Why is Forex Popular?

*The Forex market is the largest (by dollar value of trading volume) and most liquid financial market in the world. Trading Forex is, indeed, immensely popular.

*Forex trading on a wide scale sprang up along with the rise of the internet, which enabled investment brokers to offer individual retail traders access to this asset class, something that had previously been limited to large institutional traders such as banks and hedge funds.

*The internet provided retail traders with easy access to the market and online trading platforms to facilitate trading.

*Forex trading has exploded in popularity since the turn of the century for several reasons, including the following:

*Easy Access; Low Entry Costs.

*Leverage.

*Continual Trading Opportunities.

*High Liquidity; Low Bid-Ask Spreads.

*Ease of Short Selling.