The majority of all Forex trades are made over electronic trading platforms connected to the Internet. Typically, a trader Installs and opens a trading platform on a computer. Then, the trader creates an opening transaction, which is an order to establish either a buy (Long) or sell (Short) position. As a general rule, a trade position is kept open until one of the following occurs: a sufficient profit from a position is attained; the specified stop-loss is triggered; the trader chooses to close and liquidate a position in favor of executing another position that has a better profit potential.
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