Trading on Margin with ForexGen

The key to FOREX popularity is margin. Without margin, the FOREX would be beyond the reach of the average investor. So, what exactly is margin and how does it work?

Margin accounts allow FOREX traders to control large amounts of currency with a relatively small deposit.

Establishing a margin account with a FOREX broker enables you to borrow money from the broker to control currency lots which are usually worth $100,000. The amount of borrowing power your margin account gives you is the leverage. Leverage is usually expressed as a ratio – a leverage of 100:1 means you can control assets worth 100 times your deposit.

What this means in FOREX is that with a 1% margin account you can control standard lots of $100,000 with a $1,000 deposit. Trading on margin increases both profits and losses, and the potential exists for the trader to lose more than his original deposit. With proper safeguards, however, loss can be limited, and usually brokers will terminate a transaction that extends beyond the margin deposit.

Benefits

As we mentioned above, trading on margin gives you more buying power and the potential for more profits (and losses). How does this work, exactly? A 1% margin account allows you to control a currency lot of $100,000 for $1,000. When dealing with $100,000 small changes in the price of the currency can result in large profits or losses.

FOREX currencies are traded in much smaller units than cash. The American dollar, for example, is traded in units down to 4 decimal places. Instead of $1.32 FOREX quotes are seen as $1.3256. The smallest unit in FOREX currencies is called the pip, and when you have a $100,000 each pip of your total lot is worth $10 (when trading American dollars).

If the price of American dollars changes from 1.3256 to 1.3356, that's a difference of 100 pips which represents a profit or loss of $1000. Without margin, if you had $1000 of currency, the price change from 1.3256 to 1.3356 represents a difference of $10. Significant to the tourist, perhaps, but not the investor.

So the benefit of margin is increased profit potential.

Risks

As there is increased profit potential, there is also increased loss potential. If you are not careful, your entire margin account could quickly be wiped out. If your margin account is 1% and the currency moves just one cent against you, you lose $1000.

FOREX trading, however, has several methods to limit loss. Stop loss orders automatically close your position if the value of the currency crosses a pre-determined point. Stop loss orders allow you to limit your losses to a specified amount while still allowing potential profit taking.

An often overlooked risk is the possibility that your broker may close your position if your potential losses approach the balance of your margin account. You may be riding out a down trend with the expectations of a market reversal, but unless you replenish your margin account you may find your position has been closed. If this happens, you lose all of your margin.

For example:

You sell EUR/USD at 1.2144 (sell 100,000 Euros and buy 121,440 US dollars) with the expectation that the euro will fall in price. You have a 1% margin account which means the required margin is $1,214.40. You have $1250 in your margin account, so to enter this position your margin account is left with $35.60.

You have not specified a stop loss order, and after you enter this position the euro suddenly rallies, gaining 0.0263 for a price of 1.2407. 100,000 Euros are now worth US$124,070 and your 1% margin requirements have risen to $1,240.70. Depending on the policy of your broker, your position may be automatically closed or the extra funds in your margin account may be used to make up the difference. In any case, if the euro continues to gain value and you wish to ride it out (bad idea) you will have to add more funds to your margin account or risk losing everything.

Another example:

You buy USD/CHF at 1.2623 with the expectation that the US dollar will gain against the Swiss franc. You buy a standard lot of 100,000 American dollars for 126,230 Swiss francs with a margin requirement of 1% or $1,000.

As expected, the US dollar rises to 1.2683 at which point you close your position. You sell 100,000 American dollars for 126,830 Swiss francs for a profit of 600 francs or US$473.08 (600 francs divided by the exchange rate of 1.2683).

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Forex Trade Sizes with ForexGen

FOREX currencies are traded in much smaller divisions than cash. Whereas the smallest division in US cash is the penny ($0.01), US currency can be traded on the FOREX in divisions of $0.0001. This smallest division is called the pip (short for Price Interest Point – sometimes just called 'points').

Since currencies are traded in large lots of (say) $100,000 - small movements in value can generate substantial profits and losses. In a lot of US$100,000 one pip is worth $10 so an increase in 40 pips (4/10 of one cent) can generate a profit or loss of $400.

Currencies are traded in lots of various sizes. The standard lot is 100,000 units of the base currency. A unit is the currency name e.g. one unit of US dollars is the dollar. So a standard lot of US currency is worth $100,000. FOREX trades can have lots of various sizes - a mini lot is 10,000 units, but the most trades are done using standard lots.

Various currencies have different sized pips. The US dollar is expressed in pips of 0.0001 while the Japanese yen is expressed in pips of 0.01. The value of a pip depends on the size of a lot and the currency pair traded. Currency pairs with USD as the quote (second) currency (e.g. CAD/USD) always have a pip value of $10 per standard lot or $1 per mini lot. A pip value calculator can be used to calculate other currencies.

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Forex Training with ForexGen

The profitable trade on foreign exchange market (Forex) requires good professional skills and experience. The trade itself, of course, gives some of both, but to get them without having to lose a considerable part of your assets, better decision will be to look for help and consultation from recognized professionals.

That’s what ForexGen educational programs are for, including practical seminars, which allow both beginner and experienced traders guided by well recognized specialists of this area to master the art of international currency trade Here you can learn the methods and techniques of working with the market; can get assistance in mastering extra materials and Forex signals in your trade, discover any of the proposed tools, even giving you the possibility of using them together in a reasonable way.

Beginner traders, confused with large amount and wide stream of the information, are being taught the skills of action planning, trade discipline and confidence, and the art of risk management.

Besides the studies taking place in real offices, there are home education programs, allowing saving the costs on commotion and living. Of course, the real physical studies have their own advantages: they involve the work with real data and materials. The physical education allows full or partial funding based on future income commissions. On real seminars, lot of attention is paid to discussions, free communication, trading experience, etc.

Education and training programs proposed for Forex market traders vary in complexity and volume of the offered information, starting from basic (“lite”) courses to extended (“complete”) and advanced (“expert”) courses.

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Forex Basics With ForexGen

To start getting income from foreign exchange market (Forex), you don’t need to have any financial experience. You just need to find your way in the multitude of possibilities offered for those looking for profit from national currencies rate variations. And ForexGen provides all beginners with an Academy of professional experts in forex. The point of classic Forex trade, meant to get a quick income, is simple (which hardly differs from other markets): you have to sell on higher price what you’ve bought on lower price.

But to get a grip on currency rates, you need more than simple mathematics. First thing, you have to learn all definitions: Besides the correct meaning of terms “currency” and “rate”, you need to know what “quotation” means, along with “currency pair” (which consists of base and counter currencies). You need to know what are “point”, “spread”, “trend”, “position” etc. Every action on Forex market is preceded by an analysis. Depending on its functions, the analysis can be fundamental (when the economic dynamics of a country are being studied thoroughly, along with prognoses on its changes), or technical (when we apply a mathematic approach to the graphs of currency rate fluctuations).

The trade on Forex market goes on twenty-four hours a day. Saturday and Sunday are traditionally considered days of rest. The same as for all the other markets, work on Forex market uses a certain set of strategies, methods and techniques. There are rules you have to try and follow, and there are things you shouldn’t do. Every market session (Asian, European and American) has its own law and established traditions, which you also have to learn about.

And finally, for the trade on Forex market you need to use certain tools (software, papers etc.) without handling which the theoretical knowledge will be useless.

Customer Agreement with ForexGen

ForexGen presents specialized Forex online trading services. We support trading in variable currency pairs, available services 24 hours a day most of the week. Real time prices are supplied to facilitate the trading and make it more quick and efficient. Our trading terms & conditions are the most competitive trading terms & conditions for various trading kinds which represent our appreciation to every client starting from the smallest customers. ForexGen is re-setting professional trading technology, by a continuously tracing the competence offers and modifying our trading conditions and provided platforms.

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Multi Pair Charts with ForexGen

The multi pair chart indicator allows putting multiple currency pairs on a host currency chart and draw the difference between the these currencies (the added pairs and the host pair)

The multi pair chart is an indicator which represents more than one pair symbol, it creates further correlations between the pairs through hedging. It simulates the expected relations between more than one symbol to be more useful and to facilitate the trading process.

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Trading Profit/Loss with ForexGen

Trading Profit/Loss

The differential indicator is an indicator used to identify the profit/loss that would have been realized if any trader submitted multiple positions at the same time. The indicator shows the rise and fall of the profit of positions opened at the red vertical line through a red graph line in a certain interval of time starting from the time of opening the positions and reaching to the current time, where each point is the total profit of opened positions at this time.

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Open Demo Account With ForexGen

ForexGen provides its traders with a free Forex demo account where the trader is allowed to participate in Forex trading with real market conditions and get used to the Forex trading employing ForexGen professionalized online trading platform.

A Forex demo account permits the trader utilize the advantages and the benefited features provided by our online trading services.

The trader must enter a valid e-mail address to freely open a demo account .

ForexGen demo account advantages:

· Innovated trading with no request for a quote for up to 200 lots (20 million).

· The client is provided by a simple system with included options that are easily grasped and used.

· Real time prices are usually modified and provided.

· ForexGen provides Real time charts with the most famous indicators.

· Daily reports for the account status.

· Summarization of the current client’s orders, account equity, profit and loss ranging.

· Exclusive technical analysis provided daily to your mailbox in the Trading Platform.

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ForexGen Strategies are the key to Profitability

Trading Forex online is a very technical skill that most people will need a little help with in order to make big profits. This is where an online Forex strategy service can come in handy and help make you into that professional trader in no time at all.

Trying to trade Forex completely on your own can be a very time consuming experience. I learnt that first hand when my enthusiasm to make money almost cost me my marriage.

Thankfully I found a strategy service which took a huge amount of workload away from me and also helped me to ensure I was consistently making the best trades, the product that gets my best strategy service award actually helped to save my marriage AND make me money! Read on to find out how this service can help you.

If you are looking for a strategy service that can reduce the amount of time you spend trading, then try ForexGen, a Forex trading strategy service offering you unbeatable advice that no Forex trader should be without. Traders tested this service they were amazed by its consistently good returns. It gains the lowest pip value which is 1 Pip spread !

Equipped with automated buy, sell and stop-loss features, ActiveTrader enables you to make trades, monitor pips and dramatically reduce your exposure to risk. In many ways ForexGen is the Forex traders bible, whilst Forex Swing Trades promises you a huge profit, ForexGen can give you a good profit plus lost more additions such as the Auto-Trade service.

By giving you access to Forex swingtrades every day you can make sure you are always ready for the next market moves and get onto the profitable trades before anyone else has spotted them. This gives you the opportunity to really make it big.

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Advantages of No Dealing Desk Trading Through ForexGen

With No Dealing Desk execution, traders, through the ForexGen Trading Station, have the ability to trade on rates provided by some of the largest banks in the world. These banks compete with each other to provide the best rate, which results in spreads as low as 2 pips. No Dealing Desk execution combines the benefits of trading prices from top-tier banks, with the convenience and speed of ForexGen's award-winning trading platform. You trade when you want—even during market-moving news and economic events. Furthermore, this system enables you to place entry orders at any price—even inside the spread. Unlike other firms, ForexGen offers 24-hour-a-day trade support, giving you the ability to place orders over the phone when the market is open. Our staff of 500+ highly trained specialists are available around the clock to service clients from our regional headquarters in Norway.

In the institutional forex marketplace, currency trading spreads—the difference between the price at which traders can buy and sell—often fluctuate, widening and narrowing depending on market volatility. As the forex market is an over the counter market with no centralised exchange, not everyone receives access to the same prices or quality of execution. The world's largest banks tend to provide better prices and execution to institutions with the largest trade volume and the most solid financials. ForexGen averages $200,000,000,000 ($200 billion) in monthly notional trading volume and is one of the most well-capitalized Forex Dealer Members. According to the financial data posted on the CFTC website, as one of the oldest and largest high-volume retail online forex brokers, ForexGen has built strong execution relationships with many of the world's largest international banks. ForexGen receives and is able to pass on the benefits of size, better prices, and better execution to our clients.

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The Client-service with ForexGen

Client-service is a full-featured system of online management of Clients trading accounts. The system allows to carry out any financial operations with these accounts, including:

• trading account opening and closing;
• depositing funds, withdrawal and transfer of funds from one account to another;
• control of the current status of all Client trading accounts.

The mailing system integrated into Client-service enables to receive and send confirmations about successful conduction of the above-mentioned operations and to receive prompt specialist consultations on any questions about working with the system and other Company services.

To enter the Client-service system, You should register and receive personal access parameters (ID and Password) to the system.

For entrance to the system an ID/Password pair is used, which is sent to Your email address upon registration.

Work with the Client-service system (including registration and entrance to the system) is carried out in the safe Internet-connection mode with 128-bit encoding, which excludes any unauthorized access to the Client's personal information.

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Exchanges Around the World with ForexGen

Technology has fueled the growth of global trading over the past decade, fostering dreams of a single universal marketplace. Yet, investors who have diversified their portfolios across borders and product lines might not always know how their orders are handled on a multiplicity of exchanges and market centers around the globe.

Rules and trading technologies differ significantly not only from one country to the other, but often from one exchange to the other. Rules change frequently too, as exchanges continue to evolve from members-owned monopoly utilities into competitive execution businesses.

ForexGen LLC , which provides direct access to over 50 exchanges and market centers around the world, has incorporated these various exchange rules in its SMART-routing technology to ensure that customers obtain true best execution, no matter what product they trade or where they trade it.

The business of the exchanges is in flux, due to heightened competition and the consolidation trend inherent to a utility-type sector. A number of exchanges have already demutualized and turned themselves into for-profit corporations, some of which are publicly traded. Other markets are merging to better compete in a low-margin business where innovations require substantial investments.

U.S. exchanges face important regulatory challenges as well, with the Securities and Exchange Commission mulling crucial reforms to modernize U.S. capital markets in the 21st century.

The proposed Regulation NMS would acknowledge the advance of electronic trading and likely force the remaining floor-based securities exchanges to alter their model in order to remain competitive. In anticipation of the changes, the New York Stock Exchange has already submitted a proposal for a new hybrid model.

An even bigger challenge may come from the SEC concept release on self-regulatory organizations. It questions the “advisability of implementing enhancements to the current SRO system or pursuing an alternative regulatory model,” which could lead to a single independent regulator with no business ties to the exchanges. Without a regulatory franchise, exchanges would be businesses fighting for customers.

ForexGen has followed how trading began and is still evolving on the major venues that its Universal platform accesses via broadband to trade equities, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), options, futures, foreign exchange and bonds. With Universal, ForexGen provides a gateway to global markets and multiple products from a single account in a single currency.

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The Forex Currency Pairs with ForexGen

Foreign Exchange trading is in general the trading of many currencies of the world. It is emerging as the largest and least regulated market providing the greatest liquidity to investors.

This trading is always done in pairs – Currency Pairs, one currency is bought and the other is sold. Together, they make up what is known as the "exchange rate".

For example, you may buy Euros with Dollars, anticipating that the Euro to increase in value relative to the Dollar. If the Euro rises relative to the Dollar, you sell the position and can earn a profit.

Most commonly traded currencies or the “majors” are:

US Dollar (USD)
Japanese Yen (JPY)
Euro (EUR)
British Pound (GBP)
Canadian Dollar (CAD)
Australian Dollar (AUD)
Swiss Franc (CHF)

Most commonly traded currency pairs are:

US Dollar and the Japanese Yen (USD/JPY)
Euro and US Dollar (EUR/USD)
US Dollar and Swiss franc (USD/CHF)
British Pound and US Dollar (GBP/USD)

While quoting currency pairs, the first currency is referred to as the base currency and the second as the counter or quote currency. The base currency is always equal to 1 monetary unit of exchange, for example, 1 Dollar, 1 Pound, 1 Euro.

Trading Forex Currency Pairs for Maximum Profit

It is also known as domestic currency or accounting currency and sometimes also referred to as the primary currency of a Forex currency pair. The price represents how much of the quote currency is needed to get one unit of the base currency.

When a currency is quoted against US Dollar, it is known as direct rate. Any currency not against the US Dollar is called a cross rate.

The quote currency is translated into a certain number of units of the base currency. This is also referred to as the foreign currency, secondary currency or counter currency. For example, if you find that a quote of USD/JPY is at 1.30, it says that for every 1 US Dollar, you get 1.30 Japanese Yen. When you quote for AUD/JPY of 67.73, it says that for every 1 Australian Dollar, you get 67.73 Japanese Yen.

Currency pairs are generally traded as 100,000 units of the base currency. For example, if you were buying EUR/USD at 0.95 you would be paying Dollars for Euros as follows:

100,000 x .95 = $95,000 for 100,000 Euros

When you find a quote going up, it means that the value of the base currency is rising or in other words, it is getting stronger. If a quote is going down, it means that the base currency is weakening.

The dominant base currencies are:

Euro - EUR/USD, EUR/GBP, EUR/CHF, EUR/JPY, EUR/CAD
British Pound - GBP/USD, GBP/CHF, GBP/JPY, GBP/CAD
US Dollar - USD/CAD, USD/JPY, USD/CHF

The currency pairs are usually traded and quoted with a ‘bid’ and ‘ask’ price. The ‘bid’ is the price at which you are willing to buy and the ‘ask’ is the price at which price you are willing to sell.

For example, if the USD/EUR currency pair is quoted as - USD/EUR = 1.5 and you purchase the pair, this means that for every 1.5 euros that you sell, you get US$1. If you sold the currency pair, you receive 1.5 euros for every US$1 you sell.

The key to successful trading lies in selecting one or two pairs of currencies that you wish to trade in as a beginner. As you gain confidence, you may wish to add more pairs in your trading portfolio. But for a new trader or investor it is always advised to have limited pair just to ensure simplicity. And that what ForexGen Promises with.

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Developing a Forex Strategy with ForexGen

A fool-proof trading strategy can help you gain profit from day one in the Forex market. If you spend some time to study the market you will find some price patterns that recur consistently.

You can substantiate your observations with charts or graphs using a strategy builder softwarestrategy unique for your trading habits. and then finally develop a

So developing a sound and effective trading strategy is the important foundation of the trading. You must develop working knowledge of technical analysis as well as knowledge of some of the more popular technical studies before deciding which is going to be the best strategy for you.

A trading strategy should optimize your risk with respect to the reward, or vise versa. It should have a disciplined method of limiting the risk and make the most out of favorable market moves.

Using Technical Analysis to Build your own Forex Strategy

Technical analysis can supplement your trading strategy. Many professionals for example make use of moving averages along with other indicators. This method has an element of risk control (built-in) – where a long position will be stopped out fairly quickly in a falling market generating a stop-and-reverse signal or a sell signal in a rising market

At the initial stage you should rely on a logical system in having a view of the market. Discipline will be the keyword for establishing yourself as a successful trader. Your trading decisions should not be based on irrational emotions where you continue to experience losses with the hope of regaining the position. Your ability to limit your losses is just as important as determining the entry points.

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Huge Earning Potential with ForexGen

Forex currency exchange trading is one of the fastest growing trade markets in the world. It is also the biggest with an estimated 1.8 trillion dollars being exchanged every single day.

With these stats to it's name it should come as no surprise that one of the major reasons for this exponential growth is the fact that Forex trading offers incredible earning potential.

This is also why large multi-national corporations have been investing in foreign exchange, and specifically in ForexGen, for years and more and more individuals are utilizing currency trading to supplement their incomes and some are even living purely off the profits they make.

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Market Today with ForexGen

GBP:

Last week saw the Sterling at it's strongest against a weak Dollar, rising to well above the $2 mark after the Bank of England left interest rates on hold. Sterling has now gained more than 4% against the Dollar in the last three weeks.

By contrast, expectations on the extent of monetary easing in the UK have fallen, with markets in early February pricing in as much as 1.25 percentage points of cuts by year-end from the Bank of England compared to less than 75 basis points.

Still a bearish picture at least in the medium term for the UK, the same as the US, and if the US slowdown spills over to the global economy the Sterling will remain vunerable.

Dollar:

The Dollar spent last week going from low to record low as poor economic data and credit market strains hit sentiment. Friday's poor economic figures confirming some traders' fears about the ailing US economy. The currency fell sharply just before the employment figures were released as traders bet on poor numbers and rumors of emergency rate cuts from the Federal Reserve. The Government reported 63,000 jobs were cut, the largest monthly decline since March 2003.

Russell Jones, at RBC Capital Markets, said: "It's been a week of fear and loathing, particularly for credit markets and for the US, and that has driven the currency markets. We're still in the middle of this, we'd still want to short the dollar."

It ended the week 1.1% lower against the Euro at $1.5342 and down 1% against six other major currencies.

Euro:

The euro surged to record highs on Thursday night after the European Central Bank sounded the alarm on eurozone inflation, which made interest rate cuts appear a distant prospect.

Jean-Claude Trichet, ECB president, signalled he could do nothing about the euro's rise after the central bank's governing council left its main interest rate unchanged at 4 per cent, where it has stood since last June.

But he revealed substantial upward revisions to ECB inflation forecasts showing that even next year it was unlikely to achieve its target of an annual rate "below but close" to 2 per cent

Data to look out for this week, UK producer price and house price data, Us retail sales and Euro an Us inflation numbers.

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Forexign Exchange with ForexGen

Foreign currency – a volatile market?

Although the foreign currencies you’re currently dealing in may be fairly stable, there’s always a risk of volatility in the market.

One of the reasons that so many individuals and businesses use the expertise of a foreign currency broker is because they know that this is a market that is subject to change – and quick change too. When you have a business to run or a busy personal life to lead, you can't spend your time looking at the foreign exchange markets, wondering what's going to happen next and how you can deal with it. The word "volatility" often suggests trouble; in the context of the foreign currency market, it simply means sudden, if small, changes.

Dealing with foreign exchange volatility

A currency can be subject to change for many reasons. Both internal and external factors can make a difference to the currency's value against foreign currencies, and these factors can change all the time. An economic report on high levels of unemployment released on one day can affect the currency, as can interest rate cuts in another country on another. It's keeping track of all these variables that's the key skill when it comes to dealing with foreign currencies – and it is these variables that can make the currency market seem to be so volatile. Remember that, when you're dealing with large sums of money such as a property purchase, or buying supplies for your business, even a small change in the value of currency can cost you money – so you don't just need to protect yourself from the big swings in currency value, but the small movements too.

Finding the right person to help

The obvious answer to making foreign currency exchange work for you is to find an expert to help. Not only will they have an intimate knowledge of the market and the forces that control it, but they have the experience and the time to look ahead at factors which may affect the currencies you're dealing in and give you the information you need in order to make the most of your money.

ForexGen is a commercial currency brokerage based in Norway. We help thousands of clients move hundreds of million pounds across the globe every day. From large businesses to private individuals who wish to send regular payments abroad, you can save money by getting a better currency exchange rate than your bank. ForexGen buys currency at wholesale rates and can help you save money with our fast secure service.

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Foreign Currency with ForexGen

Foreign currency – the smart way to buy

The smartest way to buy foreign currency is to let an expert do it for you.

For those people who don't normally deal in foreign currency, the whole market can be daunting. Apart from the fact that all currencies change their value every day against other currencies, how do you know when it's a good time to buy? More importantly, how can you protect yourself against a sudden change in exchange rates that works against you? Foreign currency becomes a lot less foreign when you let an expert take charge.

Why you may need help

If you're making foreign currency payments on a regular basis – to pay a mortgage on a property overseas, for example, or paying employees in a part of your company that's located outside the UK – you want to do it as economically as possible. You certainly don't want to suffer from significant fluctuations in foreign currency where, for example, your mortgage payment costs you £500 one month and £550 the next. Apart from anything else, it's very difficult to budget and plan ahead when you can't guarantee how much will be leaving your bank account – or indeed coming into it, if the currency is coming into the UK. What a difference it could make if you could buy your currency in advance, so you don't suffer from exchange rate differences, or to put a limit on the rate so that you know you're never going to pay more than a certain amount.

Taking control of your foreign currency

In the same way that you wouldn't handle the legal paperwork for the sale of your home, or give yourself inoculations before you travel, don't handle complicated foreign currency transactions by yourself. Instead, trust an expert to be looking at the foreign currency markets on your behalf, giving you the advice you need to buy and sell your currency at the right time so that your money really is working for you and not against you.

ForexGen is a commercial currency brokerage based in Norway. We help thousands of clients move hundreds of million pounds across the globe every day. From large businesses to private individuals who wish to send regular payments abroad, you can save money by getting a better currency exchange rate than your bank. ForexGen buys currency at wholesale rates and can help you save money with our fast secure service.

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ForexGen helps you to get started in Forex trading

You may have been hearing about the foreign exchange market (FOREX) and the investment advantages it offers. You would like to try it out, but don't know where to start. This short guide will give you the basics in FOREX and tell you what you need to participate in this fast growing field.

Foreign exchange used to be limited to large players such as national banks and multi-national corporations. In the 1980's the rules were revised to allow smaller investors to participate using margin accounts. Margin accounts are the reason why FOREX trading has become so popular. With a 100:1 margin account, you can control $100,000 with a $1,000 investment.

FOREX is not simple, however, and education is needed to make wise investment decisions. Although it is relatively easy to start trading on the FOREX, there are risks involved, so finding out as much as possible about the market is a good move for any beginner.

FOREX traders usually require a broker to handle transactions. Most brokers are reputable and are associated with large financial institutions such as banks. A reputable broker will be registered as a Futures Commission Merchant (FCM) with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) as protection against fraud and abusive trade practices.

Opening a FOREX account is as simple as filling out a form and providing the necessary ID. The form will include a margin agreement that states that the broker can interfere with any trade it deems to be too risky. This is to protect the interests of the broker – most trades, after all, are done using the broker's money. Once your account has been established, you can fund it and begin trading.

ForexGen has different types of accounts to suit the needs of individual investors. Mini accounts allow you to get involved in FOREX trading for as little as $250, while standard accounts may have a minimum deposit of $1000 to $2500. The amount of leverage – using borrowed money – varies with accounts. High leverage gives you more money to trade for a given investment.

HOWEVER – beginner traders are advised get accustomed to FOREX by doing paper trades for a period of time. Paper trades are practice transactions that don't involve real capital. They allow you to see how the system works while learning how to use the various software tools that are at provided by most FOREX brokers.

Online ForexGen broker has demo accounts that allow you to make free paper trades for up to 30 days. Every new FOREX investor is strongly advised to use these demo accounts at least until they are showing consistently steady profits.

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FOREX Fundamental Analysis With ForexGen

FOREX traders almost always rely on analysis to make plan their trading strategies. There are two basic types of FOREX analysis – technical and fundamental. This article will look at fundamental analysis and how it used in FOREX trading. FOREX fundamental analysis refers to political and economic conditions

that may affect currency prices. FOREX traders using fundamental analysis rely on news reports to gather information about unemployment rates, economic policies, inflation, and growth rates.

Fundamental analysis is often used to get an overview of currency movements and to provide a broad picture of economic conditions affecting a specific currency. Most traders rely on technical analysis for plotting entry and exit points into the market and supplement their findings with fundamental analysis.

Currency prices on the FOREX are affected by the forces of supply and demand, which in turn are affected by economic conditions. The two most important economic factors affecting supply and demand are interest rates and the strength of the economy. The strength of the economy is affected by the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), foreign investment and trade balance.

Indicators

Various indicators are released by government and academic sources. They are reliable measures of economic health and are followed by all sectors of the investment market. Indicators are usually released on a monthly basis but some are released weekly.

Two of the most important fundamental indicators are interest rates and international trade. Other indicators include the Consumer Price Index (CPI), Durable Goods Orders, Producer Price Index (PPI), Purchasing Manager's Index (PMI), and retail sales.

Interest Rates - can have either a strengthening or weakening effect on a particular currency. On the one hand, high interest rates attract foreign investment which will strengthen the local currency. On the other hand, stock market investors often react to interest rate increases by selling off their holdings in the belief that higher borrowing costs will adversely affect many companies. Stock investors may sell off their holdings causing a downturn in the stock market and the national economy.

Determining which of these two effects will predominate depends on many complex factors, but there is usually a consensus amongst economic observers of how particular interest rate changes will affect the economy and the price of a currency.

International Trade – Trade balance which shows a deficit (more imports than exports) is usually an unfavourable indicator. Deficit trade balances means that money is flowing out of the country to purchase foreign-made goods and this may have a devaluing effect on the currency. Usually, however, market expectations dictate whether a deficit trade balance is unfavourable or not. If a county habitually operates with a deficit trade balance this has already been factored into the price of its currency. Trade deficits will only affect currency prices when they are more than market expectations.

Other indicators include the CPI – a measurement of the cost of living, and the PPI – a measurement of the cost of producing goods. The GDP measures the value of all goods and services within a country, while the M2 Money Supply measures the total amount of all currency.

More than 40 indicators are used in ForexGen. Indicators have strong effects on financial markets so FOREX traders should be aware of them when preparing strategies. Up-to-date information is available on many websites and many FOREX brokers supply this information as part of their trading service.

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