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Friday, August 28, 2009

Forex Exchange and Wall Street - A Short Saga

By Fred Burby

A large number of commercial companies are actively involved in the Forex market. About twenty-five percent of large corporations hedge against currency fluctuations in this manner.

Any large international company stationed in the U.S. can be adversely affected by a strong dollar. Strong foreign earned revenues can be negatively impacted by currency fluctuations. Information within the pages of a Wall Street Journal subscription will reveal this data.

By some estimates, five to ten percent of Forex activity is the result of pure hedging activity by governments and business. The rest of trading activity is blatant speculation.

The foreign exchange markets have been the playground of governments, corporations, banks as well as high-profile traders such as Warren Buffet and George Soros. Many speculators have made consistent net profits. For instance, George Soros "broke the Bank of England" by shorting the pound and walked away with a cool $1-billion profit in a single day.

Since the currencies are traded 24 hours there are certain times that are more liquid than others for the various currency pairs. For instance, between the hours of 8 AM and 5 PM EST, New York Wall Street accounts for about 15% to 17% of all Forex transactions. On the other side of the globe, 10% of Forex transactions take place between Tokyo's trading hours from 7 PM to 3 AM EST.

Make money in Forex is made by having a formula that predicts price movements of a currency pair. Have an exit strategy that is effective can capture a profit often a few times a day.

Successful day traders and professional traders predict moves, place their bet and move out of the trade. They do it several times a day, hence the name "day" traders. Huge Wall Street companies like Goldman, Citi Group and JP Morgan Chase do this every single day. They employ thousands of professionals that do it for them.

There are many financial news services to choose from. The Wall Street Journal's reputation for acute accurate market coverage is legendary. In order to stay abreast of the constantly changing financial landscape, it pays to subscribe to the Wall Street Journal. - 23221

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