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How to Choose a FOREX Provider Middle East Money Summit Dubai October 2008. Betsy Waters dbFX Global Director Deutsche Bank . FOREX or FX or Foreign Exchange trading is buying one currency and selling another currency with the intention of making a financial gain or return
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How to Choose a FOREX ProviderMiddle East Money SummitDubaiOctober 2008 Betsy Waters dbFX Global Director Deutsche Bank
FOREX or FX or Foreign Exchange trading is buying one currency and selling another currency with the intention of making a financial gain or return How can you invest in Forex Indirect Investing in Forex Local equities in companies with international business Non local equities Bonds What is FOREX ? Direct Investing in Forex • Non Local Bank Accounts • Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) • FX online margin Trading Self Directed Traders Managed Accounts
How Big is the FX Market The Global FX Market has over 3 Trillion USD in volume daily FX is a growing asset class
FX Compared to Other Markets Global FOREX Market 24 / 5.5 US BondMarket US EquityMarket
The Three Most Popular Trading Strategies in FX CARRY MOMENTUM VALUATION
How to decide who to trade with What are the steps to take to choose an Forex provider We will develop a step by step guide
Questions to ask yourself • How much are you investing ? • What is your trading style ? • What level of risk or leverage are you comfortable with ? • What are the different regulatory environments and how does that effect you ? • A look at the terms regarding how the Forex provider manage their currency risk
What is your trading style ? www.babypip.com Tools – Forex Broker Guide
Leverage and what it means to you • Forex Brokers routinely offer leverage as high as 200 to 1. • Define your risk tolerance • Use leverage to match your risk tolerance • Currently the Forex market can move 1% in one day How much leverage are you comfortable with ?
Regulatory Environments • Not all Forex Providers are regulated • Not all regulators have the same rules
UK Regulatory Environment FSA – Financial Services Authority • Conduct of Business Rules (COB) • MiFID – New COB rules • dbFX • is a Non deliverable, daily cash settled, • Contract for Difference (CFD) • CFD is a regulated investment so MiFID applies to dbFX. MiFID: Markets In Financial Instruments Directive • Financial Promotions • Classification • Appropriateness and Suitability Test • Best Execution • Complaints Handling • Inducements
Treating Clients Fairly (TCF) • TCF is an initiative from the FSA which aims to deliver six improved outcomes for retail consumers. • Corporate Culture • Identified Consumer Group • Clear Information • Advise is Suitable • Products that Perform • Unreasonable post –sale barriers
US Regulatory Environment CFTC - Commodity Futures Trading Commission (a US Government Regulator) NFA - National Futures Association (a Self-Regulatory Organization) • Registration • Firms conducting Off-Exchange FX can register as "Futures Commission Merchants" ("FCMs") since 2001 • SRO Status • NFA designates FCMs engaged in OTC FX as "Forex Dealer Members" • Capital Requirements – • FDMs currently required to have US $5M, going to $20M • Brokers/Trading Advisers • Safety of Client Funds • Required Disclosures
Dealing with a Forex Provider • Terms you may encounter: • Broker: no dealing desk • Broker: dealing desk • Bank Let’s take the mystery out of these terms and look at what they really mean
Price from Bank A Price from Bank B Price from Bank C What does “no dealing desk” mean Bank Liquidity Provider Forex Broker Trader • Determines best price • Adds Markup to Price • Send Price to client Price Display Decides to make a trade • Finds the best price • Request a Trade Request a Trade Accepts the Trade • Trade is booked • Collateral account debit or credited Trade Accept Message Trade Accept Message
Price from Bank A Price from Bank B Price from Bank C What does “dealing desk” mean Bank Liquidity Provider Forex Provider Trader • Determines best price • Adds Markup to Price • Send Price to client Price Display Decides to make a trade • Dealing Desk will • Accepts the client trade • Decided to offset the trade or not with a bank • Offset trades with banks Request a Trade Trade Accept Message • Trade is booked • Collateral account debit or credited Request a Trade from a bank Accepts the Trade
What does dealing with a Bank mean Bank Trader Price from Bank Price Display Decides to make a trade • Bank will • Accepts the client trade • Manage the currency Risk Request a Trade Trade Accept Message • Trade is booked • Collateral account debit or credited
Now you have a short list of providers Before you start trading • Open a demo • Use a demo from the broker you will trade with
Now you have a process to choose a Forex Provider • You have the questions to ask yourself about • Your investment levels • Your trading style • Your risk tolerance • You understand the different regulatory environments and how they affect you • We have taken the mystery out of the words used regarding how the providers manage their currency risk.
Deutsche Bank FX • Deutsche Bank is recognized as the world leader in FX Trading • Market share is over 20% of the global market, Deutsch Bank is the #1 FX Bank voted by Euromoney Magazine for the last four years • Constant innovation to provide the best market information and market access to our clients • Award winning market research in FX and Global Markets
dbFX for Your Online FX Trading What do you get ? • Funds deposited with Deutsche Bank • Trading directly with Deutsche Bank • Access to Deutsche Bank Research • 24 hour sales and support via phone, email or instant messenger • Leverage of up to 1% or 100 times • Easy to use Trading Platform • Real time charts • Trade from charts • Risk Management tools
How to get started • Go to www.dbfxarabic.com • Sign up for a demo and PRACTICE • Applications are on-line or from our sales team • Accounts are funded with cash • Fund with as little as $5,000 USD or or the equivalent in GBP, EUR or JPY.