Online trading has caused a major paradigm shift in
investing. At the turn of the millennium, there are over 6 million online
investment accounts, up from 1.5 million in 1997. As a result, start-up
firms now compete directly with financial institutions to serve investors in
the new Economy, and the clear winner is the customer. The competition
between the brick and mortar institutions and the Internet-based companies
has dramatically lowered the costs of investing, and empowered the
individual investor to take control of their own investment strategy.
On-line trading will revolutionize the currency markets by making it
accessible to the small and medium sized investor. For the first time, these
investors have the ability to execute transactions of between $100,000 and
$10,000,000 at the same prices the Interbank market offers for deals well
over $10,000,000. This benefits both those who wish to speculate on the
direction of the currency markets for profit, as well as the money manager
or corporate treasurer looking to hedge against unwanted exposure to future
price fluctuations in the currency markets.
Benefits of Trading FX on the Internet
• Deal directly from live price quotes
• Instantaneous trade execution and confirmation
• Fast and efficient execution of deals
• Lower transaction costs
• Real-time profit and loss analysis
• Full access to market information
Benefits of Forex Trading vs. Equity Trading
• 24 hour trading
• Liquidity
• 50:1 Leverage to 400:1 Leverage
• Lower transaction costs
• Equal access to market information
• Profit potential in both rising and falling markets
