Forex trading is distinct from traditional stock exchange markets in the following:

  1 - There is no certain place for Forex trading, work & speculation is done through the internet allover the world as it's the largest & most huge market where contact between banks, brokerage companies, & speculators is done through the internet, and is therefore different from other stock exchanges such as the Egyptian stock exchange located in Egypt & the New York stock exchange that exists in the United States where the trader have to go to the headquarters of the stock exchange while Forex has no place and you can work out through your computer only.

  2 - Work in Forex is continuous 24 hours a day, 5 days a week with Saturday & Sunday holiday in contrast other stock exchanges have certain working hours every day after which they stop working & close the day.

  3 - Forex trading focuses on four main currencies; the Euro, the Japanese Yen, the Pound Sterling & the Swiss Franc in addition to the U.S. dollar of course, this will ease for you making profits as you will limit your analysis & concentration for 2 to 4 currencies, while trading in other stock exchange markets requires studying & analysis of the companies economic states, these companies are very numerous & endless & this needs an experience which you could make after a very long period of time.

  4 - Trading in the Forex doesn't need a very significant economic experience & skills but any ordinary person can start, then with practice and effort he will learn & turn into a successful Forex trader after a short period of time.

  5 - Any person can start with no minimum limits for the starting capital amount, even a beginner can start with a minimum of only 1$ in some companies which we will discuss later.

  6 - Trading via margin system in Forex allows you to earn very large profits, as this system allows you to use a capital that exceeds doubles of your real capital, & you will get the full profits for the whole capital you trade with, & this is the core for Forex trading. "for more details about margin system read this"

  7 - Forex is considered the most fair stock exchange market in the world as it can't be altered or modified by a person or a party due to the hugeness of this market & no one can control it.

  8 - In Forex you can earn when the prices rise & also earn when the prices decrease, while in other stock exchange markets profits are gained only when the prices rise, while the decrease in prices is always a loss.

  9 - Trading can be done from any computer connected to the internet anywhere in the world in any time, there are many other advantages for Forex as the existence of analytic sites on the web that analyze economic & political news for the country that own a certain currency, thus you can predict & expect how the change in its price will be, these sites can contact you & send you these information periodically if you subscribed & requested that.

The difference between Forex trading & conventional stocks trading:

  1 - There are flexibility in Forex & liquidity is present 24 hours a day while other stocks trading is limited.

  2 - The financial crane, or the margin rate starts from 1:100 & ends at 1:500, for example, in case of a rate of 1:100 if you used 100$ of your real money & earned 10 points, you will have 10$ added to your capital meaning that a point = 1$, imagine that the price raised more & more, some can really earn more than 300 points, but you should be careful as that market may turns against you & then you lose.

  3 - Full control performed by yourself through the trading software that you will download from the brokerage company site you use, where the buying & selling orders are performed instantly without any delay instead of waiting to call the company by phone to perform an order in the other stock exchange markets.

  4 - Forex trading is considered a real job opportunity for serious youth looking for a job to achieve large daily or monthly income, you can use a small amount of money to trade with thousands of dollars using what so called margin system used in Forex trading, so it's a very suitable chance for low income persons & a very distinctive opportunity for high income people to achieve big imaginary profits.

  5 - In addition to that there is no commissions taken from you by the brokerage company except only the difference between the buying and selling prices.