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The Difference Between Currency Futures And The Forex Market
By Ben Needles
Well, you already know that the word refers to the monetary unit used in countries to buy goods and services (or pay taxes like in the USA). And we are also aware of the fact that trading refers to the purchasing and selling of these currencies. To say that there are nearly as many currencies in the world as there are countries is a fairly safe assumption. But when it comes to discussing futures versus the Forex market, the most targeted currencies for investment purposes are:
* United States dollar
* British Pound (sterling)
* The Euro
* Japanese Yen
Since the markets have become extremely popular with investors, and since they are predominantly a day-trade oriented market, they exhibit an extremely high volume of trading (contracts) and equally high amount of liquidity. The factors of high volume and liquidity entice the participation of all types of traders such as:
* Banks
* Financial and non-financial companies
* Governments
* Individual day traders
There are a number of ways in which to trade currencies but even non-traders are familiar with the most obvious one, namely trading your for that of the country that you are vacationing in. Usually, travelers will use a broker, in this case one of the countrys banks, to exchange their currency. When the transaction is done, it is considered to be part of the exchange market. Where the serious investor or professional trader is concerned, this form of exchange is not acceptable.
Forex (FOReign EXchange)
The Forex Exchange is one of the most popular and highly trafficked venues of trading the actual exchange rates of two currencies in the industry, and the Euro to United States dollar gets a lot of attention in the Forex market. The exchange is usually listed as EUR/USD,
EUR/GBP Forecast for the Week of February 6, 2012, Technical Analysis
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<a href="http://www.fxempire.com/technical/technical-analysis-reports/eurgbp-forecast-for-the-week-of-february-6-2012-technical-analysis/" style="font-size:1.2em">EUR/GBP Forecast for the Week of February 6, 2012, Technical Analysis</a>
<br> <span style="color:#888888;">FX Empire</span> - <span style="white-space:nowrap">1 hour ago </span>
<div style="width:80%;">The EUR/GBP pair continued its consolidation just below the 0.84 level this past week, and the action still looks bearish. The 0.8280 level on the daily chart seems to be somewhat supportive, but the candle still shows bearishness anyway.</div>
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The experts' view on the euro's future: it doesn't have one
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<a href="http://www.forexlive.com/blog/2012/02/04/the-experts-view-on-the-euros-future-it-doesnt-have-one/" style="font-size:1.2em">The experts' view on the euro's future: it doesn't have one</a>
<br> <span style="color:#888888;">ForexLive (blog)</span> - <span style="white-space:nowrap">20 hours ago </span>
<div style="width:80%;">By Gerry Davies || February 4, 2012 at 12:21 GMT I'm not buying into the EUR demise at all. Certain factors are being overlooked imho.</div>
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Euro Fails to Crack $1.32 ? Greek Tragedy Enters Final Act
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<a href="http://www.dailyfx.com/forex/fundamental/forecast/weekly/eur/2012/02/04/Euro_Fails_to_Crack_132_Greek_Tragedy_Enters_Final_Act.html" style="font-size:1.2em">Euro Fails to Crack $1.32 ? Greek Tragedy Enters Final Act</a>
<br> <span style="color:#888888;">DailyFX</span> - <span style="white-space:nowrap">Feb 4, 2012 </span>
<div style="width:80%;">By Christopher Vecchio, Currency Analyst This could be it. We've been saying that for months, as Euro-zone leaders play a dangerous game of chicken with Greek politicians and market participants, having brought us to the edge of imminent collapse ...</div>
<a href="http://www.forexpros.com/analysis/daily-report:-eur-usd,-gbp-usd,-usd-jpy-and-usd-chf-113017">Daily Report: EUR/USD, GBP/USD, USD/JPY and USD/CHF</a> - <span style="color:#888888">Forex Pros</span><br>
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Forex: EUR/USD erases intraday losses
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<a href="http://community.nasdaq.com/News/2012-02/forex-eurusd-erases-intraday-losses.aspx?storyid=118570" style="font-size:1.2em">Forex: EUR/USD erases intraday losses</a>
<br> <span style="color:#888888;">NASDAQ</span> - <span style="white-space:nowrap">Feb 3, 2012 </span>
<div style="width:80%;">FXstreet.com (Córdoba) - The Euro extended its recovery against the Dollar, erasing its intraday losses during the American afternoon, after Bloomberg reported the ECB is considering ways of using its bond holdings in Greece's next rescue program.</div>
<a href="http://www.actionforex.com/analysis/daily-forex-fundamentals/markets-await-payrolls-20120203158848/">Markets Await Payrolls</a> - <span style="color:#888888">Action Forex</span><br>
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FX EUR/USD: Volatility's king, payrolls helps stocks but not Euro
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<a href="http://www.fxstreet.com/news/forex-news/article.aspx?storyid=a7d9b8c6-4ccd-403d-a8cd-1da2784b3a5f" style="font-size:1.2em">FX EUR/USD: Volatility's king, payrolls helps stocks but not Euro</a>
<br> <span style="color:#888888;">FXstreet.com</span> - <span style="white-space:nowrap">Feb 3, 2012 </span>
<div style="width:80%;">The stellar NFP print has got markets yearning for risk assets again, US equities are up 1.15/1.30%, normally good for a "risk on" rally in EUR/USD and we had some of that but more pronounced was post- payrolls volatility.</div>
<a href="http://www.fundweb.co.uk/the-future-of-the-euro/1045432.article">The future of the euro</a> - <span style="color:#888888">Fundweb</span><br>
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Currencies Hold Ground Ahead of Jobs Jamboree
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<a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/currencies-hold-ground-ahead-of-jobs-jamboree-2012-2" style="font-size:1.2em">Currencies Hold Ground Ahead of Jobs Jamboree</a>
<br> <span style="color:#888888;">Business Insider</span> - <span style="white-space:nowrap">Feb 3, 2012 </span>
<div style="width:80%;">This morning, the currencies look pretty much like they did yesterday when I left the office? There's still the Sword of Damocles hanging over the euro (EUR), in the form of Greek negotiations to obtain help from private lenders.</div>
<a href="http://www.fxstreet.com/technical/market-view/market-session-recaps/2012/02/02/02/">NY Session: Markets consolidate ahead of NFP</a> - <span style="color:#888888">FXstreet.com</span><br>
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U.S. Dollar Reversal Underway, Euro Eyes 23.6% Fib
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<a href="http://www.thestreet.com/story/11399873/1/us-dollar-reversal-underway-euro-eyes-236-fib.html" style="font-size:1.2em">U.S. Dollar Reversal Underway, Euro Eyes 23.6% Fib</a>
<br> <span style="color:#888888;">TheStreet.com</span> - <span style="white-space:nowrap">Feb 3, 2012 </span>
<div style="width:80%;">By DailyFX 02/03/12 - 09:25 AM EST By David Song, Currency Analyst The greenback extended the advance from the previous day, with the Dow Jones-FXCM US Dollar Index (Ticker: USDOLLAR ) advancing to a high of 9751, and the short-term reversal should ...</div>
<a href="http://www.forexnews.com/2012/02/u-s-dollar-reversal-underway-euro-eyes-23-6-fib/">US Dollar Reversal Underway, Euro Eyes 23.6% Fib</a> - <span style="color:#888888">Forex Market</span><br>
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Services PMI, Retail Sales Report May Boost Euro
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<a href="http://www.fxstreet.com/fundamental/analysis-reports/daily-trading-analysis-/2012-02-03.html" style="font-size:1.2em">Services PMI, Retail Sales Report May Boost Euro</a>
<br> <span style="color:#888888;">FXstreet.com</span> - <span style="white-space:nowrap">Feb 3, 2012 </span>
<div style="width:80%;">by Marcio Pereira - Tradervox.com | View company's profile They say February has so far been the month of love for the euro, but yesterday we saw no ounce of love for the euro.</div>
<a href="http://www.economy-news.co.uk/pound-to-euro/1087-euro-exchange-rate-43543666">Euro exchange rate today: EUR rides higher as investors grow confident <b>...</b></a> - <span style="color:#888888">Economy News</span><br>
<a href="http://www.nasdaq.com/article/euro-weakens-against-majors-eurozone-ppi-eyed-20120202-00131">Euro Weakens Against Majors; Eurozone PPI Eyed</a> - <span style="color:#888888">NASDAQ</span><br>
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Dollars to Euros Exchange Rate ? GBP USD Hits A Level Ahead Of This <b>...</b>
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<a href="http://www.currencynews.co.uk/forecast/20120203-1367_pounds-to-dollars-exchange-rate-today-gbp-eur-aud-usd-chf.html" style="font-size:1.2em">Dollars to Euros Exchange Rate ? GBP USD Hits A Level Ahead Of This <b>...</b></a>
<br> <span style="color:#888888;">Currency News</span> - <span style="white-space:nowrap">Feb 3, 2012 </span>
<div style="width:80%;">The Pound Euro exchange rate (GBP EUR) is 1.2033. The Pound Dollar exchange rate (GBP USD) is 1.5826. The Pound Australian Dollar exchange rate (GBP AUD) is 1.4778.</div>
<a href="http://www.euro-exchangerate.com/safe-haven-demand-drives-british-pound-02021343.html">British pound up vs EUR as safe-haven demand kicks in, close to 10 week high <b>...</b></a> - <span style="color:#888888">Euro Exchange Rate News</span><br>
<a href="http://www.economy-news.co.uk/british-pound-sterling/1093-british-pound-gbp-up-against-us-dollar-usd-456456456">British Pound Sterling: Currency faces 'another slug of QE' of 75bn GBP should <b>...</b></a> - <span style="color:#888888">Economy News</span><br>
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EUR/USD Caught In 200 Pip Range This Week_
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<a href="http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/292310/20120203/eur-usd-caught-200-pip-range-week_.htm" style="font-size:1.2em">EUR/USD Caught In 200 Pip Range This Week_</a>
<br> <span style="color:#888888;">International Business Times</span> - <span style="white-space:nowrap">Feb 3, 2012 </span>
<div style="width:80%;">On Thursday Euro/Dollar decreased with 110 pips. The European currency depreciated from 1.3197 to 1.3084 yesterday, not matching the positive Interbank sentiment projection at almost +18%, closing the day at 1.3143.</div>
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which means trading the value of one Euro in US dollars. The five other most popular trades are:
* AUD/USD - The Australian Dollar to US Dollar
* CAD/USD - The Canadian Dollar to US Dollar
* EUR/CHF - The Euro to Swiss Franc
* EUR/GBP - The Euro to British Pound
* GBP/USD - The British Pound (Sterling) to US Dollar
In the Forex market, currencies are traded directly rather than in contracts. Lot is the terminology that is used to describe the minimum amount that can be traded, which is characteristically $25,000 USD.
Currency Futures
The futures market is based on the exchange market. Trades use futures contracts that are a reflection of the exchange rates of two different currencies. The Euro futures market is currently the most popular market of the bunch and is based upon the EUR/USD exchange rate. The Chicago Mercantile Exchange, or CME, provides the most popular futures.
An exchange provides the futures since it is a futures market, meaning that it employs centralized pricing, as well as clearing, and therefore ensures that market prices remain constant regardless of which brokerage is being used. Contract specifications include the value of the contract, the tick size (minimum price change), and the tick value (price change value).
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