Foreign Exchange 4U - Currency & Forex

The price of a currency is determined by a variety of different factors perhaps the most important of which are political and economic conditions in the country issuing the currency. Currency prices will, for example, be influenced by such things as a country's political stability, its rate of inflation and its interest rates. Governments can […]

More than 80% of daily forex trading involves major currencies like Australian Dollar (AUD), British Pound (GBP) GBP/USD is known as cable because GBP/USD were the first two currencies to be traded against one another, Canadian Dollar (CAD), Japanese Yen (JPY), Swiss Franc (CHF), and the US Dollar (USD). USD is like the world reserve […]

Forex exchange rate is the value of two different currencies and how they relate to each other. It is used by corporations, tax authorities, auditing firms, and financial institutions and is calculated on the basis of information supplied by leading market data contributors. Forex exchange rate says how much of one currency is needed to […]

The Japanese yen has been in a long term down trend against the dollar since 2005 and after its recent rally the bears should take control again. This scenario will present a good risk reward trading opportunity as the currency starts to fall again.

The Japanese yen is a currency that simply does not look near […]

Currencies are traded in dollar amounts called ?lots?. At 100:1 leverage, one lot is equal to $1000 which controls $100,000 of a given currency. This leverage is known as ?margin? and some brokers will allow traders even higher leverage than 100:1. This superhigh leverage is one of the reasons that Forex trading […]

Because of the immense volume of the Forex market, it is impossible for a single market?s force to noticeably control the market direction for any considerable length of time. At the end, market forces will prevail in the long run, making forex one of the most open and fair investment opportunities available.

Currency prices in the […]

To make a profit, in the FOREX, a trader can enter the market as a *buy position* (known as going “long”) or a *sell position*(known as going “short”).

For discussion, let's assume you've been studying the EURO.

Your trading methods, rules, strategies, etc., tell you that prices will rise during a particular timeframe. So you buy the […]

Yesterday we gave you a set up in the Dollar Yen, which has come to fruition with the dollar turning up against the Yen, and its already in profit ? Where will prices go from here?

Lets take a look.

Yen

We already have a banked profit on the yen and 2 on the B Pound using this […]

Currency markets never sleep and several trillions dollars are traded everyday, making currencies the world?s biggest and most exciting investment market.

In recent years, mechanical currency trading systems, using technical analysis to predict trend movements have become increasingly popular as a way of locking into, and profiting from the longer term currency trends.

Making Money from the […]

Make money trading currencies on-line. Currencies are the most actively, heavily traded financial instruments in the world. The liquidity of the forex market directly translates into several critical benefits for traders that can gain an understanding. There are companies and trading schools that you can find on the Internet that will train you for a […]