Foreign Currency Exchange Trading - FOREX Investing - Brokerage

GOLDBERG FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE TRADING
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Foreign Currency Exchange trading is also referred to as Forex investing. The market is an inter-bank or inter-dealer market that was established in 1971 when floating rates began to materialize. In addition, it is an Over-The-Counter market, meaning that transactions are conducted between two parties that agree to trade via the telephone or electronic network. Control is thus not centralized, as is the case with many stock markets or as the case for futures or options, which trade on special exchanges. Currencies are traded every day for numerous reasons. For example:

Consumers typically come into contact with monetary transformations when they travel. They go to a bank or bureau to convert one type of funds (typically, their "HomeCurrency") into another so they can pay for goods and services.

Businesses typically have to convert currencies when they conduct business outside their home country. For example, if they export goods to another country and receive payment, then the payment must often be converted. Similarly, if they have to import goods or services, then businesses will often have to pay, requiring them to first convert their funds into the proper form.

Commercial and Investment Banks trade currencies as a service for their commercial banking, deposit and lending customers. These institutions also generally participate in the Interbank market for hedging and proprietary conversion and speculation purposes.

Governments and central banks trade currencies to improve market conditions or to intervene in an attempt to adjust economic or financial imbalances. Although they do not trade for speculative reasons, they are a non-profit organization; they often tend to be profitable, since they generally trade on a long-term basis.

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