Sunday, September 6, 2009

risk of forex


Knowledge is another key of handling your risks well. Before you get into Forex market, the best thing you should do is educate yourself. What drives currency price movement? How to read analysis data? How to read chart indicators? Learn detail about how currency price move and how to trade foreign currency exchange in order to avoid unnecessary risks

Try simultaneously trade on different pair of currency. Say you have capital of $1,000, instead of putting all your money to long EUR/USD, you can split the money half to long EUR/USD and GBD/USD ($500 each) as these two currencies are highly correlated and tends to move in the same directions.
Faktor resiko yang harus Anda ketahui sebelum memulai forex trading :

  1. Memiliki kemungkinan kehilangan dana dengan cepat.
  2. Arus dana sangat cepat (very liquid)
  3. Tidak ada metode trading yang dapat menjamin Anda pasti untung 100%. Ada banyak metode trading yang bagus namun tidak ada satu pun yang dapat menjamin untung 100%.
  4. Forex trading bukanlah sebuah “quick rich scheme” yang dapat membuat Anda kaya mendadak tanpa harus bekerja keras. Tidak ada keberhasilan tanpa kerja keras. Kerja keras merupakan bagian yang tak terpisahkan dari mereka yang mengalami kesuksesan finansial dalam hidupnya. Termasuk mereka yang sukses melalui forex trading.

Diperlukan kerja keras untuk mempelajari analisa dan perilaku pasar sehingga kita dapat menebak arah pergerakan harga dengan akurat. Begitu juga diperlukan mental ekstra ketika hasil trading tidak sesuai dengan yang kita harapkan.

Tanyakanlah pada trader-trader sukses yang Anda kenal, apakah mereka pernah mengalami jatuh bangun dalam trading mereka. Dan jawabannya hampir pasti adalah “ya”. Kesuksesan hanyalah disediakan bagi mereka yang mau berusaha dan belajar terus menerus meperbaiki dirinya.

Nah berkaitan dengan resiko yang harus dihadapi jika kita hendak memulai investasi di forex, diperlukan kiat-kiat khusus untuk memperkecil, atau bahkan membalikkan posisi kita yang tadinya minus menjadi kembali positif.

memperoleh untung. Berikut beberapa kiat dan manajemen resiko yang bisa Anda ambil :

1. Cut Loss
Merupakan aksi menutup posisi Anda yang berlawanan dengan pergerakan harga pasar. Cut loss digunakan untuk membatasi kerugian yang dialami sehingga tidak menimbulkan kerugian yang lebih besar lagi.
Sebagai contoh, katakanlah kita sedang membuka posisi kita pada GBP/USD Open Buy pada harga 1.8000. Membuka posisi Buy berarti kita mengharapkan harga naik melebihi 1.8000 sehingga kita memperoleh untung. Harapan kita harga bergerak misalnya hingga 1.8100 sehingga kita bisa memperoleh profit 100 point. Namun apa daya, ternyata harga bergerak berlawanan dengan yang kita harapkan. Ternyata harga bergerak turun terus menerus dari 1.8000 menjadi 1.7980 dan masih menunjukkan tendensi turun.

Nah daripada kita mengalami kerugian lebih lanjut dan akhirnya mengalami argin call maka lebih baik posisi ditutup meskipun kita menanggung kerugian 20 point (1.8000 menjadi 1.7980 = -20 point). Aksi ini dinamakan cut loss yaitu menutup osisi yang merugi guna mencegah kerugian yang lebih besar.

Detail Kasus Lainnya:

Tuan A membuka posisi Buy GBP/USD pada 1.8850 sebanyak 5 lot. Tuan A emprediksi bahwa tak lama lagi dia bisa melikuidasi posisinya tersebut pada 1.8900. Oleh karena itu dia membuat Risk Manajemen untuk posisinya: Stop Loss di 1.8800 dan Stop Limit pada 1.8900.

Ternyata harga bergerak turun tak menentu. Dengan segala pertimbangan, Tuan A ingin menutup begitu saja posisinya pada 1.8825. Sehingga Tuan A rugi 25 point (1.8825-1.8850 = -0.0025)

Maka:
Profit/Loss = (1.8825 - 1.8850) x 100000 x Jumlah lot = -0.0025 x 100000 x 5 = - $125 (Tuan A mengalami kerugian $125)

* Perhitungan diatas tidak termasuk potongan untuk komisi.

2. Switching
Aksi ini mirip dengan cut loss, namun bedanya setelah menutup posisi kita yang merugi, kita membuka posisi baru dengan arah yang sama dengan pergerakan harga pasar. Pada kasus yang sama dengan cut loss diatas, maka kita menutup posisi kita di 1.7980 lalu kita membuka sebuah posisi baru Open Sell karena harga cenderung mengalami penurunan. Dengan demikian jikalau harga terus turun katakanlah mencapai 1.7900 maka secara keseluruhan kita mengalami loss 20 point namun memperoleh profit sebesar 80 points (1.7980-1.7900 = 80) sehingga total kita
masih memperoleh profit 60 points.

Contoh kasus
Mr. X memperkirakan harga akan NAIK. Jadi untuk mendapat keuntungan dia memutuskan membeli (Buy) dengan harapan harga akan naik sehingga dia bisa menjual dengan harga yang lebih mahal dan mendapat selisih Keuntungan. Tapi ternyata bukannya naik, malah TURUN harganya. Dan setelah analisa ulang, Mr. X berkesimpulan perkiraannya bahwa harga akan naik ternyata SALAH. Jadi apa yang harus dia lakukan??? Daripada melawan harga pasar dan menderita kerugian, lagipula harga akan turun lebih jauh dari sekarang dia memutuskan menutup posisi Buy nya yang merugi dan kemudian

membuka posisi baru Sell (dengan harapan harga akan turun). Dan ternyata harga terus turun sehingga dia mengalami keuntungan melebihi kerugian yang diterima di posisi Buy yang dia tutup sebelumnya. Kemudian dia menutup posisi Sell tersebut dan menerima keuntungan.

Tips Untuk Anda: # Lakukan hanya bila prediksi keuntungan switching melebihi nilai kerugian posisi pertama yang akan ditutup. # Kalau ternyata harga berubah ternyata sesuai dengan prediksi pertama, maka anda akan menderita kerugian 2 kali, yaitu posisi pertama dan posisi kedua juga

Detail Kasus:
Tuan A membuka posisi Buy GBP/USD pada 1.8850 sebanyak 10 lot. Tuan A memprediksi bahwa tak lama lagi dia bisa melikuidasi posisinya tersebut pada 1.8900. Oleh karena itu dia membuat Risk Manajemen untuk posisinya: Stop
Loss di 1.8800 dan Stop Limit pada 1.8900. Ternyata harga bergerak turun tak menentu. Dengan segala pertimbangan, Tuan A ingin menutup begitu saja posisinya pada 1.8825. Sehingga Tuan A rugi 25 point (1.8825-1.8850 = -0.0025)

Maka:
Profit/Loss = (1.8825 - 1.8850) x 100000 x Jumlah lot = -0.0025 x 100000 x 10 = - $250 (Tuan A mengalami kerugian $250) Kemudian Tuan A menganalisa lagi dan memprediksi harga dan diketahui harga akan terus bergerak turun, maka Tuan A membuka posisi Sell sebanyak 10 lot. Tak beberapa lama harga turun. Pada akhirnya Tuan A menutup posisinya pada 1.8740. Tuan A mendapatkan keuntungan 80 point (1.8820 - 1.8740 = 0.0080)

Maka :
Profit/Loss = (1.8820 - 1.8740) x 100000 x Jumlah lot = 0.0080 x 100000 x 10 = $800

Keseluruhan hasil dari dua trading tadi adalah Trading I = -$250 Trading II = $800 Laba = $800 - $250 = $550

* Perhitungan diatas tidak termasuk potongan untuk komisi.

3. Averaging
Cara ini memerlukan modal ekstra untuk mempertahankan posisi yang telah kita buka yang ternyata bergerak berlawanan dengan harga pasar. Katakanlah pada kasus yang sama dengan contoh Cut Loss diatas, maka jika kita hendak melakukan aksi averaging maka kita membuka posisi baru namun dalam hal ini tidak seperti switching yang menutup posisi kita yang mengalami kerugian lalu membuka posisi baru yang berlawanan dengan posisi kita yang sebelumnya dengan alasan harga telah bergerak turun. Pada averaging kita tidak menutup posisi kita yang telah dibuka (pada kasus ini Open Buy) lalu bahkan kita menambahinya dengan membuka posisi baru dengan arah yang sama, yaitu Open Buy kembali!

Mengapa demikian??? Bukankah kita telah melakukan Open Buy sebelumnya dan mengalami kerugian, lalu mengapa kita melakukan Open Buy kembali? Alasannya sederhana, kita berharap karena harga telah turun maka harga akan kembali naik sehingga ketika kita melakukan aksi Open Buy yang kedua diharapkan harga bergerak naik bahkan melampaui Open Buy kita yang pertama sehingga kita memperoleh keuntungan ganda. Contoh Kasus : Mr. X memprediksi bahwa harga akan naik maka dia membuka posisi Buy. Namun harga ternyata bergerak turun. Mr. X segera menganalisa lagi dan kesimpulannya harga hanya akan turun sesaat dan akan kembali naik sesuai analisa sebelumnya Dia memutuskan membuka posisi buy baru saat harga turun sehingga ketika harga naik kembali dia bukan hanya memiliki 1 posisi yang profit tapi 2 sekaligus. Ternyata benar, tidak lama kemudian harga naik dan kemudian Mr. X menutup kedua posisi nya tersebut, yang pertama dan yang kedua.

Detail Kasus:

Tuan A membuka posisi Buy GBP/USD pada 1.8850 sebanyak 5 lot. Tuan A memprediksi bahwa tak lama lagi dia bisa melikuidasi posisinya tersebut pada 1.8900. Oleh karena itu dia membuat Risk Manajemen untuk posisinya: Stop Loss di 1.8800 dan Stop Limit pada 1.8900.

Ternyata harga terkoreksi dan bergerak turun. Tuan A kembali membuka posisi Buy GBP/USD pada 1.8825 sebanyak 10 lot. Dia juga memasang Stop Loss di 1.8800 dan Stop Limit pada 1.8900.

Lalu tak lama kemudian harga kembali terkoreksi dan menyentuh 1.8900. Dengan demikian Tuan A mendapatkan 2 keuntungan dari 2 posisi yang telah dibuka :

Posisi I : Profit/Loss = (1.8900-1.8850) x 100000 x 5 lot= $250 Posisi I = $ 250 Posisi II : Profit/Loss = (1.8900-1.8825) x 100000 x 10 lot = $750 Posisi II = $ 750
Jumlah Profit kedua posisi : $ 250 + $ 750 = $ 1000

* Perhitungan diatas tidak termasuk potongan untuk komisi.
Ketiga manajemen resiko diatas sangat sederhana dan mudah untuk dilakukan. Jadi, betapa sayangnya kita mengalami kerugian hanya karena kita tidak mengetahui hal diatas. Namun apakah dengan mengetahui ketiga manajemen resiko tersebut kita dipastikan tidak pernah mengalami loss?
Jawabannya tentu saja tidak. Kalau Anda cermati, ketiga manajemen resiko diatas bertumpu pada satu hal : kemampuan kita menganalisa pergerakan harga. Ya, memang itulah inti dari forex trading. Manajemen resiko bahkan tidak pernah menjadi efektif apabila kita tidak mampu melakukan analisa dengan benar dan akurat. Jadi, mengetahui analisa adalah keharusan dalam memulai investasi di forex trading.

Financial Market


A financial market is a mechanism that allows people to easily buy and sell (trade) financial securities (such as stocks and bonds), commodities (such as precious metals or agricultural goods), and other fungible items of value at low transaction costs and at prices that reflect the efficient-market hypothesis.Financial markets have evolved significantly over several hundred years and are undergoing constant innovation to improve liquidity.Both general markets (where many commodities are traded) and specialized markets (where only one commodity is traded) exist. Markets work by placing many interested buyers and sellers in one "place", thus making it easier for them to find each other. An economy which relies primarily on interactions between buyers and sellers to allocate resources is known as a market economy in contrast either to a command economy or to a non-market economy such as a gift economy.

Types of financial markets


Capital markets which consist of: Stock markets, which provide financing through the issuance of shares or common stock, and enable the subsequent trading thereof.Bond markets, which provide financing through the issuance of bonds, and enable the subsequent trading thereof.Commodity markets, which facilitate the trading of commodities.Money markets, which provide short term debt financing and investment.Derivatives markets, which provide instruments for the management of financial risk. Futures markets, which provide standardized forward contracts for trading products at some future date; see also forward market.Insurance markets, which facilitate the redistribution of various risks.Foreign exchange markets, which facilitate the trading of foreign exchange.The capital markets consist of primary markets and secondary markets. Newly formed (issued) securities are bought or sold in primary markets. Secondary markets allow investors to sell securities that they hold or buy existing securities

Retail foreign brokers


There are two types of retail brokers offering the opportunity for speculative trading: retail foreign exchange brokers and market makers. Retail traders (individuals) are a small fraction of this market and may only participate indirectly through brokers or banks. Retail brokers, while largely controlled and regulated by the CFTC and NFA might be subject to foreign exchange scams. At present, the NFA and CFTC are imposing stricter requirements, particularly in relation to the amount of Net Capitalization required of its members. As a result many of the smaller, and perhaps questionable brokers are now gone. It is not widely understood that retail brokers and market makers typically trade against their clients and frequently take the other side of their trades. This can often create a potential conflict of interest and give rise to some of the unpleasant experiences some traders have had. A move toward NDD (No Dealing Desk) and STP (Straight Through Processing) has helped to resolve some of these concerns and restore trader confidence, but caution is still advised in ensuring that all is as it is presented

Saturday, September 5, 2009

EURUSD, USDJPY, GBPUSD, and USDCHF forex


Wondering about forex
the investments start raising
If you were wondering; forex trading is nothing more than direct access trading of different types of foreign currencies.
In the past, foreign exchange trading was mostly limited to large banks and institutional traders however;
recent technological advancements have made it so that small traders can also take advantage of the many benefits of forex trading just by using the various online trading platforms to trade.
The currencies of the world are on a floating exchange rate,
and they are always traded in pairs Euro/Dollar, Dollar/Yen, etc.
About 85 percent of all daily transactions involve trading of the major currencies.

Four major currency pairs are usually used for investment purposes.
They are: Euro against US dollar, US dollar against Japanese yen, British pound against US dollar, and US dollar against Swiss franc.
Right now I will show you how they look in the trading market: EUR/USD, USD/JPY, GBP/USD, and USD/CHF.
As a note you should know that no dividends are paid on currencies.
If you think one currency will appreciate against another,
you may exchange that second currency for the first one and be able to stay in it.



In case everything goes as you plan it,
eventually you may be able to make the opposite deal in that you may exchange this first currency back for that other and then collect profits from it.
Transactions on the FOREX market are performed by dealers at major banks or FOREX brokerage companies. FOREX is a necessary part of the world wide market,
so when you are sleeping in the comfort of your bed, the dealers in Europe are trading currencies with their Japanese counterparts.
Therefore, it is reasonable for you to believe that the FOREX market is active 24 hours a day and dealers at major institutions are working 24/7 in three different shifts.
Clients may place take-profit and stop-loss orders with brokers for overnight execution.
Price movements on the FOREX market are very smooth and without the gaps that you face almost every morning on the stock market.
The daily turnover on the FOREX market is somewhere around $1.2 trillion, so a new investor can enter and exit positions without any problems.
The fact is that the FOREX market never stops, even on September 11, 2001 you could still get your hands on two-side quotes on currencies.
The currency market is the largest and oldest financial market in the world. It is also called the foreign exchange market, FX market for short.
It is the biggest and most liquid market in the world, and it is traded mostly through the 24 hour-a-day inter-bank currency market. When you compare them,
you will see that the currency futures market is only one per cent as big.
Unlike the futures and stock markets, trading currencies is not centered on an exchange.
Trading moves from major banking centers of the U.S. to Australia and New Zealand, to the Far East, to Europe and finally back to the U.S.
it is truly a full circle trading game. In the past,


the forex inter-bank market was not available to small speculators because of the large minimum transaction sizes and strict financial requirements.
Banks, major currency dealers and sometimes even very large speculator were the principal dealers.
Only they were able to take advantage of the currency market's fantastic liquidity and strong trending nature of many of the world's primary currency exchange rates.
Today, foreign exchange market brokers are able to break down the larger sized inter-bank units, and offer small traders like you and me the opportunity to buy or sell any number of these smaller units.
These brokers give any size trader, including individual speculators or smaller companies,
the option to trade at the same rates and price movements as the big players who once dominated the market.

Why should I Learn Forex


Forex is the largest market on planet earth. Gross daily turnover is over US$2.5 trillion. That’s many times bigger than all equity markets. It is no secret that you can make huge profits in currency markets.

Many individuals are successfully investing in day trading and generate a turnover of US$50 Billion daily. Internet technology makes online trading the best home business opportunity available.
Anyone can teach themselves and start trading forex online immediately from their home computer.

Looks at different Forex Trading Platforms


There are many different forex trading platforms that traders can use. The choice can be a bit daunting for the new trader.

At FXAcademy.net we suggest new traders start with the most commonly used forex platform amongst retail traders has to be the metatrader 4 platform. It is both very easy to use and has good charting software. It also has the ability to run expert advisor scripts. These are scripts that open and close positions automatically according to a set of rules. Expert Advisor scripts usually require little or no human input.

There are a wide array of technical indicators that can be used to analyse charts such as RSI, Stochastics, moving averages, momentum indicators etc. Unlike many platforms, MetaTrader 4 also has the ability to use custom trading indicators.

Forex brokers that use the metatrader 4 trading software include:

http://northfinance.com

http://interbankfx.com

http://odlsecurities.com

http://fxdd.com

Please note that the above links are for informational purposes only and do not reflect a recommendation in any way.

The brokers who do not use the metatrader 4 trading platform will have their own. Oanda for example have a user friendly trading platform works in the web browser.

FXCM, CMS Forex are also brokers who have their own platforms. It’s difficult to say which forex trading platform is best for you, because we each trader has a set of individual needs therefore the best way is to try a few and see which you prefer!