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Forex Trading
Trade over 40 major and minor Forex pairs on either the TradingView, MT4 or MT5 platforms.
Why Trade Forex with Eightcap
Spreads from 0.0 pips
Trade FX on a Raw Account to take advantage of institutional-grade pricing. The price you need when you need it.
Personal Customer Support
Find your feet with our two personalised account offerings. Our multilingual team is available to help you navigate the financial markets. You can trade at your own pace knowing we are only a phone call away.
Multi jurisdiction regulation
Established in Australia and now regulated in multiple jurisdictions.
TradingView
Trade directly from TradingView charts into an Eightcap account. Join a community of over 30 million TradingView users to access a world-class charting package, frequent trading strategy ideas, live streams and custom indicators - all from the world's largest social trading network.
MT4 & MT5 Platforms
Trade effortlessly on intuitive, market-leading platforms designed and built for traders worldwide via our cutting-edge technology infrastructure.
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Choose your trading platform
Trade on TradingView and MT4 and MT5 across webtrader, desktop and mobile, all on our powerful and secure technology infrastructure.
Key features of TradingView
- Trade directly from TradingView charts into an Eightcap account.
- Join a community of over 30 million users.
- Access a world-class charting package.
- Frequent trading strategy ideas.
- Flexible and easy-to-use alerts.
- Pine Script, allows you to write and share your own indicators and strategies.
- Live streams and custom indicators.
- Comprehensive financial analysis.
Key features of MT5
- Trade FX, Cryptos, Indices, Commodities & Shares
- Mobile & Desktop, Web Trading
- Award-winning platform
- Instruments in 21 time-frames
- 80 pre-installed indicators
Key features of MT4
- Trade FX, Cryptos, Indices and Commodities
- Mobile & Desktop
- Award-winning platform
- Instruments in 9 time-frames
- 30 pre-installed indicators
What is Forex Trading?
The FX market is considered to be the most liquid market in the world. Forex is traded in currency pairs and is traded over the counter (OTC), this where trading occurs between two parties directly without the use of a central exchange.
Forex pairs can be traded on different timeframes ranging from seconds to months. Market movements occur within FX and can cause the price to fluctuate. This can be due to external factors affecting the price of a currency, such as politics.
Trading Forex Currency Pairs
At Eightcap we provide you with full access to over 40 major and minor currency pairs, you will be able to find this via Eightcap's trading platform.
EUR/USD
The EUR/USD is the most heavily traded currency pair in the market, contributing 24% to the daily forex trades made in the OTC market in 2019. This particular currency pair represents two of the worlds largest economies - the European market and the U.S., therefore, making it the currency pair with the tightest spreads due to its high liquidity.
USD/JPY
Also known as the Gopher this currency pair is the second most traded within the FX market. The Yen is mostly affected by factors which hit the Asian stock market. The Federal Reserve, as well as the Bank of Japan, will have an influence over the market movement for USD/JPY.
USD/CAD
The USD/CAD is also known as the Loonie (this is due to the loon bird which makes an appearance on Canadian dollar coins) and correlates with commodity prices, oil in particular as this is Canada's main export. It is also affected by the interest rate differential between the US and Canada.
USD/CHF
The Swiss Franc can be used as a safe haven for most currency traders and will appreciate in value when markets become more risk-averse, and lose ground when risk appetite increases. This pair is frequently traded during geopolitical events and economic crisis.
AUD/USD
The AUD is recognised as another commodity currency due to the country's exports in metals and minerals, therefore, it displays strong trends due to the cyclical nature of the commodities. You will be able to see the value of the AUD rising when commodity prices rise which is different to other currencies such as the USD. In this case, traders will most likely go long when trading the AUD/USD.
GBP/USD
The GBP/USD is probably the oldest currency pair in the FX, the pair is also known as the 'cable' and refers to the telegraph wires used to send bid and sell orders between London and New York. Both the USA and the UK have large employment numbers and both centre around the service sector heavily, which has an overall effect on the annual GDP of both countries.
FAQs
Forex or FX is an acronym for foreign exchange, meaning the currency belonging to a country and/or market. In trading, forex relates to the buying and selling of these currencies in order to make a financial profit when the value of those currencies change. The forex market is the world’s most liquid market with daily trading volumes exceeding five trillion dollars; which is why it’s so attractive to investors. Learn how to start trading Forex here.
Read the ArticleAdvantages of trading Forex
- The largest most liquid financial market.
- Some of the lowest costs involved in trading with highly competitive spreads on offer.
- Trading on leverage can enable traders to profit from incremental price movements.
- Open short and long positions in the market with a relatively small initial deposit.
Disadvantages of trading Forex
- A highly competitive market with a significant number of buyers and sellers
- Requires commitment from the trader in order to make well-informed decisions
- Trading CFDs using large leverage could also mean large losses if the market moves against you
Read our guide on how to start trading Forex and enter the financial markets with confidence.
| US Dollar vs Japanese Yen (USD/JPY) | 24 hours |
| US Dollar vs Swiss Frank (USD/CHF) | 24 hours |
| US Dollar vs Canadian Dollar (USD/CAD) | 24 hours |
| Euro vs US Dollar (EUR/USD) | 24 hours |
| Pound Sterling vs US Dollar (GBP/USD) | 24 hours |
| Australian Dollar vs US Dollar (AUD/USD) | 24 hours |
The foreign exchange trading day is broken down into interbank sessions. The sessions are in order of open; New Zealand, Sydney, Tokyo, Frankfurt, London, and New York. Click here to read our guide on forex market hours.
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