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INTRO TO FOREX . By: Life By Design Group. Forex is an abbreviation for the Foreign Exchange The Forex market is the largest financial Market in the world We are all participants A Forex transaction takes place simply when one currency is traded for another. What is FOREX?.
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INTRO TO FOREX By: Life By Design Group
Forex is an abbreviation for the Foreign Exchange • The Forex market is the largest financial Market in the world • We are all participants • A Forex transaction takes place simply when one currency is traded for another. What is FOREX?
FOREX – $5.3 Trillion per day NY Stock Exchange - $22 Billion per day Forex vs. NY Stock exchange
Commercial Banks • Central Banks (ex: Federal Reserve) • Large Commercial Companies • Governments • Retail Traders Major MARKET PARTICIPANTS
Markets are open 24 hours a day, 5 days a week • Small account sizes to start (brokers allow minimums as low as $25) • Ability to enter and exit trades at any time • Leverage, which allows small accounts to potential gain large returns Advantages of Trading Forex
Learn to read the charts • The market repeats itself • Impulse, correction… • Choose your strategy • Catch pips (movements) • Make withdrawls HOW Money is made?
WITHDRAW • 1,320 PIPS total • .01 Lot size = $132 • .10 Lot size = $1,320 • 1.0 Lot size = $13,320