Automated Stock Trading

Modern Forex Trading Platforms Offer Full FX Dealing Room Functions

To be effective and profitable when trading in Foreign Exchange (also known as forex trading or FX trading), the trader needs to have current, up to the minute forex trading information. This rapidly changing market information is not available in a forex trading course or FX manual. The best way for a forex broker to access this time sensitive market data is via state of the art Forex Trading Platforms.

Forex Trading Platforms offer all the services typically found in the traditional forex dealing room. Forex Trading Information is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Most platforms also offer proprietary foreign exchange currency news reports and integrate with a pre selected forex trading course to ensure the dealer as the correct information at his finger tips.

Various Forex Trading Platform packages are available. Each platform has its own set of features and value proposition. For example, FOREXTrader offers up-to-the-minute prices in 22 currency combinations with a total of 8 different order types. The package is very easy to use and offers "unprecedented flexibility" in that the currency trader can execute a money order from a single mouse click while tracking all open positions in real time. Then of course there is the standard Forex Trading Information, weekly research reports and considered market commentary. Another feature, often available in stock trading platforms, is its advanced charting tools. This allows the trader to perform technical analysis of movement in spot and forward prices as taught in every Forex Trading Course.

Another popular Forex Trading Platform is the ECN interbank platform from Swiss International. Swiss International is known as an "Integrated Financial Services Provider" in that they offer a broad range of financial services - everything from leveraged trading (with its characteristic high risk, high return vale proposition) to investments in low growth, but secure, fixed return investment products.

The ECN interbank Forex Trading Platforms are fully configurable and offer complimentary market news, commentary and market reports. Best of all, through its extensive and well established broker network, you can confidently trade in virtually all market situations quickly and accurately. On some occasions, spreads have been negative, but are usually from 0 pips. Retail traders can trade with a minimum of $7,500 and the trading platform does have an institutional feed.

Other platforms - as featured in our Forex Trading Course - include the GFFOREX online currency trading platform with its unique "What You Click Is What You Get" user interface. This allows for guaranteed execution prices on all order type types and for no slippage in all volatile market conditions.