Forex & Stocks Index Futures

Foreign Exchange

The foreign exchange market – also known as forex or the FX market – is the world’s most traded market, with turnover of $5.1 trillion per day.*

To put this into perspective, the U.S. stock market trades around $257 billion a day; quite a large sum, but only a fraction of what forex trades.

Forex is traded 24 hours a day, 5 days a week across by banks, institutions and individual traders worldwide. Unlike other financial markets, there is no centralized marketplace for forex, currencies trade over the counter in whatever market is open at that time.

How FX Trading works

Trading forex involves the buying of one currency and simultaneous selling of another. In forex, traders attempt to profit by buying and selling currencies by actively speculating on the direction currencies are likely to take in the future.

World’s Major Currencies COUNTRY SYMBOL

United_States_USD

Switzerland_CHF

Euro_zone_EUR

Canada_CAD

Japan_JPY

Australia_AUD

Great Britain_GBP

New Zealand_NZD

Learn more about which currency pairs to trade.

Want to know more about how to trade forex?

Our free Let’s Get to Know Forex guide will cover how to get started, help you make your first trades and outline how to create a long-term trading plan for long-term success.

*April 2016 Interbank Forex Market average daily volume from Bank for International Settlements.

HOW TO TRADE FOREX?

FUNDAMENTAL ANALYSIS

What Is Fundamental Analysis

Learn the basics of fundamental analysis and how it can affect the forex market.

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS

Charting Basics – Bars vs. Candlesticks

What are bars and candlesticks? A chart is a graphical representation of historical prices. The most common chart types are bar charts and candlestick charts. Although these two chart types look quite different, they are very similar in the information they provide.

TRADING CONCEPTS

How is forex regulated? Forex is the largest, most liquid market on the planet. That size and scope creates unique challenges regarding market regulation.

Global Stock Index Market

Indices are calculated based on the market capitalisation of the component companies. A variety of factors, including commodity prices, company announcements and financial results all play an important role in determining the index’s price. Indices traders speculate on the price movements of stock Indices. Indices are traded in large volumes and they are very popular amongst investors.

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