Thursday, January 1, 2009
Forex As A Business, And It Really Is!
It is so basic and simple that you do not need much to start your own Forex Trading business. For a start, let's look at what you do not need in your Forex business.
1. Employees. You sure do not need any employees unless you have so much fund to trade in that you require someone to monitor sections of the Forex market. Otherwise, you'd do quite well trading on your own.
2. Inventory. You might think that in any business you must trade in some kind of products or at least services. Well Good News! You do not need stocking up of inventory for you neither trade products nor services. In fact you are trading MONEY! Yes, you read me right there. You are buying one currency and selling another simultaneously! So, your capital is in fact your inventory.
3. Advertising and Promotion. Since you are not selling any products or services, you do not need to promote them. And since what you are selling and buying is the currency of a country you can be sure of a ready buyer and seller at any price. Of course, the obvious concern is to do that and at the same time generate some profits.
4. An Office. This is one business which you can operate quite comfortably in the coziness of your own bedroom :)
However, there are a few basic requirements before you can get your Forex Trading business up and running. First, you do need a reliable computer (a laptop is desirable for obvious mobility advantage) with even more reliable internet connection (you would want Broadband for peace of mind, after all it's money you're dealing in) and perhaps a cozy corner where you can function comfortably.
And that's it. It's all you need to start trading. See you guys in my next post.
Forex ForREAL
My Trade Record - 15th June through 3rd July 2009
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Account: XXXXXX |
Name: FOREXFORREAL |
Currency: USD |
2009 July 3, 16:29 |
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Closed Transactions: |
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Ticket |
Open Time |
Type |
Size |
Item |
Price |
S / L |
T / P |
Close Time |
Price |
Comm |
Taxes |
Swap |
Profit |
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56442635 |
2009.07.03 03:11 |
buy |
5.00 |
eurjpy |
133.850 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
2009.07.03 14:35 |
134.299 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
2 340.37 |
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56378112 |
2009.07.02 17:16 |
buy |
3.00 |
eurchf |
1.51924 |
0.00000 |
0.00000 |
2009.07.03 14:35 |
1.52291 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
2.48 |
1 012.30 |
|
56377456 |
2009.07.02 17:11 |
buy |
3.00 |
audusd |
0.79603 |
0.00000 |
0.00000 |
2009.07.03 14:35 |
0.79815 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
17.40 |
636.00 |
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56312910 |
2009.07.02 10:50 |
buy |
3.00 |
gbpusd |
1.63534 |
0.00000 |
0.00000 |
2009.07.02 17:10 |
1.63736 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
606.00 |
|
56274962 |
2009.07.02 04:53 |
buy |
3.00 |
eurchf |
1.52030 |
0.00000 |
0.00000 |
2009.07.02 09:04 |
1.52146 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
322.41 |
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56194890 |
2009.07.01 16:42 |
buy |
3.00 |
usdcad |
1.14612 |
0.00000 |
0.00000 |
2009.07.02 04:52 |
1.14890 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
3.92 |
725.91 |
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56144932 |
2009.07.01 10:46 |
buy |
5.00 |
gbpusd |
1.64276 |
0.00000 |
0.00000 |
2009.07.01 11:03 |
1.64402 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
630.00 |
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56109609 |
2009.07.01 05:18 |
sell |
5.00 |
usdcad |
1.16160 |
0.00000 |
0.00000 |
2009.07.01 10:45 |
1.15910 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
1 078.42 |
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56104475 |
2009.07.01 03:47 |
sell |
3.00 |
eurjpy |
135.720 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
2009.07.02 15:47 |
134.893 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
-0.94 |
2 580.69 |
|
55947978 |
2009.06.30 06:52 |
buy |
3.00 |
eurjpy |
134.988 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
2009.06.30 07:31 |
135.103 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
360.32 |
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55942682 |
2009.06.30 05:55 |
sell |
3.00 |
eurjpy |
135.374 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
2009.06.30 06:03 |
135.332 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
131.37 |
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55940499 |
2009.06.30 05:28 |
sell |
3.00 |
eurjpy |
135.375 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
2009.06.30 05:39 |
135.329 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
143.84 |
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55938744 |
2009.06.30 05:07 |
sell |
3.00 |
gbpusd |
1.66464 |
0.00000 |
0.00000 |
2009.06.30 05:39 |
1.66285 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
537.00 |
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55808363 |
2009.06.29 10:37 |
sell |
3.00 |
usdcad |
1.15665 |
0.00000 |
0.00000 |
2009.06.29 12:42 |
1.15344 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
834.89 |
|
55803739 |
2009.06.29 10:01 |
sell |
3.00 |
gbpusd |
1.65229 |
0.00000 |
0.00000 |
2009.06.29 10:25 |
1.65137 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
276.00 |
|
55690559 |
2009.06.26 13:59 |
buy |
3.00 |
usdchf |
1.08562 |
0.00000 |
0.00000 |
2009.06.29 07:01 |
1.08649 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
2.48 |
240.22 |
|
55371571 |
2009.06.24 18:48 |
sell |
3.00 |
usdchf |
1.09750 |
0.00000 |
0.00000 |
2009.06.26 08:31 |
1.09008 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
-14.20 |
2 042.05 |
|
55353791 |
2009.06.24 17:58 |
sell |
3.00 |
usdchf |
1.08452 |
0.00000 |
0.00000 |
2009.06.26 16:32 |
1.08442 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
-14.20 |
27.66 |
|
55328226 |
2009.06.24 15:15 |
sell |
3.00 |
gbpusd |
1.65671 |
0.00000 |
0.00000 |
2009.06.24 16:00 |
1.65050 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
1 863.00 |
|
55204599 |
2009.06.24 03:32 |
buy |
3.00 |
usdchf |
1.06763 |
0.00000 |
0.00000 |
2009.06.24 15:05 |
1.08043 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
3 554.14 |
|
55204458 |
2009.06.24 03:30 |
buy |
3.00 |
eurchf |
1.50214 |
0.00000 |
0.00000 |
2009.06.24 15:05 |
1.51958 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
4 842.47 |
|
54841158 |
2009.06.22 11:10 |
sell |
3.00 |
usdchf |
1.08592 |
0.00000 |
0.00000 |
2009.06.24 03:29 |
1.06775 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
-7.26 |
5 105.13 |
|
54192490 |
2009.06.17 09:58 |
buy |
3.00 |
usdjpy |
96.487 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
2009.06.19 06:06 |
96.584 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
7.54 |
301.29 |
|
54190823 |
2009.06.17 09:48 |
buy |
3.00 |
usdcad |
1.12872 |
0.00000 |
0.00000 |
2009.06.17 09:53 |
1.12930 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
154.08 |
|
54186678 |
2009.06.17 09:27 |
buy |
3.00 |
usdjpy |
96.451 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
2009.06.17 09:47 |
96.485 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
105.72 |
|
54186596 |
2009.06.17 09:26 |
buy |
3.00 |
eurusd |
1.38989 |
0.00000 |
0.00000 |
2009.06.17 09:27 |
1.39007 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
54.00 |
|
54176310 |
2009.06.17 08:48 |
sell |
3.00 |
gbpusd |
1.64507 |
0.00000 |
0.00000 |
2009.06.17 09:26 |
1.64245 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
786.00 |
|
54175637 |
2009.06.17 08:45 |
buy |
3.00 |
usdchf |
1.08451 |
0.00000 |
0.00000 |
2009.06.17 08:48 |
1.08475 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
66.37 |
|
53964849 |
2009.06.16 11:09 |
sell |
3.00 |
gbpusd |
1.64580 |
0.00000 |
0.00000 |
2009.06.16 11:11 |
1.64447 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
399.00 |
|
53963666 |
2009.06.16 11:06 |
buy |
8.00 |
eurjpy |
134.724 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
2009.06.16 11:07 |
134.683 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
-338.94 |
|
53960315 |
2009.06.16 11:00 |
sell |
8.00 |
eurjpy |
134.179 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
2009.06.16 11:06 |
134.649 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
-3 885.46 |
|
53953141 |
2009.06.16 10:34 |
buy |
8.00 |
eurjpy |
133.909 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
2009.06.16 11:00 |
134.108 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
1 650.41 |
|
53949476 |
2009.06.16 10:22 |
buy |
8.00 |
usdjpy |
96.451 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
2009.06.16 10:34 |
96.540 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
737.52 |
|
53910151 |
2009.06.16 07:30 |
buy |
8.00 |
eurusd |
1.38465 |
0.00000 |
0.00000 |
2009.06.16 10:08 |
1.38527 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
496.00 |
|
53907627 |
2009.06.16 07:24 |
sell |
8.00 |
eurusd |
1.38330 |
0.00000 |
0.00000 |
2009.06.16 07:25 |
1.38295 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
280.00 |
|
53902840 |
2009.06.16 06:56 |
buy |
8.00 |
eurusd |
1.38010 |
0.00000 |
0.00000 |
2009.06.16 07:19 |
1.38087 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
616.00 |
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53777917 |
2009.06.15 16:13 |
bal |
Deposit |
3 000.00 |
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0.00 |
0.00 |
-2.78 |
31 312.18 |
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Closed P/L: |
31 309.40 |
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Open Trades: |
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Ticket |
Open Time |
Type |
Size |
Item |
Price |
S / L |
T / P |
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Price |
Commission |
Taxes |
Swap |
Profit |
|
56509879 |
2009.07.03 15:44 |
buy |
3.00 |
gbpusd |
1.63385 |
0.00000 |
0.00000 |
|
1.63425 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
120.00 |
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0.00 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
120.00 |
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Floating P/L: |
120.00 |
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Working Orders: |
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Ticket |
Open Time |
Type |
Size |
Item |
Price |
S / L |
T / P |
Market Price |
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No transactions |
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Summary: |
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Deposit/Withdrawal: |
3 000.00 |
Credit Facility: |
0.00 |
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Closed Trade P/L: |
31 309.40 |
Floating P/L: |
120.00 |
Margin: |
980.31 |
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Balance: |
34 309.40 |
Equity: |
34 429.40 |
Free Margin: |
33 449.09 |
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Details: |
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Gross Profit: |
35 533.80 |
Gross Loss: |
4 224.40 |
Total Net Profit: |
31 309.40 |
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Profit Factor: |
8.41 |
Expected Payoff: |
869.71 |
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Absolute Drawdown: |
444.47 |
Maximal Drawdown: |
4 224.40 (62.31%) |
Relative Drawdown: |
62.31% |
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Total Trades: |
36 |
Short Positions (won %): |
15 (93.33%) |
Long Positions (won %): |
21 |
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Profit Trades (% of total): |
34 |
Loss trades (% of total): |
2 |
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Largest |
profit trade: |
5 097.87 |
loss trade: |
-3 885.46 |
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Average |
profit trade: |
1 045.11 |
loss trade: |
-2 112.20 |
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Maximum |
consecutive wins ($): |
29 |
consecutive losses ($): |
2 |
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Maximal |
consecutive profit (count): |
31 753.87 (29) |
consecutive loss (count): |
-4 224.40 |
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Average |
consecutive wins: |
17 |
consecutive losses: |
2 |
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