FXCM Research Team

While the common currency may come with numerous benefits, it has encountered some strong volatility in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis.

While investors can use countless economic indicators to evaluate Japan's economy, having a short list of frequently used measures can make the task a bit easier.

Leverage can provide substantial opportunity for forex traders, but it can also present them with a significant amount of risk.

One significant cost in currency trading comes from commissions on trades. Thus, it is of interest to traders to analyze and measure the types and size of commissions to help determine their costs and potential profits on each trade.

The Thai baht (THB) is an important currency within Southeast Asia, due to the prominence of Thailand as a stable regional economy.

The UK has always had a strong dependence on the use of oil. However, oil has been an especially important factor in the strength of the UK economy.

The US economy is the largest economy in the world, so it is important that traders understand the different US economic performance indicators.

Millennials are frequently characterized as having specific traits of which some can be useful for forex trading.

Since the late 18th century, crude oil has been a sought-after commodity in Canada. The earliest oil exploration in the country came from the frontiersmen and aboriginal peoples who lived in the remote areas and territories of its wilderness. They observed and took note of the visibly abundant deposits of bituminous sands, also known as oil sands, along waterways in what is present-day Alberta. Numerous discoveries of substantial petroleum deposits ultimately…

An option is a contract that grants the holder the right, but not the obligation, to either buy or sell an underlying asset or market factor during a specific time frame.