Basics of The Forex Market & Currency Pairs

This is the first in a series of videos covering the basics of the Forex market. We look at a simple example of exchanging currencies and the effect of fluctuations in the exchange rate, before going on to introduce the Forex Market and how it operates as a global, 24-hour market for trading currencies.
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[@johnc3403]

...but your decimal place mistake apart (400 x 1.20 is 480), ...your video uploads are wonderful, ...educational, entertaining and gold in fact.... a must for people like me who are trying to learn this stuff... thanks bro

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Hey William, great to hear that you like our tutorials! Happy to have you with us and stay tuned for more.

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Why am I seeing this type of comment in every forex trading vudeo

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that was a good introduction. I was totally blank before this. This was an eye-opener for me. lets go

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This is the most explicit video on FX market I have ever seen..I am very interested in going into Forexy..thank you for the video

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How much good?

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How much profit

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How happy?

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When and how?

[@Lirankn]

Very true words my guy

[@JillStillGoesUptheHill]

This was helpful. Saw some other videos and felt lost but this helped. Looking forward to the others in the series.

[@1997atlanticrow]

400 x 1.2012 does not equal 408

[@fintogive8704]

David Jackson he said "roughly"

[@myousuf1960]

@@fintogive8704 480.48 is no where close to 408

[@magicTapia99]

Loool he had me thinking i was an idiot for a second😂😂😂😂

[@johnc3403]

@@fintogive8704 haha. 408 is not roughly 480, 408 to 480 is a miscalculation by 1 decimal point, not "roughly" as you said.

[@johnc3403]

...but your decimal place mistake apart, your video uploads are wonderful, ...educational, entertaining and a must for people like me who are trying to learn this stuff... thanks bro

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Thank you for sharing.

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This is a highly informative video with digestable information that caters to the beginner. Thank you so very much !

[@pisanational]

Great summary! Onto number 2!

[@Joel_Innocent]

every calculations he does i gat try it out on my own to be sure. Great tuts tho.

[@user-lk7mo2ed7j]

Thank you so much. I learnt a few things more today

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I was looking for this kind of explanation in simple terms..yes you got one more subscriber.

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Great intro video to the Forex market.

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very clear n helpful. thank uuuu

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subscribed, makes sense. thanks :-)

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I now understand it because of you thank you very much I will keep on watching your videos to learn more thanks

[@Trading212]

We're glad you found the videos useful, Phindile! Are there any topics you would like us to cover next?

[@johnmakateto]

this is quite helpful even from the start

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Nice video, suggest laverege for the next subject

[@pauldavies3142]

thanks for putting it in laymans terms...

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Thanks

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[@FiyaaHForex]

good info and nice work dear

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I'm eager to learn but I'm so confused

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Awesome video. great content !! What is the key to success in forex / stock trading?

[@johnalmond9426]

Most financial experts and advisory consider foreign market to be a healthy addition to an investor’s portfolio.

[@Kuagmiree]

Journey starts now

[@therealopenair247]

Definitely a bit confused, £400 × 1.2012 = 489.48 but you said it equals £408, which I'm sure you're right or you wouldn't have posted the video, but how do you come to that number? I'm basically doing this 400 × 1.2012 =480.48 is that not correct?

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Can you please give a video on Trading Journal

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[@george4281]

Your facial expressions are killing me lmao, but nice video also

[@davidshawa]

🤝

[@brandonmcneal8873]

I'm trying to become great at the Foreign Exchange Market. I'm just starting and would love some insight!

[@brandonmcneal8873]

Also Forex seems better than stocks is this agreed on

[@morosmith8710]

How would you describe this currency trade in terms of 'Long and/or Short?

[@hayleybonnell8837]

Is there a minimum account value on the major currency pairs?

[@amanda78718]

There is a bit of an error between buying more expensive than selling but making a gain.. should be a loss. Great content though, very educational!

[@abdelhalimmohamed2864]

can you make videos on forex risk management

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Hi, I'm new. Could you make a video to explain the android app For market, Limit, stop, stop limit and why you would use them. Any video seem to be for the desktop version and not the app, desktop seems more complicated. Could you explain the app version, laymen's terms! And then may be do a comparison. Cheers.

[@Trading212]

Hi Peter, thank you for the suggestion, we'll be sure to consider it. The main reason we do tutorials on the web app is because the functionalities are essentially the same in principle.

[@ardiandemolli5845]

Hello great videos do you have academy or do you have students

[@robsmylie9649]

Is there a particular order to watch these videos? Date uploaded does not seem to match content

[@glenwhiteheart458]

To make a profit , is it always best to buy when the foreign currency is stronger than the £ then sell it back when it is weaker than the £ ?

[@javierbaeza7613]

In what order should I watch these videos? They don't seem to go in series when the next one starts

[@darko4412]

I'd recommend you to go the app as you can find there the videos in order

[@onrabadi]

480 lol, simple math...

[@stephenwalsh4956]

Good video only your numbers are wrong

[@adalbertchiperco3086]

£1=1.2012 €1=1.0049 which means that £1.0049=€1

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[@fredschwarz3334]

I'm curious as to why all discussions of Forex trading seem inevitably to tie it to leverage and even high leverage. I've traded stocks and options and have always had a firm rule to never, ever trade on margin. I always keep enough $ in my account to cover a worst case scenario - and frankly I don't need much because I only short options (never stocks) and use defined-risk strategies when I do. But now I'm looking at dabbling in Forex but haven't yet found a source that doesn't link it to leverage, even as it advises to use "minimum" levels of leverage - often defined as up to 10X!

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Forex is so scary haha! The marijuana markets are so lucrative right now though 😍

[@ZahdShah]

How so

[@ramzybakhil2188]

Great explanation but I still don't understand why not just change your currency from a bank or an airport that way when a currency goes down or up you won't lose as you can just wait till its in your favour

[@therealopenair247]

That went completely over my head. I'm just getting into all of this. In dummy terms, what exactly do you mean by "leverage"?

[@davidcartlich6491]

400*1.2012 = 480.48 not 408

[@Trading212]

Good spot, David. Thank you for pointing this out, indeed the correct answer is 480.48.

[@therealopenair247]

@@Trading212 sorry for my pervious comment, here's my answer

[@myousuf1960]

How are you supposed to trade on forex when you have barely any money?

[@michaelmccarthy5632]

Get a job, find a way to save and make money, not excuses.

[@aaravbanerjee6241]

I've tried Forex trading in the past but i end up losing all my money. What am i doing wrong?

[@hornetpilot1817]

Risk management

[@HorseShit35]

Selling to early? I’m no expert or any experience but that’s my guess tho.

[@jamesesiromo7817]

give me a minimum amount for a stater like me here in kenya and give me more examples and direction pliz

[@dakotamorgan6727]

I don’t get it 😐

[@ardyjo2012]

oh oh 1 2

[@Lee1L]

How in the world does 400 * 1.2012 equals 408 ?? Should this be educational?

[@johnc3403]

I know fuck all about this which is why I'm watching your basics video, but I'm pretty sure that £400 x €1.2012 is closer to €480 that €408.

[@derradi8327]

Sorry ! 400 x1.2012=480.48 Euros and not 408 Euros

[@vusumuzikhanye9729]

U only showed 1 currency pairs

[@danroberts3509]

Not very reassuring when the guy doing the training on Forex markets can't add up...

[@liambarry2132]

Please guys change the video with correct math