Sunday, December 23, 2007

11 Advantages Of Mini Forex Trading


Mini Forex Trading
11 Advantages Of Mini Forex Trading
By: Abhishek Agarwal

The forex industry has seen the entry of many traders with limited capital.Traders who are comparatively new to the online forex trading business are also able to sustain the risks involved.

The traders were exposed to the world of currency trading with not that high a risk with the development of Mini forex trading accounts that requires a minimum account size of $300. Also, the mini forex trading account holders can trade 1/10 currency lots instead of the entire currency lots.With smaller lot sizes, the traders are exposed to real life trading with comparitively lesser market and risk exposure because,the value of one mini pip is the same as one dollar.

The traders are exposed to the trading and are made aware of the reliability and the quality maintained in the trade practices and also the stability of the forex trading.Individuals who are wanting to develop their own strategy and build on their confidence in this particular industry will be benefited by mini forex account trading.

The advantage of mini forex trading is that, the traders in this segment have the liberty to enjoy the benefits that are applicable to the full size holders as well.

1. Mini forex trading uses the exact same state of art resources and tools as that of standard account.

2. The traders will continue to be exposed to the world's biggest liquid market.

3. Traders receive a complete free streaming, live and double sided quotes

4. It provides immediate fill reports

5. The trades are not commission based and the traders are able to check their accounts live.

6. Another important advantage in case of mini forex trading is that the traders are able to create a strategy on forex trades and they also improve their discipline and at the same time, not giving more importance to their profits and losses.

7. A trader can fixate on the fluctuations of his equity, if he can trade a full size currency of 100,000 units. This can be done by traders who have small balances.By doing so, the decision making capacity of the trader can get affected, as it is highly based on the emotions of the traders.

8. The traders usually do not close out those trades that do not result in profits, as they continue hoping that the market would infact favour them.It is the instinct of the traders to make immediate profits with the market movement, rather than maximising gains by allowing free flow of profits.

9. The training methods developed in case of mini forex trading, gaining the confidence of a particular trader who is successful, helps one to sustain the distractions, pressure and the anxiety in case of occurrence of any P&L swing.

10. It is not always necessary to use all currency units when starting a mini forex trading account. The lots can be utilized as and when required when a trader builds his confidence level, in order to increase his profits. The lot of 10,000 is available for a trader to customise the size per deal that might suit his needs and requirements.

11. Another good point in case of mini forex trading is that, a trader would not be too stressed out in case of a loss. It depends on the trader's ability to stick to his strategy and to maintain discipline in order to perform well in the future. For example, a loss of 50-pip on a position of 100,000 EUR/USD is the same as $500 loss, however, it would only be $50 in case of a 10,000 EUR/USD with respect to a mini account.

One has to have the guts and the will power to face losses in a forex trading industry;however,if one can perform making use of the platform that is similar to the standard account, why not go for mini forex which gives an individual it's unlimited benefits.

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Friday, December 14, 2007

Forex made easy for everyone



Forex Made Easy for Everyone
Forex made easy is as simple as you would want it to be. The foreign exchange market is a worldwide market and according to some estimates is almost as big as thirty times the turnover of the US Equity markets. That is some figure to chew on. Forex is the commonly used term for foreign exchange. As a person who wants to invest in the forex market, one should understand the basics of how this currency market operates. Forex can be made easier for beginners to understand it and here's how.

Foreign exchange is the buying and the selling of foreign exchange in pairs of currencies. For example you buy US dollars and sell UK Sterling pounds or you sell German Marks and buy Japanese Yen. Why are currencies bought or sold? The answer is simple; Governments and Companies need foreign exchange for their purchase and payments for various commodities and services. This trade constitutes about 5% of all currency transactions, however the other 95% currency transactions are done for speculation and trade. In fact many companies will buy foreign currency when it is being traded at a lower rate to protect their financial investments. Another thing about foreign exchange market is that the rates are varying continuously and on daily basis. Therefore investors and financial managers track the forex rates and the forex market it on a daily basis.

Those who are involved in the forex trade know that almost 85% of the trading is done in only US Dollar, Japanese Yen, Euro, British Pound, Swiss Franc, Canadian Dollar and Australian Dollar. This is because they are the most liquid of foreign currencies (can be easily bought and sold. In fact the US Dollar is most recognizable foreign currency even in countries like Afghanistan, Iraq, Vietnam etc).

Being a truly 24/7 market, the currency trading markets opens in the financial centers of Sydney, Tokyo, London and New York in that sequence. Investors and speculators alike respond to the ever-changing situations and can buy and sell simultaneously the currencies. In fact many operate in two or more currency market using arbitrage to gain profits (buying in one market and selling in another market or vice versa to take advantage of the prices and book profits).

While dealing in forex, one should have a margin account. Quite simply put if you have US$ 1,000 and have a forex margin account which leverages 100:1 then you can buy US$ 100,000 since you only need 1% of the US$100,000 or US$1,000. Therefore it means that with margin account you have US$ 100,000 worth of real purchasing power in your hand.

Since the foreign currency market is fluctuating on a continuous basis, one should be able to understand the factors that affect this currency market. This is done through Technical Analysis and Fundamental Analysis. These two tools of trade are used in a variety of other markets such as equity markets, stock markets, mutual funds markets etc. Technical Analysis refers to reading, summarizing and analyzing data based on the data that is generated by the market. While fundamental Analysis refers to the factors, which influence the market economy, and in turn how it would affect the currency trading. Of course there are other economic and non economic factors which can suddenly affect the trading of the forex markets such as the 9/11 tragedy etc. One needs to have a shrewd acumen and a few number crunching abilities to strike gold in the forex market.

by Brian Kolewe