Forex is the name given to the foreign exchange market, where international currencies are bought and sold.

The Forex market is the largest market on the planet. Currency trading is done almost on a daily basis by many big hedge funds and major banks. With the advent of the personal computer, people at home now have the opportunity to enter into the FX trading arena along with the big players.

Foreign currency trading can be the most profitable and powerful way to make money today in the world and is the perfect investment opportunity for the beginner investor since it takes less money and education to get started.

However, trading Forex is not as easy as most people think. Trading Forex is 80% mental and only 5% of all currency traders make money consistently. Forex is considered very volatile which makes it too risky for most small investors.

If you are a person who doesn't take well to losses, Forex is not for you. If you are unemployed (with zero balance in your checking account), can barely afford your utility bills, have no idea where the money for your baby's formula will come from, Forex trading is definitely not for you.

Profitable Forex trading is not something that is easy to achieve, you will have to put some work in to succeed. It takes hours, weeks and months of studying and demo testing before a person should attempt to trade with real money. He who rushes in to trading Forex is usually the one who fails.

If you are a disciplined person and can devote hours to demo trading; if you have an artistic eye and can learn to read the charts; if you can afford to buy some online education about forex (in pdf ebook format) and can follow instructions; if you can fund a live account with at least $1,000, then forex trading may be for you.