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Learning to Trade Forex- Part 1: Books

November 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

When it comes to learning forex there are quite a few options of how to go about it. It can be overwhelming to look at the options and wonder which would be best for you and your situation. Once you understand the basics of the methods the course that will work best for you will be apparent. There are 3 major ways to learn forex and exploring their pros and cons helps understand which will work best for you. Here is one of the options.

Books and Articles

There are hundreds of books that have been written on forex and author after author will share their story of how they became successful forex traders. The downfall of books is that there are so many it can be difficult to know where to start. It also takes significant time for some to read and no one wants to spend hours studying the wrong book. It can be difficult also to understand a trade they are discussing. They can’t show you visually exactly what happened. They can only use pictures and dictate how it played out.

The positive thing about books is that you really can study anywhere. You can stick in your briefcase or purse and read while you wait in the doctor’s office, or in your carry on while at the airport or in your lunch box and read on your lunch break. Books also are easy to refer back to when you actually get to your trading platform. You can have you book open and next to you while you try to figure out what is happening on the screen.

How do you choose a good book then? Look for two things. First find one that is designed to ‘teach’ forex and not just discuss philosophies. Theories and philosophies are important and interesting but until you know the basics of forex it won’t do much good to study them. Second stay away from radical claims. Forex is NOT a get rich quick program, if you slowly work at it and become proficient you can be very profitable. If a book is telling it will make you money fast I would put it down and run the other way.

Books in general are a powerful source because they turn spare moments into productive ones. You can learn to make money while you wait instead of idly sitting flipping the pages of a magazine of the latest staged star life drama. Forex trading is an independent endeavor that when learned in book form can go anywhere at any time.

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