Forex trading is also known as FX Trading or Currency Trading. It refers to the central marketplace where traders exchange currencies for one another at floating rates.
The foreign exchange market consists of multiple markets, including Spot FX, Future derivatives, Forward Derivatives and CFD derivatives. The Forex market is one of the largest and most liquid financial markets in the world, with a turnover reported to exceed $5 trillion per day. Forex is open to trade 24 hours a day, 5 days a week.
The most common pairs to trade are called the ‘majors’. Examples would be the EUR/USD, GBP/USD and USD/CHF.
CMG FX Forex pairs are traded as CFDs (Contract for Difference). When trading forex, you select a pair of currencies and base your trading decision on which currency’s price you think will rise or fall. Forex is traded in currency pairs, for example EUR/USD. The first currency is called the ‘base currency’ and the second is the ‘quote currency’. Currencies are displayed showing how many units of the quote currency you can buy with one unit of the base currency. This is the exchange rate.
For example, EUR/USD 1.2344 shows us that 1 Euro = 1.2344 US Dollars.
When you’re ready to trade you will choose to go long or short. In the example above, going long means that you think that the value of the Euro will rise against the US Dollar. Going short means you think it will fall.
| SYMBOL | PRODUCT DESCRIPTION | MIN | AVG | MIN | SYMBOL |
| AUDCAD | Australian Dollar vs Canadian Dollar | 1.1 | 1.7 | 0 | 0.7 |
| AUDCHF | Australian Dollar vs Swiss Franc | 1.6 | 1.8 | 0 | 0.7 |
| AUDJPY | Australian Dollar vs Japanese Yen | 1.1 | 1.9 | 0 | 0.8 |
| AUDNZD | Australian Dollar vs New Zealand Dollar | 1.1 | 2.4 | 0 | 1.3 |
| AUDUSD | Australian Dollar vs Us Dollar | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.3 |
| CADCHF | Canadian Dollar vs Swiss Franc | 1.5 | 2.1 | 0 | 1 |
| CADJPY | Canadian Dollar vs Japanese Yen | 1.2 | 2.3 | 0 | 1.2 |
| CHFJPY | Swiss Franc vs Japanese Yen | 1.1 | 4.2 | 0 | 3.1 |
| EURAUD | Euro vs Australian Dollar | 1.1 | 2.2 | 0 | 1.1 |
| EURCAD | Euro vs Canadian Dollar | 1.5 | 2.8 | 0 | 1.2 |
| EURCHF | Euro vs Swiss Franc | 1.3 | 2.2 | 0 | 1.1 |
| EURGBP | Euro vs Great Britain Pound | 1.1 | 1.6 | 0 | 0.5 |
| EURJPY | Euro vs Japanise Yen | 1.1 | 1.7 | 0 | 0.6 |
| EURNOK | Euro vs Norwegian Kroner | 5.2 | 117.6 | 28 | 110.1 |
| EURNZD | Euro vs New Zealand Dollar | 1.2 | 2.8 | 0 | 1.7 |
| EURPLN | Euro vs Polish Zloty | 1.7 | 74.2 | 19.1 | 70.9 |
| EURSEK | Euro vs Swedish Krona | 6.6 | 76.1 | 22 | 70.6 |
| EURSGD | Euro vs Singapore Dollar | 1.6 | 5.5 | 2.2 | 4.4 |
| EURTRY | Euro vs Turkish Lira | 1.6 | 763.8 | 206.5 | 760.7 |
| EURUSD | Euro vs Us Dollar | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0 | 0.1 |
| EURZAR | Euro vs South African Rand | 12.5 | 331.3 | 147.1 | 319.8 |
| GBPAUD | Great Britain Pound vs Australian Dollar | 1.6 | 2.5 | 0 | 1.4 |
| GBPCAD | Great Britain Pound vs Canadian Dollar | 1.1 | 2.6 | 0 | 1.5 |
| GBPCHF | Great Britain Pound vs Swiss Franc | 1.4 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 2.4 |
| GBPJPY | Great Britain Pound vs Japanese Yen | 1.1 | 2.2 | 0 | 1.1 |
| GBPNZD | Great Britain Pound vs New Zealand Dollar | 1.6 | 3.9 | 0 | 2.4 |
| GBPSEK | Great Britain Pound vs Swedish Krona | 8.1 | 136.6 | 63.3 | 131.9 |
| GBPSGD | Great Britain Pound vs Singapore Dollar | 1.2 | 7.1 | 3.2 | 5.9 |
| GBPUSD | Great Britain Pound vs Us Dollar | 1.1 | 1.7 | 0 | 0.6 |
| NZDCAD | New Zealand Dollar vs Canadian Dollar | 1.6 | 2.3 | 0 | 1.2 |
| NZDCHF | New Zealand Dollar vs Swiss Franc | 1.8 | 2.1 | 0 | 1 |
| NZDJPY | New Zealand Dollar vs Japanese Yen | 1.5 | 2.5 | 0 | 1.4 |
| NZDSGD | New Zealand Dollar vs Singapore Dollar | 1.6 | 5.3 | 2.1 | 4.2 |
| NZDUSD | New Zealand Dollar vs Us Dollar | 1.1 | 1.8 | 0 | 0.6 |
| USDBRL | Us Dollar vs Brazilian Real | – | 51.22 | 19.12 | 41.22 |
| USDCAD | Us Dollar vs Canadian Dollar | 1.1 | 1.8 | 0 | 0.7 |
| USDCHF | Us Dollar vs Swiss Franc | 1.1 | 2.5 | 0 | 1.3 |
| USDCNH | Us Dollar vs Chinese Yuan | 4 | 1.9 | 0 | 0.8 |
| USDHKD | Us Dollar vs Hong Kong Dollar | 1.9 | 7.3 | 1.9 | 6.2 |
| USDJPY | Us Dollar vs Japanese Yen | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0 | 0.3 |
| USDKRW | US Dollar vs South Korean won | 119.6 | 32 | 89.6 | |
| USDNOK | Us Dollar vs Norwegian Krone | 5.2 | 119.3 | 27 | 110.8 |
| USDPLN | Us Dollar vs Polish Zloty | 3.9 | 75.4 | 21 | 71.7 |
| USDSEK | Us Dollar vs Swedish Krona | 5.2 | 90 | 24.3 | 81.3 |
| USDSGD | Us Dollar vs Singapore Dollar | 0.3 | 3.7 | 0.6 | 2.6 |
| USDTRY | Us Dollar vs Turkey Lira | 1.7 | 597.2 | 117 | 594.7 |
| USDZAR | Us Dollar vs South African Rand | 4.8 | 144.5 | 22.4 | 131.6 |
| AUDSGD | Australian Dollar vs Singapore Dollar | – | 4.1 | 1.2 | 2.6 |
| CHFSGD | Swiss Franc vs Singapore Dollar | – | 6.1 | 2.2 | 6.1 |
| EURCZK | Euro vs Czech Koruna | – | 233.9 | 66.1 | 216.5 |
| EURDKK | Euro vs Danish Krone | – | 19.6 | 10.3 | 13.6 |
| EURHUF | Euro vs Hungarian Forint | – | 288.1 | 23 | 74.5 |
| EURMXN | Euro vs Mexican Peso | – | 123.1 | 34.1 | 103.1 |
| GBPDKK | Great Britain Pound vs Danish Krone | – | 34.1 | 12.4 | 28.1 |
| GBPMXN | Great Britain Pound vs Mexican Peso | – | 247.3 | 112.3 | 227.3 |
| GBPPLN | Great Britain Pound vs Polish Zloty | – | 140.2 | 63.7 | 138.7 |
| GBPTRY | Great Britain Pound vs Turkish Lira | – | 940.6 | 251.8 | 933.6 |
| USDCZK | US Dollar vs Czech Koruna | – | 213 | 57.2 | 195.6 |
| USDDKK | US Dollar vs Danish Krone | – | 20.6 | 5.3 | 14.6 |
| USDHUF | US Dollar vs Hungarian Forint | – | 292.1 | 22.8 | 78.5 |
| USDINR | US Dollar vs Indian Rupee | – | 32.9 | 10.6 | 12.9 |
| USDMXN | US Dollar vs Mexican Peso | – | 81.6 | 14.4 | 71.6 |
| USDTHB | US Dollar vs Thai Baht | – | 333.5 | 186.9 | 313.5 |
Globalisation has been one of the biggest drivers in the increased volume being traded on the forex market. One example of this is large multinational corporations who need to buy or sell one currency for another as they are obtaining revenue in numerous different currencies.
Companies can employ hedging strategies to reduce any risk exposure they may have due to fluctuations in currency values. Fluctuations in the forex market can have an adverse impact on critical aspects including costs, revenue and ultimately profit margin. This can be achieved using forward or swap markets.
A currency swap involves the swapping of two currencies at the maturity of the contract. An exchange of interest and sometimes principal are involved with companies often using this method to access lower interest rates in the local currency compared to money borrowed from a financial institution such as a bank.
Forward contracts involve paying a premium (interest based on the differential in the price of the two currencies) to purchase an asset for a specified price at a future date. One of the benefits of forward contracts is that the size, length, or maturity term are customisable. Companies with future payments or receipts can benefit from this by protecting their budget and profit margins from fluctuations in the forex market.
Hedging is a concept that is becoming more prominent among individuals in fx trading. Traders are using the strategy of opening additional positions to balance or offset current positions that will successfully limit risk exposure. The advanced user friendly forex trading platform offered by CMG FX makes this process seamless.
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