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PENGENALAN DASAR FOREX

MENGENAL FOREX DARI AWAL

Trading Forex adalah perdagangan mata uang dari negara yang berbeda satu sama lain. Forex ini adalah singkatan dari Foreign Exchange. Sebagai contoh, di Eropa mata uang beredar disebut Euro (EUR) dan di Amerika Serikat mata uang yang beredar disebut Dolar AS (USD). Sebuah contoh dari perdagangan forex adalah untuk membeli Euro, sementara secara bersamaan menjual US Dollar. Hal ini disebut akan disingkat EUR / USD. dan Negara-negara lainnya Seperti Japan (JPY), Australia(AUD), dll

Sementara, yang namanya Pasar Forex adalah pasar tunai non-stop di mana terdapat mata uang negara-negara yang diperdagangkan itu, biasanya melalui broker (orang yang menjalankan / memainkan mata uang di pasar saham). Mata uang asing yang terus-menerus dan secara simultan dibeli dan dijual di pasar lokal dan global kemudian mengalami 'kenaikan atau penurunan nilai didasarkan pada pergerakan mata uang. Devisa kondisi pasar dapat berubah sewaktu-waktu dalam menanggapi peristiwa real-time.

Pasar Forex
sering disebut juga pasar valuta asing, ini merupakan pasar yang besar dengan keuangan tumbuh dan liquid (bisa deposit dan dicairkan setiap saat) yang beroperasi 24 jam sehari. Ini bukan pasar dalam arti tradisional karena tidak ada lokasi pusat perdagangan. Sebagian besar perdagangan dilakukan melalui melalui jaringan perdagangan elektronik. Pasar valuta asing memungkinkan perusahaan, bank dan lembaga keuangan lainnya untuk membeli dan menjual mata uang asing, dalam jumlah besar.

Pasar utama untuk mata uang adalah pasar "antar bank" dimana bank-bank, perusahaan besar dan lembaga-lembaga keuangan besar mengelola risiko yang terkait dengan fluktuasi nilai tukar mata uang.

MATA UANG UTAMA
Berikut ini adalah mata uang utama yang diperdagangkan di pasar:
Dolar AS (USD)
Yen Jepang (JPY)
Euro (EUR)
Canadian Dollar (CAD)
Dolar Australia (AUD)
Swiss Franc (CHF)
British Pound (GBP)

PELAKU PASAR
Secara umum, Pelaku forex Market berasal dari berbagai golongan diantaranya:
  • Pelanggan
  • Bank dan Institusi Keuangan
  • Broker
  • Pemerintah
  • Pelaku Bisnis
  • Spekulan

Pelanggan, seperti perusahaan multinasional, berpartisipasi dalam pasar forex karena mereka membutuhkan mata uang asing untuk perdagangan mereka di negara-negara lain. Seperti misalnya, sebuah perusahaan tertentu yang berbasis di Inggris perlu menggunakan pasar valas untuk membeli mata uang yang mereka butuhkan untuk membayar perusahaan mitra mereka di negara lain yang menjual alat-alat berat. 
 
 
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Forex Trading- What you should know about it

There are a lot of opportunities online now a day where one can make a living and in some cases make a serious income which will enable them to quite their day job. These online opportunities include affiliate marketing, multi-level marketing, paid survey, online investment and the list goes on. Among the opportunities, foreign currency exchange or better known as Forex Trading is one that many online income opportunity seekers looking for.

However there are a lot of things and aspects should be considered before one decides to make forex trading as their prime online business. A better understanding of the forex industry and how forex trading operates are important.

Foreign exchange market
Foreign exchange market is the place where currencies are trade. Banks (commercial and central bank) and financial institutions will facilitate the buying and selling of foreign currencies transaction activities here. Other financial institutions include currency speculators, corporations and other institutions.
The main purpose of the forex market is to facilitate international trade and investment. Major currencies traded are US Dollar, Pound Sterling, Euro, Japanese Yen,etc. The continuation growing of the daily volume in global foreign currency exchange market and its related markets have make forex market one of the largest financial market in the world.

Foreign Exchange Rate
Forex rate are determine by floating exchange rate and fixed exchange rate. Fixed foreign exchange rate are decided and fixed by its government. Under floating exchange rate system, forex rate will be fluctuating according to the demand and supply of the particular currency. If the demand (buying) for a certain currency is more than what its supply (selling), its rate will be higher. There are 3 major factors which determine the buying and selling of a currency. There are Economic factors, Political conditions and Market psychology. However, these things tend to be short-term, and don't affect it for long.

Margin Account
To trade in foreign currency exchange, a bond account called margin account should be open. It’s like a saving account where you should deposit certain amount of money in it before you start your forex trading activity. This account will be overseen and monitored by your broker. Different brokers require different amount of margin money to keep your positions open.Normally your broker will not allow you to risk more than what is in your margin account.

How foreign currency is trade
Foreign currency trading occurs when one country's currency is traded for another country's currency at the prevailing exchange rate.Currency is trade in LOTS. Each lot has amount of currency and its trade on a point or pips system. Different currencies have its worth of amount for each point or pips.

Advantages of Forex trading over other types of investment
As compare to other type of investments, Forex trading has the following advantages:
i) Lower margin
ii) No commission and exchange fees
iii) Lower risk
iv) 24 hour market place
v) Free market place

Conclusion
Lots of people make money on online forex trading; some people have become extremely wealthy however as with any online business opportunities, there are no guarantees that you will make money or lose everything you own. You need to be very careful and exercise due diligence. Learn as much as you can about online Forex trading before investing any money and start trading.

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