An Introduction to Foreign Exchange (Forex)
Language: English
Published by Independently Published, 2024
Series: Book 3 of 4 - The Thalesians Technology and Science Series
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- Title
- An Introduction to Foreign Exchange (Forex)
- Author
- Paul Bilokon
- Publisher
- Independently Published
- Publication year
- 2024
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 13
- 9798884349087
- Item weight
- 222 grams
- Dimensions
- 15.24 x 0.91 x 22.86 cm
- Series
- Book 3 of 4: The Thalesians Technology and Science Series
Foreign exchange, or forex, plays a crucial role in the global economy as it facilitates the exchange of currencies between countries, enabling international trade and investment. It serves as the backbone of global commerce, allowing businesses to conduct transactions across borders, hedge against currency fluctuations, and manage their exposure to foreign exchange risk. Moreover, forex markets provide liquidity, ensuring that currencies can be readily exchanged, thereby supporting the smooth functioning of the international financial system. Forex trading offers opportunities for investors to speculate on currency movements, contributing to market efficiency and price discovery. The foreign exchange market is essential for fostering economic growth, promoting international cooperation, and facilitating the efficient allocation of capital on a global scale.
Forex presents lucrative opportunities to traders due to several key factors. The forex market operates 24 hours a day, five days a week, allowing traders to capitalize on price movements across various time zones. This constant availability provides flexibility and accessibility, enabling traders to react swiftly to market developments and capitalize on short-term trading opportunities. The high liquidity of the forex market ensures that traders can enter and exit positions with minimal slippage, thereby enhancing their ability to execute trades at desired prices. The leverage offered by forex brokers allows traders to control larger positions with relatively small amounts of capital, amplifying potential profits. Moreover, the forex market tends to exhibit significant volatility, presenting traders with ample opportunities to profit from price fluctuations. Finally, the availability of advanced trading tools, resources, and analysis platforms empowers traders to make informed decisions and implement effective trading strategies, further enhancing their potential for success in the forex market.
This introductory book presents the necessary background for forex traders to conduct their own research. We consider the factors affecting foreign exchange rates, compare and contrast spot and derivatives trading, delve into the mechanics of trading, examine the market participants and regulatory environment, compare retail and wholesale trading, G10 and emerging markets currency pairs, and discuss some spot and derivatives trading strategies. Furthermore, we discuss the best practices and pitfalls of backtesting, the importance of maintaining a proper risk function (and separating it from the trading function), the effect of mergers and acquisitions on FX, the significance of events, economic releases, and fixings, and ways in which cryptocurrencies resemble and differ from FX. Finally, we provide the reader with some practical advice on setting up a successful FX trading business.
In this work we focus on key ideas and not on formulae (the formulae can be found elsewhere), which means that, whatever the reader’s prior knowledge and experience, the language, method, and ethos of foreign exchange trading will quickly become the reader’s native upon reading this book.
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