Friday, October 23, 2009

Currency Trading Online-quick And Easy

By John Eather

Trade online: Numerous foreign currencies are available for trade all dependant upon the online interface or software you employ. The preferred choice of currency pairs are the most liquid ones including the following US Dollar/Yen, US Dollar/ Canadian Dollar, Euro/UD Dollar, US Dollar/ Franc and Australian Dollar/ US Dollar.

Trading rates: The software will come standard with a trading rate calculator in real-time value. However it's important to also know the formula use to calculate the conversion rates. The formula is as follows Y-to-X exchange rate =1/ X-to-Y exchange rate.

Thumbs up: Access by a mere click of a mouse to this very liquid market, twenty four hours a day, seven days a week, makes trading so much more attractive. Gearing and Leverage limits risk to some extent while giving greater profit possibilities. The option of setting order limits and setting up loss strategies is another super advantage. Bear markets can be turned around to bull markets by using long and short positions at the correct time with the most favourable pair values.

Disadvantages to online: To be successful in the foreign currency markets, you have to have a good knowledge and understanding of the market type. Do not be an impulsive buyer and seller, have a strategy or plan and follow it to a t. Do not transact with funds you do not have or are willing to possibly loose. Volatility is the greatest disadvantage. Your risk and reward must balance. Significant moves occur everyday in this market making prices extremely sensitive. Leverage can also work against you with margin calls taking place when risk is too high for your account size.

Be realistic: If you are realistic with your possible rewards and risks you will be an excellent trader. The fact that transactions are conducted spot, over-the-counter make them loose cannons. You work directly with possibly more experienced counter parties with no protection from clearing houses or brokers. Due to the skipping of clearing houses, no guarantees of delivery and payment are furnished. The purpose mainly for forex markets are to speculate, thus trader buy and sell at an extremely fast pace with only profits in mind. Possibility of total cash balance loss is very real, with the smallest of movement in the market.

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