Letter from the Chairman

Welcome to FOREX.com
There has never been a more challenging and exciting time to be trading in the foreign exchange market. Since we launched operations in 1999, we've watched the industry grow in leaps and bounds. What started out as a market for professionals is now attracting traders from all over the world and of all experience levels.
Our goal at FOREX.com is to provide a comprehensive resource for individuals new to the market or with limited experience trading foreign currencies. On this site you will find educational content, training tools, and market information, along with full service trading capabilities. Our forex mini accounts allow you to get started with less capital, and beneficial trading policies are in place to help you manage risk while you learn.
As part of GAIN Capital Group, one of the world's largest and most respected online forex trading firms, you can feel secure knowing you're trading with an industry leader. From being the first firm to introduce innovative dealing practices such as instantaneous execution from streaming quotes, to our commitment to fair and honest dealing practices and our cutting-edge proprietary trading technology, GAIN Capital Group is at the forefront of the industry. In addition, with over 100 years' combined experience in capital markets and proven track records as senior managers of large, global trading operations, our executive team is comprised of some of the most respected leaders in the industry.
If you're a professional money manager or experienced forex day trader, you will likely find our flagship service, GAIN Capital, better suited to your needs. Otherwise, I encourage you to explore our website and see for yourself why so many people choose FOREX.com as their online forex trading provider.
Should you have any questions, our dedicated and knowledgeable staff is available 7 days a week to assist you in any way you choose, whether by phone, email or chat.
Sincerely,
Mark GalantChairman & FounderGAIN Capital Group

FOREX TRADER.java

Advanced trading tools with up to the second position and account information.

Designed to run in a web browser environment, FOREXTrader.java supports multiple operating systems and web browsers.
FOREXTrader.java utilizes push technology to provide real time quotes and instantaneous updates about your open positions, P&L, margin and account balances. The Java Edition also offers clients the ability to trade on the platform in 5 different languages, including English, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, and Spanish.

FOREX TRADER

A next generation forex trading platform designed for active traders looking for an edge.

FOREXTrader is our most robust, feature rich platform. This Windows-based application offers a highly intuitive user interface, advanced customization features and a full suite of professional trading tools.
Advanced charting functionality allows you to spot trends in the market. Flip between multiple charts and trade setups, layer on technical studies, even visually track and manage your open orders and positions directly on the charts.
Customize your trading layouts to suit your style. Try our pre-set layouts or create and save your own. Tear-off windows ensure that you're never far from your next trade, even when working in other programs.

WHAT ARE SHARES

Shares, as the name says, are shares in a limited company. Each shareholder is a partial-owner of the company in which they have bought shares and investors can buy and sell their shares on the stock exchanges. Companies on incorporation issue shares, (also called equities) and later perhaps when they are building up a business. The original shareholders might still own them, or they may have sold them to someone else through the stock market. If the company makes a profit, the shareholders normally have some of it passed to them in the form of dividends.

BOOK BULIDING PROCESS FOR NEW COMPANIES

Book Building is the process of price discovery and pricing a new share issue. The process by which an underwriter attempts to determine, at what price to offer an IPO based on demand from institutional investors for its efficient price discovery based on actual supply and demand by informed investors

WHAT ARE THE MEASURES OF MARKET PERFORMANCE

There are four indicators of market performance:
a) Market Capitalization
b) Value Turnover
c) Traded Volume
d) Composite Index
WHAT INFLUENCES MARKET MOVEMENTS
General investors' sentiment indicates the direction of the market movement. However, the over-all market sentiment is influenced by a number of factors - economic, political, fiscal, etc.

When Oprah Stops You Trading

It's been a while, I was kept away from the markets for a while, then after that deliberately hid away. Trading can be a taxing endeavour (in both senses of the word), the market is a real moody beast, and any guy that is married will know, pay attention to those that are moody! It was because of this I had to step back, stop writing here, halt the alerts for a while, stop updating beginnertrader.com unless someone else contributed and just take stock, I wasn't paying attention.