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Thursday, June 12, 2008

Practice Competition

Practice Competition

Sigma Forex Ultimate Forex Monthly Champion

Interested clients who wish to take part in this competition shall send a request via email at

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  • Full name
  • Phone number
  • Current valid passport or government issued photo ID

It begins at the beginning of each month.

After receiving your request we will provide you with further details and with your Practice account login information which will be used in the trading contest.

Also you have to download Sigma Forex Platform to login with the account number and password after receiving them.

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Trading School

Trading School

Introduction to Forex

The purpose of this overview is to introduce the Forex market to you. As with many markets there are many derivative of the central market such as futures, options and forwards. In these tutorials we will be discussing the main market sometimes referred to as the Spot or Cash market.

The word "FOREX" is derived from the words Foreign Exchange and is the largest financial market in the world. Unlike many markets the FX market is open 24 hours per day and has an estimated $3.2 Trillion in turnover every day.

This tremendous turnover is more than the combined turnover of the main worlds' stock markets on any given day. This tends to lead to a very liquid market and thus a desirable market to trade.

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Lower Transaction Costs

It is much more cost-efficient to trade Forex in terms of both commissions and transaction fees. Most Forex Brokers charge no commissions or fees whatsoever, while still offering traders access to all relevant market information and trading tools. In contrast, commissions for stock trades range from $7.95-$29.95 per trade with online discount brokers up to $100 or more per trade with full service brokers.

Another important point to consider is the width of the bid/ask spread. Regardless of deal size, Forex dealing spreads are normally 5 pips or less (a pip is .0005 US cents). In general, the width of the spread in a Forex transaction is less than 1/10 that of a stock transaction, which could include a .125 (1/8) wide spread.