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What is Forexx?
The foreeign exchaange markket (Forex, FX, or currrency market) is a fform of exchange
for the global de
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Тhe operations on the currency market are one of the main sources of income for
banks and financial institutions all around the world. For example, 80% of the total
income of the biggest Swiss bank ‐ Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS) in 1994 came
from conversional operations with currencies and only 20% оf income from credits
and securities trade.
What are the characteristic of the Forex Market vs. the other
markets?
Why, as an investor, should I consider investing in Forex?
CHARACTERISTICS STOCKS FUTURES FOREX
VOLUME Around $300 Billion Around $600 Billion Around $4 Trillion of
of daily turnover of daily turnover daily turnover
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Volume
With an estimated average daily trading volume of $4 trillion, the foreign exchange
(Forex) market is by far the world’s largest market. That means high liquidity. An
asset is considered liquid if it can be sold quickly, at low cost, without causing a
significant price change. As an investor, you want to be able to sell anytime you
want, so you can collect profits.
Leverage
Leverage is a double‐edged sword. When used properly by an experienced trader, it
can be positive. Forex allows using up to 400:1 leverage, which is a great advantage
vs. other markets, again, when used properly by an experienced trader. The other
advantage of higher leverage allows better recovery potential if losses occurred,
again, if used by experienced professional traders.
Trading hours
Another consideration in choosing a trading instrument is the time period when
each is traded. Trading sessions for stocks are limited to exchange hours, generally
9:30a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST), Monday through Friday with the
exception of market holidays. The Forex Market, on the other hand, remains active
round‐the‐clock from 5:00 p.m. EST Sunday, through 5:00 p.m. EST Friday, opening
in Sydney, and then traveling around the world to Tokyo, London, and New York.
The flexibility to trade during U.S, Asian and European markets, with good liquidity
virtually any time of day, is an added bonus to traders whose schedules would
otherwise limit their trading activity. Because of that, your money never sleeps. Our
Forex traders can manage your money 24/7.
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Fees
A stock trade will cost anywhere from $5 to $30 for an online stock broker and
typically up to $150 per trade for a full service broker. Futures brokers generally
charge between $10 and $30 round turn, this means you pay between $10 and $30
to enter and exit every trade. Most forex brokers offer little or no transaction fees,
while they are compensated through the bid/ask spread of each currency pair.
Typically, these spreads are as little as 1.5 to 5 pips, depending on the broker and
currency being traded. So essentially the only fee associated with a forex trade is
when you start out being a few pips negative on every trade due to the bid/ask
spread.
Transparency
Market transparency is much greater in forex than in stocks or commodities: this
means it is easier to analyze the inner workings of the market and figure out what is
driving it. For example, economic reports and news announcements that drive a
country’s economic policy are widely available and accessible for anyone interested.
Whereas, an individual company’s accounting statements are much more difficult, if
not impossible, to obtain.
Express execution of market orders/Decentralized
Unlike the stock market, there are no discrepancies between the price that one sees
in the platform and the execution price needed to start the exchange in the Forex
market. What you see is the price you get as there is price certainty in every Forex
market, and trades are done real time. Instantaneous order execution is another
great advantage forex has over other markets. Retail forex trading is generally done
over the Internet on all electronic platforms. The forex market has no central
exchange, no open‐outcry pits, no floor brokers, and was designed to be this way to
facilitate large banks and allow for instant execution of transactions: this means no
delays for the trader and extreme ease of execution.
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Less time needed to Research
The equity market has more than 40,000 stocks to choose from. On the other hand,
85% of total volume is made on major currencies (USD, EUR, JPY, GBP, CHF, CAD,
and AUD). That means that, a good trader can produce better results for you, the
investor, since he/she will spend less time analyzing and more time trading.
Ability to trade in rising or declining markets
Unlike equity and fixed income managers, a forex trader is able to trade under any
market conditions by either buying or selling a particular currency in relationship to
another. In the Forex market there will always be one currency strengthening
against another, unlike stock shares that move only up or down.
Short‐selling restrictions
In other markets, particularly the stock market, heavy restrictions are made on short
selling. Such stringent measures are non‐existent in the foreign exchange market, as
currency trading is a two‐way process; one also buys currency simultaneously when
he/she is selling a currency and vice‐versa.
Global Diversification
The performance of equity and fixed income investments in one country is quite
often, highly correlated with the performance of equity and fixed income
investments in other countries. Global portfolios composed solely of equity and
fixed income investments lack full diversification, even if they are geographically
dispersed. Investing in currencies gives investors access to markets beyond equity
and fixed‐ income investments, providing diversification and increased portfolio risk
management.
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Why, as an investor, should I consider investing in Forex with
myFXplan?
Proven track record verified by third party independent firm.
You can check it out on the industry standard third‐ party independent firm for the
Forex industry. Here is a sample of our system:
Sample: http://www.myfxbook.com/members/webdeforex/webdeforex‐1/497737
Risk management in place at all times
Our maximum target drawdown is 12%.
Team of experienced ex‐financial advisors and traders who have seen it all.
Our experienced team created myFXplan with one goal, to offer the best Forex‐
managed account service available. We focus on capital preservation while aiming to
produce the highest rate of return with the minimum risk for our customers.
Committed to you as our customer.
Like any other market, the Forex market is hard to master. Only a professional Forex
trader with years of experience can produce positive consistent results. It requires a
lot of education, discipline, commitment, and patience, as any other market.
We know how difficult it is to be a profitable long‐ term trader. Around 20% or less
of all traders are profitable long‐term. The real truth that no one tells you (except us
now) is that:
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“No matter what Forex course you buy, what Forex coach you have, what signal
service you sign up for, or what trading robot you buy, you have around an 80% or
greater chance to lose.”
Other Forex companies’ business model is to sell you all of the above. They will
always make money when they sell it to you, whether you make money or not, and
you will most likely not make money, be frustrated, and quit your goals.
Because of that, we do not offer any of the services above. We only get paid when
we perform, so our interests are aligned with yours. I believe this is a win‐win
situation. We only want satisfied customers who will be trusting and investing with
us for years to come because:
“Nothing worth your time and money will ever happen overnight”
What do I actually own when I invest in Forex?
You will earn cash and more cash in your bank account when done right, being real
passive income.
Who do you recommend to invest in Forex with your team?
Everybody! We recommend this investment to singles, families, retirees,
professional investors looking to diversify, people considering having a business with
real passive income, institutional investors, financial clubs, etc…
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