Why Is It Difficult To Make Money Currency Trading?



Posted: Sunday, July 09, 2006

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Based on some statistics it is thought that approximately 90% of retail traders fail to make money currency trading. This is a scary thought for someone wanting to start out as a forex trader. Yet new people are attracted to forex trading every day and its obvious as to the reasons why.

Forex trading offers leverage benefits whereby a small margin deposit can control a much larger total contract. These days getting started in currency trading doesn't cost much either. Some Forex firms now offer 'mini' trading accounts with a minimum account deposit of only $200 with no commission trading, making forex trading much more accessible to the average individual. Forex trading offers the ability to make money trading currency pairs either 'up' or 'down', so a trader can profit either by going long or short, hence there is never really a bear market in forex: the ultimate recession proof business.

Yet statistics tell us that things aren’t quite so easy. The main reason why traders fail to make money is that they lose early on and then struggle to turn it around. They trade without a system or without a plan. They neglect rules of money management. People attracted to forex trading are generally very intelligent and bright people yet they make basic mistakes, trade on emotion and quite often even though they realise their mistakes, by the time they do it is often too late, they lose interest or give up.

If your forex trading strategy is based on a well thought out business system and approach, you will make money trading currencies in the long-term. Forex trading, more than any other business venture is about being professional. If you want to make money currency trading, you must realise that as an individual trader, you are competing against institutions which specialize in forex trading. They have armies of analysts and economists and traders who do fundamental analysis technical analysis quantitative analysis for them. They have risk analysts risk managers portfolio supervisors - all contributing to their efforts and their profits. You, as an individual trader do not have this luxury.

In the forex market information is money. Good information and good online trading systems are important. Good trading systems are the ones which focus on risk management are suited to the individual ultimately serve the purpose of helping you develop your own trading system and finally are simple and easy understand thus making them easier to follow with discipline.

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Top-level comments on this article: (4 total)
» left by Jogoo
from South Mugirango 4 years 115 days ago.
forex trading sucks. i have been looking all over for a single individual who makes money in forex but no one does. It is a tricky beast and furthermore all those gurus claiming to be forex experts are just internet marketers who no nothing about trading AT ALL!! They are thieves so to say. Anyone making money has no time to sell u a software, give u advice and so forth coz they would be in a bar or a beach drinking and not have time for you. Save yourself some trouble and save your money.
» left by Anonymous 298 days 23 hours ago.
You are absolutely right! I've been trying very hard for the past 4 years with no results. I'm down lots of money and literally no more strategy left to try. If you are ever thinking of getting involved, just walk away, use your money more wisely. I wish i had listened to some good advice before I got myself into this stupid adventure.

» left by jr from texas 1 year 267 days ago.
Forex does suck. I have been trading it with every conceivable angle for almost 2 years straight.. I have been through countless demo accounts. NONE profitable. It is quite literally the most ravenous market in the world, second only to outright gambling. go ahead, try it. Don;t say I didn't warn you. Just try less than $500. And see if you can profit BIG in say...6 months. You will be lucky to have ANY profit in a week or two..let alone 6 months. In less than a month MOST of your money WILL be GONE.
» left by anafa from nasarawa 1 year 81 days ago.
Thanks for the blunt advise. this has afforded me the opportunity to understand my 'enemies' at a glance and hence devise my 'rules of engagement' to overcome.
» left by Joe 74 days ago.
Finally, some honest people. Currency trading is VERY difficult.

Has taken me over twelve years and countless sleepless nights to be consistently profitable and bring money home. Best advice, stay away. Losing money trading currency will happen to you.

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