What is Forex

Unlike most financial markets, the forex market is different, within the foreign exchange market, there is no physically specific place to trade. The entire foreign exchange market operates through the use of electronic banking network infrastructure, various financial institutions and the electronic transactions between individuals. Moving accord to the time difference, foreign exchange transactions per day originate from Sydney and then move to Tokyo, London and New York.

Currency quotes are usually composed of four decimal places, for example if the EUR / USD quotes are 1.2400 / 1.2403, the last number is the decimal point. Most currencies are 0.0001 point. For the yen it is 0.01. For how a trader makes predictions the currency markets, traders are usually divided into two camps. Technical traders will make use of various analytical methods such as charts, trend lines, support / resistance levels, and mathematical models to identify opportunities while attempting to make trading decisions. Another type of trader tends to rely on fundamental analysis and various economic indicators towards the reaction of a specific currencies national economy and will incorporate the analysis of market drivers, such as GDP growth, inflation, interest rates and so on.