# עקאָנאָמיק פאַקטאָרס וואָס קען פאָרשטעלן פאָרעקס טראַדינג

Forex, also known as foreign exchange or FX trading is one of the most traded markets in the world today. Forex trading allows investors to speculate on changes in currency strength over a period of time, trade currencies and buy and sell one against another. Profit is gained by traders when they benefit from fluctuations in the exchange rate between different currencies, speculating for example on whether the pound sterling will go up or down, in relation to another currency, such as the Euro or US Dollar. Forex trading is classed as a form of spread betting, as spread betting refers to a form of derivative trading in which the trader doesn’t take ownership of the underlying asset and just speculates on its value. This type of trading has grown in popularity and is further encouraged by several online trading platforms which allows easy access to the market. Furthermore, a number of platforms, City Index being one of the popular ones, even offer the opportunity to set up spread betting demo accounts in order to get a real feel of the market and what it actually entails.

 

The forex market is mainly driven by מאַקראָויקאַנאַמיק סיבות that will influence the decisions of traders and the value of a currency at any given point. The current economic health of a nation will always be a big determining factor in the value of its currency. This economic health is affected by many different events and information that changes on a daily basis, which explains why the Forex market trades 24/7.

 

The trends and current trade levels between nations affect the forex markets. The trade levels serve as an indicator of the goods in demand from a certain nation. If a nation has at a given time, many goods or services that are in high demand in an international setting; then this would usually suggest a strong currency value and an increased use of that currency. For example, if buyers are wanted a lot of goods and services from the UK then they will have to convert their existing currency into pound sterling to make their purchases. This would then result in an increased demand for the pound sterling, seeing its value increase.

 

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The political environment within a country goes a long way towards determining the economic outlook of that nation and therefore what the estimated value of their currency. It is important that forex traders monitor the political news and events in any country and look out for any government initiatives, for example to reduce spending on a certain industry and consider how this could impact the value of their currency. For example, when an election is upcoming in a country this can often have a big impact on currency values. An example is the Brexit vote within the UK, when it was voted to leave the EU the value of the pound dropped to its lowest point since 1985, due to perceived economic uncertainty.

 

It is important for any forex trader or anyone who is considering starting forex trading to remember the market is primarily driven by economic factors; that themselves impact on the value and strength of the currency of any given nation. Economic outlook for a nation is the most important influencing factor on currency. Therefore, it is vital to be aware of factors together with indicators that can influence the market; and watch out for them.

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