What is Forex & FX?

What Is the Forex or FX? The foreign exchange market, commonly referred to as the Forex or FX, is the global marketplace for the trading of one nation's currency for another. The forex market is the largest, most liquid market in the world, with trillions of dollars changing hands every day.

What is a Forex dealing desk?

In foreign currency markets, a dealing desk is where the forex dealers at a bank or financial institution sit. Since the forex market is open around the clock, many institutions have dealing desks around the world.

What is foreign exchange trading?

Foreign exchange venues comprise the largest securities market in the world by nominal value, with trillions of dollars changing hands each day. Foreign exchange trading uses currency pairs, priced in terms of one versus the other. Forwards and futures are another way to participate in the forex market.

What makes the forex market unique?

The forex market is unique for several reasons, the main one being its size. Trading volume is generally very large. As an example, trading in foreign exchange markets averaged $6.6 trillion per day in 2019, according to the Bank for International Settlements (BIS). This exceeds global equities (stocks) trading volumes by roughly 25 times.