Overview Day trading, also known as intraday trading, has many benefits. The most obvious one is that trading positions are not affected by news that could negatively affect their value. Another is the ability to protect positions through tight stop-loss orders. Stop-loss orders are an instruction to close a trade when the market price is […]
The euro is the basic currency (the first in the pair, i.e. the one you buy or sell). USD is a counter currency (second in the pair)
A lot is a transaction unit on the market. One standard lot contains 100,000 units of base currency. For example, one standard lot of EUR/USD equals 100,000 EUR. Please note that on Cent accounts you trade cent lots, where one cent lot equals 1,000 units of base currency. The minimum lot which can be opened[…..]
A Market maker or a liquidity provider is a company or an individual that provides buy and sell prices for a financial instrument or commodity seeking to make a profit on spread or whole trade turn.
The most traded currency pairs in the world are called the Majors, such as EUR/USD, GBP/USD, USD/JPY, USD/CHF, etc. They involve the following currencies: euro, US dollar, Japanese yen, pound sterling, Australian dollar, Canadian dollar, and the Swiss franc.
A currency pair quotation is the relative value of a currency unit against the unit of another currency in the foreign exchange market.
The Forex broker operates as an intermediary between you and the market. In other words, in order to find a buyer or seller for currencies, you can go to a broker and they match you up with either a prospective seller or prospective buyer. However, instead of just being the intermediary between you and another[…..]
Financial trading involves the buying and selling of financial instruments for different periods of time, usually for medium and short term. A trader is a person or entity who buys and sells financial instruments such as currencies, stocks, bonds, commodities, derivatives etc. in order to gain financial benefit from the price change.
Prices are set as a result of a variety of operations made between different counterparties: banks, financial and insurance companies, investment funds and private investors.
Superior Liquidity: Liquidity is what really makes the foreign exchange market (or Forex) stand out from other markets. There are over 15 foreign exchange markets, which are by far the most liquid financial markets, dealing about one trillion U.S. dollars on a daily basis. This ensures better trade execution and allows traders to easily open[…..]