It may come as a shock to the investment rookie, but Forex is the largest market in the world. Forex is an abbreviated form of the term Foreign Exchange, or simply currency. These terms refer to the monetary value of one country’s money value (as measured by the country’s largest single-value denomination) and is usually measured in comparison to the unit of currency used by the country in which the investor is a citizen.

The measure by which Forex is considered the largest market is in terms of cash value traded, and it is used by every type of investment imaginable, from individuals (who use brokers or banks) to governments to Read the rest of this entry

My purpose for writing this article is to demonstrate to you the advantages of trading on the FOREX market.  However, there is one myth that I want to dispel before I go further.  The myth is that there is a difference between trading and investing.  To dispel that myth I quote from Al Thomas, President of Williamsburg Investment Company, who wrote “If It Doesn’t Go Up, Don’t Buy It”.  He said “Everyone who invests is a trader, only the time period is different.” Read the rest of this entry