MINI FOREX TRADING

The FOREX Mini account was designed for those who are new to the forex market. The Mini FOREX account trades in smaller contract sizes of 10,000 units, which is 1/10th the size of the standard account.

The smaller trade size gives FOREX traders the opportunity to trade live with less overall risk or exposure to the market.

When trading a FOREX Mini account, a 50-pip floating loss is approximately $50. That same 50-pip move against you on the Standard Account now becomes a $500 floating loss. By starting with a FOREX Mini account- a trader loses only a small amount on every losing transaction making it easier to stick to a disciplined trading strategy. Generating larger losses on the Standard Account can be detrimental to new traders as the temptation to hold on to the loss is much greater based on the size of the loss.

• United States dollar USD $
• Eurozone euro EUR €
• Japanese yen JPY ¥
• British pound sterling GBP £
• Swiss franc CHF
• Australian dollar AUD $

The main FOREX trading centers are in London, New York, and Tokyo, but banks throughout the world participate. As the Asian trading session ends, the European session begins, then the US session, and then the Asian begin in their turns. FOREX Traders can react to news when it breaks, rather than waiting for the market to open.

There is little or no 'inside information' in the foreign exchange markets. Exchange rate fluctuations are usually caused by actual monetary flows as well as by expectations of changes in monetary flows caused by changes in GDP growth, inflation, interest rates, budget and trade deficits or surpluses, and other macroeconomic conditions. Major news is released publicly, often on scheduled dates, so many people have access to the same news at the same time. However, the large banks have an important advantage; they can see their customers' order flow.