Quick presentation about the Forex market and its general characteristics.

1. What is Forex?
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2. Definition
 Forex refers to the global decentralized market for
trading foreign exchange currencies.
 It’s the largest and more liquid financial market in
the world worth a staggering $5 trillion USD/day.

3. Forex is Decentralized
 There is no central exchange to go and trade
currencies.
 There is no clearing house.
 Investors trade directly with each other using the
internet, dealers and other third parties.

4. Forex is 24 hours
 24 hours a day except weekends.
 From 22:00 GMT on Sunday (Australia Open)
until 22:00 GMT Friday (New York Close)

5. Forex is Regulated
 There are several independent and
governmental bodies around the world that
oversee the currency market.
 Their main task is to protect investors for
fraudulent activities and ensure market
transparency by enforcing the law.
 There is a Forex regulator in almost every
country.

6. High Liquidity
A few reasons why Forex is the most liquid market in
the world:
 Highly valuable asset class.
 Globalize market.
 Key player involved.
 Large trading volumes.

7. Key Players
 Governments
 Central Banks
 Hedge Funds
 Large corporation
 Brokers

8. Top 10 currency traders (2013)
 Deutsche Bank
 Citi
 Barclays
 UBS
 HSBC
 JPMorgan
 RBS
 Credit Suisse
 Morgan Stanley
 BOA

9. Retail Forex Trading
 The retail Forex trading is only 5% of the overall
market.
 It is estimated at $50 - $100 billion in daily volume.
 It’s the fastest growing segment of the market the
last few years.

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