| 10 REASONS TO TRADE FOREX |
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| 1)WORLD'S LARGEST MARKET |
| Forex is the world's largest market with approximately $1.9 trillion in daily
volume. Market participants include banks,investment funds,corporations and
individual traders around the world.
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| 2)ROUND THE CLOCK TRADING |
| The Forex market trades 24-hours a day from Sunday afternoon to Friday
evening (EASTERN TIME) providing instant and effective executions around
the clock. During the trading week :A)there is no waiting for the market to
open to execute trades as is the case with stock,bond and commodity
markets B)traders can initiate or adjust positions at any time and C)resting
orders can be executed day or night . |
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| 3)HIGH LIQUID MARKET |
| In addition to being the largest global market,Forex is a highly liquid market.
In general, bid/offer spreads are tighter than other traded markets,including
equities and futures. |
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| 4)NEVER A BEAR-MARKET |
| Forex provides large amounts of leverage to market participants**. This
leverage enables traders to put on positions commensurate to the market
opportunity and their account size.* |
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| 5)EFFICIENT CAPITAL FOR TRADERS |
| The dealing desk is open 24-hours a day from Sunday 5:00 PM New York
time until Friday 4:30 PM New York time. Quotations, order placement, and
confirmation available online or via telephone. |
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| 6)PORTFOLIO DIVERSIFICATION |
| Forex trading* can help diversify traditional investment portfolios comprised of
equities, fixed income and commodities. The factors that drive FX valuations
are typically different than those that influence other asset classes, giving
forex market participants the potential for greater diversification.* |
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| 7)FUNDAMENTAL GLOBAL TRADING OPPORTUNITIES |
| Forex trading is a "pure play" on global macro and fundamental economic
news and trends. |
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| 8)TECHNICAL TRADING OPPORTUNITIES |
| Forex markets trends are frequently more robust than other markets, which
may make them better suited to technical trading models. |
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| 9)BROAD ARRAY OF TRADING OPPORTUNITIES |
| Forex markets are diversified with broad array of trading opportunities in
major currency pairs,cross rates,emerging market and exotic currencies. In
addition,active traders can day trade or position trade when they see a longer-
term opportunity. |
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| 10)NO ONE CAN CORNER THE MARKET |
| The Forex market is so vast and has so many participants that no single
entity,not even a central bank,can control the market price for an extended
period of time. |
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| * Forex trading involves a substantial risk of loss |
| ** Please note that increasing leverage may increase potential gains as well
as losses on any given trade |
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