May 5th, 2010ABOUT FOREX: BASIC CONCEPTS OF THE FOREX MARKET
In this short article we’ll talk about Forex and review basic forex terms.
Foreign Exchange (FOREX) is the arena where a nation’s currency is exchanged for that of another. The foreign exchange market is the largest financial market in the world, with the equivalent of over $1.9 trillion changing hands daily; more than three times the aggregate amount of the US Equity and Treasury markets combined. Unlike other financial markets, the Forex market has no physical location and no central exchange (off-exchange). So nowadays more and more people start trading forex.
Before starting your forex trading you must understand the basic Forex terms to feel free when learning something more difficult. So the most important 5 terms are: margin trading, margin call, leverage, pip and lots.
Forex margin trading is a pretty simple concept. For trading huge amounts of currency trader needs the investor to provide him with a credit. It could be used for purchasing much more currency than the trader deposit is keeping.
One of the main terms of margin trading is the margin call. When the trader account becomes equal to the value of broker`s special formula, the margin call occure. The matter is that broker requires investor the margin account to maintain the minimum margin.
Forex leverage makes it possible for investors to increase their investment benefits. Simply leverage is the percent of money trader can borrow for position opening. Thus leverage is the basic concept in the margin trading. The leverage is usually specified as a coefficient indicating the deposit to credit ratio. For example 1% margin requirements match 1:100 leverage.
Pip is the smallest variation of price of a currency pair. There is something similar in the stock market called “point”.
Now you know basic Forex terms and what is the Forex market (of course the knowledge is still theoretical))). So you can look at this in practice. Visit the home page http://www.forexeasystems.com/
and check the main products. If you have any questions, you can always turn to support sales@forexeasystems.com. Good luck you on this not easy way!