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FX - Forex Explained For You In An Article
by Sam Beatson
http://www.fasttrackforex.com
When I first met a daytrader I became very
excited, because I was already interested in
the use of investment funds in order to get
money to grow at 10% or even 20% faster than
if you leave your savings in a bank or other
savings institution.
I first found out there is a better way to grow
your money than banks when I met two brothers who
have made millions in investment funds using tax
free wrappers.
A few months after that, I read a free ebook about
trading currency. It seemed complicated, but I
was excited by the concept and love it when I
find something new - something that is unchartered
territory for me.
I made the decision and resolved to learn all I could
about trading forex and become one of the best -
rather that than take no action and keep feeling sorry
for yourself, yes?
I also have as near to a bank quality set up as I can
at home, but I certainly didn't start out like that,
and it's not neccessary unless you can afford it.
My friend who introduced me to trading taught me that
if I made the commitment to learn and keep looking at
charts and practising with a demo account as well
as increasing my learning, I could not fail.
I set out to find the most affordable and profitable
way to successfully trade forex for say 1-2 hours in
a day any day and make between $150-1000 during those
hours --- and succeeded faster that I thought was
possible.
The rest of this article gives you an overview of Forex
which will blow away any cobwebs and help you understand
that it's easier than you think to grasp the simple idea
of exchanging currency for profit online.
Private investors trade via brokers who have connection
with the interbank market. With as little as $500-2000
you can open a mini-account for real trading, but before
that you can get confident using a demo account and
be given as much monopoly money as you deem appropriate
for your learning period.
Your aim is to buy low and sell high, akin to any
business buying wholesale and selling at retail. You
can also sell short and buy back later - which is
the opposite, but equally profitable.
The bull and the bear represent the upmoves and the
downmoves of price in forex, stock values in SE etc.
The bull with it's horns represents the price going
up. The bear with it's claws fighting down the price.
It's as though the two animals are in a non-stop
wrestle in forex, with one having the upper hand.
Your goal is to get into a trade when you are confident
you know where the price is headed and get out at as
higher difference to when you started as possible. That's
it in a nutshell.
You need to know about fundamental analysis and technical
analysis as well as have a business plan in order to
trade beyond just gambling. With a solid system you may
earn your weekly income at a job in a few hours by
placing profitable trades and keeping out of bad ones.
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