General information
about the FOREX market

The international currency market, shortly called FOREX or FX, is a global trading system for different currencies. With a daily turnover of more than $ 5.3 trillion, it is the largest and most dynamic market in the world. At the same time, the FOREX market is working on extremely simple rules.

Whether you sell 100 euros to buy dollars at the airport exchange bureau while you are waiting for your flight, or a large bank sells $ 100 million against Japanese yen to another bank, and in both cases you have FOREX deals. FOREX players range from huge financial institutions that run billions to regular “home” investors who trade a few hundred dollars.

The volumes, dynamics and opportunities offered by the FOREX market are exceptional. There is the notion that this is the place that comes closest to the term “perfect market”. All market participants – from individual investors to the largest banks and professional investors, trade on equal terms, have access to the same information, and for all the market offers unlimited liquidity – you will always be able to buy and sell, and there are no restrictions on entry or Exit the market.

“Spread”

You will notice that for each currency pair two prices are given. One is the price at which you can buy the currency pair and the other is the price at which you can sell it. The difference between the two prices is called “spread” and represents the broker’s profits from each transaction you make. You have to remember that when you buy a currency pair you actually buy the first currency and sell the second currency.

The advantages of leverage

Or how to trade 100 times more money than you have.

Here’s one of the most interesting things about FOREX trading. If your FOREX broker offers a leverage of 1:100, that means you can trade 100 times more money than your deposit. In fact, you can buy 100,000 EUR/USD, with only € 1,000 on your account. The rest of the amount is in the form of a loan from your broker. Thanks to leverage, you control 100 times more funds, which means 100 times more profits. Of course, loss can also be 100 times greater, so it’s important to be careful when trading. Simply put, leverage multiplies your scores by 100.

The money you deposit on your account serves as a deposit to cover your potential losses. In this sense, while your profits are unlimited and have no upper limit, your losses are limited to the amount of your deposit. This way, you will never get into a situation where you have a negative balance on your account and you owe money to your broker.

How to Make Your First Forex Deal

To do so, you need to register and open a free demo account. You get virtual $ 10,000 to exercise and train. Then you choose a currency pair (eg EUR/USD), enter a quantity, press BUY and that’s it. You just made your first deal by buying EUR/USD. In this case, you will win if the euro rises against the dollar. You can keep this position open as long as you like. When you decide that it does not make sense to hold this position anymore, press the X button in the Open positions window to close it. The result of this transaction will add to the funds on your account.

Long and Short positions

In the above example, we bet that the euro will appreciate against the dollar, so we bought the EUR / USD, hoping to sell it in time at a higher price. This is an example of Long Position. If we expect the opposite to happen – the euro will fall against the dollar, we will first sell EUR / USD so we can buy it in time at a lower price. This is an example of Short Position. Here’s how it works:

You expect EUR/USD to go down in the coming days, and SELL 100,000 EUR/USD at 1.4312. You will have an Open Short position – 100,000 EUR/USD at 1.4312.

After a while, you buy 100,000 EUR/USD at 1.4282. So you close your position and add $ 300 to your account. It is important to remember that your winnings and losses are always calculated in the second currency of the pair. In this case, your profits are in dollars.

In short, short positions allow you to earn from the fall of a course.

What are Waiting Orders and how to use them?

Pending orders are used when you want to make a deal, but you are not able to stay standing at the computer at all times. When placing a pending order, it will be executed automatically when the price is reached from the market, and you will have an open position. Likewise, you can close an existing position. Pending orders that would close your winning position are called Limited Orders. Those that keep you from rising losses by closing your position at a certain price are called Stop orders. Only one is the variable you need to enter before confirming a Pending order, and that is the price.

If you want to place a Limited Order and Stop Order simultaneously, select the Order Order (One Cancels the Other).

 

WHAT IS “SELL” AND ”BUY” ?

1. Sell ​​- the price you sell.
2. Buy – the price you buy.

HOW TO TRADING WITH CURRENCY PAIRS?

Currencies are always traded in pairs. In each currency transaction, you buy one currency at the same time and sell the other.

EURUSD = 1.3755

The currency on the left (in this case EUR) is called the base, it is the basis of every currency deal. The currency on the right (in this case USD) is called quoted.

You buy EUR/USD – buy euro and sell dollars. A currency pair is bought if you think the base currency will be higher than the quoted currency.

Sell ​​EUR/USD – sell euro and buy dollars. A currency pair is sold when you think the base currency will be cheaper than the quoted currency.