The Forex Currency Pairs with ForexGen

Foreign Exchange trading is in general the trading of many currencies of the world. It is emerging as the largest and least regulated market providing the greatest liquidity to investors.
This trading is always done in pairs – Currency Pairs, one currency is bought and the other is sold. Together, they make up what is known as the "exchange rate".
For example, you may buy Euros with Dollars, anticipating that the Euro to increase in value relative to the Dollar. If the Euro rises relative to the Dollar, you sell the position and can earn a profit.
Most commonly traded currencies or the “majors” are:
US Dollar (USD)Japanese Yen (JPY)Euro (EUR)British Pound (GBP)Canadian Dollar (CAD)Australian Dollar (AUD)Swiss Franc (CHF)
Most commonly traded currency pairs are:
US Dollar and the Japanese Yen (USD/JPY)Euro and US Dollar (EUR/USD)US Dollar and Swiss franc (USD/CHF)British Pound and US Dollar (GBP/USD)
While quoting currency pairs, the first currency is referred to as the base currency and the second as the counter or quote currency. The base currency is always equal to 1 monetary unit of exchange, for example, 1 Dollar, 1 Pound, 1 Euro.

Advantages of Trading Forex with ForexGen

Advantages of trading margined spot and forward foreign exchange:
Ability to trade on margin. Access to the FX market can be made using small capital outlays by taking advantage of superior leverage
The FX market is the largest and most liquid in the world
24 hour seamless trading. The FX market is open for a continual 5 1/2 day period allowing you to enter and exit the market at any time
Ability to establish long (opening purchase) and short (opening sale) positions
Superior market transparency. There are no multiple exchange listings of the same instrument
No standard trade sizes exist
No delivery or contract expiry to consider

Advantages of trading FX using technical analysis
Strong persistent trends
No directional bias

Advantages of trading FX using fundamental analysis
Global economic information readily available
Considerably less complicated than stock investing
Ability to trade on news and events