Financial Quotient

What is forex trading?

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Foreign exchange (forex) trading involves the simultaneous buying of one currency and selling of another.

It is hence carried out in currency pairs. For example, you may want to buy Japanese yen while selling the United States dollar.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Sunday Times on January 27, 2019, with the headline What is forex trading?. Subscribe