Recognised as the world's largest and most liquid financial market, foreign exchange (also known as forex or FX) provides ongoing trade opportunities to traders across the globe. With an estimated US$5 trillion in daily transactions, traders can take advantage of market movements by trading this over-the-counter (OTC) markets.
Trading precious metals and the bigger commodity market is an efficient way to diversify your portfolio. This is due to the fact that commodity prices, including precious metals are generally less influenced by changes in equity markets.
On the other hand, precious metals and other major commodities are priced on US dollar. This means that any fluctuation on the greenback can have an effect on the prices of these commodities.
Geopolitical factors – e.g. wars, international conflicts – can also affect the price of precious metals. For example, the price of gold usually goes up when there is a high level of volatility and uncertainty in the markets. This is because gold is considered a safe haven in times of global uncertainty.
Indices represent a collection of the leading companies listed in an exchange. Some of the major global indices include the S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Index (DJIA), NASDAQ, Hang Seng, Shanghai Composite Index, Nikkei 225, DAX, CAC and the ASX 200.
An optimistic economic and global view usually translate in positive price movements among the major global indices.
Commodities trading is a popular way to invest and to participate in one of the most liquid and actively traded markets in the world – the commodities markets. From retail traders to agricultural producers, from oil companies to airlines and other oil users – trading commodities now form part of most people's portfolio. The growing number of people trading commodities means you can easily get in and out of a trade when trading commodities.
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