| There was recently a rally in the stock market. The | | | | currency pairs involving US Dollar that are heavily |
| global economy is almost out of the recession. The | | | | traded. As compared to that there are more than |
| US economy that drives the world economy is | | | | 50,000 stocks registered in the US stock markets |
| showing signs of recovery despite record | | | | alone what to talk of those stocks registered in the |
| unemployment rate that is being expected to go | | | | London Stock Exchange, the Tokyo Stock |
| down in 2010. Stocks are back! | | | | Exchanges and other exchanges. So in forex trading, |
| Stock trading has always been the most popular | | | | you only need to focus on a few currency pairs. The |
| form of investment. Buy and hold has been a proven | | | | most heavily traded currency pairs are GBPUSD and |
| and tested method of investment. There are many | | | | EURUSD. |
| companies that have weathered the recession and | | | | 3. Forex brokers offers leverage as high as 100:1 as |
| there stocks are now poised for a rebound. In the | | | | compared to 2:1 by stock brokers. So even a small |
| last few years, forex trading has also come off age | | | | price movement in the forex market can be |
| and many people started trading forex after the | | | | profitable as compared to the stock market. |
| stock market crash of 2008. | | | | 4. In forex trading, you can practice on your demo |
| So which is the better: stock trading or forex | | | | account until you get the rquired experience. Recent |
| trading? Let's compare the pros and cons: | | | | development of automated forex trading has made |
| 1. Forex is a 24/5 market which means that in the | | | | forex trading easy for people who have no previous |
| forex market you can see continuous action | | | | experience of trading. |
| throughout the week except on the weekend unlike | | | | So if you compare stock trading with forex trading, |
| the stock market where stocks can only be traded | | | | you will find that fx trading is indeed the better |
| during the day mostly 9:00AM to 4:30PM EST. What | | | | option now. There is never a bear forex market. If |
| this means is that you can trade forex anytime of | | | | one currency goes up, the other in the pair goes |
| the day. If you have a day job, you can trade forex | | | | down. That's why FX Trading is being called the |
| after hours. | | | | Recession Proof Business of the 21st Century. Don't |
| 2. More than 90% of the global forex transactions | | | | wait for the economy to recover completely. This is |
| involve US Dollar. There are not more than 6 | | | | the best time to trade forex! |