FAQ

In essence, forex trading is the exchange of one currency for another. As a result, an MarketStallion customer sells one currency for another at market rate.

To trade, you must first open an account and possess currency A, after which you must exchange currency A for currency B, either for a long-term or short-term trade, with the final goal adjusting correspondingly.

Since FX trading is conducted on currency pairings (i.e., the quotation of the relative value of one currency unit against another currency unit), the first currency is referred to as the base currency, while the second currency is referred to as the quote currency.

The quotation EUR/USD 1.2345, for example, represents the price of the euro in US dollars, implying that 1 euro = 1.2345 US dollars.

Currency trading is available 24 hours a day, from 22.00 GMT on Sunday to 22.00 GMT on Friday, with currencies traded among London, New York, Tokyo, Zürich, Frankfurt, Paris, Sydney, Singapore, and Hong Kong’s major financial centers.

There is an endless number of factors that all contribute and influence the prices in forex trading (i.e. currency rates) daily, but it could be safe to say that there are 6 major factors which contribute the most and are more or less the main driving forces for forex trading price fluctuation:

• 1. Differentials in inflation
• 2. Differentials in interest rates
• 3. Current account deficits
• 4. Public debt
• 5. Terms of trade
• 6. Political and economic stability

In order to best comprehend the above 6 factors, you will have to keep in mind that currencies are traded against one another. So when one falls, another one rises as the price denomination of any currency is always stated against another currency.

Each MarketStallion client is given access to an online trading platform that allows them to monitor, analyze, and trade currencies and other asset types.

To put it another way, each MarketStallion client has access to a trading platform (i.e. software) that is directly connected to the worldwide market price feed and allows them to conduct trades without the assistance of a third party.

Participants in the forex market can be classified into one of the following groups:

1. Travellers or foreign consumers who exchange money in order to travel or buy items in another country.
2. Companies that buy raw materials or finished items from other countries and need to convert their local currency to the seller’s currency.
3. Traders or investors who exchange currencies in order to trade equities or other asset classes from afar, or who trade currencies in order to profit from market fluctuations.
4. Banks that exchange money to serve their customers or lend money to people in other countries.
5. Governments or central banks that buy or sell currencies in an attempt to correct financial imbalances or improve economic conditions.

Trade execution quality, quickness, and spreads are the most critical elements that effect your trading as a retail foreign currency trader. The one has an impact on the other.

A spread is the difference between a currency pair’s bid and ask prices (buy or sell price), or, to put it another way, the price at which your broker or bank is willing to sell or buy your requested trade order. Spreads, on the other hand, are only important if they are executed correctly.

When we talk about execution in the forex market, we’re talking about the quickness with which a foreign exchange trader may buy or sell what they see on their screen or what they’re offered as a bid/ask price over the phone. If your bank or broker is unable to fill your order quickly enough to obtain the bid/ask price, a good price is meaningless.

Some currency pairs are referred to be majors in forex trading (major pairs). This category contains the most often traded currency pairs, all of which have the US dollar on one side.

EUR/USD, USD/JPY, GBP/USD, USD/CHF, USD/CAD, AUD/USD, NZD/USD are some of the most popular currency pairs.

Minor currency pairs, sometimes known as crosses, are all currency pairs that do not include the US dollar on one side.

Exotic pairs are currency pairs that are less commonly traded in forex trading and consist of a major currency paired with the currency of a smaller or emerging economy. These pairs are typically less volatile, have less liquidity, and lack the dynamic characteristics of large pairs and crosses.