IBFXU Course Index

IBFXU Course Index
Forex Market
The off-exchange retail foreign currency market ("forex") describes the purchase of a particular currency from an individual or institution and the simultaneous sale of another currency at the equivalent value or current exchange rate. Essentially, the process of exchanging one currency for another is a trade based on the current rates of the two currencies involved.


Learning your own style, or in other words trading method(s) that work for you, is an essential part of Forex trading. There is no correct approach that everyone should learn. However, every trader needs to assess how much risk they can comfortably handle. It is the single most important investment issue for a Forex trader to consider.