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By Gregory DeVictor
The foreign exchange market, or Forex market, is an around-the-clock cash market where the currencies of nations are bought and sold. Forex trading is always done in pairs. For example, you buy Euros, paying with U.S. Dollars, or you sell Canadian Dollars for Japanese Yen. The value of your Forex investment increases or decreases because of changes in the exchange rate or Forex rate. These changes can occur at any time, and often result from economic and political events. Using a hypothetical Forex investment, this article shows you how to calculate profit and loss in Forex trading.
To understand how the exchange rate can affect the value of your Forex investment, you need to learn how to read a Forex quote. Forex quotes are always expressed in pairs. In the following example, your pair of currencies are the U.S. Dollar (USD) and the Canadian Dollar (CAD). The Forex quote, USD/CAD = 170.50, means that one U.S. Dollar is equal to 170.50 Canadian Dollars. The to the left of the "/" (USD in this example) is referred to as base and its value is always 1. The to the right of the "/" (CAD in this example) is referred to as the counter currency. In this example, one USD can buy 170.50 CAD, because it is the stronger of the two currencies. The U.S. Dollar is regarded as the central of the Forex market, and it is always treated as the base in any Forex quote where it is one of the pairs.
Let's go now to our hypothetical Forex investment to show how you can profit or come up short in Forex trading. In this example, your pair of currencies are the U.S. Dollar and the Euro. The Forex rate of EUR/USD on August 26, 2003 was 1.0857, which means that one U.S. Dollar was equal to 1.0857 Euros, and was the weaker of the two currencies. If you had
Forex: EUR/USD gains for the second week in a row
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<a href="http://www.fxstreet.com/news/forex-news/article.aspx?storyid=92f5d248-c6ce-4cc2-b331-af15d6274fba" style="font-size:1.2em">Forex: EUR/USD gains for the second week in a row</a>
<br> <span style="color:#888888;">FXstreet.com The Forex Market</span> - <span style="white-space:nowrap">38 minutes ago </span>
<div style="width:80%;">FXstreet.com (Córdoba) ? Favored by risk appetite the Euro rose against the Dollar for the second week in a row and extended its recovery from 1.2585 (August lows). The pair finished on Friday ...</div>
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Ldn FX: Strong EMU Sales Data Add To Positive Tone On Euro
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<a href="http://imarketnews.com/?q=node/18715" style="font-size:1.2em">Ldn FX: Strong EMU Sales Data Add To Positive Tone On Euro</a>
<br> <span style="color:#888888;">IMarketnews.com</span> - <span style="white-space:nowrap">10 hours ago </span>
<div style="width:80%;">LONDON, Sep 3 (MNI) - Upside revision in eurozone retail sales data for June added to an underlying positive tone toward the euro, with the single European currency able to extend its recovery off ...</div>
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Franc Drops Versus Euro, Dollar as Stock Rally, US Jobs Cut Safety Bids
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<a href="http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-09-03/swiss-franc-declines-against-the-euro-and-dollar-as-european-stocks-rise.html" style="font-size:1.2em">Franc Drops Versus Euro, Dollar as Stock Rally, US Jobs Cut Safety Bids</a>
<br> <span style="color:#888888;">Bloomberg</span> - <span style="white-space:nowrap">10 hours ago </span>
<div style="width:80%;">By Stephen Morris - Fri Sep 03 15:53:59 GMT 2010 Sept. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Nouriel Roubini, chairman and co-founder of Roubini Global Economics LLC, talks about the outlook for the global economy and ...</div>
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Santhera Pharmaceuticals Holding AG: Santhera Reports 2010 Interim Financial Results with Significant Reduction in Net Loss and Strong Increase in Product Sales
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<a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/idUS40511+03-Sep-2010+HUG20100903" style="font-size:1.2em">Santhera Pharmaceuticals Holding AG: Santhera Reports 2010 Interim Financial Results with Significant Reduction in Net Loss and Strong Increase in Product Sales</a>
<br> <span style="color:#888888;">Reuters</span> - <span style="white-space:nowrap">15 hours ago </span>
<div style="width:80%;">Santhera Pharmaceuticals Holding AG / Santhera Reports 2010 Interim Financial Results with Significant Reduction in Net Loss and Strong Increase in Product Sales processed and transmitted by Hugin ...</div>
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FOREX-Dollar falls vs euro higher-yielding currencies
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<a href="http://www.lse.co.uk/FinanceNews.asp?ArticleCode=vxh4vv0e8r7nz0p&ArticleHeadline=FOREXDollar_falls_vs_euro_higheryielding_currencies" style="font-size:1.2em"> FOREX-Dollar falls vs euro higher-yielding currencies</a>
<br> <span style="color:#888888;">London South East</span> - <span style="white-space:nowrap">Sep 2, 2010 </span>
<div style="width:80%;">By Aleksandra Michalska +1 646 223 6085; Reuters Messaging: aleksandra.michalska.reuters.com@reuters.net) Keywords: MARKETS FOREX Currency bid prices at 4:12 pm EDT (2012 GMT). All data taken from ...</div>
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Euro, Risk-Linked Currencies Show No Signs of Letup
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<a href="http://www.forexhound.com/article/Pattern_Price_Time/Analysis/Euro_RiskLinked_Currencies_Show_No_Signs_of_Letup/234102" style="font-size:1.2em">Euro, Risk-Linked Currencies Show No Signs of Letup</a>
<br> <span style="color:#888888;">Forex Hound</span> - <span style="white-space:nowrap">Sep 2, 2010 </span>
<div style="width:80%;">The strong rallies in the Euro and the three major risk-linked currencies finished sharply higher and near their highs while showing no signs of a letup into the close. Whether it was short ...</div>
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WORLD FOREX: Euro Falls On View ECB Favoring Loose Policy
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<a href="http://www.marketwatch.com/story/world-forex-euro-falls-on-view-ecb-favoring-loose-policy-2010-09-02" style="font-size:1.2em">WORLD FOREX: Euro Falls On View ECB Favoring Loose Policy</a>
<br> <span style="color:#888888;">MarketWatch</span> - <span style="white-space:nowrap">Sep 1, 2010 </span>
<div style="width:80%;">By Takashi Mochizuki TOKYO (MarketWatch) -- The euro fell against the yen in Asia on Thursday on the view that European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet may take a less hawkish line on ...</div>
<a href="http://moneycentral.msn.com/inc/news/providerredir.asp?feed=AP&date=20100902&id=11986354">Euro largely holds gains, buys $1.2788</a> - <span style="color:#888888">MSN Money</span><br>
<a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN0223124620100902">FOREX-Euro rises vs dollar, US jobs report awaited</a> - <span style="color:#888888">Reuters</span><br>
<a href="http://www.startribune.com/business/101999723.html?elr=KArks:DCiU1OiP:DiiUiD3aPc:_Yyc:aUU" style="color:#009900">Minneapolis Star Tribune</a>
- <a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2010/09/02/bloomberg1376-L85DFX07SXKX01-2EB6AGIL6IHUV3AOGPR3TFKEH7.DTL" style="color:#009900">San Francisco Chronicle</a>
- <a href="http://www.forexyard.com/en/market-analysis/eur/euro_set_to_extend_gains_today-2010-09-02" style="color:#009900">Forexyard</a>
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Euro slightly higher at $1.2715
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<a href="http://moneycentral.msn.com/inc/news/providerredir.asp?feed=AP&date=20100901&id=11981663" style="font-size:1.2em">Euro slightly higher at $1.2715</a>
<br> <span style="color:#888888;">MSN Money</span> - <span style="white-space:nowrap">Sep 1, 2010 </span>
<div style="width:80%;">BERLIN (AP) - The euro is a little higher against the dollar after a cautious Federal Reserve report and a survey showing only a modest uptick in US consumer confidence underlined fears about a ...</div>
<a href="http://www.todayonline.com/BreakingNews/EDC100901-0000171/Euro-slightly-higher-at-US$1,2715-after-lackluster-US-economic-signals">Euro slightly higher at US$1.2715 after lackluster US economic signals</a> - <span style="color:#888888">TODAYonline</span><br>
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Euro has Roller-Coaster Day
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<a href="http://www.forexhound.com/article/Pattern_Price_Time/Analysis/Euro_has_RollerCoaster_Day/233692" style="font-size:1.2em">Euro has Roller-Coaster Day</a>
<br> <span style="color:#888888;">Forex Hound</span> - <span style="white-space:nowrap">Sep 1, 2010 </span>
<div style="width:80%;">Thin trading conditions and economic reports led to a ?roller-coaster? type trading session in the Euro on Tuesday. The European single currency rallied on a better than expected German jobs ...</div>
<a href="http://www.insidefutures.com/article/170833/Euro%20Falls%20after%20U.S.%20Consumer%20Confidence%20Surprise.html">Euro Falls after US Consumer Confidence Surprise</a> - <span style="color:#888888">Inside Futures</span><br>
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Forex-Metal, Forex-Metal
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<a href="http://www.forexhound.com/article/Technicals/Weekly_Reports/Weekly_review_for_23_27_08_2010/233475" style="font-size:1.2em">Forex-Metal, Forex-Metal</a>
<br> <span style="color:#888888;">Forex Hound</span> - <span style="white-space:nowrap">Aug 31, 2010 </span>
<div style="width:80%;">The beginning of the previous trading week was marked with the weakening of the high-yielding currencies. Risk sentiment was low as the market participants were concerned about the negative signs ...</div>
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bought 1,000 Euros on that date, you would have paid $1,085.70.
One year later, the Forex rate of EUR/USD was 1.2083, which means that the value of the Euro increased in relation to the USD. If you had sold the 1,000 Euros one year later, you would have received $1,208.30, which is $122.60 more than what you had started with one year earlier.
Conversely, if the Forex rate one year later had been EUR/USD = 1.0576, the value of the Euro would have weakened in relation to the U.S. Dollar. If you had sold the 1,000 Euros at this Forex rate, you would have received $1,057.60, which is $28.10 less than what you had started out with one year earlier.
As with stocks and mutual funds, there is risk in Forex trading. The risk results from fluctuations in the exchange market. Investments with a low level of risk (for example, long-term government bonds) often have a low return. Investments with a higher level of risk (for example, Forex trading) can have a higher return. To achieve your short-term and long-term financial goals, you need to balance security and risk to the comfort level that works best for you. Article Source: http://www.upublish.info About the Author:
Gregory DeVictor
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