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OVERVIEW

WHAT IS FOREX?

The Foreign Exchange market, also known as the Forex or FX market, was created in the early seventies as the international money markets evolved to a floating exchange rate system. Unlike other financial markets that operate in a centralised location via an exchange, Forex is simply a global network of central banks, financial institutions, corporations and individual traders all involved in the buying and selling of national currencies.

Another feature of the Forex market is that it operates 24 hours a day, 5 days a week from all the major financial centres of the world. Opening in Wellington, New Zealand and trading right through to New York via Sydney, Tokyo, Hong Kong and London. The extremely high volumes, estimated at US$ 4 trillion daily, deep liquidity and geographical dispersion characterises Forex as a market attractive to investors and speculators.

WHY TRADE FOREX WITH ACTIVTRADES?

MetaTrader4 trading Platform: MetaTrader4 is the globally respected platform for Forex and CFD trading. Its years of development, professional suite of analytical tools and algorithmic trading capabilities provide a powerful system for your access to markets. Main features are: real-time graphs, customizable technical indicators, trading systems programming tool, advanced orders like trailing stops and bracket orders, alerts, and more. Click here for more details on MetaTrader4.

No Commissions, No Fees: Forex is commission free and attracts no exchange fees, the cost of trading is reflected in the bid/ask spread offered by the market maker. ActivTrades standard Forex spreads are as low as 1.6 pips. There are no commissions on your Forex trading, and the MetaTrader platform is free of charge.

24 Hours Trading: Forex is opened 24-hours a day, participants in the FX market can trade at any given event, any given time.

Flexibility: It is possible to open indistinctly long and short positions. With no restrictions on short selling (as in stocks for instance), participants have the chance to take position in any economic situation, bull market, bear market or sideways. Traders can also take positions in the same currency in opposite directions with the positions offsetting.

Hedging and Speculation: You can use FX to speculate or simply to hedge your investments in foreign currencies.

Mini- and micro-lot trading*: ActivTrades allows to trade FX with mini-lots, which are fractions of one lot. For instance, it is possible to trade 0.1 lot EURUSD, allowing to take a position worth as low as €10'000 with only €25 at 400/1 margin requirement.

Margins**: The “leverage” on FX ,up to 1:400 on our standard accounts, is much higher compared to futures (1:15) or stocks (1:4), giving traders the ability to control large amounts of currencies with small margins, making trading highly profitable, but also highly risky.

Minimum Account Size: Minimum account size to open an FX account is €250. Furthermore, accounts can be funded by credit card.

* Micro-lot trading is a service offered by ActivTrades for Standard and Reduced Risk Accounts only, it is not a feature of the Interbank Account. Micro-lots permit clients with small account sizes to diversify risk and implement different trading strategies.

** Please note: "Increasing leverage may increase gains or losses on any given trade". Please read the Risk Disclosure at the bottom of the page.

Risk Disclosure for Forex trading: Trading foreign exchange on margin carries a high level of risk, and may not be suitable for all investors. The high degree of leverage can work against you as well as for you. Before deciding to invest in foreign exchange you should carefully consider your investment objectives, level of experience, and risk appetite. The possibility exists that you could sustain a loss of some or all of your initial investment and therefore you should not invest money that you cannot afford to lose. You should be aware of all the risks associated with foreign exchange trading, and seek advice from an independent financial advisor if you have any doubts.

Customer Protection: ActivTrades PLC is a member of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (“Scheme”). You may be entitled to compensation from the Scheme if we cannot meet our obligations. This depends on the type of business and the circumstances of the claim. Most types of investment business are covered for 100% of the first £30,000 and 90% of the next £20,000, so the maximum compensation is £48,000. The amounts of compensation may be changed from time to time and you should check your entitlement with the Scheme. Further information about compensation arrangements is available from the Scheme. You can contact the Scheme by calling their Helpline on 0207 892 7300, logging onto their website at www.fscs.org.uk or writing to the Financial Services Compensation Scheme, 7th Floor, Lloyds Chambers, 1 Portsoken Street, London E1 8BN.