While foreign currency trading has the potential to make a lot of money, it also has some inherent risks like other asset classes. This section will take you through various benefits of forex trading as well as various risks associated with it. In addition, we are also going to discuss various differences between equity and forex market to help you understand the inner workings of forex market.
Pros and Cons of Forex Trading
In the previous sections, we have already covered various factors including volatility, global structure as well as size of the forex market that have all contributed to its popularity. The highly liquid nature of foreign exchange market allows investors to trade extremely large amounts without affecting the underlying exchange rate. Most of the brokers in this industry allow traders to trade at a low margin and this is the reason that traders can take big positions in this market.