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Thursday, January 1, 2009

Forex As A Business, And It Really Is!

Do you know that Forex Trading, or trading in Foreign Exchange, is the most basic form of business there is in today's world?

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.

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My Trade Record - 15th June through 3rd July 2009

Statement: FOREXFORREAL

Account: XXXXXX

Name: FOREXFORREAL

Currency: USD

2009 July 3, 16:29

Closed Transactions:

Ticket

Open Time

Type

Size

Item

Price

S / L

T / P

Close Time

Price

Comm

Taxes

Swap

Profit

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

53777917

2009.06.15 16:13

bal

Deposit

3 000.00


0.00

0.00

-2.78

31 312.18

Closed P/L:

31 309.40

Open Trades:

Ticket

Open Time

Type

Size

Item

Price

S / L

T / P

 

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


0.00

0.00

0.00

120.00


Floating P/L:

120.00

Working Orders:

Ticket

Open Time

Type

Size

Item

Price

S / L

T / P

Market Price

 

No transactions


Summary:

Deposit/Withdrawal:

3 000.00

Credit Facility:

0.00


Closed Trade P/L:

31 309.40

Floating P/L:

120.00

Margin:

980.31

Balance:

34 309.40

Equity:

34 429.40

Free Margin:

33 449.09


Details:

Graph

Gross Profit:

35 533.80

Gross Loss:

4 224.40

Total Net Profit:

31 309.40

Profit Factor:

8.41

Expected Payoff:

869.71


Absolute Drawdown:

444.47

Maximal Drawdown:

4 224.40 (62.31%)

Relative Drawdown:

62.31%
(4 224.40)


Total Trades:

36

Short Positions (won %):

15 (93.33%)

Long Positions (won %):

21
(95.24%)

Profit Trades (% of total):

34
(94.44%)

Loss trades (% of total):

2
(5.56%)

Largest

profit trade:

5 097.87

loss trade:

-3 885.46

Average

profit trade:

1 045.11

loss trade:

-2 112.20

Maximum

consecutive wins ($):

29
(31 753.87)

consecutive losses ($):

2
(-4 224.40)

Maximal

consecutive profit (count):

31 753.87 (29)

consecutive loss (count):

-4 224.40
(2)

Average

consecutive wins:

17

consecutive losses:

2