How To Start Trading The Forex Market?
If you are interested in trading currencies, especially the Singapore dollar (SGD), this guide is for you. We will give you all the information you need to start your Forex trading account and make money from this great market.
What Is the Forex Market?
The Forex market is the world's largest, most liquid, and most active financial market. It is open 24 hours a day, 5 days a week, and it is traded by more than 6 million people worldwide.
The forex or foreign exchange market is an ideal place to start trading as it allows you to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities between currencies without having any physical assets at stake. This means that if you buy one currency and sell another at different rates,, this can result in profit, which you would then keep once your initial investment has been covered.
You don't need much capital when starting out with forex trading because all that matters is how much risk each trade should carry - no bigger than 1%!
How does trading Forex work?
In the forex market, you buy one currency and sell another simultaneously. The difference between these two currencies is called a spread. A spread is a difference between the price you pay for a currency and the price you get when you sell it (the buy price).
The reason why spreads exist is that there are no physical goods involved in trading currencies, so traders need to hedge their positions by using another asset, such as gold or oil futures, to protect themselves against large losses if/when markets go down unexpectedly (or unexpectedly rise).
What is a pip?
A pip is the smallest unit of price movement in the Forex market. It is used to measure the price movements of one currency against another. The pip represents 0.01% of a change in value and can be considered one-hundredth of a percent (1/100).
Which currencies should I trade?
You should only trade what you know.
If you are new to the market, or your skills are limited and not yet developed, then it's best not to start with a big trade. You will most likely lose money on your first few trades because of this very reason. The better option would be to start small by making just one or two daily trades until your confidence increases enough that you can make more serious investments without worrying too much about whether they'll work out (you'll know when they do).
You should only trade what you can afford to lose:
This means setting aside a certain amount of money each month towards trading expenses while keeping in mind that we all have different budgets and preferences regarding how much we spend on our hobbies/interests/passions - so don't try doing everything at once!
How much capital do I need for Forex trading?
The amount of capital you need for Forex trading depends on your trading style. If you trade with large amounts of capital, it’s important to be careful with your risk management strategy and gain experience before making investments. On the other hand, if you have only a small amount of capital at your disposal, it will be easier for inexperienced traders to make profits with just a little effort.
What leverage does OCBC Securities provide for trading Forex?
OCBC Securities provides leverage of up to 50:1 for trading Forex. This is the maximum leverage available in Singapore, meaning you can trade with up to 1 billion dollars worth of currency pairs on your account at any given time.
Leverage is a great tool for traders who want to make more money quickly by increasing their profits when they win trades and minimizing losses when they lose them. The more money you deposit in your trading account, the higher the leverage (or leverage factor) will be; however, there are limits imposed by our bank’s rules, so please check with us first before proceeding further into this guide!
How do I read quotes in Forex?
You can look at quotes in two ways. The first is the bid price and the asking price. The bid price is the lowest price you can buy a currency for, while its opposite (the asking price) will be the highest amount that someone will sell it for.
For example, if we wanted to buy USD/EUR at a 1:1 ratio and we see a quote of 1 USD/EUR, then this means that there are 100 euros available on offer; however, if our order was placed at 1 EUR/USD, then there would only be one euro available on offer - hence why it's important not to place orders too close together.
How do I know a good exchange rate between the SGD and USD?
You can get a good idea of the current exchange rate between your currency and another by looking it up on a currency converter. Currency converters are online tools that will tell you how much of one currency you need to buy or sell for you to exchange them at their current rate.
There are many different ways to use this information:
Use a foreign exchange calculator (the most common way). This method allows users to enter various parameters into their calculators and then receive an accurate estimate of how much money they’ll make or lose when trading currencies at different prices.* Use forex apps like [Coinigy](https://www.coinigy.com/), which offers interactive charts so users can see real-time market data worldwide.* Use one of the many third-party app providers who offer similar services as Coinigy but usually charge lower fees than its competitors.
What is the cost of doing a foreign currency exchange (Forex) with OCBC Securities?
The commission rate for every transaction on the Forex market is based on the number of funds you are exchanging.
For example, if you want to exchange USD$100 with OCBC Securities, you will have to pay a commission rate of 3%. This means that if you were trading US Dollars at 1:1 or 0.5:1 rates (the latter being a very common scenario), your transaction would cost $3 in commissions alone!
In addition to this, OCBC Securities also charges additional fees for their services, such as:
Entry/Exit fees - These fees are charged when an investor decides whether they want to enter or exit their trades during certain periods within any given day; e.g., if an investor enters his trade at 11am and exits it at 12pm today but wants another position opened tomorrow morning again before noon, then he must pay another entry fee equal to half his original entry fee plus spread cost per single lot traded (or fraction thereof).
Can I place a stop loss order if my position goes against me?
Stop loss orders are the best way to protect your capital. They allow you to limit the loss you incur when a position goes against you.
Stop losses can be placed on any forex pair, but they are most commonly used in pairs such as EUR/USD, GBP/USD, and USD/CHF.
Stop losses are not guaranteed by any bank or government body and may be subject to change without prior notice (e.g., due to market conditions).
For every currency transaction, you buy one currency and sell another simultaneously.
For every currency transaction, you are buying one currency and selling another at the same time. The buying price is determined by supply and demand. If there are more sellers than buyers for a specific currency pair, its price will fall (i.e., it will be cheaper). Conversely, if there are more buyers than sellers for a specific currency pair, its price will rise (i.e., it will be more expensive).
To make money in Forex trading, you need to understand how currencies move against each other over time to predict their future movements before they occur.