Posts Tagged ‘leverage’

Choosing a proper Forex Broker?

Wednesday, June 24th, 2009

Low Spread – The difference between “bid” (the value received when you sell), and “ask” (the amount you pay when you purchase) is called the “spread or spread” and is represented by PIPs. The PIPs represent the minimum unit of change in the value of a currency. In other words, the PIP represents the minimum value in changing a currency pair. Spread a drop or spread means a higher benefit for you, given that the cost to acquire or sell foreign currency would be lower. In other words, there is a low spread, you would pay a lower commission.

If your broker can not find it, find out who regulates the activity. Have adequate rules and capital requirements are high. If your company is in a developing country, the current rules might not be appropriate. (more…)

Leverage Forex Trading, the Secret

Wednesday, May 27th, 2009

ForexEl plan-de-leveraging in Forex is very different from the kind of leverage it can find in other trading or investment.
When you leverage, borrowed in a margin for increasing the size of its operation over the funds they have available in your account.
In shares and other securities, you can leverage with the trading in your account so you can afford to double its purchase.

However, in Forex, is simply unprecedented double in most cases. When we talk about leverage in Forex, we usually refer to a four to ten times higher than the balance of your account.
With Forex, brokers can offer you this extremely high leverage because the market is so fluid, almost never have to worry because you will owe money if the transaction goes wrong. (more…)