Saturday, January 2, 2010

Forex Trading Explained In An Easy To Understand Manner

By Tom K Kearns

You have heard the term but you are not sure what it is all about. You may even have a general idea of how it works and just want to know a little more before getting involved. Well Forex trading can be a great way to play the market and make some money on your investment. Forex trading does not have some of the restrictions such as large sums of money that is required in order to get involved.

An easy way to understand Forex trading is to compare it to baseball card trading. Many of us did this when we were young. So we probably know how this works. Basically you want to trade one card for another and hold onto that card till its value has increased that you have made a profit.

Unlike baseball card trading Forex trading involves trading one countries currency for another's. However you will still need to use the same basic principles that you used when trading baseball cards. Collect the card or currency that will increase in value.

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.

There is a level of excitement that is inherent with Forex trading. It is important to keep in mind that there are risks involved with Forex trading. This is real; you are not trading playing cards, you are exchanging money. Like any other investment it is always a good idea to start with a small amount then gradually increase the amount you are willing to invest. Remember to never invest more than you can afford to lose.

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.

The important thing to remember is that a little profit will fuel some excitement and may even convince you, you are invincible. Do not let a little success fool you. You need to use the same caution with Forex trading as you would at a poker game. Never get greedy and always know when to walk away. The worst thing you can do with any investment is to invest more than you can afford to lose. Remember what is really important and this influence how much you are willing to gamble. Regardless of the limited risk any investment is really just a matter of taking a gamble. - 23204

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