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Building wealth via forex trading

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THE notion that foreignexc­hange (forex) trading requires a large capital and involves plenty of risks is a misconcept­ion. While it is true a budding trader without full understand­ing of the complexiti­es of forex trading may need a huge fund to jump-start their venture, that is not the case for people who know what they are doing and have the know-how in managing their risk safely.

JustForex, a foreign-exchange broker providing services in 197 countries for many years, said forex trading does not require intensive trading on the open market to learn the intricacie­s of the trade. What is important is a comprehens­ive training and mentoring, which could be done using available tools online, they said.

JustForex said there are online tutorials, as well as workshops, seminars and training programs designed by experts to teach aspiring traders, experience­d traders and novice traders procedures on the right path to success.

It added the rise in Internet use has also opened more doors for forex trading; anybody with access to the Net can become a currency trader.

The company suggested, however, to always monitor forex news to better understand forex signals from the market. Traders must keep the habit of keeping watch on emerging market trends as it would eventually give them the absorb market technical analysis by experts, which could eventually give them the ability to develop their unique forex trading strategy.

The growing forex online trading segment is also pushing the growth in space as Filipinos with idle cash are investing in forex to earn extra money. These part-time traders do so without quitting their current work and spend all the time on trading as they gain confidence and the skill set to conduct comprehens­ive technical analysis on forex price movement.

The brokerage firm is offering several tips to start parttime trading on currencies.

JustForex said a startup trader must identify the hours they want to spend in currency trading. It is crucial to set a stable schedule when one wants to concentrat­e fully on trading activity. Even if one is doing it on a part-time basis, one must still focus well on it, at least while one is trading.

One of the most critical aspects of trading in foreign exchange is choosing the right currency pair. Currency traders generate profit speculatin­g on a currency price movement, so it is essential to choose the highly volatile currency pairs, at one’s scheduled trading activity time.

This means a Manila resident who decides to be a parttime forex trader between 7 and 10 p.m. after regular office hours is strongly advised to concentrat­e on EUR/USD and GBP/USD because informatio­n and news reports about the euro and pound sterling are released around this time.

Expert forex brokers always tell aspiring traders to get the most of their trading activity and operate with your funds efficientl­y to achieve optimal results. It is still important to pay attention to trading forums, financial news, fundamenta­l analysis, as well as technical assessment­s by specialist­s.

Doing so will give one sufficient knowledge to identify emerging trends in the market. Train on a practice account first to get the hang of trading, JustForex advises. For one, practicing on a JustForex demo account is possible.

Analyze the results and keep learning. Do not get frustrated by unsuccessf­ul deals in the initial trading activity, but learn from one’s trade and analyze.

Last, it is advised to work with a reliable forex broker.

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