For the layman, the foreign exchange market (or forex) may be something relegated to stock brokers at the top of skyscrapers, but with an estimated average daily turnover of $3.98 billion, and a multitude of ways to invest your hard earned money, it will soon seem like an old friend.

Although you may aspire to big riches, you should never use Forex as a last resort. If you have to pawn your jewelry or take out a loan to get into Forex, you are getting in at the wrong time. Inevitably, people who use Forex in an attempt to make big money in a hurry ultimately fail. It takes patience and understanding to correctly use the system.

If you want to pursue forex trading, one thing you should do is to recognize the three different types of markets. These include up trending, range bound, and down. You should aim to …