How to Get Started in Forex
Posted by Edward Dy on April 30th, 2008
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One of the basic questions people ask about Forex is the cost to get started. Many erroneously believe that trading in currencies involves a huge sum of money. This was indeed true in the past. However, nowadays, nothing could be further from the truth.
Before the Internet became of wide use, only the very rich, the very influential, or large financial institutions can trade currencies.
Forex was at one time a game confined only to the elite. Back then, sometime during the 90s, the initial capital a Forex trader would need can range from 10 to 50 million dollars. That’s a large sum of money.
But now, things have changed. The rise of the Internet has made it possible for online trading companies to flourish, making Forex reachable to retail traders like you and I.
Before you can get started, you need to have a computer with a high speed internet connection.
Next, you set up an online currency trading account. Now you’ll be surprise by just how much initial investment you have to put up. Your initial investment can be as low as $200, for a micro account, to as high as $10,000, for a mini account. Of course there’s almost no limit as to how high you are willing to invest.
Generally it is best to start slow. Invest an amount that’s comfortable for you. That way, if things didn’t turn out well you wouldn’t get burned either. The fact that anyone can start trading currencies with very low initial capital, has made Forex a very attractive trade to a lot of people. A forex trading demo is recommended before you start to invest.
Happy investing.
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