World currencies are exchanged in large because of international trade. For instance, consumers of one country purchase goods of another country. Also, when large companies do business with other global companies. Global investments and monetary diversification are additional reasons that make the FOREX market move.
Similar Posts
WHAT IS THE MARGIN REQUIREMENT TO MAKE A TRADE?
ByadminThe FOREX allows spot currency positions to be leveraged at various amounts depending on the broker – up to 50:1 leverage is common. This means that a 2% margin deposit ($200) allows you to control $10,000 of currency in a 1 Mini lot position in the FOREX market. FOREX trading is conducted on “margin” which…
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO HAVE A “LONG” OR “SHORT” POSITION?
ByadminIn trading, a long position is one in which a trader buys a currency at one price and aims to sell it later at a higher price. In this scenario, the trader benefits from a rising market. A short position is one in which the trader sells a currency in anticipation that it will depreciate….
WHO IS COMPASS FX?
ByadminIn 2003, the founder and president of Compass Financial, an experienced, registered futures firm, expanded into the Forex market as Compass FX, an introducing broker for various U.S. and Non-U.S. clearing firms. Our mission was to provide traders with reliable access and support to the foreign exchange market by introducing investors to registered firms trading…
WHAT IS THE PROCESS IN WHICH YOU EXECUTE TRADES?
ByadminThe 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…
WHEN IS THE BEST TIME TO TRADE THE FOREX MARKET?
ByadminIn our opinion, generally when a country’s banks and equity markets (stock, commodities, bond, etc.) are open. For instance, trading the Euro may be best from 1 a.m. Eastern Time through 9a.m. Eastern Time.
HOW IS VALUE OF A PIP CALCULATED…FIXED OR FLOATING?
ByadminThere are fixed and floating values for a pip depending upon the currency pair. When the USD is on the right side of the pair (EUR/USD, GBP/USD, AUD/USD, and NZD/USD) the pip is value is fixed at $1.00 per 10,000 currency units. This is a fixed pip value. When the USD is on the left…