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Wednesday, September 24, 2008

The Essential Elements of Online Forex Trading One Must Master to Gain Their Financial Independence

By William Alheim Jr

After you have completed the preliminary groundwork by acquiring the necessary knowledge needed regarding the Foreign Exchange Markets (Forex) or (FX) and its various aspects through an online trading course. The next step in the process is to understand how the online currency trading system actually works. Online currency trading is in vogue today as individual investors have come to realize that once they have developed their own style of trading the sky is the limit as far as profits are concerned. The earnings are too great and the investment of funds are too large to attempt any guesswork at this point.

The stage is now set for your wild adventure into the unknown world of online currency trading. Where one moment you are sure your are going to be the next Warren Buffet and the next moment your confidence wanes and doubts appear. But, not yet! There are many unsolved potential pitfalls to over come before you start trading. When it comes to forex trading, the platform and trading system on which you're going to trade is essential. The real task is just beginning as you now need to select the online currency trading software system and online trading platform. The trading software system will provide you the data to base you're trading decisions on and the online trading platform, which will be supplied by the FX brokerage firm you select, will perform the actual trades.

The first element to investigate is the security features of the trading platforms and the trading systems your are researching. Your Forex software needs to be equipped with a 128 bit SSL encryption that keeps hackers at bay and your vital personal details such as; transaction history, account balance, bank account numbers and other important data safely secured. Some of the companies have left no stone unturned in maintaining a fool-proof security system and offer around the clock technical and maintenance support. In addition, they do daily backups of all information and security protocols to thwart any illegal and unauthorized access. Where as I hope you never find out, other corporations lag behind the competition in this area.

The second stage is to determine the downtime of your FX platform and whether it is able to withstand the demands of twenty four hours a day of the Forex market. I have not seen a brokerage firm which publishes this information. There are two approaches to solving this issue. Before opening a brokerage account email the firm and ask. The next way is to open a demo account with the brokerage firms you are considering and keep the demo account running constantly and see how many times the brokerage firm's server crashes. The vast majority of the online Forex brokerage companies will offer you a free demo account if you fill out a simple application which does not require you depositing any funds.

The third step is to determine the support level your Forex trading system is offering. After all, what does it matter if your trading platform is functioning correctly, if the software you're basing your trades on is not perfuming up to specification.

The selection of the Forex trading platform and currency trading system is a quit difficult process since once you start researching the firms offering these products you will find that there are hundreds of them. Each and every one of them is a little different and offers pluses and minuses that must be calculated against each other in an effort to determine which best suits your personal needs and requirements. Once you make your decision on which direction is best for you remember to monitor the elements mentioned above and if problems occur don't hesitate to make a change immediately. Never forget, that it is your hard earned money we are talking about.


William R. Alheim, Jr., CPA, MA - The TOP 10 Forex Trading Systems http://www.tradingforexreviews.com/ - Good Luck! I look forward to seeing you on the trading floor making money!

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