Forex market dates back to the period of the Babylonians in terms of foundations and principles. In those times were exchanging their goods merchants versus other materials . And when the world entered the era of metals , gold and silver has become one of the most heavily traded commodities . With the entry of regimes and governments that made coins , trade has become the most important minerals of economic means by States . Because of the magnitude of the metals market and the involvement of governments which have enacted laws Fadt traders in this market which was Refine the causes of the economic crisis in the U.S. twenty and thirty years of the twentieth century .
In those years ( 1931, specifically ) Born foreign exchange market , or what is known today as Forex . Despite the passage of so many years , however, the word Forex FOREX)) still does not mean a lot of people in the world and in particular for traders and businessmen , and being ignorant fall under the branch of trade exchanges in the global economy .
Stock markets exist in all countries of the world , and each Stock Exchange and its field of specialization . In addition to the currency market there are other types of stock , such as stock exchanges , gold, silver , Petroleum Exchange , stocks, bonds , agricultural products and energy.
There are two types of exchanges : exchanges of direct exchange Exchange exchanges exchanges across the networks Over the counter (OTC) [5]
Forex tracking exchanges exchanges across the networks Over the counter (OTC) are markets where buying and selling goods without having a central place specified but are buying and selling between companies , banks and individuals through networks and computers ( by contacting the teleconference and the Internet computer at a time one among hundreds of banks around the world ) . This is the reason for the magnitude of the currency market , there are hundreds of millions of dollars bought and sold every few seconds . And currency exchanges are also characterized by various indicators and technical analysis and analysis of news and speed to obtain the profits.
Although some analysts are divided Some look only to the risks and others are seen as benefits , but soon found his way exchange market as well as other investment channels of capital markets and metals , real estate, commodities and other futures .