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Forex Account
Forex trading is becoming a very common form of trade. This trade is performed by the constant buying and selling of foreign currencies by various traders in order to make profit from the changes in exchange rates, which shift by the second. Another form of forex is commodity trading, where actual commodities are bought and sold for profit once the prices shift in the desired direction.The price at which a trader buys the base currency is called "bid", and the price at which he sells it is termed "ask".
In case the ask price is higher than the bid price (as it should be), the trader makes a profit, and the difference between the two prices is called "spread". The units by which a spread is measured are called "pips", and consist of the fourth place after the decimal point in each exchange rate.
Every forex trader must have a forex account. It is also possible and desirable to open an online forex account, which allows its holder to follow every move in the forex market through his laptop computer.
An online forex account also allows the trader to receive regular updates by logging on to the trading room, which is actually a way to communicate with forex experts online. Many brokerage companies even allow internet users to open a demo forex account for the purpose of experiencing the trade with imaginary money.
The use of a demo forex account is usually free of charge, and is done just for the purpose of illustrating the features of the forex market.
The case of a real forex account is slightly different from a virtual one. A real forex account requires the trader to deposit real money, and some accounts even require a minimal sum.
In order to customize the forex account to the trader's needs, various kinds of accounts have been devised for that purpose:
Standard forex account – this allows the trader to invest in every currency or commodity and receive guidance from the trading room online 24/7, and also by phone and live chat.
Micro forex account – this requires much smaller deposit than the standard account and allows the trader to receive the same guidance online, but without chat or phone.
Premium forex account – this allows the trader to risk larger sums of money and perform more transactions than the standard account. One clear advantage is that the Premium account requires much lower spreads to be paid for each transaction.
As starting a forex account may be risky, it is imperative for every trader to consider carefully which forex account is best suited for his needs.
