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.
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WHAT IS MARGIN?
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The amount of cash deposit required in a clients account in order to open a position or to maintain an open position. Margin is essentially collateral for a position. If the market moves against a customer’s position, the client will be requested to deposit additional funds through a “margin call.”
HOW IS VALUE OF A PIP CALCULATED…FIXED OR FLOATING?
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There 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…
HOW DOES THE FOREX MARKET DIFFER FROM THE STOCK MARKET?
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The FOREX is one of the fastest growing markets in the world because it offers the average investor leverage* unlike most any market, up to 50:1. Since the FOREX is traded globally through a network of banks and financial institutions 24-hours a day from Sunday at 5pm (Eastern Time) through Friday at 4pm (Eastern Time),…
WHAT IS A PIP?
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PIP is an acronym for Price Interest Point. It is the smallest unit of a currency. It is the farthest digit to the right of a currency pair. Suppose the EUR/USD moves from 1.1400 to 1.1401, then it moved 1 pip which is equal to 0.0001. With currency pairs related to the Japanese Yen, a…
WHO IS COMPASS FX?
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In 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 ARE THE MOST COMMONLY TRADED CURRENCIES IN THE FOREX MARKETS?
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The most often traded or ‘liquid’ currencies are those of countries with stable governments, respected central banks, and low inflation. A large number of Foreign Exchange daily transactions involve trading the major currencies, which include the US Dollar, Japanese Yen, Euro, British Pound, Swiss Franc, Canadian Dollar and the Australian Dollar.