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Tuesday, 5 October 2010

Simple Forex Platform For Trading

By Raymond Griffin

One of the primary queries raised by those involved in Forex trading or financial trading of any other sort is that of how to determine the optimal time for jumping into the market. Those with previous experience trading with either demonstration or actual accounts are aware of the vital nature of that inquiry. What is the right time to launch into trading?

A number of people involved in Forex trading do not realize the huge volume of others involved in the market and the effect those people may or may not have on market conditions. Those involved in Pound/Dollar trades need to focus on ordering when the Pound is in high demand or on the rise, and the same goes for the Dollar. How does a person know when that will be, and how can it be gauged?

The most sizable segment of Forex traders is undoubtedly that of the commercial traders. Breakdowns of their positions are found weekly in the Commitment of Traders Report on the CFTC website. The goal of commercial traders is not to profit from currency trades. They are focused on stability, not unpredictability.

The second largest group of Forex traders are the Non-Commercial traders who do the speculating. These people ARE trying to make money for themselves and their clients using the Forex market. There is a current debate on whether or not this group can create and build a trend. Forex can be a very risky business.

The following is a useful hypothetical scenario. Let us imagine there is a major company planning to make an investment for which they need U.S. currency. The financial institution managing the investment starts to acquire dollars. This is something about which retail participants, such as ourselves, would be unaware. But, non-commercial traders who are privy to certain information will soon learn about the increased demand for dollars. At that point, an even greater number of non-commercial traders gets into the action, raising the demand for dollars to an even higher degree.

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