The Advantages of Trading Forex are Obvious:

[cody21]

1. Low Startup - You can start with as LOW as $50!

2. Huge Market - $3 TRILLION traded around the world every day (Actually, the Forex market is bigger than ALL the world stock, bonds, and futures markets combined!)

3. 24/5 - Non stop action, 24 hours a day 5 days per week (Monday through Friday)

4. Volatile - The most volatile market in the world...what does that mean? HUGE opportunity every moment of the day

5. Low Cost - While with stock trading, futures and options you pay spread plus commission, with Forex your only "cost of trade" is spread (that can add up to ALOT!)

6. No Cornering - Unlike any other markets, it is IMPOSSIBLE to corner the Forex market....and, no matter how many people trade with the same robot its efficiency and profitability will remain intact (HUGE plus)!

7. Up & Down - Profit from rising and falling prices...you don't care which way the market goes. Ohhh...and, unlike with the US stock market, you don't have to wait for an up-tick for shorting!

8. No Size Limit - Trade as BIG or as SMALL as you want! This is something that ONLY the Forex market allows you.

[itcfx]

Correction. You can start as low as $1 with liteforex and instaforex, and no money plus free $5 to start with marketiva! Of course it's very hard to get good returns from that amount!

[Ms_Margaret]

Adding a few more advantages of Forex Trading:
1. FOREX is the largest financial market in the world.
2. FOREX is a TRUE 24-hour market.
3. There is never a Bear Market in FOREX.
4. High Leverage - up to 200:1 Leverage.
5. Price Movements Are Highly Predictable.
6. Commission-free Trading and Low Transaction Cost.
7. Instantaneous Order Execution and Market Transparency.

Regards

[cody21]

Trading Forex Can Get Addictive!

[Perseus]

Now disadvantages:

1. High risk
2. Low return
3. Almost no control
4. Inside game
5. Doesn't go along with fundamentals
6. Smart and sophisticated investors NEVER invest in Forex, unless they do some cartel inside game

those are just a few disadvantages to list.
Even that is enough to turn me off

[allangering]

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