Feb
02

Forex Trading Wipe-Outs

If you’ve ever traded in the foreign exchange markets, the chances are most of you have had an account wipe out. You’ve gone into the Forex market with high hopes, with a high expectation of making a lot of money and with low expectations of losing that money, however, most new traders have their low expectations come true and wipe out their entire Forex trading capital within weeks.

It’s a horrible feeling being caught in a bad trade, over leveraged with no pre-determined stop loss. For those of you who haven’t experienced this, the following is an example of what so many have experienced in the Forex; we will use imaginary Joe as an example. Read more…

Nov
08

Understanding the Difference Between Currency Futures and Spot Forex Trading

Forex is the largest market in the world in terms of the total cash value traded. Any person, company or country may participate in the market. Forex investors may engage in currency futures as well as trade in the spot forex market. The difference between these two investment options is minor as explained below.

The introduction of Forex futures occurred at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange in 1972. Forex futures also referred to as currency futures serve two primary purposes as financial instruments. First, they can be used by companies or individuals to remove the exchange rate risk inherent in international transactions. Second, they can be used by investors to speculate and profit from currency exchange rate fluctuations. Read more…