Mar 1 2010
FOREX and its possibilities
Foreign Exchange Market (FOREX) is the system of regional currency markets interacting by modern informational technologies means. FOREX is basically a sum of operations on foreign currencies sales and purchases. The currency market comprises 2 parts: broker’s board market and not broker’s board market (interbank market) that has the major part of FOREX operations.
FOREX is the youngest and most growing financial market in the world. It was originated in 1973 when the currencies fixed rates were switched to floating ones being formed by supply and demand. Now FOREX is the biggest exchange market with over $1 trillion cash flow daily. It is possible because FOREX now is not only serving an international trading but also international currency flows and is a spot for currency speculations. The marker share of operations increased several times in past 10 years for following reasons. First, the trading operations are performed 24 hours a day following the sun movement from South-East Asia to Europe then to America. Second, the market itself is highly liquid for there is always supply and demand. Finally, the mean exchange rates ripples of basic currencies are 1-2% a day allowing successful players to earn a lot. FOREX today attracts more and more potential investors leaving the stock market behind.
The main participants of FOREX besides big banks that practically form the exchange rates are the financial and broker’s companies, investments, retirement and other funds. These actually “rule” the market. Besides, in past years the central banks started to play one of the leading roles as they are responsible for national currencies exchange rates regulation, trade and payments balances support and so on. Finally, the market is also operated by small and midlevel investors that just earn on exchange rates. Their participation was made possible thanks to dealing companies for in many countries such investors enter the market operating amounts over $10 000. See, the dealing company provides its client with credit line (“dealing lever”) that is times more than deposit. For instance, your deposit is $25 000 but the dealer gives you 40 times more so you are able to operate $1 million now. In other words own capitals of such investors are just 2-5% of their operations amounts. This trading got the name of “marginal trading”.
Marginal trading is available for the masses. No one would argue that US National Reserve security loans are the most trustworthy and stable but having such a big price they provide low earning yields (6% annually) and are the long-term investments. The shares have higher earning yields but amount of dividends is determined by shareholders solely. Purchasing shares to raise their rates is more interesting but still demands large investments. The marginal trade is never limited by that. You may sell and buy up to your expectations and to do these operations you have to have just 2-5% of operations amounts.
See, FOREX investors have lots of opportunities to increase the invested capital. But remember the bigger profits involve the bigger risks. So, later we will speak of practical aspects of profiting from your investments.
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