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Currency Trading

January 24th, 2006 at 06:41 pm

Does anyone here have any experience in currency trading. I have some relatives who do it and say it can be a good way to make extra money -- even a lot of extra money. Forex, it is called. I have looked around a bit, and downloaded one free sample program from FXCM. ANYONE?

4 Responses to “Currency Trading”

  1. jeffrey Says:
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    Huge risks involved and it's basically gambling due to too many uncontrollable factors involved. It is not an investment i would recommend.

  2. Ima saver Says:
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    Don't ever get into anything that you don't throughly understand.

  3. archerbmd Says:
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    Thanks, Jeffrey and Ima Saver. I already knew what both of you said. I was looking for imput from folks already involved in the process. This might not be the correct forum.

  4. Greg Wilson Says:
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    Hello. I've been trading FOREX for four years, studying technical analysis for quite awhile prior. I don't entirely agree with the comment that currency trading is "gambling." Certainly this is true for the 95% that lose, according to estimates. This also means that the other 5% succeed at curency trading. I was in the losers column for a long time. But I always felt (supported by great books such as "The New Market Wizards) that trading was more than just a gamble, a throw of the dice and cross your fingers for good luck.

    For me initially, entering into trading was like stepping into a new universe. I didn't know what the experts (or anyone else for matter) were talking about. I had to learn the language (technical and fundamental analysis), and it took a long time, following the trial by fire of losing a lot of money. Of course there are an endless amount of experts who will tell you how to trade, and take your money for the privilage. There are automated signal systems, etc. However, one should never trust the experts to be right all the time, or even most of the time. They also lose (as well as win). Bottom line, to succeed at trading, like anything else, you have to pay your dues. You have to learn your craft, understand what makes currency prices tick up or down (technicals/fundamentals) and then develop a trading strategy based upon what you've learned. There is no other way to be in the 5% group that succeed (consistently have more wins than losses). Regards.

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