Forex Trading: What is the Spot Market?

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Financial markets are a mystery to many, thought to be overloaded with convoluted terminology. One market in particular that often causes confusion is the spot market. Commonly referred to as the cash market or physical market, the spot market is a place securities are exchanged for cash and delivered on the spot. The price quoted, … Continue reading Forex Trading: What is the Spot Market?

Foreign Exchange Trading: A Beginners Guide

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Updated February 2020 Followed by the credit market – think Treasury bills, notes and bonds – foreign exchange is by far the largest financial market in the world. To give you an idea how gargantuan this market is, trading in FX markets reached $6.6 trillion per day in April 2019, up from $5.1 trillion three … Continue reading Foreign Exchange Trading: A Beginners Guide