Sunday, January 18, 2009


The world of forex trading can be mysterious, especially for someone who is newbie on this industry. This have similarities to the stock market, but there are many differences too. And even more confusing due to some terminology they are using even the stock market veteran and trader have to study and learn to move on the forex trading.

Luckily, a lot of companies now are offering forex trading seminar to help the newbie to understand the complicated but profitable game before they jumping into it. Some seminars are held free of charge in the hopes you will sign up on the their brokerage firm. Other are more intensive and longer training and bit more depth at those free seminars but require a fee.

At a forex seminar you can expect to learn:

- The basics of forex trading -- what it is, how it works, etc.

- The differences between forex and the stock market.

- How to know when to buy and sell currencies.

To find a seminar, search the Internet for forex brokers and browse their pages until you find one offering live seminars. A lot of major cities host forex trading seminars regularly. In some cases the firms offering seminars aren’t brokerage companies at all, but simply financial training firms that teach on how to do trading and then leave it to you to find a broker to actually do it.

At a forex seminar you’ll find a variety of people. Some will have had experience in the stock market or took business classes in college. Others will be complete novices interested in diversifying their investments. Still others might not have a lot of income but are looking for a way to use the money they do have more wisely.

One of the latest innovations in forex trading seminars is to hold them exclusively online. This is much cheaper for the company offering the seminar, obviously, as they don’t need to rent a hotel conference room. It also allows people from all over the world to participate. Hosting online makes the seminar more useful to more people, and since anyone can ask a question, you don’t have to worry about being lost in the crowd.