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Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Forex Trading Clarified In A Easy To Understand Manner

By Tom K Kearns

Forex trading is becoming increasingly popular. Chances are you have heard of it but do not understand what it is or how it works. Or perhaps you have considered trying you r hand at Forex trading but have been a bit hesitant. It is a good idea to have a basic understanding of the principles behind Forex trading before getting involved in investing this way.

This method of investing can be compared to the practice of trading baseball cards. Many of us may have done this as a child and in fact there are certainly many adults that still trade baseball cards. The chances of being successful with baseball card trading are greater than the chances of success with Forex trading.

Forex trading uses the same principles but involves the exchanging of foreign currencies rather than the exchange of one ball player for another. These principles will help you to understand how Forex trading works. In baseball card trading you want to trade the card that will provide you with a profit when you resell it. Forex trading works the same way.

Of course trading money sounds risky. But it actually is rather simple and there is no minimum that you need to involve unlike many other methods of investing. So the risk can be greatly reduced. You also are not limited to the time of the day that you can trade. Forex trading can be conducted 24 hours a day from Monday to Friday.

This method of trading can be very exciting and does not depend on the strength of the economy of the country you are residing in. However you should keep in mind that you should never overextend yourself beyond what you can comfortably afford.

To explain this in a little more detail you imagine you want to trade dollars for Euros because you feel the value of the euro is increasing while the strength of the dollar is diminishing. You elect to trade 150 dollars for 100 Euros. Then you monitor the strength of the dollar versus the euro and when you are satisfied that the euro has strengthened in comparison to the dollar you trade back the Euros for the dollars. Only now you get'0 dollars for the 100 Euros. You have made a profit of $30 or 20%.

To understand this better let's consider a scenario. Let's say you purchase 150 Euros with 200 dollars. You will need to hold onto the Euros for a reasonable length of time. When you feel the value of the euro has gone up in comparison to the dollar you will want to sell the euro. If the value of the euro is 220 compared to the 150 dollars then you have witnessed an increase in value of 20 Euros or 10 % of your original investment.

This sample only reflects the way Forex trading works and does not attempt to imply that this is the amount that you may be able to profit. However a 20% profit is not unheard of. This is much greater than the profit that is available with most investments. While this explanation has greatly simplified the process this provides a general understanding of how Forex trading works. Remember to trade reasonably and to only trade what you can afford to lose. Of course you never intend to lose but keeping this rule in mind will help you from getting greedy and losing the farm. - 23208

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