FX

eBridge Trader Forex Accounts for the Professional Currency trader

• Over 155 currency pairs (including Gold & Silver) are available for trading – one of the broadest online FX offerings in the business
• Low margin requirements – leverage the first USD 25,000 (or equivalent) of your collateral up to 100 times and any additional collateral up to 50 times
• Deep liquidity and streaming executable prices. eBridge Trader aggregates liquidity from the Tier-1 banks to show you prices that you can be confident you can deal on
• Very competitive Bid/Ask spreads and no additional commissions
• State-of-the-art trading platforms. All platforms include multiple order types and a comprehensive charting package

More than just an online FX trading platform

eBridge Traders trading platforms enable trading of Forex together with other asset classes from a single integrated platform. eBridge Trader offers a wealth of market information and all the tools needed to successfully trade.

About the Forex market

The currency market is huge with an estimated USD 3.5 trillion traded every day. This is far larger than both the Stock and Futures markets combined. With this level of turnover, there is always movement in the Forex markets and the chance to make profits, even when other markets are stagnant.

What to know when trading Forex online

Trade Currency and Price Currency

When an investor trades in the Forex market, they always trade a combination of two currencies (a cross or currency pair) in which one currency is bought (long) and the other is sold (short). This means the investor is speculating on the prospect of one of the currencies appreciating in value in relation to the other.

Forex Margin Trading

Margin trading allows investors to buy and sell assets that have a greater value than the capital in their account. Forex trading is typically executed on margin accounts, and the industry practice is to trade on relatively small margin amounts since currency exchange rate fluctuations tend to be less than one or two percent on any given day.

Margin trading does involve a certain amount of risk. Since a position is being held that exceeds the actual value of the account, a trader could incur substantial losses if the market moves against his position. Thus, margin trading requires close monitoring of margin utilisation, i.e. the amount of collateral being used to hold margined positions.

If margin utilisation exceeds collateral available for margin trading, positions must be closed, reduced, or additional funds must be posted to cover the position.

Online Forex Trading on eBridge Trader

eBridge Trader also offers FX Forwards and OTC Options so you can construct strategies and hedge positions when needed. Fast execution, versatile order types and outstanding charting tools are what are needed to trade like the professionals.