Forex trading is very exciting. The market is on the move, and the smallest movement in the currency can mean a lot of profits and losses!
Let me explain this further.
8 of the most traded currencies in the Forex market are as follow:
United States Dollar | USD |
Euro | EUR |
Pound Sterling | GBP |
Japanis Yen | JPY |
Canadian Dollar | CAD |
Swiss Franc | CHF |
New Zealand Dollar | NZD |
Australian Dollar | AUD |
Forex is trading in pairs, which means, each transaction involves selling a unit and buying another unit. The following pairs are the 18 most popular pairs in the Forex market.
EUR/JPY | USD/CAD |
EUR/CHF | EUR/USD |
EUR/GBP | USD/CHF |
AUD/CAD | GBP/USD |
GBP/CHF | NZD/USD |
GBP/JPY | AUD/USD |
CHF/JPY | USD/JPY |
AUD/JPY | EUR/CAD |
AUD/NZD | EUR/AUD |
When a pair of currency units are bought and sold, it has a bid-ask rate (for example):
Pair EUR / USD
Ask 1.5422
Bid 1.5420
This means that:
Buy pairs to bid rates or sell pairs to the asking rate
Buy Euro at $1.5422 Or Sell Euro at $ 1.5420
So what's your potential to gain profit?
The rate of pairs is constantly changing. One way to make money is to buy a pair at a rate and then close it at a higher rate. Another way is to sell a pair and then close the position at a lower rate.
Yes, in the FOREX market we can always make money by recognizing the trend. If we are in a bullish market we buy and if the trend is bearish we sell. Do not forget that trend is your friend!