The Forex Scalpers - Forex Trading Education

What is Forex? The foreign exchange market is also known as “Forex” or the “FX market” is the world’s most traded market, with a turnover of $5.3 trillion per day. It is a marketplace where currencies are traded. Forex is traded 24 hours a day, 5 days a week worldwide. For Forex, there is no centralized marketplace, currencies trade over the counter in whatever market is open at that time. About Currency Pairs: Forex is always traded in currency pairs, for example, USD/CAD. The first currency (USD) is called the ‘base currency’ and the second currency (CAD) is known as the ‘counter currency’. Currency pairs divided into three groups: • Major: These pairs contain the US dollar as either the base or counter currency. For example EUR/USD • Minor: The currency pairs which do not contain the US dollar are known as minor currency pairs. For example GBP/JPY • Emerging: These are made up of a major currency paired with an emerging or small but strong ec