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What is Forex?

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The Foreign Exchange market, referred to as "Forex" or "FX", is the market where currencies are traded. Currencies are traded in pairs, buying one currency whilst selling the other (for example British pound and US dollar (GBP/USD)).

The Forex market is currently the largest and most liquid market in the world with an average traded value that exceeds $3.2 trillion per day.

Due to the fact that there is no physical marketplace for the currency exchange market, it is considered an Over the Counter Market (OTC). Trades are conducted through telephone, fax, or electronic network (computers with access to internet), instead of a physical trade floor.

The Forex market is open 24 hours a day, five days a week. Currencies are traded worldwide among the major financial centres of London, New York, Tokyo, Zürich, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Singapore, Paris and Sydney - covering all time zones.

Disclaimer: Fusion Media would like to remind you that the data contained in this website is not necessarily real-time nor accurate. All CFDs (stocks, indexes, futures) and Forex prices are not provided by exchanges but rather by market makers, and so prices may not be accurate and may differ from the actual market price, meaning prices are indicative and not appropriate for trading purposes. Therefore Fusion Media doesn`t bear any responsibility for any trading losses you might incur as a result of using this data .

Fusion Media or anyone involved with Fusion Media will not accept any liability for loss or damage as a result of reliance on the information including data, quotes, charts and buy/sell signals contained within this website. Please be fully informed regarding the risks and costs associated with trading the financial markets, it is one of the riskiest investment forms possible.

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