Forex Made Simple: A Beginner's Guide to Foreign Exchange Success

Acknowledgements vii

Preface ix

1 History of foreign exchange 1

2 Major currencies, economies and central banks 19

3 The foreign exchange markets and major participants 53

4 Retail forex dealers and market makers 75

5 The mechanics of trading forex 95

6 How to place a forex trade 121

7 Currency futures 133

8 Macro economics and how it affects forex 159

9 Money management for forex 193

Glossary 215

Index 231