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Friday, May 22, 2009

How to Thrive in Online Forex Day Trading

By Justin Hornsby

Forex trading, a lot of people have heard of it before, but really have no idea to the money making potential that exists in this type of global investing. It is easy to think that it is for the big wigs, those movers and shakers involved in the corporate world. But that picture is not always the case, in fact, there are a number of everyday individual Joe's like you and me who are into doing this forex thing and making a lot of money from it.

Different countries have different currencies. But not all currencies are traded in the FX marketplace. There are seven major currencies traded in the market. Forex trading is the buying and selling of currencies in pair. You can possibly do the trade without a currency pair. A typical example is the US dollars/Japanese Yen. Forex trading involves a lot of different things that not all newbie traders have a proper understanding.

New starters who instantaneously obtain a lot of profits may sense that they know it all. But it helps to recognize that it is not always going to work exactly the same way on every trade. You have to learn the tricks of the trade. Good profits oftentimes gives a false sense of security and leads to overtrading, without considering of the dangers. Discipline is one trait that you must practice and learn. You have to grasp the ways of forex trading in the beginning. Remember that the foriegn exchange world has no boundaries or barriers. So before jumping in over your head, you have to recognize the appropriate entry points. I advocate that you rehearse trading forex at the outset without real money.

A good forex trader by day should have discipline when trading. Make self-control a habit in order to make sound decisions, and act in agreement with trading systems. This way, you can do your trade in a regular and reliable manner. a variety of situations require a trader to make trades based on their pre-set criteria and parameters.

There are also day traders who are quite reluctant to lose money. For instance your stock goes down, and you're still hoping that after some time it will rise again. And to your surprise, the share price goes further down. If only you were not reluctant to lose money, you could have sold it the first time its price went down, and prevent further loss. A day trader should leave no room for fear and greed to take over; otherwise, this will be the key to your losses.

If you're serious with your day trading, you can also do it at home. You would need hardware and software requirements to put a sufficient platform at home for online trading. You must have a fast internet connection because day traders need to make fast executions and confirmations of the trade. They also need to receive and deliver quotes, news, and other pertinent market data. A fast internet connection allows you to make your day trading in a timely fashion.

Software platforms that are especially made for daytraders are often used by the more serious ones because real time data are usually provided like stock ticker and quotes, market indices and averages, charting, market stories, and price alerts. However, you would need to make monthly payments because this type of software usually charges fees.

Becoming a day trader is easy, but only if you are quite serious with this kind of endeavors. Like any type of trade, it requires dedication, time and effort. If you are able to put all of these things together, then you will reap profits that you've never imagined. - 23199

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