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Wednesday, October 14, 2020

Forex Course 103-The Advantages of Forex Trading Over Other Financial Markets

 

Forex is the largest market in the world, and for several years has met with undeniable success with private traders, traders who pursue their careers independently from home with their personal account.

And if so many of them are turning to forex, it is because the advantages of the forex market are numerous and major, especially for traders who are not hired by banks in trading rooms.

 

Forex is open 24 hours a day

Unlike the stock market, forex is a market open 24 hours a day, from Sunday evening to Friday evening.

 

This means that you can trade absolutely when you want to, which comes in very handy if your schedule is busy.

 

This is indeed a major advantage, since you can thus start to gain experience in forex while continuing to carry out a traditional professional activity, to perhaps switch to full-time trading when you are ready.

 

Forex is a no-cost market

Forex trading is virtually free. Brokers generally do not charge any fees.

 

In forex, there are no brokerage fees, custody fees, account management fees or anything.

 

The broker's remuneration comes from the "spread", the difference between the sale price and the purchase price of a currency at that particular time.

 

However, some brokers charge commissions on the volume of your operations, but this type of broker offers very low spreads, or even zero, which amounts to the same if we do the calculation (or even prove to be more interesting).

 

Forex is a market with many opportunities

There is always a good forex trading opportunity. Indeed, the leverage effect offered by brokers makes it possible to earn a lot of money on very small variations, which increases the possibilities of gains.

 

Moreover, it is quite rare for a currency pair to move without a trend for an extended period of time, especially when it comes to EUR / USD.

 

And if you trade currency pairs other than EUR / USD, you can be sure that you have great opportunities every day and hour.

 

Forex is a market free from manipulation

Forex is also the biggest market in the world. Over $ 4 trillion is traded every day on the forex market.

 

With such a volume, it therefore becomes difficult to manipulate prices, even with positions of several million dollars, unlike the stock markets, which are often manipulated by professionals.

 

The only economic players capable of really influencing Forex are central banks, and trading floor traders who work for banks are no more informed than the average trader who works at home with regard to central bank action. , unlike what happens on the equity markets, where success often depends on your ability to have the right contacts, and the right inside information ...

 

Forex is a "trap-free" market

Often, when we practice trading on shares, we realize that a good analysis has been invalidated by the words of an executive, or by the signing of a particular contract, which impacts the price of the stock in which we are interested.

 

In forex, there is a precise and planned schedule in advance of publications and statements that could influence currencies (economic calendars). You can therefore, thanks to the economic calendars, know when an important statistic is going to be published, and thus avoid unpleasant surprises.

 

It should also be noted that the results of the statistics are available at the same time, for everyone, professionals or individuals. All you need is a good source of information.

We are certainly not immune to surprise and influential statements from a central bank boss or a politician, but here again, by being quickly informed, the damage can be avoided.

 

The forex makes it possible to win on the upswings as easily as on the downs

The forex market allows you to bet on the rise or fall of a currency. It is of course also possible to do it on the stock market, but not on all stocks, and sometimes only through obscure “derivatives”.

 

Also, in times of crisis, short selling is often prohibited on stocks.

 

In forex, the only difference between betting on a downside and betting on a rise is that you have to click sell instead of buy, and you win if it goes down, instead of winning if it goes up.

 

In our next lesson, we will look at the different types of forex market analysis. Don't forget to subscribe to our telegram channel so you get notified on our new posts and to download unlimited trading tools.


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