Foreign exchange trading

Foreign exchange trading

Foreign Exchange Trading or FX Trading, clients are able to hedge against, or speculate upon, changes in the exchange rate of two currencies. For example, a speculator can long EUR/USD in foreign exchange market in order to profit from capturing the appreciation of Euro against the U.S. Dollar. Foreign exchange services provide an opportunity for clients to trade FX. Foreign Exchange Trading is done on the foreign exchange market.

ee also

* Foreign Exchange
* Foreign exchange market
* Foreign exchange service
* List of finance topics


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