24 hour market:
There is no waiting to complete transactions because there is no opening and closing of markets. The market is open Sunday 14:00 (New York time) when the market opens in Sydney, Australia to Friday 17:00 (New York time). Depending on the time of day the various sites are available (Tokyo 21:00 Sydney 22:00 2:00 London, New York 8:00). This can compromise the market in response to certain news or important events in real time.
High liquidity:
This is the market with the most liquidity.
There is very little risk of not being able to dispose of currencies. In addition, most transactions can be executed at a single price. This prevents the imprisonment of funds, especially when the major currencies are traded (USD, EUR, CHF, GBP, CAD and AUD)
Flexibility:
FOREX allows you to transact with or without variables are leverage as risk tolerance and current needs and time.
Leverage:
Investors can use very powerful levers for trading on the FOREX.
Low transaction cost:
The cost of each transaction is small, usually less than 0.1% (10 pips or points). When large sums are traded, the costs can be as high as 3-4 pips.
Lack of correlation with the stock market and not limitation:
The opportunity to deal depends on the value of the currency itself. A good trading opportunity is always present as currencies devalue or increase in value relative to another. Moreover, these opportunities are present in the short and long term.
Inter bank market:
There is no organized market between large banks, which does not favor any particular site.
Lack of market manipulation:
The market is so vast that some players can not get to control the value of currencies for long periods (even central banks).
The daily variation is about 1% compared to the stock market which is around 4-5%.
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