Thursday, March 17, 2011

> Introduction Forex

By :Taufiqullah Neutron (Masteropik)

KNOW FOREX CLOSER

Forex trading is the trading of currencies from different countries with each other. Forex is an abbreviation of Foreign Exchange. For example, currency in circulation in Europe called Euro (EUR) and in the United States, the currency in circulation is called the U.S. Dollar (USD). An example of forex trading is to buy euros, while simultaneously selling the U.S. Dollar. This is called will be abbreviated as EUR / USD.

Meanwhile, whose name The Forex market is non-stop cash market where currencies are traded countries, usually through a broker. Foreign currencies are constantly and simultaneously bought and sold in local and global market then experienced 'increase or decrease in value based upon currency movements. Foreign exchange market conditions can change at any time in response to real-time event.

The Forex market is often called the foreign exchange market, this is a huge market with growing financial and liquid (can deposit and liquidated at any time), which operates 24 hours a day. This is not a market in the traditional sense because there is no central trading location. Most trading is done through the electronic trading network. Foreign exchange market allows companies, banks and other financial institutions to buy and sell foreign currency, in large quantities.

The main market for the currency markets are "inter bank" where banks, large corporations and large financial institutions manage the risks associated with fluctuations in currency exchange rates.

MAJOR CURRENCIES

The following are the major currencies traded in the market:
U.S. Dollar (USD)
Japanese Yen (JPY)
Euro (EUR)
Canadian Dollar (CAD)
Australian Dollar (AUD)
Swiss Franc (CHF)
British Pound (GBP)

MARKET ACTORS
In general, forex Market Performer from various groups including:

    
Customer
    
Banks and Financial Institutions
    
Brokers
    
Government
    
Business Performer
    
Speculator


Customers, such as multinational corporations, to participate in the forex market because they need foreign currency for their trade in other countries. Like for example, a particular company based in the UK need to use the foreign exchange market to buy the currency they need to pay for their partner companies in other countries that sell heavy equipment.

Banks and financial institutions, is the most active participants in the forex market. They deal with other financial institutions to ask their foreign exchange and currency they can buy what they need in the forex market. In addition to central banks and governments, one of the biggest players in forex transactions are banks. Interbank market is a market where big bank2 transact among themselves and determine the currency price be seen by traders as a distinguished individual as we are on a computer screen.

Banks, in general, act as dealers who buy / sell currency at the bid / ask her. One way the banks make money is to sell the currency with a higher price than he bought to their customers. Because the forex market is not centralized alias decentralized, then the natural thing to see one bank with another bank had a little difference in the exchange rate

Brokers is a company with links computer software or phone lines to banks around the world. It is the job of forex broker to find out what bank has the highest level to buy the currency and what the bank has the lowest level to sell the currency.

Using a broker allows the bank to find the best deal available in the world. Forex brokerage firms, but is not associated with his own money but only a commission fee for their services.

Government, is the most influential actors forex, as well as the central bank. In many countries, the central bank is an arm of government and its policies run together with the government. However, some governments feel more independent. A central bank more effective in carrying out its duties to boost the economy. Regardless of how indipendennya a central bank, government representatives are regularly consulted by central bank representatives to discuss monetary policy. So, governments and central banks usually have a package in terms of monetary policy. Central banks often intervene in the market for a particular country's economic objectives.

Business Performer, is one of the biggest clients of these banks, those engaged in international transactions. Both businesses are selling goods to international clients or buy goods from international suppliers, they have to deal with the volatility of currency fluctuations. Uncertainty becomes thing hated by management and business owners. Faced with foreign exchange risk is a big problem for multinational companies. For example: a company in Germany ordered equipment from factories in Japan to be paid in yen a year from now. Because exchange rates can fluctuate wildly dg throughout the year, the German company will not know whether the Euro will be spend more or not at the time of delivery later. One way for businesses to reduce uncertainty due to foreign exchange risk is to go to the spot market and transact directly to foreign currency they need. But, unfortunately, a businessman may not have enough money on hand to make spot transactions or do not want to hold the amount of foreign currency which is very much for a long time. Hence business people often apply the hedging strategy to lock a specific currency at a certain price for a position in the future.

Speculators, they were instead to hedging so as not subject to price movements for reasons of international transactions, speculators are trying to earn money by taking advantage of price fluctuations. One of the most famous speculator George Soros possible. Billionaire who is known to decrease speculation in the British Pound generating 1.2 billion dollars less than a month! Some critics say that such people are responsible for the Asian financial crisis of the late '90s.




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