{"id":16353,"date":"2010-12-06T06:22:08","date_gmt":"2010-12-06T11:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/countingpips.com\/fx\/?p=16353"},"modified":"2010-12-06T06:22:08","modified_gmt":"2010-12-06T11:22:08","slug":"forex-brokers-compared","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/fx\/2010\/12\/06\/forex-brokers-compared\/","title":{"rendered":"Forex Brokers Compared"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Paul Bryan<\/strong> &#8211; Buying and selling of currencies in the international Forex trade  holds a certain fascination for those understands it. As a beginner it  would be wise for you to go into Forex business with the guidance of a  broker. A broker is a person who has the knowledge of the market and its  mechanisms and can give you suitable advice. To know which broker would  be best for you, you will need to compare Forex broker.<\/p>\n<p>For Forex  broker comparison you will have to through some of the review sites  that will give a fair idea of most of the brokers operating online. When  you read up the reviews of different Forex brokers at Forex broker  comparison sites you will come to know the plus points and weaknesses of  each broker.<\/p>\n<p>Safety factor<\/p>\n<p>The money you invest in the  currency trade is the most important thing and its safety is of utmost  importance. While you compare Forex broker you have to see that the  broker should be honest in their dealing. The authenticity of a broker  can be known from the seal of approval that is given to it by the  authorities of the country to which the broker belongs. For example in  USA the broker should be the member of NFA or CFTC which will show its  authenticity and should be safe for you to select it. In European  countries as well as other countries of the world the brokers get their  license and approval from the authorities. While you compare Forex  brokers you may come across great offers from some of the brokers but if  they are not licensed it is best to avoid them.<\/p>\n<p>Commission charging<\/p>\n<p>When  you go for Forex broker comparison you must see the kind of commission  they are charging. The commission of the brokers depends upon the Bid  and Ask price after the trade is finalized. They do not charge any other  fee. Some of the brokers do not take any fee and this will be to the  advantage of the trader. While most of the brokers who charge commission  charge 2\/3 pips on Euro\/Dollars, the no commission brokers will charge 3  pips on Euro\/Dollars on your spread.<\/p>\n<p>Initial deposit<\/p>\n<p>There  are brokers who will let you open a mini account with $50 to $500. The  return from such accounts is not much. Though as a beginner you may like  to invest less in case there is a loss. The other Forex brokers will  ask you make initial deposit of $1000 to $2000 as these deposits are  more profitable in the market. It is up to you as to which broker you  would like to make your deposit with when you do your Forex broker  comparison.<\/p>\n<p>Currency dealing<\/p>\n<p>Another area where you would  like to compare Forex broker is the currencies they are dealing with in  the Forex trade. You may have particular requirement as far as currency  is concerned and you will have to find a suitable broker who will deal  with the currency you want.<\/p>\n<p>Customer care<\/p>\n<p>It is necessary  for you to compare Forex broker on the basis of their customer support.  Those which are the best in the market are providing assistance to their  clients 24&#215;7 and taking care of all their questions and needs. They  have to have friendly attitude and give you a patient hearing while  trying to solve your problem. Doing Forex broker comparison you must  know the customer service of a particular broker.<\/p>\n<h3>About the Author<\/h3>\n<p>Paul Bryan operates <a href=\"http:\/\/www.forexreviews.com\/forex-articles\/compare-forex-brokers.html\" target=\"_new\">Compare Forex Brokers<\/a> &#8211; A site aimed at providing the best independent reviews and advice on  all products and services related to foreign currency exchange trading.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Paul Bryan &#8211; Buying and selling of currencies in the international Forex trade holds a certain fascination for those understands it. As a beginner it would be wise for you to go into Forex business with the guidance of a broker. A broker is a person who has the knowledge of the market and &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/fx\/2010\/12\/06\/forex-brokers-compared\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Forex Brokers Compared&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16353","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/fx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16353","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/fx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/fx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/fx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/fx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16353"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/fx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16353\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/fx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16353"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/fx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16353"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.investmacro.com\/fx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16353"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}