Advantages of trading margined spot and forward foreign exchange:Ability to trade on margin. Access to the FX market can be made using small capital outlays by taking advantage of superior leverage
The FX market is the largest and most liquid in the world
24 hour seamless trading. The FX market is open for a continual 5 1/2 day period allowing you to enter and exit the market at any time
Ability to establish long (opening purchase) and short (opening sale) positions
Superior market transparency. There are no multiple exchange listings of the same instrument
No standard trade sizes exist
No delivery or contract expiry to consider
Advantages of trading FX using technical analysis
Strong persistent trends
No directional bias
Advantages of trading FX using fundamental analysis
Global economic information readily available
Considerably less complicated than stock investing
Ability to trade on news and events
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