How To Distinguish A Competent FX Currency Broker From A Con Artist

By Galloway Swanson

Finding a forex broker that you can have confidence in can be very time consuming. There are thousands of national and international brokers online represented by investment firms and large banking institutions. When you are reading the website of a broker, it is common to see all types of value added investment tools designed to entice you to use their services.

Never get discouraged. There are a lot of wonderful brokers online with excellent reputations. It is unfortunate that good currency brokers have to share the same internet space with scam artists. However, this article will help by giving you a few tips to look for when you are doing research.

When you think about how large the internet is, it becomes apparent that finding a good broker may not seem as easy as one might think. A typical search in Google for a good foreign exchange broker will yield a number of search results. The tips in this article will help you find a broker that you can have confidence in.

When you are prospecting for brokers online, carefully examine their offers, trading platforms, terms and value added enhancements that they feature. The most important consideration to seeking out a reputable broker is to determine if they are negatively recognized by any regulatory agencies that provide oversight for consumer protection.

Unlike many other financial industries, the forex market is considered a deregulated industry. Trading is done on a global market with multiple countries participating. However, here in the United States, a reputable broker should be registered with Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the United States. Most good brokers will hang their hats with this agency.

Customer service should be premium consideration when you are prospecting for a broker. A broker is only as good as the support they provide. When a broker is there to answer all of your questions and provide you with all of the tools you need to succeed, it shows that they value you as a client. There is nothing worse than having a broker that never answers the phone or never responds to support tickets.

The type of trading platform that a broker has is of utmost importance. The platform should be easy to use and be provided at no additional costs. This is the primary tool that is used to trade currencies and therefore should never be complicated.

Trading platforms can either be web-based or downloaded as software to your computer. In either case, you should have unfettered access to your trading platform so you can make trades any time of the day or night. There will be times when you want to actively trade or just practice to improve your trading skills. - 32166

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