However there is a problem in the forex market until this day, there is no one central exchange where everyone can exchange the currency. All the currency traded are done over the telephone and online through a very big networks that connects all the banks, brokers and currency traders with each others. A foreign exchange or forex software system can give you the capacity to get all the information you need on the current market prices as well as participate in trading activities in a fast and easy manner. Brokers will typically keep your client data on two separate servers located in different sites to provide security and data redundancy. This is an added precaution to avoid any loss of data and service in the event of system failure which may happen due to unforeseen circumstances such as power loss. Brokers also back up your information on a steady basis to make sure no data is lost.
Over the counter trade is a direct trading method between two parties, by agreeing to a bilateral trading contract. Both parties agree to some kind of rules before the trade commences. The most common assets of this type of trade are commodities, derivatives and stocks. OTCBB and pink sheets securities are responsible for this type of trade in the United States of America.
Foreign exchange, more commonly known as forex, is the largest financial market in the world and transactions worth trillions of dollars take place in the forex market every day. The need to exchange currencies is the primary reason for the forex market being the world's largest market, with an average daily turnover in excess of 4 trillion US dollars.
For example, we sell�one contract AUD/USD at a price of 0.73700. After some time the market moves in our direction and is trading at 0.73200. We decide to take our profits and close the position. The profit made will be: 0.73700 - 0.73200 = 50 pips (1 lot = USD10 per pip); therefore, the total profit�is 50 x 10 = USD500.
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