fluctuations in value can be made much clearer. Learning to read and understand tools like these is actually a fairly straightforward process, but it can meaningfully improve a new trader’s understanding of the market.

Choose the right broker

It is also essential to do adequate research and find a reliable, trustworthy broker before actually beginning to trade. Our take on ‘forex brokers in nigeria’ dug into this idea in a little bit more detail, noting that the number of brokers has soared of late, making it all the more essential to take the time to find one that will work well. With the right broker, a new trader can enjoy a smooth and secure experience, and focus on the actual trading rather than other concerns.

Success in forex will also require a lot of effort, learning, and practice. But these basic steps will go a long way toward preparing new traders for this particular trading market.

Forex trading: A beginner's guide

Forex is a portmanteau of foreign currency and exchange. Foreign exchange is the process of changing one currency into another currency for a variety of reasons, usually for commerce, trading, or tourism. According to a recent triennial report from the bank for international settlements (a global bank for national central banks), the average was more than $5.1 trillion in daily forex trading volume.

Key takeaways

The foreign exchange (also known as FX or forex) market is a global marketplace for exchanging national currencies against one another.

Because of the worldwide reach of trade, commerce, and finance, forex markets tend to be the largest and most liquid asset markets in the world.

Currencies trade against each other as exchange rate pairs. For example, EUR/USD.

Forex markets exist as spot (cash) markets as well as derivatives markets offering forwards, futures, options, and currency swaps.

Market participants use forex to hedge against international currency and interest rate risk, to speculate on geopolitical events, and to diversify portfolios, among several other reasons.

What is the forex market?

The foreign exchange market is where currencies are traded. Currencies are important to most people around the world, whether they realize it or not, because currencies need to be exchanged in order to conduct foreign trade and business. If you are living in the U.S. And want to buy cheese from france, either you or the company that you buy the cheese from has to pay the french for the cheese in euros (EUR). This means that the U.S. Importer would have to exchange the equivalent value of U.S. Dollars (USD) into euros. The same goes for traveling. A french tourist in egypt can't pay in euros to see the pyramids because it's not the locally accepted currency. As such, the tourist has to exchange the euros for the local currency, in this case the egyptian pound, at the current exchange rate.

One unique aspect of this international market is that there is no central marketplace for foreign exchange. Rather, currency trading is conducted electronically over-the-counter (OTC), which means that all transactions occur via computer networks between traders around the world, rather than on one centralized exchange. The market is open 24 hours a day, five and a half days a week, and currencies are traded worldwide in the major financial centers of london, new york, tokyo, zurich, frankfurt, hong kong, singapore, paris and sydney—across almost every time zone. This means that when the trading day in the U.S. Ends, the forex market begins anew in tokyo and hong kong. As such, the forex market can be extremely active any time of the day, with price quotes changing constantly.

A brief history of forex

Unlike stock markets, which can trace their roots back centuries, the forex market as we understand it today is a truly new market. Of course, in its most basic sense—that of people converting one currency to another for financial advantage—forex has been around since nations began minting currencies. But the modern forex markets are a modern invention. After the accord at bretton woods in 1971, more major currencies were allowed to float freely against one another. The values of individual currencies vary, which has given rise to the need for foreign exchange services and trading.

Commercial and investment banks conduct most of the trading in the forex markets on behalf of their clients, but there are also speculative opportunities for trading one currency against another for professional and individual investors.

Spot market and the forwards & futures markets

There are actually three ways that institutions, corporations and individuals trade forex: the spot market, the forwards market, and the futures market. Forex trading in the spot market has always been the largest market because it is the "underlying" real asset that the forwards and futures markets are based on. In the past, the futures market was the most popular venue for traders because it was available to individual investors for a longer period of time. However, with the advent of electronic trading and numerous forex brokers, the spot market has witnessed a huge surge in activity and now surpasses the futures market as the preferred trading market for individual investors and speculators. When people refer to the forex market, they usually are referring to the spot market. The forwards and futures markets tend to be more popular with companies that need to hedge their foreign exchange risks out to a specific date in the future.

More specifically, the spot market is where currencies are bought and sold according to the current price. That price, determined by supply and demand, is a reflection of many things, including current interest rates, economic performance, sentiment towards ongoing political situations (both locally and internationally), as well as the perception of the future performance of one currency against another. When a deal is finalized, this is known as a "spot deal." it is a bilateral transaction by which one party delivers an agreed-upon currency amount to the counter party and receives a specified amount of another currency at the agreed-upon exchange rate value. After a position is closed, the settlement is in cash. Although the spot market is commonly known as one that deals with transactions in the present (rather than the future), these trades actually take two days for settlement.

Unlike the spot market, the forwards and futures markets do not trade actual currencies. Instead they deal in contracts that represent claims to a certain currency type, a specific price per unit and a future date for settlement.

In the forwards market, contracts are bought and sold OTC between two parties, who determine the terms of the agreement between themselves.

In the futures market, futures contracts are bought and sold based upon a standard size and settlement date on public commodities markets, such as the chicago mercantile exchange. In the U.S., the national futures association regulates the futures market. Futures contracts have specific details, including the number of units being traded, delivery and settlement dates, and minimum price increments that cannot be customized. The exchange acts as a counterpart to the trader, providing clearance and settlement.

Both types of contracts are binding and are typically settled for cash at the exchange in question upon expiry, although contracts can also be bought and sold before they expire. The forwards and futures markets can offer protection against risk when trading currencies. Usually, big international corporations use these markets in order to hedge against future exchange rate fluctuations, but speculators take part in these markets as well.

Note that you'll often see the terms: FX, forex, foreign-exchange market, and currency market. These terms are synonymous and all refer to the forex market.

Forex for hedging

Companies doing business in foreign countries are at risk due to fluctuations in currency values when they buy or sell goods and services outside of their domestic market. Foreign exchange markets provide a way to hedge currency risk by fixing a rate at which the transaction will be completed.

To accomplish this, a trader can buy or sell currencies in the forward or swap markets in advance, which locks in an exchange rate. For example, imagine that a company plans to sell U.S.-made blenders in europe when the exchange rate between the euro and the dollar (EUR/USD) is €1 to $1 at parity.

The blender costs $100 to manufacture, and the U.S. Firm plans to sell it for €150—which is competitive with other blenders that were made in europe. If this plan is successful, the company will make $50 in profit because the EUR/USD exchange rate is even. Unfortunately, the USD begins to rise in value versus the euro until the EUR/USD exchange rate is 0.80, which means it now costs $0.80 to buy €1.00.

The problem the company faces is that while it still costs $100 to make the blender, the company can only sell the product at the competitive price of €150, which when translated back into dollars is only $120 (€150 X 0.80 = $120). A stronger dollar resulted in a much smaller profit than expected.

The blender company could have reduced this risk by shorting the euro and buying the USD when they were at parity. That way, if the dollar rose in value, the profits from the trade would offset the reduced profit from the sale of blenders. If the USD fell in value, the more favorable exchange rate will increase the profit from the sale of blenders, which offsets the losses in the trade.

Hedging of this kind can be done in the currency futures market. The advantage for the trader is that futures contracts are standardized and cleared by a central authority. However, currency futures may be less liquid than the forward markets, which are decentralized and exist within the interbank system throughout the world.

Forex for speculation

Factors like interest rates, trade flows, tourism, economic strength, and geopolitical risk affect supply and demand for currencies, which creates daily volatility in the forex markets. An opportunity exists to profit from changes that may increase or reduce one currency's value compared to another. A forecast that one currency will weaken is essentially the same as assuming that the other currency in the pair will strengthen because currencies are traded as pairs.

Imagine a trader who expects interest rates to rise in the U.S. Compared to australia while the exchange rate between the two currencies (AUD/USD) is 0.71 (it takes $0.71 USD to buy $1.00 AUD). The trader believes higher interest rates in the U.S. Will increase demand for USD, and therefore the AUD/USD exchange rate will fall because it will require fewer, stronger USD to buy an AUD.

Assume that the trader is correct and interest rates rise, which decreases the AUD/USD exchange rate to 0.50. This means that it requires $0.50 USD to buy $1.00 AUD. If the investor had shorted the AUD and went long the USD, he or she would have profited from the change in value.

Currency as an asset class

There are two distinct features to currencies as an asset class:

You can earn the interest rate differential between two currencies.

You can profit from changes in the exchange rate.

An investor can profit from the difference between two interest rates in two different economies by buying the currency with the higher interest rate and shorting the currency with the lower interest rate. Prior to the 2008 financial crisis, it was very common to short the japanese yen (JPY) and buy british pounds (GBP) because the interest rate differential was very large. This strategy is sometimes referred to as a "carry trade."

Why we can trade currencies

Currency trading was very difficult for individual investors prior to the internet. Most currency traders were large multinational corporations, hedge funds or high-net-worth individuals because forex trading required a lot of capital. With help from the internet, a retail market aimed at individual traders has emerged, providing easy access to the foreign exchange markets, either through the banks themselves or brokers making a secondary market. Most online brokers or dealers offer very high leverage to individual traders who can control a large trade with a small account balance.

Forex trading: A beginner’s guide

Forex trading risks

Trading currencies can be risky and complex. The interbank market has varying degrees of regulation, and forex instruments are not standardized. In some parts of the world, forex trading is almost completely unregulated.

The interbank market is made up of banks trading with each other around the world. The banks themselves have to determine and accept sovereign risk and credit risk, and they have established internal processes to keep themselves as safe as possible. Regulations like this are industry-imposed for the protection of each participating bank.

Since the market is made by each of the participating banks providing offers and bids for a particular currency, the market pricing mechanism is based on supply and demand. Because there are such large trade flows within the system, it is difficult for rogue traders to influence the price of a currency. This system helps create transparency in the market for investors with access to interbank dealing.

Most small retail traders trade with relatively small and semi-unregulated forex brokers/dealers, which can (and sometimes do) re-quote prices and even trade against their own customers. Depending on where the dealer exists, there may be some government and industry regulation, but those safeguards are inconsistent around the globe.

Most retail investors should spend time investigating a forex dealer to find out whether it is regulated in the U.S. Or the U.K. (dealers in the U.S. And U.K. Have more oversight) or in a country with lax rules and oversight. It is also a good idea to find out what kind of account protections are available in case of a market crisis, or if a dealer becomes insolvent.

Pros and challenges of trading forex

Pro: the forex markets are the largest in terms of daily trading volume in the world and therefore offer the most liquidity. this makes it easy to enter and exit a position in any of the major currencies within a fraction of a second for a small spread in most market conditions.

Challenge: banks, brokers, and dealers in the forex markets allow a high amount of leverage, which means that traders can control large positions with relatively little money of their own. Leverage in the range of 100:1 is a high ratio but not uncommon in forex. A trader must understand the use of leverage and the risks that leverage introduces in an account. Extreme amounts of leverage have led to many dealers becoming insolvent unexpectedly.

Pro: the forex market is traded 24 hours a day, five days a week—starting each day in australia and ending in new york. The major centers are sydney, hong kong, singapore, tokyo, frankfurt, paris, london, and new york.

Challenge: trading currencies productively requires an understanding of economic fundamentals and indicators. A currency trader needs to have a big-picture understanding of the economies of the various countries and their inter-connectedness to grasp the fundamentals that drive currency values.

The bottom line

For traders—especially those with limited funds—day trading or swing trading in small amounts is easier in the forex market than other markets. For those with longer-term horizons and larger funds, long-term fundamentals-based trading or a carry trade can be profitable. A focus on understanding the macroeconomic fundamentals driving currency values and experience with technical analysis may help new forex traders to become more profitable.

4 tips for new forex traders

Foreign exchange (forex) trading is considered by many to be the premier venue for traders– and for good reason. The global forex market is by far the largest financial market in the world as more than $6 trillion worth of currencies trade hands each day.

The forex market runs 24/7 so there is always action to be found. By contrast, stock traders have a limited window, and traders in asia may be turned off by the prospect of trading the new york stock exchange throughout the night.

If forex trading is right for you, here are four tips for new forex traders looking to make a living.

Tip 1. Platform matters more than you think

At first glance, all trading platforms perform the same function of routing and fulfilling your order. But picking the right broker to handle your trading journey is more difficult than many assume.

This is especially true for new traders with limited capital to invest. Some platforms cater to professional and wealthy clients while a handful of others accept new clients with a very low initial deposit while still offering a generous margin allocation. As an example, the FBS broker has a 10 euro minimum deposit to open a new account and offers leverage of up to 30 times.

New traders should also take their time to sample multiple brokers through a free demo platform to ensure it has all the required functions and features that suit an individual trading strategy.

Tip 2. Know your strategy

Traders that jump straight into the forex market without working on a strategy will likely lose their entire deposit. This logic holds true for an expert stock trader that thinks they can conquer the forex market and a new trader that didn’t understand what a pip is just a month ago.

Forex traders can trade off news, technicals, charts, or other factors. They can wait patiently for hours or even days before entering a trade with expectations of a large profit. Or they can enter and exit dozens of trades daily while collecting a small profit on each transaction.

Traders who feel they would get bored sitting and waiting should create a more exciting approach that keeps them busy throughout the day. On the other hand, someone that can’t handle the pressure of following dozens of charts across five computer screens should adapt their strategy to minimize a lot of the noise.

Perhaps more important than developing a strategy is sticking to it and knowing when a change is needed. If it needs to be altered, take the time to think it over and practice the new strategy on a paper account. If it is not working at all, it is time to throw the strategy in the trash and leave it there and start over from scratch the next day.

Also important to incorporate in a strategy is any profit objectives. The forex market is void of monster returns that have become common in 2020, such as online retailer overstock that gained more than 1,000% in 2020. If you are hunting for triple-digit percentage gains then the forex market just isn’t for you.

Forex trading for beginners is unlikely to make anyone rich. But rich is subjective and varies from region to region. Traders in western countries like the USA, UK, germany, or japan will find it impossible to sustain themselves with a monthly profit of €1,000. But traders in other regions of the world can live a more comfortable life with this level of profit.

Tip 3: be smart

The world’s smartest traders know that there will be many trades that go against their favor. What separates the elite traders from poor traders is the smart traders understand the importance of cutting losses early.

Many traders will likely learn this lesson the hard way: A bad but manageable trade can transform into a disaster trade within seconds. Those few seconds can be the difference between ending the day with a respectable profit or ending with a loss.

Using stop losses immediately after entering a trade is a great way to stay disciplined. A stop-loss is an order to sell a currency at a predetermined price to avoid too large of a loss.

For many new traders, this is where the poker terminology of “tilt” kicks in. After a tough loss, new traders completely lose any focus they had left and try to recapture losses recklessly.

The best way to avoid going on to “tilt” in forex trading is to never let it happen in the first place. If it does happen, and it is ok if it does, it is important to stop what you are doing and take a break to cool down.

Tip 4. Be ready to adapt

The global COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc across every financial market. This may have been more apparent in the oil market when the commodity dipped into negative territory for the first time ever.

But the forex market also experienced its ups and downs in 2020. Traders that refused to adapt to the new reality were more likely to experience losses than those that embraced the latest developments.

When UK prime minister borish johnson was admitted to intensive care after contracting COVID-19, the british pound, as expected, fell in value. Technical traders that only pay attention to the charts and nothing else may have mistaken the initial move lower in the currency with a buying opportunity.

So, technical traders need to pay more attention to the news and perhaps fundamental traders need to also pay a little more attention to the charts before evaluating a trade.

This isn’t to say that a strategy should be disregarded. Rather, it needs to be updated to better reflect the new environment.

Bottom line: you are in control

New traders are ultimately in control of their own destiny. They control all the shots from deciding when to enter a trade, when to lock in a profit, and when to cut losses. There isn’t anyone else to blame mistakes on besides yourself.

Knowing your strengths and weaknesses and formulating a trading strategy and lifestyle across these factors will increase the odds of success. Doing the opposite will naturally increase the odds of failure.

Six key mistakes new forex traders make (and how to avoid them)

Here we look at some of the most common mistakes that beginner traders make, and what you can do to avoid them.

1. No strategy

2. A lack of testing

Solution: backtest with a demo account where you can simulate profits and losses. Another route to minimizing mistakes is to be mentored by a more experienced trader.

3. Indiscipline

Solution: to avoid indiscipline, look to stick to your trading plan, monitor your emotions and try to avoid being led and influenced by them. See our section on the psychology of trading.

4. Unrealistic expectations

5. Lack of market awareness

6. Leverage: a double-edged sword

Solution: fully understand what leverage means and how much you are risking on each trade you make. Our article and video on leverage, gearing and margin is a must view.

So, avoid these mistakes and you can have a great trading day!

Market chartist

The evolution of the global trading industry

A forex explosion

The foreign exchange (forex) industry has seen incredible growth over the past five years driven by the rise in online platforms that make the forex market more accessible than other markets. While the mechanics behind a forex trade are identical to a trade in well know markets there are many upsides of the forex industry that set it apart - currency can be traded twenty-four hours a day seven days a week; the industry is accessible in terms of financial requirements; many many firms don’t charge commission – and have made it the largest financial market in the world.

Mapping opportunity and risk

The opportunity is there but so is the risk – for traders and for brokerages alike. While traders balance the risk and opportunity associated with a currency exchange brokerages are faced with the task of meeting customer expectations and regulatory requirements. Customers are attracted to forex because of its accessibility and will not tolerate a complicated, time consuming onboarding experience.

Regulators tend to consider forex to be a high risk market, more so than stock exchange markets; as such, brokerages are under constant scrutiny with AML and KYC checks enforced across nearly every jurisdiction. Forex organisations must be able to demonstrate that a customer’s identity has been verified and screened to identify high risk, politically exposed or sanctioned individuals.

After onboarding

It is important to remember that when it comes to risk and compliance onboarding is just the beginning. After all customers are just people and people change. Over the course of a year, a month or even a week a customer appeared to be a VIP customer and a golden opportunity could transform into a high risk customer the moment their name is added to a peps or sanctions list, an adverse media or disqualified directors database, or any other blacklist or watchlist that raises flags for a brokerage.

Screening at onboarding provides an important safe guard at the first point of contact; however, brokerages have a responsibility to maintain a clear picture of their customer base in order to make informed decision about their business practices.

GBG product id3global can verify the identity of almost anyone, at anytime, anywhere in the world. The GBG product can help to improve your onboarding process, and assist with universal compliance for global regulatory requirements.

Forex trading: A beginner's guide

Key takeaways

The foreign exchange (also known as FX or forex) market is a global marketplace for exchanging national currencies against one another.

Because of the worldwide reach of trade, commerce, and finance, forex markets tend to be the largest and most liquid asset markets in the world.

Currencies trade against each other as exchange rate pairs. For example, EUR/USD.

Forex markets exist as spot (cash) markets as well as derivatives markets offering forwards, futures, options, and currency swaps.

Market participants use forex to hedge against international currency and interest rate risk, to speculate on geopolitical events, and to diversify portfolios, among several other reasons.

What is the forex market?

A brief history of forex

Spot market and the forwards & futures markets

In the forwards market, contracts are bought and sold OTC between two parties, who determine the terms of the agreement between themselves.

Note that you'll often see the terms: FX, forex, foreign-exchange market, and currency market. These terms are synonymous and all refer to the forex market.

Forex for hedging

Forex for speculation

Currency as an asset class

There are two distinct features to currencies as an asset class:

You can earn the interest rate differential between two currencies.

You can profit from changes in the exchange rate.

Why we can trade currencies

Forex trading: A beginner’s guide

Forex trading risks

Pros and challenges of trading forex

The bottom line

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I would like to say a few words about the newforex. I am a regular customer because the conditions are reasonable and a wide range of tools here.Bonuses the truth is not enough. Only at the entrance, 30% deposit and the bonus review.But in this broker I found a great decision to enter the deal. I watch the analytics and enter the market on news. I also use copy trades of well-known traders.I never leave on monday to keep open positions.If they are still there then I put tight stops or reduce the load on the deposit in the amount of 1-2% maximum.

This broker is worthy. On execution without claims, one of these days has deduced profit, a little, all dollar on test - has deduced pair of hundreds in a current 24 hour. It is quite happy. One of brokers to which can be trusted, for reduction risks a quite good variant. The shoulder to 1:1000, for my strategy that, well and plus of 2.5 % annual drips

The office in my opinion is worthy. On execution without claims, one of these days has deduced profit, a little, all on test - has deduced pair of hundreds dollars in a current of days. It is quite happy. One of brokers to which can be trusted.

I am very amazed with its trading MT4 server performance. Closing order on my live account where there is no requote even in volatile market. Withdrawal using payco is the best from newforex

I was with the broker newforex about one year, and I feel comfortable with this broker. I like scalping strategy and execution broker provides a very fast, so I can get a price I want

Broker newforex has amazing speed of execution, the broker is suitable for scalping a trader who require speed of execution, and of course for other types of traders, with minimal reqoute traders can make transactions smoothly

I am with them since 2014. I glad so far no complaints.The execution just perfect. Trading here I forgot about slippage.During all this time, the terminal was never locked up. Anything can happen plums and profits.Support makes me happy. He pulls other brokers.Perfectly understands what I want. I use the pattern graphix advisor. Deposit/withdrawal without delay. I started with 100$ on new grade. Now my deposit about$5000.My account number 7434444. I withdraw money many times and no problems. For risk diversification I trade 2 more brokers.Reliable broker that will not delay the conclusions does not negate the transactions, not cheating quotes. I trade with a broker already quite a long time to accept my words seriously. Yet they have a cool affiliate program.

I like that newforex do not prohibit scalping. The only thing you can not put the transaction less than 2 min. I put three. Trading system is good. Bring up to 3 thousand bucks.I am glad that they have a withdrawal maximum of three days is. That is, if I'm closer to the evening, make a request. They have excellent conditions for recharge +30% deposit. I work with them in march 2015. My account new grade7323335. While I am very happy.

29/11/2016,I made a $30 deposit via payco gateway by using mastercard to NEWFOREX account but still not credit to balance.I sent many support tickets but no response.I regret for using thie service.I should have read other comments before making any deposit to this company.

Liber ltd is merging the traditional with the new: forex meets crypto

The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic is catapulting the crypto-market to newer heights each day. All major cryptocurrencies are seeing a price appreciation in double digits including bitcoin , ethereum, XRP, among other cryptocurrencies. The defi market is also creating new records this year. During the beginning of the year 2020, the TVL or the total value locked in the defi marke t was far less than a billion dollars, 680 million US dollars to be precise. By june, the value had crossed 3 billion US dollars . In july and august, the worth of the defi market doubled from 3.5 billion US dollars to 6.68 billion US dollars.

With the traditional money market facing an imminent recession and coming to a halt, investors are increasingly looking for alternative avenues to invest.

Crypto market gaining momentum again

Given the momentum that ‘digital’ has gained in the days of physical distancing and frequent lockdowns, digital currencies have become a lucrative option like never before. Popular cryptocurrencies are shattering their own records. While bitcoin had surpassed the barrier of $18,000 in price, ethereum has seen a four-fold jump in its prices this year, and XRP’s price has doubled in november alone.

Interest in crypto-investments is helping catapult the crypto-market even higher. One of the most successful ways so far has been the attempt to merge the traditional with the new, expanding the services of crypto to include conventional investment instruments. Synthetic asset platforms such as abra, synthetix, and UMA are providing ways to trade in stocks, commodities indexes, and forex without the investor having to leave the defi ecosystem. This proves that a combination of new and conventional investment instruments can prove successful.

At the same time, only a few crypto-trading platforms have been truly successful at offering both forex and crypto-trading services. There is just a handful of them like liber ltd, primexbt, among a few others who have achieved success in this space. Let’s take a look at one of them to understand how they have made their presence felt in both crypto and forex markets.

Liber ltd – leading in both forex & crypto markets

Some platforms are active in both the realms of traditional trading and the crypto-trading market and are in constant pursuit of bridging the gap between the two. Liber ltd. Provides a platform for online forex trading. As a global forex broker, one can leverage the platform of liber ltd to open a live trading account in minutes and get instant access to real markets. Like the other well-known trading platforms, liber also equips the investor with technical and fundamental analysis and 24 hours support on each of the five weekdays the markets are open across the world.

At the same time, liber exchange officially issues its native crypto LIBFX token to garner support from the crypto-ecosystem and expand the market for the liber exchange platform. Merging the traditional with the new, liber ltd, through its libfx token, has successfully managed to introduce a set of protocols that offer a decentralized, low-cost, transparent, and secure trading experience to forex. To make it more expansive, the LIBFX supports payment by two of the most popular cryptocurrencies in the defi world: BTC and ETH. Investors earn monthly returns based on the volume of tokens owned. Afterward, one can also convert libfx tokens into BTC.

A lot more to come

In the days to come, liber ltd. Is planning to expand its services to offer more traditional investment instruments on the trading floor. This includes indexes, stocks, bonds, cryptocurrencies, et al. Going further, the company is also planning to announce an IPO in the new york stock exchange. The owners of libfx tokens will have the exclusive right to purchase liber ltd’s stock once they are listed.

Libfx tokens are developed on ethereum and follow ERC-20 standard protocols. The total supply of libfx has been fixed at 35,000,000 or 35 million tokens. To make these defi tokens an integral part of liber’s traditional trading services, the platform allows using them as a payment method on the trading floor. Those charging by libfx tokens would also be incentivized by special promotional packages.

A perfect combination of traditional and the new-age ecosystem

Companies such as liber ltd are bringing the traditional and new ecosystems closer each day. Economical transaction fees combined with the sophisticated technology paradigms of AI, big data, and blockchain are pushing such companies to the forefront. However, it would be ignorant to discard the role of strong fundamentals and the young and dedicated teams that these types of platforms come with. Overall, by 2022, liber ltd is expecting to have 2 million users on its platforms.

At this juncture, one can reasonably expect the benefits of decentralization would encourage a global community of investors to come and invest in both the worlds of finance. There is abundant hope that crypto-platforms will embrace traditional investment instruments and make it a win-win for everyone in the days to come.

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Abigale is a masters in business administration by education. After completing her post-graduation, abigale jumped the journalism bandwagon as a freelance journalist. Soon after that she landed a job of reporter and has been climbing the news industry ladder ever since to reach the post of editor at our bitcoin news.

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