There’s money to be had in forex trading, but it’s risky for a first-time investor
Forex trading is done on a much greater scale than any other kind of market in the world. Some 2.9 trillion dollars are handled every single day. About 73 percent of all forex trading is done by 10 international banks with names you’re familiar with: Merrill Lynch, Citigroup, and so forth. National banks and other financial institutions account for another chunk of forex trading, and transactions by “day traders” — regular individuals, people like you and me — account for only 2 percent of all trading.
Nonetheless, many average investors do try their hand at forex trading, and there are many financials institutions who handle such transactions. It’s known as “retail forex,” and it’s handled much the same way that day trading of stocks is handled.
The downside is that unlike the stock market, the forex market is not particularly well regulated, and people inexperienced with it can be taken advantage of.


