This article discusses the opportunity now available to traders through electronic trading of the forex markets. The risks and opportunities presented by the market are presented.

The forex market is not only the largest financial market in the world, dwarfing the combined world equity, bond and treasuries markets, and the way in which banks balance their reserves and global businesses can exchange goods and services internationally. Forex offers speculation opportunities to hedge funds, individual investors and institutional traders.

Explanation of what is required to trade forex and some common misconceptions and facts about FX trading online.