By Cedric Welsch
The Forex market is a worldwide financial market that trades currencies. Forex trading banks are institutions which facilitate the exchange of one currency for another. Forex banks offer speculative trading, currency exchange, and international payments. The banks also offer an opportunity to trade on margin, providing leverage which is equivalent to 100 to one or 100 times what’s on deposit. You must open an account at the bank in order to trade in the foreign exchange market and then you may place trades through your account.
Forex is the largest market, in excess of three trillion US dollars each day. Trading pairs allow investments in another country’s money. Primarily speculators participate in Forex. They are offered over-the-counter using the major currencies, the minor, and the exotic currencies. FX is often a means of acquiring a country’s currency, but mostly speculators trade on the market direction of different pairs. The base currency is pitted against the trade or variable currency. Forex banks serve as a neutral party while these monies fluctuate in value.
When it is time to cash in on a trade, the bank is capable of transferring the earned funds into your account. And vice versa, when you lose money, the bank will collect the money you owe from your account. Depending on the spread of the U.S. dollar, the Euro, the British pound, the Canadian dollar, the Australian dollar, the Japanese Yen, and the Swiss Franc, the major currencies and the bid and offer price, profit has the potential to be earned; even if you choose to select currency pairs from the minor currencies and the exotic currencies. The fluctuating prices of currency is determined by market conditions which include free flow of goods, services, and capital, balance of payments, and perceived future value of currency.
Forex trading banks include some large banks like the Bank of Canada and Saxo Bank which offer internet trading and many other banks throughout the world. The main trading center is London, New York, Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Singapore are the other leading FX centers. Some banks handle very large trades and only handle institutional investments, while others work with the individual investor or speculator. Foreign exchange trading is also offered by non-bank foreign exchange companies, but the primary difference with these institutions is that they do not offer speculative trading so if speculating is of interest to you, you will want to work with a Forex bank.
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