Benefits of Online Investing
Online trading has caused a major paradigm shift in investing. At the turn of the millennium, there
are over 6 million online investment accounts, up from 1.5 million in 1997. As a result, start-up
firms now compete directly with financial institutions to serve investors in the new Economy, and
the clear winner is the customer. The competition between the brick and mortar institutions and
the Internet-based companies has dramatically lowered the costs of investing, and empowered the
individual investor to take control of their own investment strategy.
On-line trading will revolutionize the currency markets by making it accessible to the small and
medium sized investor. For the first time, these investors have the ability to execute transactions
of between $100,000 and $10,000,000 at the same prices the Interbank market offers for deals well
over $10,000,000. This benefits both those who wish to speculate on the direction of the currency
markets for profit, as well as the money manager or corporate treasurer looking to hedge against
unwanted exposure to future price fluctuations in the currency markets.
Benefits of Trading FX on the Internet
• Deal directly from live price quotes
• Instantaneous trade execution and confirmation
• Fast and efficient execution of deals
• Lower transaction costs
• Real-time profit and loss analysis
• Full access to market information
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Very few on-line brokers are able to offer their clients real-time bid/ask quotes, which facilitates
instantaneous deal execution - no missed market opportunities. Real-time prices also allow investors
to compare an on-line broker’s dealing spread with that of other pricing services, to ensure they are
receiving the best possible price on all their Forex transactions.
Many on-line Forex brokers require their clients to request a price before dealing. This is
disadvantageous for a number of reasons, primarily because it significantly lengthens the execution
process from just a few seconds to possibly as long as a minute. In a fast paced market, this could
make a significant difference in an investor’s profit potential. Also, some of the more unscrupulous
brokers may use the opportunity to look at an investor’s current position. Once they have determined
whether the investor is a buyer or a seller, they ‘shade’ the price to increase their own profit on the
Lower transaction costs
Simply, executing trades electronically reduces manual effort, thereby lowering the costs of doing
business. On-line brokers are then able to pass along the savings to their client base
.
Real-time profit and loss analysis
The fast-paced nature of the Forex market compels traders to execute multiple trades each day. It
is vital for each client to have real-time information about their current position in order to make
well-informed trading decisions.
Full access to market information
Access to timely and relevant information is critical. Professional traders pay thousands of dollars
each month for access to major information providers. However, the very nature of the Internet
affords users free access to reliable market information from a variety of sources, including realtime price quotes, international news, government-issued economic indicators and reports, as well
as subjective information such as expert commentary and analysis, trader chat forums etc.
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