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Global currency trade or also known as the global foreign exchange market or global forex market is a modern trading landscape.
Even though some believe that forex has existed since ancient times, there is no concrete evidence of currency exchange at that time which mostly used the exchange of goods for goods or bartering.
However, it was only before the second world war with the Bretton Woods agreement that this became the forerunner of today's modern forex market. Even though it is not yet old, in 2020 it has a value of $2.4 quadrillion.
Babypips compares the global forex market with the stock market as giants and dwarfs. The difference is very significant, making the forex market more liquid. And again the forex market is open 24 hours five days a week, although some are open on Saturdays and Sundays, most market players have holidays on those days.
In global currency trade, some currencies have the most influence globally because they have fundamental advantages. As quoted from the FXOpen blog heading Global Currency Trade in Dept. Analysis, the currencies USD, EURO, Japanese Yen, British Pound, and Swiss Franc are the currencies that influence globally.
In the global forex market there are various backgrounds of market players with different goals, from central banks, commercial banks and financial institutions, Multinational Corporations, Investment Managers, and Hedge Funds, to Retail Forex Traders.
According to the FXOpen blog article, the transaction model in the global forex market is divided into several models. Forex Spot Market, Futures Contracts, Options Contracts, Currency Swaps, Currency Forwards, and Currency CFDs (Contracts for Difference)
The global forex market also creates arbitrage opportunities that allow someone to buy a currency with a low value and then exchange it for a currency with a higher value. This arbitrage opportunity can be exploited using sophisticated supercomputer equipment that can recognize arbitrage opportunities even though the value difference is very small and within milliseconds.
Even though some believe that forex has existed since ancient times, there is no concrete evidence of currency exchange at that time which mostly used the exchange of goods for goods or bartering.
However, it was only before the second world war with the Bretton Woods agreement that this became the forerunner of today's modern forex market. Even though it is not yet old, in 2020 it has a value of $2.4 quadrillion.
Babypips compares the global forex market with the stock market as giants and dwarfs. The difference is very significant, making the forex market more liquid. And again the forex market is open 24 hours five days a week, although some are open on Saturdays and Sundays, most market players have holidays on those days.
In global currency trade, some currencies have the most influence globally because they have fundamental advantages. As quoted from the FXOpen blog heading Global Currency Trade in Dept. Analysis, the currencies USD, EURO, Japanese Yen, British Pound, and Swiss Franc are the currencies that influence globally.
In the global forex market there are various backgrounds of market players with different goals, from central banks, commercial banks and financial institutions, Multinational Corporations, Investment Managers, and Hedge Funds, to Retail Forex Traders.
According to the FXOpen blog article, the transaction model in the global forex market is divided into several models. Forex Spot Market, Futures Contracts, Options Contracts, Currency Swaps, Currency Forwards, and Currency CFDs (Contracts for Difference)
The global forex market also creates arbitrage opportunities that allow someone to buy a currency with a low value and then exchange it for a currency with a higher value. This arbitrage opportunity can be exploited using sophisticated supercomputer equipment that can recognize arbitrage opportunities even though the value difference is very small and within milliseconds.
