What Is Forex and How Does the Currency Market Work?
Learn what forex is, why currencies move, who uses the market and what retail traders are actually trading.
PART 1
5 Articles
Learn what forex is, why currencies move, who uses the market and what retail traders are actually trading.
Learn how to read currency pairs, understand majors and crosses, and compare liquidity without relying on misleading labels.
Understand the decentralised OTC market, who makes prices and why different brokers can display slightly different quotes.
Compare the main products used to gain currency exposure, including ownership, settlement, margin, expiry and counterparty risk.
Ever wondered how billions of dollars change hands every single day without a physical stock exchange? Welcome to the forex…