Archive for February, 2007

What is the Forex?

The purpose of the foreign exchange market is to facilitate the trading of various currencies around the world.  Although many different types of currency are exchanged, the majority of trades involve only a small number of them, including the U.S. Dollar, Yen, Euro, Swiss Franc, Pound Sterling, Australian Dollar, and Canadian Dollar.  The U.S. Dollar [...]

Mistakes to avoid in the forex market

One of the biggest falsehoods that are perpetuated among foreign exchange traders is that it is smart to use a high amount of leverage to make money fast.  When forex traders use leverage, they are borrowing money from their broker to invest in currency.  Due to the size and liquidity of the foreign exchange markets, [...]

Economic Factors that Influence the Forex

Forex trading refers to the practice of buying and selling foreign currencies as they rise and fall in value on the global currency market.  Instead of investing in the success of companies, one is investing in the success of the currencies of nations of the world, which is to say that one is investing in [...]

Elliott Wave Theory & Forex

In the late 1920s, an accountant named Ralph Nelson Elliott theorized that rather than being chaotic, the stock market tends to trade in a certain up and down pattern that is primarily affected by mass psychology.  He referred to this pattern as “waves”, and published his findings in the book “The Wave Principle” in 1938, [...]