There are lots of risks involved in FOREX Trading like
1)- Translation Risk – related to the accounting areas, its more important for the business people. Generally connected to the balance sheet exchange rates & earnings. This risk affects the trader when there are any fluctuations occur in the exchange rates & during the currency conversions.
2)- Market Risk – This risk occurs during any change or fluctuation in the interest rates or prices etc.
3)- Exchange rate risks – The Change or fluctuations that occur in the currency prices during the trading period is called exchange rates.
4)- Interest Rate Risk – Mostly happens when there is lot of difference or change between the interest rates of 2 countries.
5)- Credit Risk – Mostly occurs when any trading party does not honor with the other trading party on a deal.
To reduce or minimize such risks, the trader can take few steps like
To plan what exactly you expect the type of output from the investments made in the trading market & how many years are you planning to continue the investment.
Take the advice of a successful Forex trader who is in the trading world for years. This helps you a lot.
Have a keen knowledge on the transactional & fundamental analysis & how also about all type of Forex charts.
Learn the right time to trade, the right time to exit the market. Limit your order.The Trading market allows the flexibility to the trader in deciding this & also the amount of profits that he wishes to make. So, the learning process of trading & exiting the market at right times is important. There are certain commands like Stop/loss in the trade. This helps the trader to exit when it seems the losses are high & the market is volatile.
Market analysis is very important for any trader. One should be able to understand the pulse & known the lows & highs of any currency pairs.
Trading should allays be done with both that is Bid & Ask. Do not settle on one.
Another major & important point here is keep your contacts always available near to you at the time when you plan to sell or buy. This is advantage at the time when the market is low & you plan to make a quick exit.
Do not trade in one particular currency pair, try trading in other pairs. This reduces the risk of losses if one continues to trade in a single pair.
Have backup for investments, you never know when the requirement comes. Trading needs a continuous flow of money at the initial stages.
Although no can predict the market but with its speed & liquidity, the FOREX market has always its highs & lows. One should get prepared on this before entering the market. Stop your trading if it is not your cup of tea rather keeping on loosing money.

Mon, Apr 20, 2009
Basics