50 Dollar Minimum Forex Mini Account – Is it Possible to Start Low in Forex?

4 Comments

1. Silver.25 says:

   November 25, 2009 at 8:28 pm

   Yes, it possible to start with a $50 minimum account (called a mini or micro account) but you need to factor in the broker’s spreads.

   Brokers like FXCM let you start with $25 while Oanda lets you start with just $1

   But to actually profit from forex, you need to be aware of leverage and money management. Never risk more than 2-5% of your account in any trade. Keep your leverage at 1:25 or 1:50
2. jwenting says:

   November 25, 2009 at 8:28 pm

   The transaction fees would be higher than any profit you’d earn on a deal.
3. Nick11 says:

   November 25, 2009 at 8:28 pm

   ForexYard enables you to trade with amounts as small as $100! Starting to trade with such small amounts is the best way to get acquainted with the Forex marketplace.
   After familiarizing yourself with the ForexYard system and establishing a trading strategy, you may increase the level and scope of your activity, as you see fit.

   There is NO MAXIMUM trade volume on the ForexYard Super-Mini Account. Although the standard trade size is 1,000 units, you are not limited to trading just one lot! For instance, you can trade 10,000 units, 50,000 units or 150,000 units. This means as you become more seasoned and build up confidence, you can slowly increase the size of your positions to maximize profits. In fact, the trade size of 10,000 units allows for more flexibility in terms of customizing the size of your trade enabling better risk management.

   ForexYard recommends that all traders with account balances less than $1,000 trade using a Super-Mini Account. This gives you more staying power in the market and the ability to take advantage of multiple opportunities without over-leveraging your account. If you over-leverage your account, you will not give yourself enough room for error. Even if you are correct on the direction of the market, minor fluctuations can generate a margin call and liquidate a good position.

   Of course, Forex traders are more than welcome to begin with a Standard Account.

   The minimum funds required to deposit in order to open a Standard Account are $1,000, and will allow traders certain benefits like commodities trading.

   Enjoy
4. Answer Me says:

   November 25, 2009 at 8:28 pm

   Don’t open a forex account, I know lots of ads are out there promoting forex but trust me stocks are much better and safer to start out with. Go for low risk, low yield stocks first since you are new at this. Read as much as you can and watch youtube videos and documentaries. If you find the topic interesting then open a brokerage account somewhere and start buying stocks.

   I recommend a low fee brokerage like sogo who charge $3 a trade like I said before and also give you 100 free trades to start so make your first few trades really small ones.

   https://www.sogotrade.com/Setup/Default.aspx?rf=392837

   And if you like to read then hit amazon and look for 5 star reviews on books and try to figure out what you might like the most, daytrading, options, swing trading. Stay away from forex because it’s riskier than stocks for beginners.