The FOREX is the largest financial market in the world. It is handles
transactions worth $1.5 trillion every day.
By comparison, all the American stock exchanges combined handle daily
transactions worth about $100 billion.
The huge volume of FOREX means that it is one of the most liquid markets
in the world. There is always a buyer
and seller for any type of currency because the world economy relies on
the movement of goods from country to country.
The stock market is less liquid because participants may choose to hold
their investments or move on to other markets.
The FOREX is not located in any one location. Trading markets are
located world-wide and because of difference in time-zones
trades can be made 24 hours a day, 5 days a week. Trading begins in
Sydney, Australia on Monday morning
(Sunday afternoon New York time) and continues non-stop until Friday
afternoon New York time.
Stock exchanges have more limited trading hours. While it is possible to
trade on exchanges world-wide, each exchange
is independent and operates for just 7 hours a day. There is no way
to buy or sell a certain stock that is only traded on one
stock exchange when that exchange is closed.
Other advantages of FOREX ? It is more predictable than stocks. It
follows well established trends; it allows high leverage – typically 100:1
instead of 2:1 on the stock market; and it doesn't require a large
investment – mini accounts as small as $250 can get you started in FOREX.
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FOREX
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STOCKS
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REAL STATE
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- Open 24 hours 6 days per week
- Superior Market Liquidity
- Trading possibilities in Bullish or Bearish
- Without commissions *
- Up to 400 to 1 leverage
* The FCM and IB are compensated for their services through the spread between the bid/ask prices.”
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- Open limited hours
- Limited Liquidity
- Profit Results from Bullish only
- Commissions always
- Limited or no leverage
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- Big Investment capital required
- Execution time from buy and sell is long
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