In this course, we’ll introduce you to the foreign currency market, including who participates in it and some of their reasons for doing so. You’ll also gain an understanding of the complex nature of certain trading products, as well as some of the risks investors typically face.
Forex - Trading Around the World
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Forex - Trading Around the World
This course is part of Practical Guide to Trading Specialization
Instructors: Jeff Praissman
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Explore the FX market such as its participants and motives, products, risks, margin accounts, related trading platform methods and tools.
Acquire the skills to make stock transactions in the foreign currency market on an online trading platform
Understand major and minor currency pairs, trading products, risks, market participants and their motives, as well as margin accounts.
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AS
Reviewed on Jul 1, 2022
Helped me to fill the knowledge gaps as well as get new perspectives about forex market
DW
Reviewed on Feb 18, 2022
Interesting content but demos are not that easy to follow
AS
Reviewed on Aug 24, 2021
Fairly basic, but a good beginner course to mostly check out their software
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