New Forex Trading Strategy

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

How To Profit In Forex.

By Kris Deaney

Forex has fantastic profit potential. It's also easy to make trades no matter what direction the currencies are moving in, and this is one of the distinct advantages of the industry over the stock market.

However, as with anything that can potentially make you money, it is not easy. There are 2 things that any potential trader should have before risking any money.

The first is a good trading strategy. The strategy must be executed consistently with discipline. This is very important.

Next, the potential trader will need to get themselves a very good broker with which to place their trades. There are many about, but only a few offer the chance to trade like a professional.

It's important to consider the liquidity of a trader. by this I mean how easily a trader will be able to get into and out of the trade. Basically a trader wants instant trade execution, but sometimes brokers will not be able to offer that, and the trader will get a worse price than they were shown. This is known in the business as slippage.

The platform should, above all, be as stable as possible and easy to use and to navigate.

After discovering the execution ability of a broker, next the trader should concern himself with the tool suite that will be available to him, whilst he or she is trading, whether they are looking to trade fundamentally or technically. An example of this would be pro charting software.

Also traders should choose a broker that offers competitive tight spreads. The spread is the difference between the buy and the ask price. The spread can have a significant impact on the cost of trading, especially if people are trading frequently.

Make sure whichever broker you end up choosing that you keep careful track of how much you are trading and the cost of this trading in pips, and then integrate this into your overall strategy. - 23305

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